In the US, casked "real ale" is rather uncommon and many people prefer kegged and force carbonated beer. While I enjoy and seek out casked beer when it is avail

In the US, casked "real ale" is rather uncommon and many people prefer kegged and force carbonated beer. While I enjoy and seek out casked beer when it is available, most people I've talked with actively avoid it with comments of it being "flat" or "warm". Even the places that have 20+ taps (kegs) will only have 1 or 2 casks at most, but typically no casks. More often than not, casks are only available for special events/beer releases.