Ale is a type of beer brewed from malted barley using a warm-fermentation with a strain of brewers' yeast. The yeast will ferment the beer quickly, giving it a sweet, full bodied and fruity taste. Most ales contain hops, which help preserve the beer and impart a bitter herbal flavour that balances the sweetness of the malt. The term "ale" was initially used to describe a drink brewed without hops, unlike "beer." It has often now come to mean a bitter-tasting barley beverage fermented at room ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ale 2012年05月25日 (金曜日) |