Bitter, or Bitters?

[nq:1]I'm curious as to what the rule is on this, I find myself using the latter (Bitters): - The Pub ... it also sounds okay to say: - The Pub has a wide range of Bitter. Which is the correct usage?[/nq]
Both are correct, but the main problem is adequately distinguishing "bitters" (e.g. Angostura) from "bitter"

"John Briggs" (Email Removed) - a made-up name if ever I've heard one - said
[nq:2]I'm curious as to what the rule is on this, ... a wide range of Bitter. Which is the correct usage?[/nq]
[nq:1]Both are correct, but the main problem is adequately distinguishing "bitters" (e.g. Angostura) from "bitter"

[nq:2]Both are correct, but the main problem is adequately distinguishing "bitters" (e.g. Angostura) from "bitter" .[/nq]
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[nq:2]Both are correct, but the main problem is adequately distinguishing "bitters" (e.g. Angostura) from "bitter" .[/nq]
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[nq:1]This is a modern development, or rather a revival. It was not long ago that "ale" was a rather quaint ... I guess it was CamRA that did this, and they probably only used "ale" because CamRB wouldn't have been pronounceable.[/nq]
But brown ale definitely isn't a bitter - and mild is also a form of ale.

Regards, Einde O'Callaghan

[nq:2]This is a modern development, or rather a revival. It ... probably only used "ale" because CamRB wouldn't have been pronounceable.[/nq]
[nq:1]But brown ale definitely isn't a bitter - and mild is also a form of ale.[/nq]
I think you would have heard the word "ale" used in the conjunction "brown ale" and "pale ale", but the general term would have been "beer" not "ale" with "beers" us

[nq:2]But brown ale definitely isn't a bitter - and mild is also a form of ale.[/nq]
[nq:1]I think you would have heard the word "ale" used in the conjunction "brown ale" and "pale ale", but the general term would have been "beer" not "ale" with "beers" used to mean several varieties.[/nq]
AIUI "ale" is top-fermented and "lager" bottom-fermented, with "beer" covering both. Thus bitter and

[nq:2]I think you would have heard the word "ale" used ... "beer" not "ale" with "beers" used to mean several varieties.[/nq]
[nq:1]AIUI "ale" is top-fermented and "lager" bottom-fermented, with "beer" covering both. Thus bitter and mild are ales and beers.[/nq]
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[nq:1]Just checking with Britannica to make sure... to be called lager (from German lagern, ?to store?). The term lager i

[nq:2]But brown ale definitely isn't a bitter - and mild is also a form of ale.[/nq]
[nq:1]I think you would have heard the word "ale" used in the conjunction "brown ale" and "pale ale", but the general term would have been "beer" not "ale" with "beers" used to mean several varieties.[/nq]
According to an old book (c.1880, IIRC) I once read about the history of beer and ale, "ale" is the g

[nq:2]AIUI "ale" is top-fermented and "lager" bottom-fermented, with "beer" covering both. Thus bitter and mild are ales and beers.[/nq]
[nq:2]Just checking with Britannica to make sure... to ... ale is now used for top-fermented British types of beer."[/nq]
[nq:1]Yes, I'm aware of that. It does not alter my point, however, that the word "ale" used on its own ... brewed by the brewery whic