Night of the Living Ales IV: Goose Island

On Saturday night, the Chicago Beer Society at Goose Island Brewery will present Night of the Living Ales IV.  It's already sold out, but this is one of the rare moments to give beer lovers the chance to enjoy cask conditioned ale.   Those who have spent time in England or Wales may rememberr the hand-pumped "warm beer" with low carbonation, low alcohol, and a taste unlike bottled or typical draft beer. Forty casks of real ale will be sampled in this event.

One good resource that describes "real ale" is a British organization called CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale).  It goes into detail about different types of British ale:

Campaign for Real Ale tells you what "real ale" is.