SiPie

Me and Mrs SiPie are enjoying our usual few days of walking in the sun down here in the Lakes and being partial to ales we have sampled our fair share over the last few days.....

...but as above, Why?





PS Esthwaite bitter - 3.8% is winning hands down at the moment

fivetide

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I'm off there on monday. No idea on the answer to the question but thanks for the tip(ple)!

5t.

Coffin Dodger

It's more to do with the style of ale, a bitter is envariably a heavily hopped pale ale and it is the hops that add the bitterness to the brew. An ale such as a porter or mild will have much less of a hop characteristic and is more about the flavour of the malted barley used to brew it hence they are not so bitter and tend to be sweeter in flavour.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_(beer)

Mmmm ale

SiPie

Cheers Coffin Dodger, explanation makes perfect sense. Thank you

ScoobySteve69

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Alchy (sp) alert

Coffin Dodger

Fully paid up AA member I am, just keep falling off that wagon though

Oh and a keen homebrewer too

RobsyUK

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Ewww pale ale SPLAT!