Bitters vs Ale - What's the difference?
bitters | ale |
A liquid used in mixed drinks or as a tonic into which bitter herbs have been steeped (it can also be found in powdered form for adding to mixed drinks).
An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.
A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk.
As a noun bitters
is a liquid used in mixed drinks or as a tonic into which bitter herbs have been steeped (it can also be found in powdered form for adding to mixed drinks).As an interjection ale is
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- Note: The word ale, in England and the United States, usually designates a heavier kind of fermented liquor, and the word beer a lighter kind. The word beer is also in common use as the generic name for all non-distilled malt liquors.