[IndispensableDestiny]

The good “real/craft beer/ale” spots in the UK still use an old-fashioned pump system. No CO2 tanks involved.

Cask beer and ale is pumped. But the story is about keg beer which isn't. Long ago, some beers were sold in kegs that could be gravity fed. I recall the galvanized ice tubs with a hole cut near the bottom for the gravity tap. A relief valve on top let in air.

[az_gila]

The good “real/craft beer/ale” spots in the UK still use an old-fashioned pump system. No CO2 tanks involved.

Cask beer and ale is pumped. But the story is about keg beer which isn't. Long ago, some beers were sold in kegs that could be gravity fed. I recall the galvanized ice tubs with a hole cut near the bottom for the gravity tap. A relief valve on top let in air.

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I know, but the point I was trying to make is that if the cheap keg stuff gets rare due to less CO2, then the good craft stuff is still around...:^)