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Firkin

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

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Sucking the Monkey

The practice in the colonial Royal Navy of sucking beer from a cask through a straw.

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Cask

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

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Swan Neck

A long-neck spout fitted to a cask beer engine featuring a tall arch resembling the long, curved neck of a swan.

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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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Three Threads

A beer drunk in 18th century London made up of three types of beer, commonly pale ale, mild (fresh brown beer), and stale (matured brown beer). 

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