Ale

Definitions of Ale
  1. 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
    synonyms: Bitterbier
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    types:
    Stout
    a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
    Stout
    a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops
    Guinness
    a kind of bitter stout
    type of:
    obergäriges Bier
    a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
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