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Originally posted by Skahtboi
Oh...and by the way, you can get "real ale" in cask conditioned and bottle conditioned. And then again, even some real ales are pastuerized.

By definition, real ale is unpasteurized, cask conditioned ale. Real ale cannot be pasteurized, since it is a living (bacteria remain live, fermentation continues), fresh ale that completes its secondary fermentation while in the cask, usually in the pub. It is not filtered nor pasteurized, and does not have CO2 or other gas added. It is best consumed within a very short time after the secondary fermentation completes and the beer naturally clarifies.

It is true that certain breweries of real ale will pasteurize and bottle their ale for export (in order to increase its shelf life), but at that point (even though it may continue to carry the brand name of the original real ale) it ceases to be a "real ale."

Mike Rowe.... where have I heard that name recently... Oh yeah... Mike, I heard you settled the dispute with Microsoft for a couple of video games and other compensation. Is that true?