Gordon and Douglas
Gordon and Douglas Brewery
The Douglas Celtic range features some genuine Scottish beers –
as rugged as that country, as mysterious as its legends, and as
generous as its inhabitants. It draws its name from a river in the
province of Linnius in Scotland, which was the site of numerous epic
battles in which King Arthur is said to have fought in the 5th
century AD.
The river’s name, ‘Dubglas’ or ‘Douglas’, means
‘black water’, and it was arguably these battles, fought against a
coalition of Saxons, Scots and Picts, that represent the point of
origin of the United Kingdom that we know today.
Legend and
history blur into each other. One thing is clear, though : the noble
Douglas beers, sturdy of character, derive their name from these
events and from the brave and doughty warriors who gave everything,
including their own lives, for a fine ideal and a modern vision of
the concept of nationhood !
The concept of chivalry may not
be to everyone’s taste today, but the drinkers who lay siege to the
bar perhaps have something of the high spirits and good humour of
those men who, returning victorious, tasted the joys of the resting
warrior.
Let’s raise our glass in their honour !
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gratefully accepted
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