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Bitter or Lager?
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Meercat
06-02-2008
Which do you prefer and why.
Is bitter healthier to drink than Lager?
ludovica
06-02-2008
I used to drnk a lot of bitter when I was a teen, but prefer lager now... and prefer fruit juice to either
retro.ron
06-02-2008
A pint of heavy !
oxford4eyes
06-02-2008
Defo lager
Hypnodisc
06-02-2008
What's the difference Beer's beer to me..
lemoncurd
06-02-2008
Bitter!

Well, real ales preferably.
sherer
06-02-2008
this should go in the food and drink forum. I'll alert the mods to get it moved.

It depends where I am and the time of year. Sometimes I drink beer in the winter and lager in the summer as lager is colder.

I find I can drink more beer in one sitting than i can lager due to less gass in the drink.
shackfan
06-02-2008
Originally Posted by Hypnodisc:
“What's the difference Beer's beer to me.. ”

I suppose you say whats the difference between chicken and beef, meats meat ......
Generally bitter for me ( bodingtons, caffreys, worthington smooth flow etc) but when its hot a lager is nice and refreshing.
Stooo
06-02-2008
Bitter, not keg either proper real ale served between 4 and 8 degrees.
Orangebathwater
06-02-2008
Originally Posted by Stooo:
“Bitter, not keg either proper real ale served between 4 and 8 degrees.”

*nods in agreement*
mollymorals
06-02-2008
bitter makes the best shandy



molly x
biggeral
06-02-2008
Real Ale for me, although some continental lager style beers are OK.
sherer
06-02-2008
it does seem that the UK is about the only place where a lager and a beer are different I don't think this is really understood properly in the rest of Europe
comedyfish
06-02-2008
Originally Posted by Stooo:
“Bitter, not keg either proper real ale served between 4 and 8 degrees.”

how do you not fall over?













Answer: I do after 12 of them (saved you the bother )
starsailor
06-02-2008
Originally Posted by sherer:
“it does seem that the UK is about the only place where a lager and a beer are different I don't think this is really understood properly in the rest of Europe”

Do they really have 'bitter/ale' in europe?...it's more lager's over there isn't it....
Orangebathwater
06-02-2008
Originally Posted by starsailor:
“Do they really have 'bitter/ale' in europe?...it's more lager's over there isn't it....”

Yeah, but they are really interesting not like the muck you get over here. German and Check beer is fab.
SPni
06-02-2008
Lager but kopparberg kicks both there asses.
sherer
06-02-2008
Originally Posted by starsailor:
“Do they really have 'bitter/ale' in europe?...it's more lager's over there isn't it....”

yes alot of the Belgium beer is more what we would call a beer or an ale as is alot of the trapish beer. You can get it in Denmark and Sweden and Germany too.

Also on the continent a lager isn't as gassy as we get here either, just try Carlsberg in Denmark and here to taste the difference
Last edited by sherer : 06-02-2008 at 16:51
Stooo
06-02-2008
Originally Posted by sherer:
“it does seem that the UK is about the only place where a lager and a beer are different I don't think this is really understood properly in the rest of Europe”

It`s the difference between bottom and top fermentation innit, plus the practice of "lagering" (Storing for a period of time during the first fermentation process). Secondary fermentation when undertaken by a skilled cellarman makes the difference between a mediocre pint and a superb pint. Certain Burton ales (Marstons` Pedigree for instance) need a good 36 hours of secondary fermentation in the cellar before serving (with a tight sparkler on the end of the tap, you can smell the sulfur when the pint is drawn), but good old Burton Ale does best on a 48 hour secondary fermentation and does best without a sparkler for dispense. If you do force this beer then all of the flavour is lost. Burton Ale is a classic old English beer, best served still and gently drawn.
La Boheme
06-02-2008
Eeuuuch

Neither.
Chipmunk
06-02-2008
Winter - Bitter/Guinness
Summer - Ice cold Lager
TheSarge
06-02-2008
Bitter to line the stomach, larger for everything else...
alan29
07-02-2008
Bitter - I'm a grown up!!!!!
Alan
Frood
07-02-2008
Originally Posted by alan29:
“Bitter - I'm a grown up!!!!!
Alan”

here here.

lager as sold in this country is downright awful.

Proper lager is good but you have to go to Europe for it.
Kacey
07-02-2008
Real Ale for sure - no nitrokeg for this girl! I'm also partial to decent mild and porter.
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