Just found this bottle-conditioned ale here in NC USA.
Great malty ruby ale with tons o'hops. Wonderful ale.
Great picture of the Old Man on the label as well.

Wonder where we can find this hand-pulled this next
Spring when we drive west from Hawes into the Lake
District??

chuck

In article <hb5opf$j1k$1@news.eternal-september.org>,
   cciaffone  wrote:
> Just found this bottle-conditioned ale here in NC USA.
> Great malty ruby ale with tons o'hops. Wonderful ale.
> Great picture of the Old Man on the label as well.

> Wonder where we can find this hand-pulled this next
> Spring when we drive west from Hawes into the Lake
> District??

> chuck


The Black Bull at Coniston is their brewery tap.

But you would be more likely to get what is quite a rare beer - most
pubs get Bluebird or XB - if you contact the brewery and ask where it
is on at that time. 

They also have two quite superb newish beers - Olivers' Light Ale -
around 3.4% I think - a ligt mild - really gorgeous, and Oatmeal
Stout, don't know the strength - which our tasting panel commend
highly.

www.conistonbrewery.com

-- 
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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!

Who is this General Failure chap anyway -  and why is he reading my HD?

On 15 Oct, 08:11, Chris  wrote:
> In article <hb5opf$j1...@news.eternal-september.org>,
>    cciaffone  wrote:
>
> > Just found this bottle-conditioned ale here in NC USA.
> > Great malty ruby ale with tons o'hops. Wonderful ale.
> > Great picture of the Old Man on the label as well.
> > Wonder where we can find this hand-pulled this next
> > Spring when we drive west from Hawes into the Lake
> > District??
> > chuck
>
> The Black Bull at Coniston is their brewery tap.
>
> But you would be more likely to get what is quite a rare beer - most
> pubs get Bluebird or XB - if you contact the brewery and ask where it
> is on at that time.
>
> They also have two quite superb newish beers - Olivers' Light Ale -
> around 3.4% I think - a ligt mild - really gorgeous, and Oatmeal
> Stout, don't know the strength - which our tasting panel commend
> highly.
>
> www.conistonbrewery.com
>
> --
> 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!
>
> Who is this General Failure chap anyway -  and why is he reading my HD?

Like the bottled Bluebird is still (AFAIK), I think the Old Man was
brewed & bottled outside the Lakes - first at Brakspear's (RIP)
possibly later at Hepworths, Horsham.

From conversations with folks in the trade, rumour has it that some of
the shorter run beers are now brewed & bottled in Cumbria. Some people
got upset that the bottled version of Bluebird was stocked in the
"local ale" section of Lakes supermarkets.