pale ale

Thân thiện

A bartender pours a pale ale into a clean glass.

Definition

Noun: * An amber-colored ale brewed with pale malts. It is a type of beer known for its balanced flavor, typically being drier and lighter than other ales like bitters, with a notable hop character.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The pub had a fantastic selection of local pale ales on tap.
  • He prefers the crisp, hoppy taste of a pale ale to a heavier stout.
  • This brewery's flagship beer is an American-style pale ale.

Advanced Usage

• "India Pale Ale (IPA)": A specific, historically significant variant of pale ale that is heavily hopped, originally brewed with extra hops and higher alcohol content to survive long sea voyages to India. It is now a dominant style in modern craft brewing.
  • The craft beer menu features three different India Pale Ales, each with distinct hop profiles.

Variants and Related Words

• India Pale Ale (IPA) (n): As described above, a hoppier and often stronger sub-style of pale ale.
• American Pale Ale (APA) (n): A style of pale ale using American hops, known for citrusy and piney flavors.
• English Pale Ale (n): The traditional style, often more balanced between malt and hop flavors than its American counterpart.

Synonyms

• Ale: A broader category of beer fermented with top-fermenting yeast, of which pale ale is a specific type.
• Bitter: A closely related British style of ale; pale ales are often similar but are generally drier and lighter.

Related Phrases

• "To brew a pale ale": The process of making this specific type of beer.
  • They decided to brew a pale ale for the summer festival.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an amber colored ale brewed with pale malts; similar to bitter but drier and lighter