There's no old British ale named "Drips When The Lights Go Out" is there?
Perfect for the LBC owner...
Scott
(Ducking the dousing in NJ)
----- Original Message -----
From: "ian.viles" <ian.viles@ntlworld.com>
To: "triumphs list" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 2:35 PM
Subject: Re: LBC content; no Triumphs
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: a Wallace <wallaces@superaje.com>
>
> > They had it on draught at our local pub for a while. Somehow it always
> > seems better when someone pulls it from a keg.
> > Now I think we need one named after a Triumph - hmm... Old Rusty Bucket?
>
>
> From the Old Speckled Hen website:
> "Old Speckled Hen was first brewed in Abingdon, Oxfordshire to commemorate
> the 50th anniversary of the MG car factory. But why "Old Speckled Hen"?
> Well, the name is actually derived from the name "owld speckled 'un", a
term
> used to describe an old MG car used as a factory run-around. Over time,
this
> unusual, canvas-covered saloon became covered with flecks of paint and was
> dubbed the "owld speckled 'un" by locals."
>
> An alternative for Triumph fans could be the bottle-conditioned beer
called
> 'Spitfire' brewed by Britain's oldest brewery, Shepherd Neame (founded
> 1698), in East Kent. Or perhaps 'Old Smoky' brewed by Bunce's in the West
> Country!
>
> Cheers!
> Ian Viles (Derbyshire)
> 73 TR6
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