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ale

[ayl] / eɪl /
NOUN
intoxicating, fermented beverage
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Some autumnal ale: It can be delightful when craft breweries churn out seasonally inspired flavors, but what happens when we start being served pumpkin beer in August, or Christmas beer before Halloween?

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

Icy cold glasses of Tell the Truth, a light and lemony ale, sat before them on a high-top table beside a stenographer’s notebook and a laptop.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Worn down by pestering, our parents relented and allowed ginger ale at Sunday dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

He brews his own ale at home and once considered buying a brewery.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

Inns brimmed to overflowing with customers who bought food and ale and trinkets.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

It’s a full meal in a pint glass, a little bitter, smoky and sweet, with zero in common with today’s nerdy low-cal ales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

This was one of the first ales he made in his Overtone brewery in Glasgow.

From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026

Although these lagers can achieve foam stability similar to Belgian ales, the physics behind them vary significantly.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2025

“We’re having trouble finding Saymo, so we just keep ordering Shastas and ginger ales and hoping that he’ll roll up,” Mulaney said at the January presentation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2025

Come evening there were sliced hams, boiled eggs, and roasted larks stuffed with garlic and onions, with pale ales and Myrish fire wines to help in their digestion.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin


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