Is beer supposed to taste bitter?

Feb 28, 2006 14 Replies

all the beers that I'm trying are tasting really bitter. Just as a few examples: amstel, heineken, guinness. Are there any beers out there that taste good? thanx


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er..in the UK ale is commonly called "bitter", its usually much more heavily hopped than lager.

On the original question. Yes. Beer is supposed to be bitter. The only beers that aren't are:

Belgian Lambics - which are sour

Dreadfull watery brews like "Bud" (the American, not the Czec version) etc. But here you're better off with Perrier.

"er..in the UK ale is commonly called "bitter", its usually much more heavily hopped than lager. "

Did you click his links? You probably should click them before "correcting" him. :)

Yep - probably should have clicked them before!

A good bitter is properly balanced.

And Scottish ales which are heavily malty.

German beers are nicely balanced.

American lagers are more dry than bitter.

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And Guinness - sorry, Guines - is very heavy, I suppose? God, generalisations!

You can always brew your own.

grab a Schabenbrau, probably spelled wrong (sic), that's a good ol' German beer.

Guinness is NOT heavy for chrissake. Why do you think is floats on Harp? It's dark. Yes. Stout is dark. Can we all move along now?

But it's specific gravity is very low.

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. noun the use of irony to mock or convey contempt.

- ORIGIN Greek sarkasmos, from sarkazein 'tear flesh', later 'gnash the teeth, speak bitterly'.

sounds like a coors light drinker to me

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