Bitter - Ordinary / Best

An Ordinary Bitter, or simply Bitter, is a low gravity, low alcohol levels, and low carbonation easy-drinking session beer with a pale amber to medium copper color. The malt profile can vary in flavor and intensity, but should never override the overall bitter impression. The Best Bitter have more evident malt flavor than in an ordinary bitter, and is a stronger, session-strength ale. More alcohol than an ordinary bitter. Less alcohol than a strong bitter. More caramel or base malt character and color than a British Golden Ale. In all cases, emphasis is on the bittering hop addition as opposed to the aggressive middle and late hopping seen in American ales.

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Name	Ratings	Score
1	Albion Albion Brasserie Artisanale Albion Joliette, Quebec	32	3.78	Find
2	Arizona Wilderness Oaked-n-Ordinary R Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company Gilbert, Arizona	16	3.58	Find
3	Deya / St. Mars of the Desert Golden Boy Deya Brewing Company Cheltenham, England	10	3.58	Find
4	BrewDog Alpha Dog 3.8 R BrewDog Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	12	3.55	Find
5	Cloudwater Self Optimisation in the Adjunct Age Cloudwater Brew Co Manchester, England	23	3.55	Find
6	Skebo Tjugan R Skebo Bruksbryggeri Skebobruk, Sweden	10	3.54	Find
7	Timothy Taylor's Landlord (Cask) Timothy Taylor's Keighley, England	440	3.54	Find
8	Mordue Panda Frog Dart Frog 48 R Mordue Brewery North Shields, England	12	3.53	Find
9	Hogshead Denver Pride Hogshead Brewery Denver, Colorado	24	3.53	Find
10	Dieu du Ciel! Lanterne Rouge Brasserie Dieu du Ciel! Saint-Jérôme, Quebec	29	3.53	Find
11	Dunham Beretta Brasserie Dunham Dunham, Quebec	16	3.53	Find
12	Sun King / Three Floyds Royal Brat R Sun King Brewing Company Indianapolis, Indiana	51	3.52	Find
13	Salopian Darwin's Origin Salopian Brewery Hadnall, England	180	3.52	Find
14	Surly Bitter Brewer R Surly Brewing Company Minneapolis, Minnesota	451	3.52	Find
15	Tired Hands Caskette R Tired Hands Brewing Company Ardmore, Pennsylvania	23	3.51	Find
16	Skebo Golden Age Bitter Skebo Bruksbryggeri Skebobruk, Sweden	12	3.5	Find
17	Marble Summer Marbles R Marble Beers Salford, England	33	3.5	Find
18	Griendel St-Sô Griendel - Brasserie Artisanale Québec, Quebec	10	3.5	Find
19	Cross Borders Heavy Cross Borders Brewing Company Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland	29	3.5	Find
20	Tired Hands Pub Style Ale R Tired Hands Brewing Company Ardmore, Pennsylvania	19	3.49	Find
21	Brakspear Organic Beer R Brakspear (Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Co.) Witney, England	54	3.48	Find
22	The Twisted Hop Golding Bitter R The Twisted Hop Christchurch, New Zealand	28	3.48	Find
23	Hogshead Boy's Bitter Hogshead Brewery Denver, Colorado	18	3.48	Find
24	Toccalmatto Stray Dog No Rules Bitter Birrificio Toccalmatto Fidenza (PR), Italy	148	3.48	Find
25	Tired Hands Prognosis R Tired Hands Brewing Company Ardmore, Pennsylvania	11	3.47	Find

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