pale ale
noun
: a usually medium-colored, very dry ale with a strong flavor of hops see also india pale ale
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Their partnership began in 2013 when Dogfish Head brewed American Beauty, an imperial pale ale.
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Gary Stoller, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Its brewery produces two types of pale ale, one IPA and a lager as well as short-term limited releases.
—Cat Wang, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Producing award-winning craft beers in a 10-barrel brewery, the selection includes lagers, pilsners, porters, stouts, bocks, crème ales, Belgians, pale ales and IPAs.
—Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
For $25, patrons can get bottomless draft beers from Harland Brewing’s Japanese lager and Sapporo’s pale ale.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
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Gary Stoller, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Its brewery produces two types of pale ale, one IPA and a lager as well as short-term limited releases.
—Cat Wang, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Producing award-winning craft beers in a 10-barrel brewery, the selection includes lagers, pilsners, porters, stouts, bocks, crème ales, Belgians, pale ales and IPAs.
—Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
For $25, patrons can get bottomless draft beers from Harland Brewing’s Japanese lager and Sapporo’s pale ale.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Pale ale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pale%20ale. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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