"real ale" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: real ales [plural]
Etymology: Coined in 1973 by CAMRA. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} real ale (countable and uncountable, plural real ales)
  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. Wikipedia link: real ale Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-real_ale-en-noun-daq6WfyA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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