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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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 There’s also a clever collab with country singer-songwriter Walker Hayes, a pale ale named for one of his biggest hits, Fancy Like. Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 Granola was a unique ingredient in the initial American Beauty imperial pale ale, says David Lemieux, the Grateful Dead's archivist and legacy manager. Gary Stoller, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pale ale

Word History

First Known Use

1695, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pale ale was in 1695

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“Pale ale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pale%20ale. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

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