ales
AYLZ/eɪlz/
- 1Plural of ale.
The brewery is known for its dark, malty ales.
Local ales tend to be hoppier than the imported lagers.
Note
A plural that usually counts kinds rather than quantities. Ale works as both a mass and a count noun, so ales tends to mean varieties or servings, as in a brewery's range. The old meaning, a beer brewed without hops, is now dated. Today the word points to warm fermentation, which is why hoppy ales are no contradiction. Ales were also festivals in English country places, named for the drink.
ales is a form of ale
ale, noun: A beer brewed with top-fermenting yeast at relatively warm temperatures, as distinct from lager. Full entry
- Forms
- aleales plural
- Spelling
- ale → ales: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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