Real Ale — Beer & Brewing Vocabulary

Firkin

A cask that holds a quarter of a barrel, which is 10.8 US gallons or 9 Imperial gallons.

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Cask

A barrel-shaped container used for the production, storage, and service of cask-conditioned beer

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Real Ale

A beer brewed from traditional ingredients, matured by secondary fermentation in the container from which it is dispensed, and served without the use of carbon dioxide.

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