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real ale

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"I would welcome him in here with a real ale," Mr Webb said.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2021

“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

The band's hardcore fans, more used to the confraternity and real ale of the band's Gentlemen of the Road gigs, will find this step-up to be a mixed blessing.

From The Guardian Dec. 16, 2012

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

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

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