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Bitter is an English style of pale ale that varies in colour from gold to dark amber, and in strength typically from 3% to 5.5% alcohol by volume. [ 1 ] History
Bitter is the broad term applied to a well-hopped pale ale, from about 3.5% to 7% in strength and pale gold to dark mahogany in colour. English brewers have several loose names for variations in beer strength, such as best bitter, special bitter, extra special bitter, and premium bitter.
Nevertheless in the late 14th and early 15th centuries it is recorded that even in regions with a cider drinking history such as Sussex, ale was a more popular drink than cider. [4] Parts of the Rose & Crown public house at Fletching date from around 1150. From the late 14th century hopped beer was being imported into Winchelsea. [5]
Philistine pottery beer jug. Beer is one of the oldest human-produced drinks. The written history of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia records the use of beer, and the drink has spread throughout the world; a 3,900-year-old Sumerian poem honouring Ninkasi, the patron goddess of brewing, contains the oldest surviving beer-recipe, describing the production of beer from barley bread, and in China ...
Some dark milds are created by the addition of caramel to a pale beer. Until the 1960s mild was the most popular beer style in England. [5] Pockets of demand remain, particularly in the West Midlands and North West England, but it has been largely ousted by bitter and lager elsewhere. [6] In 2002, only 1.3% of beer sold in pubs was Mild. [7]
A premium bitter featuring a sweet fruity flavour, and was the brewery's flagship ale. 4.8% Butser 1960s 2006 (Bottled) 2009 (Cask) A Medium strength bitter beer with a pleasant lightness of touch and good balance. As the name implies, it is named after Butser Hill, and was known as BBB until 1985.
“Beer can be bitter, but with the sweet touch that we give it with coca makes it is more palatable,” manager Adrián Álvarez said from the distillery, where workers bottled the brew that will ...
According to ACNielsen in 2009, Victoria Bitter was claimed to be Australia's only billion dollar retail beer brand, selling the equivalent of one slab (24 x 375ml cans or bottles) every second. At one time VB sold twice as much as any other full strength beer and was the only Australian beer brand that is in the top 3 sellers in every state. [11]