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'And while there is still a diehard core of real ale drinkers in Britain, they are finding it harder and harder to get a drink.'

Additionally, with more and more consumers looking closely at 'food miles' and carbon footprints when making their choice, locally brewed ale, delivered from the regional brewer or served on the premises, has to be a plus for the environmentally friendly ale drinker.

Inspired perhaps more by the moors and the notorious Holme Moss than the Appalachian mountains, they have been inciting impromptu barn dances around the town with their infectious flatpicking and vocal harmonies, which could convince even the most hardened ale drinker into swapping their pint for a bourbon.

``I used to drink Guinness everywhere I went,'' he says slowly shaking his head in the slightly smoky atmosphere of his new real ale drinker's paradise.

It feels a bit on the well- worn side but is a real ale drinker's paradise.

"As a brown ale drinker myself I want it to be brewed on Tyneside.

* Alastair Gilmour is a member of the British Guild of Beer Writers - and is a committed real ale drinker.

"I've always been a real ale drinker; I find the keg beers are all the same and they're fizzy and gassed-up.

Real ale drinkers are more likely to make friends in the pub than those who favour a different kind of tipple, a survey has found.

A survey of more than 2,000 adults by the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) indicated more than half of regular real ale drinkers who go to pubs have made at least one new friend during their visits.

A survey of more than 2,000 adults by the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) indicated that over half of regular real ale drinkers who go to pubs have made at least one new friend during their visits.

For more serious ale drinkers, try the Stateside Pale Ale 4.2%, a hoppy session ale with citrus flavours and soft bitterness.

"We've learnt from our experience at The Albion in Conwy, that not only should we look after our ale drinkers but we also want to source a range of other drinks to satisfy other drinkers.

dedicated ale drinkers packed the crypt at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral to kick-off the Beer Festival, which featured more than 220 beers made by breweries across the UK.

Ale drinkers can try the Marston's Shipyard and there's also a range of whiskies to sample, including Haig Club and a Japanese whisky called Hibiki.