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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To drink something local, check out 3 Sheep’s Brewing, which has a 10,000-square-foot taproom and a Fresh Coast juicy pale ale.
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 28 July 2024
Gold, silver, and bronze medals are given to the three best brews in each category, which included nine varieties of pale ales, 15 IPAs, five non-alcoholic options, two types of root beer, and countless others.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 9 July 2024
When the Israelis were bombing Lebanon and Hezbollah was launching rockets into Israel, Hajjar started selling pale ales, porters, and wheat beers to a populace that believed beer could only be like Amstel or Laziza, both light lager beers made in what might be called the international style.
—Steve Hindy, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2015
The beer program recently got a welcome overhaul: try The Kernel’s Table Beer, a low-ABV, high-impact pale ale made up the road in Bermondsey.
—Will Hawkes, Saveur, 29 May 2024
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 28 July 2024
Gold, silver, and bronze medals are given to the three best brews in each category, which included nine varieties of pale ales, 15 IPAs, five non-alcoholic options, two types of root beer, and countless others.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 9 July 2024
When the Israelis were bombing Lebanon and Hezbollah was launching rockets into Israel, Hajjar started selling pale ales, porters, and wheat beers to a populace that believed beer could only be like Amstel or Laziza, both light lager beers made in what might be called the international style.
—Steve Hindy, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2015
The beer program recently got a welcome overhaul: try The Kernel’s Table Beer, a low-ABV, high-impact pale ale made up the road in Bermondsey.
—Will Hawkes, Saveur, 29 May 2024
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