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Definition of ale. 1  1 : an alcoholic beverage brewed especially by rapid fermentation from an infusion of malt with the addition of hops. 2  2 : an English country festival at which ale is the principal beverage.
Lager is one of the two basic categories of all beer made around the world, the other being ale. The difference between ale and lager has nothing to do with taste or bitterness. Ales are very old, and ancient Sumerians and Egyptians are known to have brewed and drunk this beer thousands of years ago.