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- From: cm199@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Thomas G. Moore)
- Newsgroups: alt.beer
- Subject: Re: Cask Ale; Thomas Hardy
- Date: 17 Nov 1992 04:41:32 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
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- First of all, I would have given my left arm to go to that fest.
- But in response to your question-Thomas Hardy is similar to cask
- condition ales in that there is living yeast in the bottle. This
- will give the beer a chance to change flavors after so many years
- which is why it's so expensive. It can be compared to a fine wine
- and I have heard that it can be aged up to 25 years. The correct
- term for yeast that's left in the bottle is called "bottle condit-
- ioning and is what homebrewer's use to get fizz in their beers.
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