Conditioning Question

[Trevor Clacher]

Hi,
Can anyone explain why beers in a bottle or a barrel have to be left for a period time to condition (not carbonate) whilst it seems to me that beers that are put into Kegs and/or forced carbed don’t need conditioning.

Is that correct? When I did a local brewery tour recently I was told that once the beer is kegged it’s shipped out to the pubs immediately,

Apologies if this is a daft question, I’m just trying to get my head around it.

 

[Hoppyland]

Probably because the brewery filters the beer before kegging it, and possibly pasteurises it. So it isn't "real ale", it is a lifeless product no different to lemonade.