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Unusually, England is one of the very few countries (along with Ireland ) where Ale s, beers brewed by warm Fermentation rather than Lager s, have remained dominant. In addition Cask Conditioned beer rather than bottled beer is still normal, with the beer finishing its maturing in casks in the cellar of the pub rather than at the brewery. Traditional types of beer include: One common Stereotype of the English (and indeed most residents of the British Isles ) concerns their love of "warm beer". In fact, their beer is usually served around 12 degrees Celsius — not as cool as most cold drinks, but still cool enough to be refreshing. Modern-day Pub s keep their beer constantly at this temperature, but originally beer would be served at the temperature of the cellar in which it was stored. Proponents of British beer say that it relies on subtler flavours than that of other nations, and these are brought out by serving it at a temperature that would make other beers seem harsh. Where harsher flavours do exist in beer (most notably in those brewed in Yorkshire ), these are traditionally mitigated by serving the beer through a hand pump fitted with a ''sparkler'', a device that mixes air with the beer, Oxidising it slightly and softening the flavour. Cask Ale is served via a hand pump or by gravity straight from the cask on Stillage . Other beers are sold in bottles or drawn from a Carbon Dioxide -driven tap. Cask ale and bottle conditioned beer is championed by the Campaign For Real Ale under the name Real Ale . With the growing of Hops being characteristic of southern counties in particular Kent , traditional southern beers, such as ''London Pride'', south of a line that can been drawn from the Bristol Channel to The Wash (on the east coast of England), typically contain more hops than those found north of this line such as ''Boddingtons''. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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