▁the ▁Ale ▁dra per ▁at ▁tw op ence ▁half pen ny , ▁and ▁tw op ence ▁three ▁far th ings ▁per ▁quart . ▁ ▁About ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁G entry ▁res iding ▁in ▁London ▁more ▁than ▁they ▁had ▁in ▁former ▁times , ▁for ▁them ▁was ▁introduced ▁the ▁pale ▁al es ▁and ▁pale ▁small ▁be ers ▁they ▁were ▁hab itu ated ▁to ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁B rew ers ▁took ▁( to ) ▁making ▁drink s ▁of ▁this ▁sort . ▁Aff lu ence ▁and ▁clean lin ess ▁promoted ▁the ▁delivery ▁of ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁bre wer ' s ▁own ▁c ask s ▁and ▁at ▁his ▁charge . ▁Pale ▁m alt ▁being ▁dear er ▁than ▁brown ▁m alt , ▁the ▁bre wer ▁being ▁loaded ▁with ▁more ▁and ▁greater ▁tax es , ▁the ▁price ▁of ▁such ▁small ▁be er ▁was ▁fixed ▁at ▁ 8 /- ▁and ▁ 1 0 /- ▁per ▁bar rel ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁ale ▁at ▁ 1 0 /- ▁per ▁bar rel ; ▁the ▁latter ▁was ▁re ta iled ▁by ▁the ▁vict u all ers ▁at ▁tw op ence ▁per ▁pint ▁or ▁four p ence ▁per ▁quart ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁tw open ny . ▁ ▁This ▁inc ro achment ▁on ▁the ▁consumption ▁of ▁the ▁drink s ▁which ▁London ▁had ▁always ▁been ▁hab itu ated ▁to , ▁excited ▁the ▁brown ▁be er ▁bre wers ▁to ▁produce ▁if ▁possible ▁a ▁better ▁sort ▁of ▁comm od ity ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁way , ▁than ▁her et of ore ▁had ▁been ▁made .