pale ale

/peɪl eɪl/
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Other forms: pale ales

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