There are ALOT of an*l Ale drinkers mate don't get me wrong. I went to the Cardiff Beer festival a couple of years ago and the 'Ale Master' was not too different from your stereotype: Over 50, had one of those ceramic tankards c/w lid (presumably to keep the temp at exactly 12.3486578 Celcius), he had some kind of knee length trousers (not too dissimilar to the Morris Dancer type deely) and of course the obligatory CAMRA tie..
So you'll be pleasantly surprised by the age and attire of us youthful ale drinkers who actually like to have taste and character in their drink, as opposed to a soulless chemical solvent thats jusfull of gas - much like the girlies who drink the stuff! I bet you like M people as well!
I can see fights breaking out in the boozer!!! We need to talk anyway about your distaste of the 16v and apparent affinity for GM Vauxhall type boxes on 4 wheels.
So, you are coming then dude??