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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
real ale
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ It was too fizzy and too gassy to drink and I acquired a taste for real ale.
▪ Left to its own devices, real ale stays in a drinkable condition for about a week.
▪ The Campaign now has more paid-up members than it did at the height of the 1970s real ale revival.
▪ There was always the real ale to stave off the effects of ageing for a while.
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real ale

n. beer brewed from traditional ingredients, matured by secondary fermentation in the container from which it is dispensed, and served without the use of extraneous carbon dioxide.

Usage examples of "real ale".

Morsewho has only ever admitted that his Christian name begins with an Eis also a vulnerable man beneath the surface, a fact which has much to do with a tortured romance that occurred during his college days, and he now prefers, when off duty, to lose himself in the music of Wagner, good books, crossword puzzles or pints of real ale.

Morse-who has only ever admitted that his Christian name begins with an E-is also a vulnerable man beneath the surface, a fact which has much to do with a tortured romance that occurred during his college days, and he now prefers, when off duty, to lose himself in the music of Wagner, good books, crossword puzzles or pints of real ale.

No street-singer could compete with all the bean-bread, onions, and bacon grease to spread on the bread that one could eat, and a cup of real ale to wash it down.

The ambience has to be right, which means selling real ale and having stools at the bar to obviate the problem of standing up as the glorious moment of intoxication nears.

He suspects that it will turn out to be something which Alf wants, like a cask of real ale.