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National Beer Day

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Happy National Beer Day.
In 1944, the auxiliary minelayer HMS Menestheus was converted into a floating brewery to provide beer for British personnel in the Pacific, producing 250 barrels of "Davy Jones" ale a week.
The two Royal Navy officers who oversaw the operation became the head brewers at Guinness and Truman's.
The Royal Navy rejected an offer from the U.S. Navy to buy Menestheus for £1 million.
It was scrapped after war.
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