As I lived there for quite a while (hence the nick) I did actually get to know one of them and to challenge any of them to a drinking competition would be a bit one sided, for a start they mostly drink cider as a rule and can't take it these days anyway, four pints and theyre off, as for fighting, well they are too old and fat now for that behaviour.
Reason Boddingtons was used in the songs is because it ryhms with more things than say, Strongbow or Woodpecker.