Allagash Brewing Company, Portland, Maine. D.L. Geary Brewing Company. Gritty McDuff's Brew Pub, Restaurant & Microbrewery, Portland, Freeport, Auburn, Maine. Maine Beer Company Do what’s right. Marshall wharf brewing company. NotchSession.com. Rising Tide Brewing Company, Portland Maine. Therunofthemill.net.
Sebago Brewing Company. Shipyard Brewing Company. Welcome to the Smuttynose Brewing Company. Beer U. Brewing Company, Portland, Maine. Berkshire Brewing Company. Brooklyn Brewery - Brooklyn Brewery. Cask Conditioned Beer ('Real Ale') in the U.S.A. What exactly is real ale?
Cask-conditioned beer, often referred to as 'real ale', is brewed from only traditional ingredients and allowed to mature naturally. The unfiltered, unpasteurised beer still contains live yeast, which continues conditioning the beer in the cask (known as 'secondary fermentation'); this process creates a gentle, natural CO2 carbonation and allows malt and hop flavours to develop, resulting in a richer tasting drink with more character than standard keg ('brewery-conditioned') beers. Real ale is always served without any extraneous gas, usually by manually pulling it up from the cellar with a handpump (also known as a 'beer engine'). This is the traditional way of brewing and serving beer; only a few decades ago did filtered, pasteurised, chilled beer served by gas become normal.
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