This brew is a sweet, golden American-style beer with a high level of carbonation. Some are fermented with both ale and lager yeasts. Nowadays, American brewers make some of the hoppiest examples of this style. It doesn't mean the beer has been on the shelf a long time. However, in Britain it usually means a medium-strong dark ale.
Pale ales range in color from bronze to copper-coloured, rather than exibiting the darker browns.
Pale ales also range in alcohol content from weak to fairly strong. Pale Ale Scotch Ale Scottish ales tend to be more malty than other ales. In Scotland, a single brewery's products may be identified in ascending order of gravity and strength or by the taxing system of shillings per percent of alcohol. These tend to be pretty strong and are usually darker than other ales. Barley Wine Barley Wine is an English term for an extra-strong ale.