HW: Watney's Red Barrel

[Dave Greenhalgh]

The stuff used to be legendary for its popularity among students and
others who wanted to drink as much as possible for as little money and
possible and didn't really care if the taste was even slightly related
to beer!

It also used to get thrown at the stage at Donnington on a regular
basis.

Dave

Paul Mather wrote:
>
> I'm listening to the Hammersmith disc of Rush's _Different Stages_ right
> now, and during "Working Man," Geddy drops "Watney's Red Barrel" into
> the lyric.  Nik Turner also does this in "Utopia '84."
>
> So what's the fascination with this beer?  Does (did) it even taste any
> good, or was this all just a cruel joke on the audience by the bands
> in question?... :-)
>
> Jonesin' for some Scrumpy Jack,
>
> Paul.
>
> e-mail: paul at gromit.dlib.vt.edu
>
> "I didn't mean to take up all your sweet time"
>         --- James Marshall Hendrix