Watneys Party Seven

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peatlingfox

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Making a comeback apparently, but as a craft beer rather than the iconic 70's version. Brings back memories of that decade, notably enjoying several on the lively train journey back from Portsmouth in 1971, though how we got them open I've no idea!

50 years ago this year - how time flies!
 
My sister got me a Brut soap on a rope for me 60th birthday just before Chrimbo. It brought it all back. Late 70s - Brut - off licence - 20 No.6 - Watneys Party Seven - party- hole if lucky/ capable!
 
perdix said:
My sister got me a Brut soap on a rope for me 60th birthday just before Chrimbo. It brought it all back. Late 70s - Brut - off licence - 20 No.6 - Watneys Party Seven - party- hole if lucky/ capable!
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Was the Brut soap on a rope a boxing glove?
 
I remember buying a sparklers tap that contained a tiny gas bottle that sat on top of the can so you could pour it at will, and if you had the patience preserved the beer for a few days
 
I remember taking the whole lid off Party 7s (smaller versions too, weren't there?) so that you could use the empties to chuck up into during student drinking games. They were the days (y)

I see someone has thought it a good idea to dig up Vinnie Jones to help relaunch Brut...:(
 
I hated Watneys beer. I used to get tins from Hoskins in the 70's. They were just plain tins with a label stuck on them that read "after opening drink as soon as possible". I did my best to oblige :)
 
I used to work in an off-license in Melton when I was a 16-17 year old student

Watney's Party-7 (and party-4 for the lightweights)
 
I really didn't need a reminder of Party 7's or Watneys Red Barrel for that matter. Too many youthful hangovers and worse. How we drank that muck is unimaginable.
 
Some of the lads managed to "acquire" a full keg of lager from behind that place at Fenny Drayton one midweek night. Think it was called the Trocadero(?)Bar/Restaurant at the time. The next Saturday happened to be an away game at Charlton Athletic. We got Reg the Landlord of the Princes Feathers to set it up with the proper taps in the back of the hired Tallis Van. They were drinking out of glasses,saucepans,vases,anything they got their hands on all the way down to South London. The Police were astounded when we parked up and they looked in the back. "Not guilty,m'lud" I was driving with both hands on the steering wheel!
Only had to hang around waiting for 2 lads to be released from Greenwich Police Station after the match. It could have been worse!
 
Oh we don't drink Ansells and we hate M&B
We don't drink coffee and we don't drink tea
We don't play at soldiers and we don't play with toys
Cause we are the Bank's booze boys
 
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Almost certain that was on the pallets too, yes! I drank too much of that on my 22nd birthday, for a bet.
There was another strange beer in a turquoise can – looked a bit like it was for washing your clothes. Breaker??
 
The "Beer at home means Davenports" was a regular advert on ATV just before Star Soccer on a Sunday at 2p.m.(?)
Remember sitting with my pack of Toffos watching it waiting for the late great Hugh Johns to utter those immortal words "Let's have a look at the teams" as they came across the screen diagonally.
 
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