ale

[ale]

Ale is a particular type of beer. Ale would be a good thing to order if you ever visit a pub in Britain.

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An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.

Noun
a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume


n.
An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.

n.
A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk.


Ale

Ale , n. [AS. ealu, akin to Icel., Sw., and Dan. '94l, Lith. alus a kind of beer, OSlav. ol beer. Cf. Ir. ol drink, drinking.] 1. An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops. &hand; The word ale, in England and the United States, usually designates a heavier kind of fermented liquor, and the word beer a lighter kind. The word beer is also in common use as the generic name for all malt liquors. 2. A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk. "At wakes and ales." B. Jonson."On ember eves and holy ales." Shak.

An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.

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