Originally Posted by
lederhosen
I am not sure of the date when this beer mat was produced. What it proves is that a brewery has been using the phrase in this way. Whether this is a repeat of an earlier campaign or something entirely different is difficult to say.
Sorry I do not seem to be able to post this picture. But if you google 'beer coaster gone for a marstons bitter' you should be able to find it.
Alas, that beer coaster is pretty modern (the postcode on the back of it is of a post-WW II type), so it is very interesting, but sadly not evidence of the origin of the phrase.