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<blockquote data-quote="Scotley" data-source="post: 5232804" data-attributes="member: 11520">&quot;Well, we have some big casks, really big casks in the basement and we draw off smaller amounts up here for service. Normally I don't get that many deliveries, but lately they've been coming quite regular. Come and have a look.&quot; She leads you down in the vaulted basement. In addition to wine racks and food stores there are two enormous casks resting on their sides built into the wall. They run from the floor to about six feet high with great taps at the bottom front protrude over a small depression about three feet deep. The floor slopes down into it gently. &quot;We roll a small cask down and top it up then roll it over there and hoist it up to the bar.&quot; She points to a trap in the ceiling. She takes a small hammer and bangs on the front of the cask slowly working her way up from the bottom. &quot;See how the sound changes? That's how I know how much is inside.&quot; It appears to be only about a quarter full. She leads you to a narrow stair. At the top is a stout door to the alley with and iron bar another brand new expensive lock. She takes the key from around her neck and opens the door. A pair of tin half moons about eight feet long slope from the door to round covers on the top of the casks. One is stamped 'ALE' the other 'BEER'. &quot;I've been watching the deliveries very carefully and I've seen the ale and the beer running down these channels into the storage casks. Then I check the fill level with the hammer.&quot; Even a skilled thief would have trouble gaining entry with the bar and lock on the inside of the cellar door. &quot;We seem to be getting what we pay for, but it doesn't seem to take long to empty the storage tanks.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Scotley, post: 5232804, member: 11520"] [COLOR="DarkOrange"]"Well, we have some big casks, really big casks in the basement and we draw off smaller amounts up here for service. Normally I don't get that many deliveries, but lately they've been coming quite regular. Come and have a look."[/COLOR] She leads you down in the vaulted basement. In addition to wine racks and food stores there are two enormous casks resting on their sides built into the wall. They run from the floor to about six feet high with great taps at the bottom front protrude over a small depression about three feet deep. The floor slopes down into it gently. [COLOR="DarkOrange"]"We roll a small cask down and top it up then roll it over there and hoist it up to the bar."[/COLOR] She points to a trap in the ceiling. She takes a small hammer and bangs on the front of the cask slowly working her way up from the bottom. [COLOR="DarkOrange"]"See how the sound changes? That's how I know how much is inside."[/COLOR] It appears to be only about a quarter full. She leads you to a narrow stair. At the top is a stout door to the alley with and iron bar another brand new expensive lock. She takes the key from around her neck and opens the door. A pair of tin half moons about eight feet long slope from the door to round covers on the top of the casks. One is stamped 'ALE' the other 'BEER'. [COLOR="DarkOrange"]"I've been watching the deliveries very carefully and I've seen the ale and the beer running down these channels into the storage casks. Then I check the fill level with the hammer."[/COLOR] Even a skilled thief would have trouble gaining entry with the bar and lock on the inside of the cellar door. [COLOR="DarkOrange"]"We seem to be getting what we pay for, but it doesn't seem to take long to empty the storage tanks."[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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