Usage Note
Ale is a direct English borrowing used in French to refer to the top-fermented beer style. It is feminine in French, following the pattern of most borrowed beer names. Craft-beer culture has made ale, pale ale, and India pale ale common on French bar menus, distinct from the more traditional bière blonde or bière brune.
Examples
"Il a commandé une ale artisanale."
Natural Translation
He ordered a craft ale.
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