I always prefer the beer engine, but the cask tap is okay for festivals and special events. I usually go for hoppy ales in cask format. Both of these show really well in this format, although the Powder Monkey—at about 4. The usual suspects include pubs that claim a true British heritage or theme. They are more likely to know how to handle the beer and often have beer engines. There are also a growing number of cask-oriented festivals, which are a great opportunity to try a wide variety of cask ales and producers in one setting.
These bars specialize in serving better beer and usually feature a rotation of cask offerings. Just log in using your Google, Facebook or Twitter account and fill out a quick form to share your latest and greatest with craft beer fans across the country.
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Well we are here to help you navigate these unknown waters or maybe just give you a refresher. After this, you will have some fun new beer knowledge and be broadening your beer horizons. Stone and wooden casks have been mentioned as early as B. They were merely the name given to storage and serving vessels for beer, as well as wine and a variety of other products.
Nowadays, the term cask is associated more with beer and wine. The ale or beer firkin is a quarter of an keg or beer barrel or half a kilderkin. This unit is much smaller than the wine firkin. Casks in this size themselves called firkins are the most common container for real ale, and are what we use here at Draught Works for our Real Ale. The beer or ale firkin was redefined in Britain in to be 9 imperial gallons, which translates to This system of measurement was developed in Britain, thus the names and difference.
Here at Draught Works, and in most other places which serve real ale, a beer engine is used to pour the beer, as opposed to the regular CO2 keg system. A beer engine is a device used for pumping beer in a more traditional way, without the use of carbon dioxide to carbonate the beer. There is also evidence that light to moderate drinking may be protective against other cardiovascular diseases including the most common form of stroke and it has also been shown to be associated with a slight decrease in cardiovascular and total mortality in people who have already had a heart attack.
Research has shown that moderate ale consumption may also protect against many other conditions including diabetes, osteoporosis, dementia, Parkinson's disease and gallstones.
The psychotherapeutic benefit brought on by the relaxation state one feels after a couple of drinks is also a potential health benefit. Beer is packed with many of the nutrients the body needs for a healthy diet. Unlike other alcoholic drinks it is full of vitamins and minerals. Beer has a water content of 93 per cent.
In general, lower strength drinks such as ale, have been shown to be absorbed more slowly from the stomach leading to lower blood alcohol concentrations. While moderate consumption of beer can provide many essential vitamins and minerals, it is important to remember that no single source can provide the full range of elements essential for life, so beer must always be consumed in moderation as part of a balanced diet.
It has absolutely no cholesterol or fat and has useful quantities of soluble fibre. It has no more calories than a serving of wine half a pint contains calories , and a lot less than milk or apple juice. Polyphenols in beer are as effective at scavenging harmful cancer inducing free radicals as those in red wine.
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