King colacub wrote:
For you non ale lovers, try a blonde ale. The IBU and alpha acid content isn't very high. It's good for starters. As for you ale lovers like me, try a Sierra Nevad pale ale. Yums
It's a nice enough tipple, but IMHO a loose use of the word 'ale'.
I dunno where you draw the line, but that's a beer in my book.
I'm not a strict purist who argues that unless the yeast is still alive, it's not ale, but there are few beers designed to be pasteurised & filtered that qualify as 'Ales' (I'd include things like Newcastle Brown & Sam Adams as ales).
On that note, most british ales in the USA suffer from being pasteurised, filtered and pressurised for the export journey.
A Cask conditioned pint of Draught Bass is as different from the Keg version as a Filet Mignon is to a Big Mac.