Quote Originally Posted by Roy S View Post
Never bothered much with ‘real’ ales, most taste like stagnant ditch water to me (not that I’ve ever tasted that, just gives me that impression)
That's my opinion too, I think it's a snobbery thing and drinkers of brown muck think they are in some sort of implied exclusive club. I've always described 'real ales' as being fit only for washing out paint brushes! And anyway, there's no such thing as Unreal Ale, so other beers (whatever they might be?) are equally valid choices.