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real ale

British

noun

any beer which is allowed to ferment in the cask and which when served is pumped up without using carbon dioxide

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The Puzzle Hall Inn is a "real ale pub" in Sowerby Bridge that supports "local people, suppliers and independent business", according to its website.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2025

“Last Bus to Woodstock,” published in 1975, introduced Morse, a detective with a love of real ale, classical music and crosswords — and for a long time, no first name.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2017

The path towards The Bimble Inn provides a welcome pint of real ale or cider and invariably a goodly selection of acoustic-based live music.

From Time ● Jul. 7, 2014

Compact boozer Joshua Brooks is one of Manchester's best venues: a haven of real ale and real music.

From The Guardian ● May 27, 2013

Here, waiter, some real ale for Mr. Blair.”

From Andy at Yale Or, The Great Quadrangle Mystery by Roy Eliot Stokes

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