From one of England’s oldest and most respected brewers comes the “ordinary” English bitter. Michael Jackson, the world’s leading beer expert, and a man who knows his English beer, rates Brakspear Bitter “four stars” – a World Classic. And beer drinkers all over England know that when you find yourself drinking all night (Oh, blast, not again!), this is exactly the stuff you want in your pint glass.

In England, the term “Bitter” has been used for centuries to describe a beer made with hops, which most every beer is, nowadays. There is of course a touch of hoppy bitterness – or there should be, at least – but that is by no means all there is to the flavor of a good English Bitter. When everything is in balance, the rich, bready flavor of English malt mates with the complex yeast that English breweries favor to produce a spectrum of fruity, earthy flavors to thrill the connoisseur.

What you want on a long night out at the pub in England is an ale with loads of taste that doesn’t knock you on your bum. It’s a beer that you can turn to time and again over the course of a long night without losing the flow of the conversation. Brakspear Bitter is that beer - raised to the level of the brewer’s art.

UPDATE

Sadly, Brakspear has decided to cease its brewing operations. Brakspear Bitter is being contract brewed elsewhere, and, by all reports, is not the beer it once was. The contract-brewed beer is not being exported to the USA, so if you come across a bottle here, buy it up, because it won't be around much longer.

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