On October 17, 1814, a massive vat at the Horse Shoe Brewery burst, releasing 320,000 gallons of porter.
The resulting 15-foot tsunami of beer destroyed homes and killed eight people in the St. Giles slum.
The brewery wall was 25 feet high and two and a half bricks thick, but it could not hold.
A coroner ruled the disaster an act of God, meaning the brewery paid no compensation to the victims.
The event became a notorious urban legend, though reports of mass drunkenness were likely exaggerated by the press.
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