Definitions by toymi69
porter
A traditional dark beer style originating from London.Its popularity amongst dock porters is believed to have led its name.The now much more widely known stout is a type of porter.
carling
originaly marketed in the uk as a canadian(briefly and dubiously) lager brand with the after tag of black label.Has out lasted the rest of the early cheap and nasty lager brands due only to marketing. Tastes of tin if it comes in one or not.If ever the addage of tip it straight into the toilet and save your self the trouble, was ,it applies to this stuff!
carling ? got ANYTHING else?
fosters
AKA skippys piss.Cheep lager that is a triumph of marketing over taste like so many;eg stella(worse than),carling(better than)heineken(same page)
real ale
The is below is correct,if a little oxford. Basicly yeast is added to the "container" so that the beer continues to be live ie improve with age. Two basic types; cask and bottle conditioned.Cask will see a hand pull/pump used for dispence rather than a font,bottle condioned will need careful lable reading to identify if you dont know the brand.although there is now a "CAMRA says this real ale" labling scheme starting to appear,to help the uninitiated.