Not like any IPA I've ever had. Much more like a fruity best bitter. Perhaps they don't call it that as best bitter is clearly not 'cool' these days. It's good. Reminds me of Fuller's ESB. No bad thing.
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Karl Meyer: Effectively I think American pale ales and English bitters are the same thing. I'm not sure where an English pale ale falls.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 21:39:05 +0000 ReportAndy Turpin: I'm not sure that's my experience Karl but I'll accept that your experience of American pales is greater than mine. Here, what gets....
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 22:09:59 +0000 ReportAndy Turpin: ..promoted as an APA as British breweries are apt to describe particular beers tend to be very light-hued, very hoppy, citrusy but clean...
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 22:13:56 +0000 ReportAndy Turpin: ...and fresh tasting. An English bitter would generally be much darker, maltier and the hops would be bittering but with less citrus notes.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 22:17:42 +0000 ReportAndy Turpin: An English pale ale would be cleaner and fresher than a bitter. Lighter-hued (in general) and with less fruity flavour. Having said that...
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 22:21:37 +0000 ReportAndy Turpin: ..., the description seems to be interchangeable, depending on the brewery. There's a feeling among brewers that the younger beer drinkers..
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 22:23:12 +0000 ReportAndy Turpin: ... think that a classic English bitter is an old man's drink and it's not cool. Hence the increased use of the term 'amber ale'.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 22:24:37 +0000 ReportAndy Turpin: And the mis-describing of bitters as pale ales.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 22:27:53 +0000 ReportAndy Turpin: Phew! 😀
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 22:28:40 +0000 ReportKarl Meyer: 👍🤓👍
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