COLONIAL ALE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 125, 6 October 1868, Page 2

COLONIAL ALE.

& Quite a novel method of deciding the respective merits of Christchurch ale was resorted to yesterday. We are told that Mr Moore laid a wager of £10 to £5, that no other brewer in Christchurch could produce a glass of ale equal to his XXX. The wager was taken up by Mr William Moir, of the Central Hotel, who risked his money on the Canterbury Brewery (Messrs J. Hamilton Ward and Co.) Accordingly a cask of ale was sent from each brewery to the Central, and it was arranged that the test should be decided by the votes of those visiting the bar during the day. Two poll clerks were appointed, and every arrangement made to conduct the test with the utmost impartiality. Each person calling

for colonial ale w^sei^e&^th.^o.glasses — one of Ward's and Vne of* Mobye^B,-^^ut not informed which was whictu;, He 'then' staged which of the two was most to Ms liking,-ahd his vote was taken accordingly. The testing commenced at^ten.o'clockjand was continued up to six. The followingii the state of the poll:— i ; : ■■■••.:».-■.•■■

Mr Moir won the wager. "~ •;-■ .- ' Both brands were indeed of a very excellent quality, and, we can safely say, "far beyond any ever produced in any part of -New Zealand. ■ , v

Por M6or_'s ' Por Wircl & Co's 1 o'clock 44- MX.X 3.30 - 85 ''*;' . Sfr V 5.15 102, 'V itio: 5.45 ' 106 • 106 i 6. 0 107 ' : 114