Gawd, Pete,Yup - and the flat beer would be just like what the POMs drink....especially if it was warm.
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I hafta tell you Colonials everything , eh?
English beer is flat because it's delivered to the pub in barrels and it's not served warm, it's served at cellar temperature, between 50 & 55ºF.
When I first came to Canada I had to re-educate myself into believing that chilled fizzy rat piss from Molson was an acceptable substitute.