
Bitter
Style of beerWikipedia
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Search complete. 3 mentions across 2 episodes found for "Bitter".
Sep 22, 2026
It's The Water!
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12:30Dave ZalatourisHOST
A brewer here in Chicago doesn't need water from the Czech Republic to make a good pilsner.
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12:36Dave ZalatourisHOST
A brewer in California doesn't have to dig a well in Burton-on-Trent to make an English-style pale ale.
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12:43Dave ZalatourisHOST
Modern water treatment lets brewers manipulate their local water or start with the low mineral water and build something appropriate for the beer they're trying to make.
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12:55Dave ZalatourisHOST
For centuries, water helped determine regional beer.
242 - Rants Around Standard
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1:30Jeff PikeHOST
crushable.
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1:32Jeff PikeHOST
But Bitter is also a style that I think just doesn't get the love it deserves because of the name.
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1:39Jeff PikeHOST
And I think that's the main reason people don't buy these is because it's called a Bitter.
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1:45Jeff PikeHOST
But in reality, it's like less bitter than American beers or whatever.
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1:51Jeff PikeHOST
Like the standard that we, pale ale, right? Like if you ordered an American pale ale, I would expect that to be more bitter than this.