Adam's ale
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Adam's ale: and may so pure an element be always at hand.
From Routledge's Manual of Etiquette by Routledge, George
Nothing like plain flour food and Adam's ale!
From Mortmain by Train, Arthur Cheny
"We'd rather drink Adam's ale," said Babbett: "we get that for nothing too."
From Black Forest Village Stories by Auerbach, Berthold
The brook gave Adam's ale of unsurpassed crystal.
From Rainbow Valley by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
“Sling along the Adam’s ale, old girl,” said Jim at this point in her reverie.
From The Stronger Influence by Young, F.E. Mills