A good story comes from the west of England. The agent of a great brewery firm, finding himself with a large quantity of beer that had "gone off," and. himself on the verge of an arrangement with his creditors in consequence, sent for an analyatical chemist, explained the case,- and asked him what was to be done. The chemist considered the matter, and recommended a process of treatment which would restore the tone of the beer, although still leaving it. with a peculiar taste. The beer was accordingly treated as advised, advertised . throughout the west of England as a peculiar tonic ale, and sold in enormous quantities.. The beer is now one of the most popular in the west of England. It is drunk by invalids and aldermen, praised by the faculty, and believed in by the public, although before it was chemically treated it was not worth twopence a hogshead, and the agent merely called in the chemist as an alternative to a fiat in bankruptcy. '
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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2627, 9 June 1877, Page 2
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