Meaning & use
ale
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a type of beer brewed with top-fermenting yeast, typically fuller-bodied and fruitier than lager.
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The pub offered a rotating selection of local ales on tap.
He preferred a dark, malty ale over a light lager.
A note on using this word
Distinguished from lager mainly by the yeast and fermentation temperature used, which give ale its typically fruitier flavor.
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