Comment on Why is that on the internet, people assume you're a male from America, but if you're a vegan on the internet, people assume you're female?

• hydrospanner@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Since you’ve made the distinction, what’s an ale for you?

  In America, at least when I worked in the industry, stout was part of the larger category of “ale”, which compromised any and all “warm” fermenting beer styles. Basically “ale” was synonymous with “not lager” and not any specific variety.

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  • AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    In this particular instance, it means “light colored beer”. Too many people still associate the lighter color with a lighter alcohol, lighter flavored beer that’s not manly enough. Meanwhile a stout is dark, so must be very manly.

    Technically an ale is top fermented yeast, typically at a warmer temperature, and of course a stout is one such style. An ale can be any color, any strength, any of a large set of styles

    For me personally, it is most likely an IPA, but it really could be anything. Ales in my fridge right now include neipa, dipa, and esb, but I also have a German style lager and a boch

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