Bitter grew out of a pale ale but is usually deep bronze to copper in colour due to the use of slightly darker crystal malts. Ordinary bitter will give a spicy, peppery and grassy hopped character, accompanied by a tangy fruit and nutty malt bitterness. With strong bitters, malt and fruit character will tend to dominate but the hop aroma and bitterness are still crucial to the style, often achieved by 'late hopping' 'in the brewery or adding hops to asks as they leave for the pubs. Bitters fall into the 3.4 - 3.9 % ABV band.