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...

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,...

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...

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:...

Beer somehow lends itself to humour, daftness and the downright unusual. From breweries operating from converted toilets to unusual beer names and...

Impressing prospective family members or business partners by clicking your fingers and ordering a Jeroboam or a Methuselah may be a distant memory...

Many people frown upon the notion of low alcohol beer citing the fact that it does not have the same effects as ordinary beer which – when drank 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...

Beers are often referred to as ‘strong’, ‘light’, ‘heavy’ or ‘mild’. These categories are not necessarily binding, and many systems have sprung up...

Lager is an immensely popular type of beer, characterised by a clean taste and high levels of carbonation thanks to its particular brewing style....

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...