Not for the faint of wit.

Philip Stanhope, the 4th Earl of Chesterfield, England, was a British statesman and man of letters. During the period 1746-1771, he wrote one of the most celebrated (and controversial) series of correspondences between a father and son ever published. Never intended for public release, these wise, candid and sometimes cynical letters have been both praised and criticized since their first printing in 1774.

A member of the British House of Lords, Chesterfield possessed the manners of a royal, the work ethic of a craftsman and the wit of man of the street… qualities captured perfectly in a pint of Lord Chesterfield Ale.

His friends call him “Chetty.”