Types of Beer

An overview of regional variations in beer styles pointing to a continuing affiliation with local styles , which runs concurrently with a move towards brewing styles traditionally associated with ...

Beer somehow lends itself to humour, daftness and the downright unusual. From breweries operating from converted toilets to unusual names and strange combinations of ingredients, there is much in ...

The word 'bitter' is used in Britain to describe pale ale and other similar types of beer. The word has been in use since the early 19th century, when beer brewers began to develop and expand ...

Beer has been bottled since the middle ages for convenience sake. It caught on amongst wealthier classes in the 1600s as a useful means of being able to enjoy beer at home whilst avoiding the ...

Draught beer generally refers to beer that is hand pumped from a barrel (a keg or cask) and served in glasses, usually in a pub or bar (see article: ‘Family Brewers’ for more information on ‘cask ...

Lager is an immensely popular type of beer, characterised by a clean taste and high levels of carbonation thanks to its particular brewing style. There are a wide variety of lagers ranging from ...

Real Ale is defined as beer that's still 'alive' when it's served: That is to say, real ale must contain yeast in the barrel, often leaving small yeast residues in the drink itself. Brewing beer in ...

Stout is a specialist variety of 'Porter' named after the porters who worked on London's docks, who favoured the drink over other ales - a dark beer made from dried malt, roasted unmalted barley, ...

Beers are often referred to as ‘strong’, ‘light’, ‘heavy’ or ‘mild’. These categories are not necessarily binding, and many systems have sprung up for categorising a beer by strength. However, there ...