▁a ▁rise ▁on ▁this ▁comm od ity ▁and ▁if ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁place ▁when ▁the ▁late ▁additional ▁duty ▁on ▁m alt ▁was ▁im posed ▁and ▁when ▁liberty ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁the ▁Dist iller ▁to ▁go ▁on ▁in ▁his ▁profession , ▁the ▁reason ▁was ▁this : ▁The ▁London ▁bre wers ▁willing ▁to ▁try ▁what ▁could ▁be ▁done ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁this ▁charge ▁by ▁weak ening ▁their ▁comm od ity , ▁acted ▁in ▁consequence ▁there of ▁and ▁how ▁did ▁the ▁event ▁prove ? ▁Why , ▁their ▁be ers ▁were ▁small ▁and ▁bad ▁to ▁such ▁a ▁degree ▁that ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁fashion ▁with ▁the ▁people ▁to ▁drink ▁one ▁half ▁tw open ny ▁and ▁one ▁half ▁por ter ▁at ▁three p ence ▁half pen ny ▁the ▁pot . ▁ ▁Sir , ▁your ▁very ▁hum ble ▁servant , ▁ ▁Ob ad iah ▁P ound age ▁ ▁Modern ▁usage ▁Ob ad iah ▁P ound age ▁was ▁also ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁pen - name ▁by ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁a ▁long - running ▁di ary ▁column ▁in ▁What ' s ▁B rew ing , ▁the ▁month ly ▁news letter ▁of ▁the ▁Camp aign ▁for ▁Real ▁Ale . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Por ter ▁( be er ) ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁H . ▁S . ▁Cor ran , ▁" A ▁history ▁of ▁bre wing ", ▁David ▁and ▁Charles , ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁pp .   1 1 2 – 1 1 5 ▁ ▁Roger ▁Pro tz , ▁" The ▁Ale ▁Tra il ", ▁Eric ▁Dob by ▁Publishing , ▁