A pale-coloured bottled ale.
I ordered half a pint of light ale
count noun the landlord selected the bottle from a small row of light ales
Example sentencesExamples
- Made with fresh peaches, this crisp, light ale packs a punch at 8 percent alcohol by volume.
- They exited suddenly, leaving me sipping my light ale and wondering what I had witnessed.
- I had my first can of light ale when I was 12 at a family picnic it didn't turn me into a raging alcoholic.
- A large woman grinned at me, and said "give him a light ale!".
- Beer can range from light ales to dark stouts depending on the proportions of malt and barley.