It's just more of a crisp taste whereas an ale's more of a heavy beer.

窖藏啤酒口味更纯正，然而麦芽啤酒更像浓啤酒。

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"Psychologically, it's just another blow for the beer drinker, the pub and the brewery and it's just another thing that might make people at the margins think 'it's too expensive to go to the pub, I'll just buy some alcohol from the supermarket and take it home', " he added.

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Foster's may be "Australian for lager" to British consumers, for example, but it's not a popular beer here - it accounts for just 1% of the market.

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Japan's graying population just can't knock back beer like it used to.

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