Conley
09-22-2011, 02:39 PM
I've never tried this but I think it'd be fun:
A yard of ale or yard glass is a very tall beer glass used for drinking around 2.5 imperial pints (1.4 l) of beer, depending upon the diameter. The glass is approximately 1 yard long, shaped with a bulb at the bottom, and a widening shaft which constitutes most of the height.[1]
The glass most likely originated in 17th-century England where the glass was known also as a "Long Glass", a "Cambridge Yard (Glass)" and an "Ell Glass". It is associated by legend with stagecoach drivers, though was mainly used for drinking feats and special toasts.[2][3]
Drinking a yard glass full of beer as quickly as possible is a traditional pub game; the bulb at the bottom of the glass makes it likely that the contestant will be splashed with a sudden rush of beer towards the end of the feat.. The fastest drinking of a yard of ale (1.42 litres) in the Guinness Book of Records is 5 seconds.[4]
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/YardOfAle.jpg/220px-YardOfAle.jpg
Drinking a yard glass full of beer is a traditional pub game in the UK, and a popular drinking game in Australia and New Zealand; some ancient colleges at Oxford University have sconcing forfeits.[6] The object in all the games is to drink the contents as quickly as possible. One record-keeping source reported the fastest drinking of a yard of ale is 5 seconds.[7] Former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke was previously the world record holder for the fastest drinking of a yard of beer,[8] when he downed a sconce pot in eleven seconds as part of a traditional Oxford college penalty.[9]
A yard of ale or yard glass is a very tall beer glass used for drinking around 2.5 imperial pints (1.4 l) of beer, depending upon the diameter. The glass is approximately 1 yard long, shaped with a bulb at the bottom, and a widening shaft which constitutes most of the height.[1]
The glass most likely originated in 17th-century England where the glass was known also as a "Long Glass", a "Cambridge Yard (Glass)" and an "Ell Glass". It is associated by legend with stagecoach drivers, though was mainly used for drinking feats and special toasts.[2][3]
Drinking a yard glass full of beer as quickly as possible is a traditional pub game; the bulb at the bottom of the glass makes it likely that the contestant will be splashed with a sudden rush of beer towards the end of the feat.. The fastest drinking of a yard of ale (1.42 litres) in the Guinness Book of Records is 5 seconds.[4]
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/YardOfAle.jpg/220px-YardOfAle.jpg
Drinking a yard glass full of beer is a traditional pub game in the UK, and a popular drinking game in Australia and New Zealand; some ancient colleges at Oxford University have sconcing forfeits.[6] The object in all the games is to drink the contents as quickly as possible. One record-keeping source reported the fastest drinking of a yard of ale is 5 seconds.[7] Former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke was previously the world record holder for the fastest drinking of a yard of beer,[8] when he downed a sconce pot in eleven seconds as part of a traditional Oxford college penalty.[9]