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PALE ALE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pale ale mean?
• PALE ALE (noun)
The noun PALE ALE has 1 sense:
1. an amber colored ale brewed with pale malts; similar to bitter but drier and lighter
Familiarity information: PALE ALE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An amber colored ale brewed with pale malts; similar to bitter but drier and lighter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("pale ale" is a kind of...):
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)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
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