Search results

Having become familiar with the taste of all different kinds of beer, I now notice that VB, Melbourne Bitter and Carlton Draught have this odd taste that I don't find in international lagers - I would (badly) describe it as a tart bitterness that comes with a faint burning rubber smell. Does...

Given that "bitter" is traditionally a kind of English ale, why are Aussie lagers like VB, Melbourne Bitter and XXXX Bitter called "bitters"? Were they based off English bitters once upon a time, or did "bitter" mean a specific kind of lager?

I recently used some Mangrove Jacks light DME for a couple of extract brews, and they finished unusually sweet (california common with W-34/70 started at 1.050 and finished at 1.018 after two weeks). Does this extract just have a lot of fermentables? The packet reads "This product may be used...