ale /eɪl/ noun [uncountable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: ealu]

1. a type of beer made from malt(1)

2. old-fashioned beer
⇒ light ale

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

ale
noun
ADJ. fine, good This pub specializes in fine ales.
real (= made and stored in the traditional way), traditional the growth in demand for real ale
brown, light, pale | strong
QUANT. pint | barrel, bottle, can, glass, tankard Fresh barrels of ale were brought up from the cellar.
VERB + ALE down (informal), drink, sip He drank several pints of ale.
brew, make
ALE + NOUN house

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

beer a general word for an alcoholic drink made from malt and HOPS:
a bottle of beer
Let’s go and have a beer in the pub.
lager a light-coloured beer, which often has a lot of bubbles in it:
A pint of lager, please.
ale a type of beer which is usually sold in a bottle or a can:
Beers and fine ales were brewed here for over a hundred years.
Newcastle Brown Ale
draught beer British English, draft beer American English beer that is served from a large container rather than a bottle, especially good quality beer:
The pub serves a range of draught beers.
real ale British English beer that has been made in the, traditional way, not in a large factory:
The pub has real ale and live music most nights.
bitter British English a type of dark strong beer that is popular in Britain:
I'll have a pint of bitter.
shandy a drink made of beer mixed with lemonade:
I'd better have a shandy - I'm driving.
cider an alcoholic drink made from apples:
His clothes were old and dirty, and he stank of cider.

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