Without splitting too many hairs
It refers to the way it's served.

"Real ale," or "cask ale" is served from a cask. After it did its initial fermentation, it was put into the cask to mature, and it is not filtered, pasteurised or subject to any chemical alteration. The brewers usually drop in some sort of isinglass or Irish moss to drag down some of the sediment, and after that it is shipped to the pub in the same state. It's basically still "alive" when it's poured and drunk - which is why you have to be careful if you get the cloudy pint near the bottom of the cask as it's full of dead yeast.

There are several beers which call themselves ales - e.g., John Smith's, Tetley's Smoothflow, modern-day Boddington's - which are treated and stuffed into a pressurised lager-style keg. They're boiled, filtered and gassed with Nitrogen and some extra CO₂, often with some additives to make them creamier. Whilst this means your keg of bitter doesn't go off or go silty near the bottom, anybody with any taste can tell you that the treatment process completely ruins the character of the beer.

Sorry, went off on one slightly there...
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 22 Jun 2009, 11:31, 1 reply, 17 years ago)

I'm learning new things every day
Unfortunately, I'm NOT learning how to decline verbs.

Ah well.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 22 Jun 2009, 11:34, Reply)

Just keep thinking of that cold bottle of rose
That will be waiting for you after the last exam.

(If there isn't one waiting for you, I suggest buying one and sticking it in the fridge.)
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 22 Jun 2009, 11:36, Reply)

I'm heading straight for Font.
On my own.
I don't care.

For those not in the know/not from around here, Font is an amazing bar where they serve £2 cocktails all day. Which contain a double measure. And they're really tasty.

Think I'll go for the chilled rosé too.
And some gin?
And 20 Richmonds :D
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 22 Jun 2009, 11:39, Reply)

Just say no

( Captain V, Mon 22 Jun 2009, 11:39, Reply)

Well, I never decline sex ;)

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 22 Jun 2009, 11:40, Reply)

I meant to the verbs
And outside of geeky circles sex isn't a verb!
( Captain V, Mon 22 Jun 2009, 11:43, Reply)

*Ahem*
Ikea beg to differ...
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 22 Jun 2009, 11:46, Reply)

In my defense
The box can't ask her...I think.
( Captain V, Mon 22 Jun 2009, 11:56, Reply)

Does that mean
she can sex the box safely with assumed consent?
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 22 Jun 2009, 11:58, Reply)

I'm going to go with yes
Because if she can get away with it I wont have to worry about my past quite so much.
( Captain V, Mon 22 Jun 2009, 12:02, Reply)