ale

ale  (l)

n.

1. A fermented alcoholic beverage containing malt and hops, similar to but heavier than beer.

2. A serving of this beverage.

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[Middle English, from Old English ealu, alu; see alu- in Indo-European roots.]

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ale

Noun

1. a beer fermented in an open vessel using yeasts that rise to the top of the brew

2. (formerly) an alcoholic drink that is unflavoured by hops

3. Brit another word for beer [Old English alu, ealu]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ale - 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 beer - a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops Weissbier, wheat beer, white beer - a general name for beers made from wheat by top fermentation; usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent bitter - English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft) Burton - a strong dark English ale pale ale - an amber colored ale brewed with pale malts; similar to bitter but drier and lighter porter's beer, porter - 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

Translations

ale [eɪl] n → cerveza

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ale [eɪl] n → bière f

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ale [eɪl] n → Ale nt

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ale [eɪl] n → birra