Style Information

The English Session or Ordinary Bitter is pale gold to copper in color. The aroma is mild with a semi-sweet grain smell, occasionally having notable but not strong hop notes. Notes of butterscotch may also be present. The taste is equally muted, with hops somewhat subdued and a slight sweetness. The feel should be equally muted with light or medium body. The bottom line is that this style is a session beer and should be light enough to drink multiple pints in a sitting. ABV should range from 3% to 3.7%. IBUs should be somewhat low, from 20 to 35.

Glassware	Description
Mug	Typically very heavy and sturdy. A mug (or stein) is most commonly made of glass or stoneware. Traditionally German, one advantage is clinking glasses together without worrying about breaking th... [more]
Pint Glass	Pint glasses are what most people recognize as a typical beer glass. There are actually three different types of pint glasses - shaker pints, nonic pints and tulip pints. The shaker ... [more]

	Beer	Consumed
1.	Bitter Brewer by Surly Brewing Company	356
2.	Honker's Ale by Goose Island	118
3.	900 English Bitter by Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery	14
4.	The Bitter End Pale Ale by Two Brothers Brewing Company	10
5.	McNellies Pub Ale by Marshall Brewing Company	6
6.	Cains Finest Bitter by Robert Cain Brewery	5
7.	Van Horn by Half Acre Beer Company	4
8.	Spring Reign by Ninkasi Brewing Company	3
9.	Tanner's Jack by Greene King / Morland Brewery	3
10.	Triple B by Oxfordshire Ales	2

	Beer	Avg Score
1.	Alpha Session by Drake's Brewing Co.	90
2.	Cains Finest Bitter by Robert Cain Brewery	86
3.	Bitter Brewer by Surly Brewing Company	85
4.	The Bitter End Pale Ale by Two Brothers Brewing Company	82
5.	Dear John Ordinary Bitter by Nucular Brewing	76
6.	Artist Ale by Eske's Brew Pub Sangre de Cristo Brewing	76
7.	Honker's Ale by Goose Island	73
8.	Little Barley Bitter by Barley John's Brew Pub	70
9.	The Don by Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery	68
10.	Southwold Bitter by Adnams plc, Sole Bay Brewery	66