Thursday, August 14, 2008

Rural UK: Bartering For Beer

With the average ale setting customers back £3, the agricultural community in Norfolk is making the most of the spoils from the land to help pay for a night out.

The Pigs Pub in Edgefield, near Holt, has been inundated with locals clasping rabbits, pigeons, pheasants, cray fish and even chard which they hand over at the bar for inspection.

If the quality is good enough, producers are rewarded with a pint of their chosen tipple or a discount off their bill.


The private economy, and the taxman doesn't even get to partake. Of course, having the story written up means that the pub owners involved will probably be harassed by government about unpaid taxes...

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