Ales of the Times: Bitters

Great NYT multimedia feature on Bitters.
Check it out: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008 ... ATURE.html

We serve the LeftHand sawtooth ale they speak of in the feature.

fuller's esb is a great summer beer. bitters are awesome, but i can't drink more than a few at a time.

I just had a Browning's ESB at CarlyRae's the other night. It was fantastic. I love bitters. Served on cask, they are one of my favorite styles.

fuller's esb is a great summer beer. bitters are awesome, but i can't drink more than a few at a time.

Fuller's ESB is a great winter, spring and fall beer too.

Its on my desert isle - only 6 beers for the rest of my life - list.

Fuller's ESB
Sam Smith Nut Brown
Bell's Two Hearted
Chimay Grande Reserve
Weinhenstephaner Dunkel
Hackr-Pschorr Oktoberfest

yeah, that would do. I would be missing a lot, but I could survive. Um, could someone sneak some Cantillon Gueuze to my island please?

bitters - the classic ESB styles are not as popular though as they one were

- wow, 6 beers for the rest of my life
-this could be a new thread indeed

rochefort 10
black tulip from new holland
sam smith nut brown
nabc thunderfoot
delirium tremens
blushing monk from founders

fuller's esb is a great summer beer. bitters are awesome, but i can't drink more than a few at a time.

Fuller's ESB is a great winter, spring and fall beer too.

Its on my desert isle - only 6 beers for the rest of my life - list.

Fuller's ESB
Sam Smith Nut Brown
Bell's Two Hearted
Chimay Grande Reserve
Weinhenstephaner Dunkel
Hackr-Pschorr Oktoberfest

yeah, that would do. I would be missing a lot, but I could survive. Um, could someone sneak some Cantillon Gueuze to my island please?

I love it....beers for the rest of my life list....like trying to pick the best beatles or stones song. You've got me thinking...

As far as bitters go, I like Fuller's the best, not enough bottled versions going around these days...used to be a great ESB from a now defunct brewery called Oasis in BoulderCO.

Although most pale ales from England could be designated as a "bitter" or maybe a "special bitter". Fuller's London Pride Pale, Bass, etc.

They're used to be a decent one from Mordue Brewery in England but haven't seen it in awhile. They're used to be a Gale's Mild I haven't seen in years and 3 Floyds used to make a mild but since they moved out of KY...I'm not sure if it's out there or not...

If you see a Bluebird Bitter from England, give it a shot. Nice beer, I believe its a bottle-conditioned, well-balanced unlike the US versions which lean more towards hops, like most US ales.

Of the US versions, I like Left Hand Sawtooth an awful lot when it's fresh, good beers, good people. Anderson Valley is another US version worth drinking. I had a Breckenridge Extra ESB a few weeks ago and it was a little more than I was after...that day at least. Schlafly makes a Winter ESB that's pretty good too.

1-bells 2 hearted
2-3floyds gumballhead
3-gouden carolus grand cru- of the emperor
4-sam adams oktoberfest
5-new holland red tulip- seasonal
6-whatever ive made at home

fun

My 6:

Sam Smith Oatmeal Stout
Unibroue Fin Du Monde
Augustinerbrau Munchen Helle
Franziskanner Heffe
Bell's Hopslam
Omegang Hennepin

Wow, this deserves it's own subject.... and I'm going to start it now!

Why don't you guys repost your lists on the new one once I get it there.