The oldest stout of Britain: a diver gave the Museum a 150-year old beer bottle found at the scene of a shipwreck

The oldest stout of Britain: a diver gave the Museum a 150-year old beer bottle found at the scene of a shipwreck

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Australian diver Jim Anderson (Jim Anderson) in 1970-ies visited the wreck of the British ship Light of the Age. At the bottom of the ocean, the man found a sealed bottle of beer with the stigma of a Scottish brewery Wellpark Brewery. Then Jim tried to contact the manufacturer and return them to a rare find, but to no avail.

Only 50 years later the company Wellpark still answered. Thus, the brewery has gained a precious heirloom — a bottle of stout Tennent''s 150 years of aging.

The oldest stout of Britain: a diver gave the Museum a 150-year old beer bottle found at the scene of a shipwreck

In 1867 the ship Light of the Age, sailed from Liverpool to Melbourne. The ship was carrying a large consignment of food products, including salt, canned food and spirits, among whom were the products of the company Wellpark.

When approaching the destination point, the ship lost two masts and ran aground. Historical documents claim that it was the fault of the captain, who throughout the journey was wasted.

The oldest stout of Britain: a diver gave the Museum a 150-year old beer bottle found at the scene of a shipwreck

In the 70-ies diver Jim Anderson visited the wreck of the ship and pulled from the bottom of some valuable finds. One of these was a sealed bottle of stout Tennent''s, which at the moment is kept intact for over 100 years.

The oldest stout of Britain: a diver gave the Museum a 150-year old beer bottle found at the scene of a shipwreck

Jim Anderson with a beer bottle that was found a few decades ago

Anderson tried to contact the manufacturer to return a valuable relic, but his appeal went unanswered. So the bottle was in the basement of the house diver, where he had spent 50 years with the rest of the stuff.

The oldest stout of Britain: a diver gave the Museum a 150-year old beer bottle found at the scene of a shipwreck

And recently, representatives of the Scottish company's Wellpark Brewery contacted the Australian. Anderson told them about his discovery, and invited him to Scotland for the opening of the Museum of the history of the classic lager Tennent's.

The oldest stout of Britain: a diver gave the Museum a 150-year old beer bottle found at the scene of a shipwreck

Now bottle to make the long journey from Britain to Australia, had lain on the bottom of the ocean 100 years, and then another 50 in the basement of the diver will be one of the most valuable exhibits of the Museum. And although for many years under water, the taste of stout in the bottle is unlikely to have improved, experts of the brewery are going to restore this 150-year-old beer using the old recipes.

The oldest stout of Britain: a diver gave the Museum a 150-year old beer bottle found at the scene of a shipwreck

And while an old bottle will just delight the eyes of visitors, who decided to learn the history of local brewing since the 16th century to the present.

The oldest stout of Britain: a diver gave the Museum a 150-year old beer bottle found at the scene of a shipwreck

Keywords: Diver | Shipwreck | Ship | Discovery | Ocean | Beer | Brewery | Scotland

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