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English Hops were introduced by Flemish farmers who had fled their homeland—a major hop producing area in the High Middle Ages—during the French–English Hundred Years War (1336–1453), but it is not entirely certain when the first hop was cultivated in England. The hop had a hard time getting established in England. By the mid-1400s, ales that were hopped became known as “beer,” whereas only unhopped brews continued to be called ales. In fact, while hops were being legislated into beer on the European Continent, it seems they were being legislated out of beer in the British Isles, notably by King Henry VIII, who in the 1530s—obviously taking time out from his strenuous philandering—forbade the use of hops outright at his court. He considered hops an aphrodisiac that would drive the populace to sinful behavior (such was the pious duplicity of a ruler who managed to go through countless mistresses—not to speak of six wives, two of whom lost their heads in the Tower). By 1775, however, virtually all British ales were made with hops. Although modern British brewers are making increasing use of hops from far-flung regions (particularly the United States and New Zealand), British hops remain singular. The overall character of English hops trends to a certain stone-fruit earthiness of aroma that is distinctly different from the more citrus-like notes of New World varieties. Indeed, American craft brewers widely use English hops to help bring those flavors to British-inspired pale ales and bitters. Many British beer enthusiasts, although they appreciate New World hops, cannot imagine a classic British bitter without distinctively English hop aromatics. Source: beerandbrewing.com/dictionary/Kt199IKhon/

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In a time when almost every town had a cordial and soft drink manufacturer, J. J. Burke was a cordial manufacturer in Wondai, a town in the South Burnett region 241 km northwest of Brisbane. The business changed hands subsequently and under the ownership of one L. C. Sawtell became known as the South Burnett Aerated Water Works. The Sawtell family had soft drink factories in Wondai, Kingaroy, Murgon, and Goomeri. A newspaper article in 1927 records the sale of the Wondai lease to a Mr. Geo. Stewart. However, according to Queensland State Library records, Geo. was actually Gordon Stewart, who sold the business to his brother-in-law Sam Eupene in 1947. The company eventually became known as Eugene's. It was taken over by Errol Young in October 1971. In the 1920s Sawtell’s opened a branch in Maryborough. Both the Sawtell and the South Burnett operations continued at least into the late 1990s. Sawtell’s was a significant brand in Queensland and also produced fruit juices for a time. Some of their soft drinks had unusual names: orange was SOS and lemon was Monsa. Source: australianfoodtimeline.com.au/cordial-manufacturers-at-wo...