Drinking in the 60s

Keg bitter was the drink of the sixties

We asked: "what was your favourite drink in the sixties?

These are some of the most popular:

Men's drinks:


Ladies' drinks:

Wine did not have the following it has today.  It was often considered expensive or requiring specialised knowledge to choose.  Wines drunk by most were French or German.  New World wine was almost unknown.

What were popular drinking places?

Pubs were favoured by most.  Working Men's Clubs were mentioned, as were student or college bars.  Some people preferred to invite friends around for a drink rather than go out to a pub.  Generally I think that there was a lot less money to spend on alcohol than there is today.

Popular pubs in Oxford were The Elm Tree, Cowley Road, the Orange and Lemons in St Clements, the Rat's Hole in Cowley Road, the White Horse, Broad Street, the Crown, Cornmarket, and the Checkers in High Street; in London - the Well and Bucket, Bethnal Green and the Monatgue Arms South London; in Liverpool the Caridock in Bootle.

In Oxford the trendy pubs were the Eastgate, Whites was just about finished, and the Roebuck.

More on drinking in the 60s...

See 60s pub, for some pub scenes from the 60s. Also have a look at our 60s and 70s beer guide.

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