Readily Available English Bitter?

OP (@sportscrazed2 ) assuming you get FFF in your area, keep an eye out for this one. It was posted in the GL FFF thread too (link).

 

But Amber is listed on the bottle and that's what it tastes like to me. Shrugs.

 

Honkers, whether on draught or in bottles, never struck my fancy. Landlord, on the other hand, was a revelation!

 

Btw, I wish I could get Batchelor Bitter from Deschutes again. That hit my palate in a most positive way for the style.

 

Agree on how good it was, but I'd have put it the 'Americanized' category when it was around.

 

Oh yeah but in the best possible way.

 

No argument there . Once upon a time I had cases of it shipped to NY, it was a hell of a tasty beer.

 

Not a Bitter but...their Pine Mountain Pils is another brew that I miss soooooo much. Based on the reviews, I'd reckon that they discontinued it.

 

And that is very good news!

 

Santori’s? Went there once after One Trick Pony, it was a real dump.

Wil Turner brewed a lot of the original English style beers at Goose Clybourn and then at Revolution, and recently moved to Open Outcry. Likely a good bet to watch that space. https://patch.com/illinois/beverly-mtgreenwood/head-revolution-brewer-hired-open-outcry

 

I like it. It's solid. Not an amazing beer, but I appreciate having a local version since the imports are often very old. Their Gatecrasher is an English IPA, too, and rather good. I would buy Fullers ESB and London Pride first, but Temperance's offerings do the trick if I wanna change it up.

 

It's been quite a while for me, but I always thought Bull City's beers were on point as English style ales. It seemed to me that Seth had a real appreciation for the sociable styles. I liked everything about Bull City. I need to return.

 

Their Mild at sub is right at 3.8 abv is terrific, its nicely bitter and full bodied, it puts the All Day IPA stuff to rest. Every beer I’ve had has been a pleasure.

 

It's a pain in the arse to find em. Same thing with Scottish Ales. There are a lot of wee heavys but a decent Scottish ale is hard to come by. Everyone I have had is subpar. Neshaminy Creek made on a few years back that i had on my taproom rotation but that was about it.

 

Old Chub always itched my scratch but I doubt it was the best although it is available.