red ale

noun

A kind of Irish ale with a reddish colour.

Meanings

nounred ale (countable and uncountable, plural red ales)

plural red ales

  1. countableuncountableA kind of Irish ale with a reddish colour.
  2. countableuncountableA kind of Belgian sour ale brewed with red malt and often fermented with organisms other than Saccharomyces cerevisiae, especially Lactobacillus.
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Chicago

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