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27/12/2022

Christmas Quiz; Answer to Q1

 

Q1.  Nomads had to leave its first 'permanent' venue at the Frog & Parrot for an unusual reason, thus depriving us of our after-game pint of Conqueror (OG 1066).  What was the reason?

 

A1.  The upstairs floor was condemned.  There was a very noticeable slope to the floor, avoid playing near the window.  Never saw a chess player drink the Roger and Out, brewed by Landlord Roger, Guinness Book Records: the strongest regularly brewed beer in the world.

 

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