Talk:Short beer

The late Lou Reed, quintessential New Yorker ordered a short beer in his song The Last Shot. He bought one for the bartender, too. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.12.155.246 (talk) 00:13, 31 May 2017 (UTC)

British short beer?
A beer brewed "to kill off bugs in it so making it safe to drink, as the water was often unhealthy"? "Bugs" seems an antiquated term. What is that, food-poisoning microorganisms? Toxins produced by them? Mucketymuck (talk) 20:27, 24 April 2021 (UTC)