By the eighteenth century, the Yard had taken the shape we know today — a tall glass with fluted neck and bulb-shaped bottom. He was a keen cricketer in Oxford, starring as a batsman and fielder for North Oxford and the Authentics, the university second string. Printed on the glass are various markers to aim for just in case you can't make the full yard of ale - will you end up being a Wimp or a Solid Legend?

yard-of-ale glass, tall, extremely narrow drinking glass that was known in England from the 17th century.It is an unusually shaped beer glass whose main purpose was to be used as part of a drinking game in pubs. Turning 21: doing a yardie – Birthdays and wedding anniversaries – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". He tipped it down his throat as if he just turned the pint glass upside down and tipped it on the floor.

Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. me and my friend want to find a place in London where they sell a meter of beer as in, say 10 pints that make up a meter. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Peter Dowdeswell of Earls Barton, England, drank a yard of ale in 5 seconds on May 4, 1975.In Australia bottles are either 375ml or 750ml but there are a myriad of glass sizes when you go into pub, again dependant on where you are…….