title_body: Why are so many real ales so sweet
upvoted_answer: Bitters have evolved a lot over time with different brewery trying out a load of different recipes if you have some time and a keen sense of taste try taking a small notepad and pen and start a little journal of beers and give them a score that way you will be able to pinpoint bitters that you enjoy (there are also many apps on the app store that allow you to do this digitally). 
  
  As for a list of bitters there is a Top rated beers site you can use to have a look at what is available, this site can be helpful as it has a small description of the beer so you will be able to steer toward the bitters you find appealing instead of a more sweeter bitter 
  
  for extra help I have linked directly to the bitters from England section but you can alter the search to suit your needs.