1. The 1830 Beer Shop Act allowed anyone whose name was on the rate books to brew and sell beer in their house.

2. Beer was sold in glasses only after excise duty on glass was abolished in 1845.

3. In May 2006, The Trafalgar pub in South Wimbledon charged £100 for a pint of Gale's Horndean Special Bitter (HSB) from the pub’s last barrel made at the Hampshire brewery, which was taken over by London-based Fuller’s.

4. In 2002, the government ruled that pubs had to serve a 95% liquid pint. Though increased from 90%, consumer groups had been campaigning for a 100% liquid pint. A 100% liquid pint was actually included in Tony Blair’s 1997 election pledges.

5. The average price of a pint is 17p cheaper in the North West of England than the South East. Of that, 15.4% goes to the brewer, 31.5% goes to the Chancellor and 53.1% goes to the retailer.

6. The Co-op funeral service offers a floral tribute in the shape of a pint of beer.

7. A pint of beer does not contain any fat.

8. In hot weather, a pint of beer can quench thirst quicker than other alcoholic drinks because of its high water content: 93%.

9. A pint of beer in Paris costs about twice as much as a pint in England.

10. At the 2005 Edinburgh Festival, a woman dressed as a giant pint of beer to promote Deuchars beer was banned from several Fringe venues - because they did not allow alcohol on the premises!