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English Bitter is really really good, once you get your head around the fact that it isn't clearish yellowish fizzy piss. It is super smooth, with a thick mouthfeel and much less carbonation than the pop we drink in North America. Usually has a much more malty taste, with undertones of brown sugar and a very different hop profile than North American beer. It isn't actually "bitter" in the same sense that, say, dutch beers like Heineken are.
Good Stuff.
The Boddingtons you like is just a touch lighter than most bitters, but probably counts as being within the genre.
Old Speckled Hen, Double Diamond, Tetley's... man, they are all good.
For homebrewers, I recommend the Cooper's English Bitter can... that brew comes out very nice indeed.
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Thanks for the info.
Went last night to the Lafayette Brewhouse and had a couple of pints of their Scottish Ale. This was a brown ale that was so smooth and wonderful. At $4.00 a pint it should be good. 
They also had an ale that was "casked conditioned". What does this mean?
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I THINK cask-conditioned means that the beer finished fermenting in the cask, developing a natural carbonation, rather than the injected CO2 we are used to. In North America, beer is brewed, the CO2 escapes, and then the force more in when they package it. Cask or bottle conditioned ales have a bit of yeast in them, and they are packaged up at a certain point, and the fermentation generates a certain amount of C02 naturally. Give it a try and see whatcha think.
Scottish ales usually pack a pretty good wallop. Malty and almost molassesy, and around 6%, they'll kick your ass if you aren't careful!
If you are interested in beers like this, Rob, you should really consider making some yourself. It's quite easy, and the results are terrific. I make good bitter ale at around $.75 per pint. $4.00 is silly. This way, I can AFFORD to be a total alcy!! 
Baron's brand, for instance, offers a bag of beer wort, with hops and yeast, and you just add about 4 gallons of water to it, and put the yeast in, and leave it for a week. Once it's done fermenting, you add a measured amount of sugar and put it into bottles. It carbonates (bottle conditions) and bingo, within a month you got beer. They sell a Brown Ale that tastes so much like Newcastle it's ridiculous.
Brewhouse is another brand that's pretty easy to find. Also excellent beers.
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Thanks so much for info.
Is there a website to look for these kits?
It sounds great.
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Here's the Brewhouse (Spagnol's) site:
http://www.thebrewhouse.com/what_is/index.htm
And Cooper's makes good canned kits:
http://www.coopers.com.au/homebrew/
These kits you just add some water (cooper's some sugar as well), and they give you a little pack of yeast. Month later, you're drinking good beer.
Startup cost is about 100 bucks, all told, for carboys and bottles and sterilant and stuff. It's a lot of fun. Best way to get going is to find someone who successfully makes beer and get a lesson in how to do it. Sanitation is everything.
I figure even with buying the equipment, and buying bottles (reusable), I broke even after like 2 batches. Having now brewed about 50 batches, I should be rich!!!
Find a wine making store near you.. most have a little bit of beer making stuff as well.
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Rob, just be careful with the sterilization of your parts and the bottles when you bottle the stuff. It is a real bummer to go through the process of brewing and then pop a bottle and have it skunked. Ask S-Man or me if you have any questions.
Also, I HIGHLY reccomend this book. It is the BIBLE of Homebrewing and was invaluable to me - and still is. I am sure S-Man would agree.
Here is the Link:
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Homebrewing-Third-Harperresource-Book/dp/0060531053
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Never heard of that book, Johnny. 
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