Penny having a couple of beers — of this type? (4,3)
I believe the answer is:
pale ale
'this type?' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'penny having a couple of beers' is the wordplay.
'a couple of beers' can mean two replacements for 'beer'.
'penny' becomes 'p' (short for pence).
'having' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'beer' becomes 'ale' (type of beer).
'beer' becomes 'ale' (type of beer).
'p'+'ale'+'ale'='PALE ALE'
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for pale ale that I've seen is " Drink".)