When the World Beer Cup awards were announced last month, one winner stood out for an unusual reason. Sierra Nevada Brewing ...

But perhaps the most misunderstood English beer style is known as “bitter.” Simply put, bitter isn’t an exceptionally bitter style of beer — or more accurately, styles (plural), since ...

These days, there are so many different types of beer around that it's entirely possible (if not outright guaranteed) that ...

But no matter which type of brew you're enjoying, there's almost always at least a hint of bitterness. This is a crucial part of crafting just about every style of beer, and not just to balance ...

It’s floral and tannic, with a strong back-of-tongue bitterness that doesn’t cross the line into metallic, like some beers do. I tasted this with a few family members, one of whom opined that ...

Years ago, there was a commercial where people were shown grimacing with a “bitter beer face” after taking a sip of “bitter” beer. This was a reference to the rise of dank, piney ...

One explores pairing beer with food, and the other is a treatise on all things bitter. Craft beer experts Julia Herz and Gwen Conley blend science, practice and inspiration into a guidebook for ...

The result is a very crisp, moderately bitter beer with ample peppery and herbal hop flavor. It’s utterly quaffable and at just 4.6% alcohol, you can drink quite a bit of it. To keep their ...