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#132 [Ivy] Ales of the Earth
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echidna
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 		#132 [Ivy] Ales of the Earth
Again - apologies I have no scanner so could someone else please do the honours.

All the puzzle consists of is a series of 60 close-ups of beer logos.

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It's a lot like Vexillology. You have to find the names of all the different beers and then, taking the first letter from each one and reading l-r and t-b, it spells out

'Which brewer? One letter back from closed in the early nineteen-forties.'

(admittedly I couldn't find a couple of the more obscure labels and had to guess one or two letters but I'm 99% sure that's the right message.)

I haven't got any further than that yet because my brain melted. Confused


I think the guest card author is R Tate but it's quite hard to read.
The map on the back shows Meadow Road tube station, Restructure Art Gallery and Manifold Concert Hall.

Quote:
Restructure Art Gallery
"How do I get out?" is the phrase heard most often in the Restructure Art Gallery - not because visitors dislike it, but because the city's newest gallery can reconfigure its walls, floors and external appearance in real time to accomodate and rotate its vast collections.

Manifold Concert Hall
Founded in 241, the Manifold Concert Hall is the city's most prestigious location for musical performances of all kinds. After initial complaints, the concert hall's acoustics were reworked to provide a clearer experience.

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 		I think you are missing a letter here. I haven't got all the beers, so, like you, I have made some parts up.
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I got " Which brew is one letter back from ***ose* in the early nineteen forties" Don't have beers for the first "is" so may be wrong. Your closed though is one letter too short for that middle bit - I thought maybe "a closet" - pretty weak and don't have any beer names that back that up - have you got positive id's for any of these letters?


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 		You're right - I missed a letter. These are the definite names I got in order (please excuse the spelling - my notes are a bit of a scrawl):

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Weissenburger
Heineken
Iroquois
Carlsberg
Hansa
Budweiser

Rolling Rock
Edelbrew
Wittekerke
Ex
Ringnes
O'Douls

Newcastle Brown
Erdinger
Labatt's
Estrella
Tiger
Tuborg

Eichoff
Rolling Rock
Boddingtons
Amstell
Carlsberg
Kanterbrau

Fosters
Rock Bottom
Oranjeboom
Millers
Red Hook
Ceres

Lowenbrau
Ozujsko
Saddam
Erdinger
Dos Equis
Iron City

Niksicko
Tooheys
Harp
Estrella
*not sure* but assume it starts with E
Alhambra

Rolling Rock
Labatt's
*not sure* but think it's Y
Newcastle Brown
Iroquois
Newcastle Brown

*not sure* but looks like Esslinger
Tooheys
*no idea*
Eichoff
Neuweiler
Feldschlosschen

*no idea*
*not sure* but looks like Robin Hood Ale
Tauras
Iron City
*no idea*
Singh A

which I think gives 'Which brewer, one letter back from R, closed in the *arl* nin*t*en f**ti*s?'
So we're looking for an ex-brewery beginning with Q maybe?

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 		Can someone scan and post the map piece?
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 		Nice work, got more than I did.
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I reckon the Y is Yuengling and the last e Eku. Can't find much on brewers beginning with Q - or is it Kew?


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 		The one letter I couldn't get was the important one.

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I had:

"Which brewer one letter back from ? closed in the early nineteen forties"

but now I know it's an R that is missing, thanks.



I haven't found the answer yet though.

PS - attached map for Daffy (only 75 dpi, not sure what is allowed).

Map text:

Restructure Art Gallery

"How do I get out?" is the phrase heard most often in the Restructure Art Gallery - not because visitors dislike it, but because the city's newest gallery can reconfigure its walls, floors and external appearance in real time to accommodate and rotate its vast collections.

Manifold Concert Hall

Founded in 241, the Manifold Concert Hall is the city's most prestigious location for for musical performances of all kinds. After initial complaints, the concert hall's acoustics were reworked to provide a clearer experience.
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 		The missing beers from Echidna's post are (in order) -

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Erlanger Porter
Yuengling
Esslinger
Eers Beer (I think)
Old Style
Robin Hood Beer
Eku


The message we've already got it definitely right and an extra hint (not answer) is -

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The brewery definitely begins with the letter q and closed in 1942


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echidna
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 		Thanks (again) Uhtoff - I've finally got it now (and got my blue leitmark to boot Very Happy )
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 		The number on this thread is wrong, and should be 132.

EDIT: and you need to say
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brewery
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ALISDAIRPARK wrote:
The number on this thread is wrong, and should be 132.


Sorry - too much beer causes mindslips - have fixed it now.
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 		you only had to name them, not drink them! but now you mention it, that's not a bad idea, who's up for a 132 challenge?
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 		132 Ales of the Earth
Please, I am really struggling to find the name of the brewery, can anyone lead me in the right direction.

Thanks

Kameleon

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 		I just googled:

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brewery closed 1942


and it came up in the 5th or 6th result.
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