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3rd August 2022, 06:51 AM
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Re: Peter Gill
#10 clue !!! The beer is Castle ? In 4 xxxx cans . JS
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3rd August 2022, 07:38 AM
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Re: Peter Gill
The beer is Castlemain XXXX no idea why there was Aussie beer on a South African tug maybe their previous job had been in Aussie and they took on stores there. The small boat the beer is coming off is the WW workboat they actually put it in the water shortened the tow and slowed down to inspect the tow wire before going through the Mozambique Channel, but also dropped the beer off, good guys.
I believe this beer is no more it seems it was mainly brewed to be sold in the UK and when UK drinkers stopped drinking it they stopped making it
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-new...thdrawn-398617
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4th August 2022, 06:22 AM
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Re: Peter Gill
You must understand that XXXX is so called because when first brewed they could not spell.
Maybe those taking it on board are of the same ilk??


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