In 1944, the minelayer HMS Menestheus was converted into a floating brewery for British personnel in the Pacific, producing 250 barrels of Davy Jones ale a week. The two Royal Navy officers who oversaw the operation became head brewers at Guinness and Truman's. #WarshipWednesday pic.twitter.com/Kqie6RJskf

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