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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

The real ale group Camra, among others, has called for a lower rate of beer duty for pubs, as well as an overhaul of business rates.

From The Guardian • Dec. 1, 2018

“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

How homesick they make one for the good old days of real inns and real beefsteak and real ale drawn in pewter.

From The Haunted Bookshop by Morley, Christopher

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