in portland some brew-pubs had IBU or something listed like that for bitter units, i am not a hops person so that was nice to see
- Skinny 11-07-2010 8:11 pm [add a comment]

What are IBU's ? Question: What are IBU’s and why should I care? R. H., Kingston, New Hampshire, USA

Answer: IBU stands for International Bittering Unit - the scale used to measure hop bitterness in beer. An IBU is one part per million of isohumulone, an acid derived from hops. If you like the very bitter “bite” of the “Extreme Beers,” a higher IBU would be an indication of that snap.

A General IBU Guide:
Ales
Pale Ale / Amber Ale – 20-50 IBU
India Pale Ale – 40-60 IBU (this would have quite a bitter bite)
ESB, aka Extra Special Bitters – 28-40 IBU
English Brown Ale – 20 IBU
Porter – 20-40 IBU
Irish Stout – 30-60 IBU (can be quite bitter, depending on signature)
Barleywine – 50-100 IBU (power punch!)

Lagers
American Pale Lager – 10-15 IBU
Pilsner – 25-45 IBU
Bock – 20-30 IBU

- bill 11-07-2010 10:57 pm [add a comment]

i like 20-40 beers but love the under 20 heifweisen(sp?) best
- Skinny 11-08-2010 1:50 pm [add a comment]

im partial to IPA w/ high IBU. some much beer so little time.
- bill 11-08-2010 1:57 pm [add a comment]

you would love portland brew, hope to share a high IBU w/ you one day!!
- Skinny 11-08-2010 3:25 pm [add a comment]