real ale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

real ale real ales

Etymology

Coined in 1973 by CAMRA.

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