Microscopic bubbles form a swan-white head. Solid gold colour. As
bitter as a 47-year-old virgin.

In article
,
   Offramp  wrote:
> Microscopic bubbles form a swan-white head. Solid gold colour. As
> bitter as a 47-year-old virgin.


I found it quite mellow.

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Whitehaven Beer Festival: 20th & 21st Nov 2009 (www.whitehavenbeerfestival.co.uk)
www.cumbrianbreweries.org.uk for good craic on our beers!

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On 19 Apr, 22:10, Chris de Cordova  wrote:
> In article
> ,
>    Offramp  wrote:
>
> > Microscopic bubbles form a swan-white head. Solid gold colour. As
> > bitter as a 47-year-old virgin.
>
> I found it quite mellow.

Me too - not noticeably very bitter, but a really nice hoppiness.

I've just got to work out what the "based on an old hop bitters
recipe" bit means & why the pumpclip mentions winning awards in 1869?

ah OK, after some Googling . . .
from http://www.moorhouses.co.uk/history.html
> . . . William died leaving two sons, one of which, Thomas, took over the running of the company. In 1904 an
> exploding bottle seriously injured him. He never recovered from this accident and later died of his injuries. His
> elder brother took over Moorhouse’s and developed the Hop Bitters – Old Kent Mild, Old Peter Stout, and Old
> Boss Bitter - which won two exhibition awards. These Hop Bitters were low in alcohol, less than 2% abv, and
> deemed to be "non-intoxicating liquours". They were sold on draught in Temperance bars throughout the
> North-West and exported in bottles throughout the world, selling particularly well in Muslim countries, where
> alcohol is banned.

though whether the original "hop bitters" was hopped with either
Brewer’s Gold or Willamette hops, I'm not so sure.

elsewhere (http://www.athertononline.co.uk/index.php?/Events/
moorhouses-launch-new-beer-old-boss.html) -
"A Delightfully Balanced Premium Bitter , Straw in Colour with a Hint
of Citrus and Spice.
    * Primary Hop – Brewers Gold
    * Primary Malt –Maris Otter
Moorhouse’s have brewed a special ale inspired by a hop bitter recipe
dating back to the 1800’s. The brew was an award winning ale brewed
with a hop variety not used by Moorhouse’s for many years. The clip is
based on the original bottle label and boasts two awards dating back
two centuries."

cheers
MikeMcG

> Chris de Cordova (West Cumbria & Western Lakes)www.westcumbriacamra.org.uk
> Whitehaven Beer Festival: 20th & 21st Nov 2009 (www.whitehavenbeerfestival.co.uk)www.cumbrianbreweries.org.ukfor good craic on our beers!
>
> You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.

In article
,
   Mike  wrote:
[snip]

What a lot of interesting info - thanks for sharing

-- 
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Whitehaven Beer Festival: 20th & 21st Nov 2009 (www.whitehavenbeerfestival.co.uk)
www.cumbrianbreweries.org.uk for good craic on our beers!

A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.

"Chris de Cordova"  wrote in message news:504fde0025decordova@ukgateway.net...
> In article
> ,
>   Mike  wrote:
> [snip]
>
> What a lot of interesting info - thanks for sharing
>
> Chris de Cordova (West Cumbria & Western Lakes) www.westcumbriacamra.org.uk

When I tried this last night at the Friar Penketh It took me back 60+ years to when I
used to get my Hop Bitters in a ½ Gallon stoneware flagon from the Co-op.
Similar to http://tinyurl.com/c6br56
Can anyone remember if the Co-op made their own Hop Bitters?
Dave Croft
Warrington
http://www.oldengine.org/members/croft/
http://community.webshots.com/user/crftdv

On Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:24:55 +0100, Mike  wrote:

> On 19 Apr, 22:10, Chris de Cordova  wrote:
>> In article
>> ,
>>    Offramp  wrote:
>>
>> > Microscopic bubbles form a swan-white head. Solid gold colour. As
>> > bitter as a 47-year-old virgin.
>>
>> I found it quite mellow.
>
> Me too - not noticeably very bitter, but a really nice hoppiness.

I found it bitter, but it was drowned by the Roosters beers I had with it.

On Apr 21, 11:24 pm, Mike  wrote:
> On 19 Apr, 22:10, Chris de Cordova  wrote:
>
> > In article
> > ,
> >    Offramp  wrote:
>
> > > Microscopic bubbles form a swan-white head. Solid gold colour. As
> > > bitter as a 47-year-old virgin.
>
> > I found it quite mellow.
>
> Me too - not noticeably very bitter, but a really nice hoppiness.
>
> I've just got to work out what the "based on an old hop bitters
> recipe" bit means & why the pumpclip mentions winning awards in 1869?
>
> ah OK, after some Googling . . .
> fromhttp://www.moorhouses.co.uk/history.html
>
> > . . . William died leaving two sons, one of which, Thomas, took over the running of the company. In 1904 an
> > exploding bottle seriously injured him. He never recovered from this accident and later died of his injuries. His
> > elder brother took over Moorhouse’s and developed the Hop Bitters – Old Kent Mild, Old Peter Stout, and Old
> > Boss Bitter - which won two exhibition awards. These Hop Bitters were low in alcohol, less than 2% abv, and
> > deemed to be "non-intoxicating liquours". They were sold on draught in Temperance bars throughout the
> > North-West and exported in bottles throughout the world, selling particularly well in Muslim countries, where
> > alcohol is banned.
>
> though whether the original "hop bitters" was hopped with either
> Brewer’s Gold or Willamette hops, I'm not so sure.
>
> elsewhere (http://www.athertononline.co.uk/index.php?/Events/
> moorhouses-launch-new-beer-old-boss.html) -
> "A Delightfully Balanced Premium Bitter , Straw in Colour with a Hint
> of Citrus and Spice.
>     * Primary Hop – Brewers Gold
>     * Primary Malt –Maris Otter
> Moorhouse’s have brewed a special ale inspired by a hop bitter recipe
> dating back to the 1800’s. The brew was an award winning ale brewed
> with a hop variety not used by Moorhouse’s for many years. The clip is
> based on the original bottle label and boasts two awards dating back
> two centuries."
>
> cheers
> MikeMcG
>
> > Chris de Cordova (West Cumbria & Western Lakes)www.westcumbriacamra.org.uk
> > Whitehaven Beer Festival: 20th & 21st Nov 2009 (www.whitehavenbeerfestival.co.uk)www.cumbrianbreweries.org.ukforgood craic on our beers!
>
> > You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.

It's an odd coincidence that I should have mentioned "Mancunian
temperance beers" in the thread about Hopping Mad.

On 19 Apr, 14:28, Offramp  wrote:
> Microscopic bubbles form a swan-white head. Solid gold colour. As
> bitter as a 47-year-old virgin.

Lots of hop character, but not mouth-puckeringly bitter.
A cross between Landlord and Harvey's Best, perhaps?

"Dave Croft"  wrote in message 
news:7583bpF17ev8lU1@mid.individual.net...
> "Chris de Cordova"  wrote in message 
> news:504fde0025decordova@ukgateway.net...
>> In article
>> ,
>>   Mike  wrote:
>> [snip]
>>
>> What a lot of interesting info - thanks for sharing
>>
>> Chris de Cordova (West Cumbria & Western Lakes) 
>> www.westcumbriacamra.org.uk
>
> When I tried this last night at the Friar Penketh It took me back 60+ 
> years to when I
> used to get my Hop Bitters in a ½ Gallon stoneware flagon from the Co-op.
> Similar to http://tinyurl.com/c6br56
> Can anyone remember if the Co-op made their own Hop Bitters?
> Dave Croft
> Warrington


I can't say Dave, but I'll be they made the "Stone Jugs".

Ken Ward.