(alcoholic beverages) A beer that uses a warm fermentation and predominantly pale malt, resulting in a lighter colour.

(historical) Ale flavoured with ground ivy.

(historical) A wake or funeral gathering at which ale is served; also called dirge-ale.

Alternative form of alestake

A kind of Irish ale with a reddish colour. / A kind of Belgian sour ale brewed with red malt and often fermented with organisms other than Saccharomyces cerevisiae, especially Lactobacillus.

Alternative form of aleconner

(obsolete) An officer appointed to test the ale and bread in a parish or town.

The amount of ale that fills a very tall tapering beer glass (approximately 1 yard). Drinking it as quickly as possible is a traditional pub game.

An ale that is relatively light and easy to drink.

(UK) Any dark, malty, relatively strong beer. / (Australia) Any dark ale.