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ale

Originally malt liquor brewed without hops, but now generally a synonym for beer.

Mild ale is beer with a sweetish flavour and a fairly dark colour. Pale ale, whether in a cask (in which form it is usually termed bitter beer) or in a bottle, is light in colour and has a pronounced hop flavour.



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a malty brew, top-fermented and bottle-aged to rapturous perfection.
The difference between lager and ale is the fermentation process whereby lager is bottom-fermented - yeast sets to work at the bottom of a vessel converting starches into alcohol - and ales which are traditionally top-fermented with the magic process conducted for all to see on the top level.
We have Frueh Koelsch, the top-fermented ale from Cologne," said Dave, "and the Schlenkerla Rauchbier (smoked beer).
 
 
 
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