Beer
Real Ale
United Kingdom
Cask-conditioned beer that finishes fermenting in the cask and is pulled by hand pump, served cool rather than cold and lightly carbonated.
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What it is
A closer look at Real Ale.
Cask-conditioned beer that finishes fermenting in the cask and is pulled by hand pump, served cool rather than cold and lightly carbonated.
What to look for
Know it when you find it.
Look for a hand pump rather than a pressurised tap. Bitter, mild, porter and best bitter are styles; the cask, not the recipe, is the definition.
Where it belongs
Origins and
traditions.
Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Real Ale.
Names around the table
One food, more than one name.
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