Scanning for beer stories, I came across this reference to some sort of beer related sport but when I read and the reread the article and then did again a few times more I realized I had no idea what the sport was:
At stake was a nine gallon keg of fine Stonehouse real ale, donated by the brewery, and the man saying a big cheers at the finish was Barry Gabriel (Deggys), who just sneaked ahead of fellow Deggys rod Clive Wynn. Barry was on peg 3 on the Wilfred Owen Pool and fished pellet on the deck at 7 metres for a 53-12-0 haul, while over on the Canal Clive fished across at peg 7 to finish one fish behind on 52-2-0.What the heck does that scoring mean? To be honest, I am thinking that when they say the word "fish" that it might just be, you know, in fact a fish. But maybe it isn't. Maybe a fish is like a "try" or a "ton" or another big tally of some sort. And when they say "peg" can it really mean a peg? Unlikely. Probably more like a base or a line, right? And Canal Clive is likely some sort of rhyming slang for "channel five". Gotta be.
Anyway, good for the Stonehouse Brewery of Shropshire in England for lending its support.



Comments
The Beer Nut - April 4, 2008 11:09 am
Sounds like a less cerebral version of Mornington Crescent.
Adam @ Beer Bits 2 - April 4, 2008 1:04 pm
Pretty Good Privacy?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy
Fish Slapping Dance?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fish-Slapping_Dance
I'm getting more confused ;-)
Alan - April 4, 2008 2:38 pm
Good point - Pub Game Project.
Adam @ Beer Bits 2 - April 4, 2008 2:48 pm
Ohhhhhh...my short memory fails me. Its all very clear now.