I remember back in the '70's a session on Pedigree would often leave you with red blotches on your face next day - a condition we called 'Pedigree poisoning'.
Wasn't there something similar with one of the beers from one of the breweries down in London (cannot remember which one it was, but I think it was one of the large ones back in the '70's) , as mentioned by the band Squeeze in the song "Cool for Cats"
the relevant verse is
To change the mood a little I've been posing down the pub
On seeing my reflection, I'm looking slightly rough
I fancy this, I fancy that, I wanna be so flash
I give a little muscle and I spend a little cash
But all I get is bitter and a nasty little rash
And by the time I'm sober I've forgotten what I've had
And everybody tells me that it's cool to be a cat
Cool for cats (cool for cats)