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Old 06-02-2008, 15:59
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Which do you prefer and why.
Is bitter healthier to drink than Lager?
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Old 06-02-2008, 16:01
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I used to drnk a lot of bitter when I was a teen, but prefer lager now... and prefer fruit juice to either
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Old 06-02-2008, 16:05
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A pint of heavy !
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Old 06-02-2008, 16:16
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Defo lager
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Old 06-02-2008, 16:17
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What's the difference Beer's beer to me..
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Old 06-02-2008, 16:20
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Bitter!

Well, real ales preferably.
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Old 06-02-2008, 16:21
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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.
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Old 06-02-2008, 16:22
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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.
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Old 06-02-2008, 16:24
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Bitter, not keg either proper real ale served between 4 and 8 degrees.
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Old 06-02-2008, 16:35
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Bitter, not keg either proper real ale served between 4 and 8 degrees.
*nods in agreement*
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Old 06-02-2008, 16:39
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bitter makes the best shandy



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Old 06-02-2008, 16:40
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Real Ale for me, although some continental lager style beers are OK.
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Old 06-02-2008, 16:44
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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
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Old 06-02-2008, 16:44
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Bitter, not keg either proper real ale served between 4 and 8 degrees.
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Old 06-02-2008, 16:46
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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....
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Old 06-02-2008, 16:50
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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.
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Old 06-02-2008, 16:50
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Lager but kopparberg kicks both there asses.
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Old 06-02-2008, 16:51
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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

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Old 06-02-2008, 16:56
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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.
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Old 06-02-2008, 16:56
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Neither.
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Old 06-02-2008, 16:58
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Winter - Bitter/Guinness
Summer - Ice cold Lager
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Old 06-02-2008, 17:18
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Bitter to line the stomach, larger for everything else...
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Old 07-02-2008, 12:19
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Bitter - I'm a grown up!!!!!
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Old 07-02-2008, 13:39
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Bitter - I'm a grown up!!!!!
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here here.

lager as sold in this country is downright awful.

Proper lager is good but you have to go to Europe for it.
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Old 07-02-2008, 13:54
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Real Ale for sure - no nitrokeg for this girl! I'm also partial to decent mild and porter.
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