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Ale conner
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<p> An ale-conner (sometimes aleconner or ale-kenner) was an officer appointed yearly at the <a href="/facts/Court-leet/XCP7RM0E">court-leet</a> of ancient <a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL">English</a> communities to ensure the quality of <a href="/facts/Bread/Sr4Ucgfq">bread</a>, <a href="/facts/Ale/tcpd1FVh">ale</a>, and <a href="/facts/Beer/t7qAGDfj">beer</a>, as well as regulating the measures in which they were sold and their prices. There were many different names for this position which varied from place to place: "ale-tasters", <i>gustatores cervisiae,</i> "ale-founders", and "ale-conners". Ale-conners were also often trusted to ensure that the beer was sold at a fair price. </p><p>Four ale-conners are still chosen annually by the Common-Hall of the City of London. </p>