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Ale
Ale Ale ([=a]l), n. [AS. ealu, akin to Icel., Sw., and Dan.
["o]l, Lith. alus a kind of beer, OSlav. ol[u^] 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.
Note: 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.
Meaning of Ale from wikipedia
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Ale is a
style of beer,
brewed using a warm
fermentation method. In
medieval England, the term
referred to a
drink brewed without hops. As with most beers...
- Look up
Ale or
ale in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Ale is a
fermented alcoholic beverage.
Ale or
ALE may also
refer to:
Ale (album), 2008
album by...
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Ginger ale is a
carbonated soft
drink flavoured with ginger. It is
consumed on its own or used as a mixer,
often with spirit-based drinks.
There are two...
- Pale
ale is a
golden to
amber coloured beer
style brewed with pale malt. The term
first appeared in
England around 1703 for
beers made from
malts dried...
- An
ale-conner (sometimes
aleconner or
ale-kenner) was an
officer appointed yearly at the court-leet of
ancient English communities to
ensure the quality...
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India pale
ale (IPA) is a
hoppy beer
style within the
broader category of pale
ale. It
originated in the
United Kingdom to be
exported to India, which...
- Real
ale is the name
coined by the
Campaign for Real
Ale (CAMRA) for
ale that is "brewed from
traditional ingredients,
matured by
secondary fermentation...
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Newcastle Brown Ale is a
brown ale,
originally brewed in
Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It was
launched in 1927 by
Colonel Jim
Porter after three years...
- Erta
Ale (or
Ertale or Irta'ale; /ˈərtə ˈeɪl/ Amharic: ኤርታሌ) is a
continuously active basaltic shield volcano in the Afar
Region of
northeastern Ethiopia...
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describe a
lightly hopped ale brewed from 100%
brown malt.
Brown ale is a type of
Ale. In the 18th century,
British brown ales were
brewed to a variety...