Bitter
Bitter is a classic British beer style used to describe cask-conditioned ales mainly sold in UK pubs. The style is quite versatile and includes brews of different color, strength, and flavor, but most examples have a malt-driven character, moderate hop bitterness, light to medium body, and low alcohol content.
The group is usually classified into three sub-styles, which mainly differ in strength. Those include ordinary bitter (3.2 to 3.8% ABV), best bitter (3.8 to 4.6 ABV), and strong bitter or extra special bitter (4.8% ABV and over).
As the strength increases, the bitter character tends to become more prominent. Because of their moderate alcohol content, bitter styles are understood as the ultimate session beers. Naturally, they pair well with British pub grub. Most purists agree that bitters do not do well in a bottle and that the name should be reserved only for cast-conditioned brews.
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