ales

Malt-heavy drafts

Ales is the plural of ale, a type of beer brewed with top-fermenting yeast at warmer temperatures.

Ales tend to be fuller-bodied and more flavorful than lagers: The pub offers a rotating selection of craft ales.

The category includes pale ales, India pale ales (IPAs), stouts, and porters.

brewing

brewery

Beer manufacturing facility

yeast · wort · brewmaster · mashing · pitching · attenuation · gravity · enzymes · microbrewery · homebrewing

styles

IPA

Sound notation system

  • stoutHeavy, dark brewed beverage
  • porterBaggage carrier or dark brew
  • bitterSharp, unpleasant taste

amber · wheat · barleywine · saison · Belgian · hefeweizen · Trappist · abbey · tripel · mild

serving

pint

Liquid volume unit

  • draughtCurrent of air
  • caskWooden storage barrel
  • kegSmall beverage barrel

bottle · can · glass · pour · tap · nitro · cellar · temperature · chill · growler

hoppy

hops

Bittering agent for ale

  • bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
  • aromaPleasant distinctive smell
  • IBUCommon painkiller abbreviation

citrus · pine · floral · grapefruit · resin · cascade · centennial · mosaic · tropical · herbal

tasting

malty

Tasting of grain

yeasty · crisp · smooth · robust · sessionable · full-bodied · head · foam · lacing · color

pub

tavern

Public drinking establishment

barkeep · publican · landlord · patrons · stool · dartboard · snug · round · session · local

festive

Oktoberfest

Massive Bavarian brewing celebration

festival · revelry · merriment · gathering · conviviality · feast · banquet · wassail · rounds

Categories
Opposites
beer fermentation type

aleslagers

Cold-fermented malt beverages

pilsners · bocks · Budweiser · Heineken

beverage category

alessoft drinks

Carbonated nonalcoholic beverages

sodas · water · juices · teas · milk

Phrases
Family

ale, alehouse, alewife, alehouses, alewives

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG