If you want to try a good best bitter recipe, look up the can you brew it thread on hobgoblin and omit the chocolate malt. Cut the late Golding addition in half and move everything but the bittering to a 30 minute whirlpool. I have fallen in love with this schedule, and everyone who visits my house seems to agree.
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Bière de Garde is one of my favorite styles, and if I don't make it myself it's almost impossible to find.
Ordinary and Best Bitters are getting harder and harder to find, at least around here. Coniston Bluebird Bitter and Timothy Taylor Landlord are two of my favorite examples (although I was only able to get my hands on Landlord once). London Pride from Fullers is easy to find, but like Fullers ESB, I think it's a little maltier than other examples of the style.
ESBs are a lot easier, but they're usually listed as English Pale Ale (and I believe usually a little stronger and less hoppy in the US than they are in the UK).
I've never had a commercial Ordinary Bitter from the UK, only domestic examples.
ESBs are a lot easier, but they're usually listed as English Pale Ale (and I believe usually a little stronger and less hoppy in the US than they are in the UK).
I've never had a commercial Ordinary Bitter from the UK, only domestic examples.
I agree, I only ever see ESBs commercially, and nothing is as hoppy as I like. I have become a big fan of the idea of making your own and drinking it fresh as the only way to get what you want from the style. Unless you live in the UK.
