Possible Clues:

• Old man with a lot of bottle
• Old man's so healthy, getting up to support me
• Old Testament character renowned for longevity
• Old man of the Bible
• Old man in the Bible
• Old man able to hold a lot of drink
• Hard getting employment in struggling hamlet for old man
• An old fellow with plenty of bottle
• I'm an old man: you should see me, so fit, climbing
• Old man's a lot of bottle!