Brewing beer has a very long history in England, most of which includes English Ales. Known for their traditional, warm ales, the English have set the standard for what we know to be beer today. For the most part the British pubs sell a bitter ale or stouts and porters.

Breweries in England are usually tied to some pub, which serves only the beer made by that brewery. Larger breweries such as Whitbread, Guinness and Bass, each own and operate many of the pubs all over London.

 

Other things the English are known for is creating mixed drinks that are beer based such as Black Velvet ( Champagne and Stout), Lager and Lime ( Rose’s Lime Juice and Lager) and Shandy (Lemon-Lime Soda and Lager). Each of these drinks brings a new dimension to the normal beer drinking of the British.

Many people visiting England (or buying English beer in America) will want to try some of the most popular ales that are listed here:

• Bass Pale Ale: One of the first beers to be registered for a trademark in England
• Fuller's 1845 Ale: One of the Beers brewed in the oldest brewery in London.
• Newcastle Brown Ale: a classic smooth ale
• Samuel Smith's India Ale: An India styled ale that has a heavy hopped style.
• Young's Ramrod Special Bitter Ale: another of the traditional bitter ales.

English ales are some of the most interesting of the beers that are made, unlike American beers; the English serve their beers warm. These beers are some of the best that the English have to offer and all of them are available in Pubs located in America.