My cheap night out at a student pub

I was a student back in the days when students were paid to study. That is to say, I got a grant. It wasn't that generous, so, on the rare occasions I did find myself in the pub with someone, I would always order a half pint of Guinness. I found the stuff tasted absolutely foul and in the three years of my degree, I never acquired a taste for it. But by heck it was good for eking out over an hour or two.

These days, I've still not acquired a taste for anything alcoholic. One glass of wine and I'm sliding under the table already. Given a choice between beer and wine, I'd nearly always go for coffee.