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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 a beer that is fermented with bottom-fermenting yeast at lower temperatures for longer periods of time (Lager comes from the german word Lagern which means 'to store'). Ales and Lagers then have their own subcategories, for example... Ales include, Stouts, Porters, Pale Ales, Wheat Ales, Lambics, etc.