hist-brewing: Beer: Ales? & Lagers?

[bjm10 at cornell.edu]

On Thu, 8 Jan 1998, Henry Davis wrote:

> differently. Beer was the imported lowland drink utilizing hops, where
> English ale employed gruit. At various times during the post 1450


And then later, during the 18th century, in some areas of England, if not 
all, "ale" was generally used for stronger brews and "beer" for the 
weaker.  Thus, you had "keeping ale" but "small beer"--this usage was not 
universal, though.


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