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i might be a dumb texan but can you give me some examples of bitters, milds, ale, logers, and other names of beer i don t know. i just turned 21 and trying to broaden my harizons .

If you live in the US you're going to be out of luck for most of this stuff unless you have a decent real ale brewpub who make their own beer near you.

Well, bitter is an English style of pale ale. It tends to be from about 3.5% to 4.5% by volume and has a hoppy taste. The most common form of real ale in Britain is bitter. They can be very varied in colour and taste depending on what you're drinking at the time.

Mild is generally a lower-alcohol, dark, malty beer. Less hoppy and sweeter than bitter and tends to have a sweeter edge to it. It can be a very refreshing pint indeed if it's in good nick. Unfortunately, it has been dying out even in its English heartlands in the past few decades. I did have a lovely mild yesterday at a CAMRA real ale pub but most places don't even serve keg mild anymore. Most milds tend to be about the 3.5% mark.

Old ale is often like a darker, more mature, stronger version of mild. One of the best-known types of this style of ale is Theakston's Old Peculier, a deliciously strong ale.

Stout is another form of dark beer, being strong and heavy. Guinness is a bit bland, I find; there are a few really nice real stouts on offer in England that can certainly hit the spot!

The best way you can find out about the different types of beer is if you can try them yourself. Experiment and see what you make of them.

thanks for the help. have any suggestions with English beer? i know were i can get some but would like brand names that you can get in bottels .

Erm... let me think. Some of my favourites include:

Fursty Ferret
Wells Bombardier
Theakston's Old Peculier (try finding Theakston's XB too)
Batemans XXXB
Coniston Bluebird
Newcastle Brown Ale
Black Sheep Ale

...but most English ales you can really only get in England or very specialist shops. Be prepared to shell out some money for them though as they're imported! Oh, and you'll never find these on cask in the States due to the delicate nature of real ale and the brewing process.

thanks for the help. i will also try and go to a beer store and ask for help. but you gave me a staring point.

i liked vanilla coke when they were still making it. does anyone remember when pepsi was clear back in the 1990s?

Just had a look and the Holts one isn't quite that weak at 3.2% but it sounds nice. Any weaker than that and it's not really worth drinking, I suspect.

being somewhat dyslexic i almost posted a picture of me drunk.