Bar calls time on sales of 'Totty' ale
A BEER called Top Totty by a Stafford-based brewer has been banned from a Parliamentary bar because its pump plate featuring a half-naked lady offended women.
Shadow equalities minister Kate Green was left "disturbed" after seeing the four per cent ale's advertising in a popular Westminster watering hole and demanded bar staff remove it from sale.
Within 90 minutes House authorities ordered the beer to be withdrawn after Commons' Leader Sir George Young told MPs: "Action will be taken." A barman told the Press Association: "I can confirm it was withdrawn from sale at 1.30pm."
The bitter backlash developed after Ms Green told the Commons: "I was disturbed last night to learn that the guest beer in the Strangers' Bar is called Top Totty and there is a picture of a nearly naked woman on the tap."
She called for a debate on "dignity at work in Parliament" and asked Sir George to back her demands for Top Totty to be "withdrawn immediately from the bar".
4 Comments
by Dooyah
Friday, February 03 2012, 1:10PM
“Ah! Poor journalists from the small-format dailies will no longer enter the "Strangers' Bar" and gaze at a tiny cartoon of woman in a bikini.”
by clarysage50
Friday, February 03 2012, 1:00PM
“I agree with weslangdon.....a ridiculous name for a beer - this brewery is obviously feeling the pinch and sales are probably down so they scrape the bottom of the barrel of idiotic names to attract publicity. Pathetic!”
by swanseajock
Friday, February 03 2012, 11:42AM
“This from a woman who boasts she hasn't been in the Stranger's Bar for the 18 months that she has been in Parliament. She is offended by the possible offence taken by others who may or may not be offended. I am more offended by the likes of her who must surely have more pressing Constituency matters to be getting on with.”
by weslangdon
Friday, February 03 2012, 9:50AM
“A childish name for a bitter, no doubt intended to cause offence and attract publicity.”