tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post3703386197006002906..comments2023-04-16T10:41:10.563+01:00Comments on Travels With Nate: The Humble English BitterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393611989380622061noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-67530943741437561432015-10-20T19:46:28.878+01:002015-10-20T19:46:28.878+01:00Your comment about none of the 'cool' brew...Your comment about none of the 'cool' breweries calling them bitter but still making them reminds of me when golden ales were on the rise and lots of brewers stopped calling mild's mild! Completely agree with the post, I too have been guilty of ignoring a classic bitter because of the alluring stare of an imperial mint stout or other. Squeeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14551593328424996965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-46923604480328107362015-10-13T13:14:19.233+01:002015-10-13T13:14:19.233+01:00"It leaves me wondering, with so many beer ge..."It leaves me wondering, with so many beer geeks at IndyManBeerCon this weekend, how many English Bitters are on the bar? And as far as I can tell from the current beer list on their website, the answer is none. Is that really the case or have they just been rebranded as pale ales to seem cool?"<br /><br />I think you're missing the point. Drinking is situational. I don't want to go to a festival like IMBC and drink pint after pint of one beer style. Likewise, I don't want to go to the pub for a catch up with somone I haven't seen for 6 months and drink 3rd pint measures of 10% imperial stout. There's no right and wrong. It's all beer and it all works in its own way.<br /><br />I just posted this on another one of your blogs, but I think you're in a bit of a beer bubble. I've no doubt that an increasing number of people drink beer with the behavior you describe. But they pale into insignificance when compared to the broader range of drinkers in this country. In your (our?) world, the Gose is a common beer style and the English bitter is in decline. Ask the bloke you sit next to at work what Real Ale is and what Gose is ...Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280318504737098116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-77266166940647194382015-10-12T17:36:40.011+01:002015-10-12T17:36:40.011+01:00Reminds me of when a lot of brewers were re-naming...Reminds me of when a lot of brewers were re-naming milds or outright dropping them a fair few years back when hoppy golden beer were starting to see seriously popularity and mild seemed to be intrinsically linked with the old man drinking pub. I too have been guilty of overlooking a well done bitter and was only reminded how good they can be a few months ago when I had a pint of Stancill Bitter at my local annual beer fest! Squeeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14551593328424996965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-64272148140793420822015-10-10T16:43:04.074+01:002015-10-10T16:43:04.074+01:00One of the most satisfying beers I've had rece...One of the most satisfying beers I've had recently is actually a take on a traditional British Bitter - Anspach & Hobday's 'The Best Bitter', which was simple, elegant and highly flavoursome. Would work with a lot of different types of food for a great pairing.<br /><br />I think there is a bit more interest lately in some styles which have been somewhat forgotten lately making a come back with some craft brewers - milds have had a minor resurgence too with the likes of Kees and Buxton have a crack at the unfashionable style.<br /><br />I'd like to see a few more breweries have a play with the best bitter style, even kegged efforts providing some 'play' with the flavour and aroma base.<br /><br />I think this style will be pretty safe for generations to come.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14374938325956863252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-41059288090512615592015-10-10T10:43:38.403+01:002015-10-10T10:43:38.403+01:00Amusingly to back up your point though, it doesn&#...Amusingly to back up your point though, it doesn't mention Bitter on the pump clip, Yorkshire Common lol!andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09828824021344499796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-66985674178901469462015-10-10T10:42:52.237+01:002015-10-10T10:42:52.237+01:00Magic Rock also relatively recently made "Ret...Magic Rock also relatively recently made "Retrospect" which they did refer toas a bitter, so I am not sure that's 100% the case. Perhaps they didn't feel they could do the style justice? https://twitter.com/magicrockbrewco/status/565477451250552832andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09828824021344499796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-37759784957766463962015-10-10T10:34:25.144+01:002015-10-10T10:34:25.144+01:00The thing is, bitters are still around but they...The thing is, bitters are still around but they're ignored by people like me because none of the "cool" breweries are calling them a bitter. Magic Rock Ringmaster I'd call a bitter, albeit a hoppy one, but they don't call it that as they don't want it to seem like an old man's drink.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10632987657650593247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-41457230780740339152015-10-10T10:00:38.122+01:002015-10-10T10:00:38.122+01:00Brewerys labeling some thing as pale and drinkers ...Brewerys labeling some thing as pale and drinkers ordering it as bitter has a long long history. I wouldn't worry about that. I don't think English bitter is even close to endangered yet. Steve thhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09333603007794500499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-14498960440801269532015-10-10T09:57:18.268+01:002015-10-10T09:57:18.268+01:00Word. Two of the best beers I have had in the past...Word. Two of the best beers I have had in the past month have been Adnams Broadside and Harveys Sussex Best.andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09828824021344499796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-71482854581260378842015-10-10T09:24:54.375+01:002015-10-10T09:24:54.375+01:00Grain Oak. What a superb beer. Must get one in whe...Grain Oak. What a superb beer. Must get one in when I'm around for Beer Fest.<br /><br />I think you're right on the button wondering what's happening to bitter. Perhaps it's just because there are so many also-rans in that field - practically every real ale brewer makes one, but am I the only person to think some of them do so rather grudgingly, the way a schoolchild turns in homework? Andrea Kirkbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830930431733160450noreply@blogger.com