I hate to be pedantic, (he said, preparing to be just that...) but the
draught beer of which Courage is an example is called BITTER, not bitters.
Bitters is something completely different - its a concoction of herbs and
spices used to flavor cocktails (such as Old Fashioneds). See
http://www.angostura.com/flash/bitter.shtml for more information.
If you ask for a pint of bitters in an English pub you may not get what you
expect...
Michael Marr
1960 TR3A
Whitewater, WI (and ex-pat Englishman)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Dave Massey
> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 1:26 PM
> To: Bob labuz
> Cc: Jim Muller; triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: all things British
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> Message text written by Bob labuz
> >BTW when I was in GB last, I fell for an ale called John Courage
> bitters. It wasnt an ESB but I did like it. Put many a pint away at the
> hotel pub.
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