Ale
This article is about the beer style. For other uses, see Ale (disambiguation). Cask ale handpumps Ale is a type of beer brewed using a warm fermentation method, resulting in a sweet, full-bodied and fruity taste. [1] [2] Historically, the term referred to a drink brewed without hops. [3] As with most beers, ale typically has a bittering agent to balance the malt and act as a preservative. Ale was originally bittered with gruit, a mixture of herbs or spices boiled in the wort before fermentation. Later, hops replaced gruit as the bittering agent. Contents 1 History of ale 2 Modern ale 3 Varieties of ale 3.1 Brown ale 3.2 Pale ale 3.3 India Pale Ale (IPA) 3.4 Golden ale 3.5 Scotch ales 3.6 Barley wine 3.7 Mild ale 3.8 Burton ale 3.9 Old ale 3.10 Belgian ales 4 See also 5 References 6 External links History of ale Ale was an important source of nutrition in the medieval world. It was one of thr...
