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Look up AL, Al in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

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Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 151 languages. ...

Geography

This article is about the U.S. State. ... Capital (and largest city) Maceió Demonym Alagoano Government  -  Governor Teotônio Vilela Filho  -  Vice Governor José Wanderley Neto Area  -  Total 27. ... Allen County (standard abbreviation: AL) is a county in the State of Kansas. ... The AL postcode area, also known as the St Albans postcode area[1], is a group of ten postal districts in central Hertfordshire which are subdivisions of five post towns. ...

Transport

Skyway Airlines is a subsidiary of Midwest Airlines that feeds Midwests hub at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin under the trade name Midwest Connect. ... TransAVIAexport Airlines is a cargo airline based in Minsk, Belarus. ... The Almanor Railroad (AAR reporting mark AL) is a Class III shortline operating in Northern California, USA. It is owned by Collins Pine and annually hauls about 300 cars of timber and lumber products generated at the mill. ...

Science and technology

The suffix -al is the IUPAC nomenclature used in organic chemistry to form names of aldehydes containing the -(CO)H group. ... Aluminum redirects here. ... Allyloxy, or 4-allyloxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine, is a lesser-known psychedelic drug. ... The AL was a short-lived French automobile. ...

Sport

The Asia League Ice Hockey (ALIH) is an ice hockey league that has teams from Japan, China, and South Korea. ... The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ...

Past culture

  • Al (folklore), a spirit in Persian and Armenian mythology
  • Al Bastı, a tormenting female night demon in Turkish folklore
  • Liber AL, the central sacred text of Thelema

Al Basti (Also Al Kardai or just Al) is a tormenting feminine night-demon in Turkish folklore (Anatolia, Turkmenistan). ... Cover of The Book of the Law by Aleister Crowley (Weiser 2004 Centennial Edition) The Book of the Law is the central sacred text of Thelema, written (or received) by Aleister Crowley in Cairo, Egypt in the year 1904. ...

Modern culture

This article is about the musician. ... Al Borland (left) with Tim Taylor Albert Borland is a fictional character from the TV sitcom Home Improvement played by Richard Karn. ... Alphonse Hercules Bundy (born ca. ... Al is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Information Nickname(s) Al Gender Male Date of birth June 15 1934 Occupation Pilot Companion/Assistant to Samuel Beckett Title Rear Admiral Relationships Beth Children Four daughters Portrayed by Dean Stockwell Created by Donald P. Bellisario Rear Admiral Albert Calavicci is a fictional character on the sci-fi/drama Quantum... Alphonse Elric ) is a fictional character in the manga and anime series Fullmetal Alchemist. ... Accursed Lands (AL) is a free MUD that has been online since 1996. ...

Politics

This article is about the former Vice President of the United States. ... The Alternative List (Alternative Liste) is a combination of political parties in Switzerland. ...

Other

  • Al-, Arabic prefix the

Al- is not a permanent component of words, as shown here with , the Arabic for Bahrain. ...

See also

Look up A 1, A1, a1 in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ...

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Ale at AllExperts (671 words)
Ale is a beer brewed from barley malt with a brewers yeast that ferments quickly, giving a sweet, full body and a fruity, and sometimes a butter-like taste.
Ales are very common in Britain, Germany, Canada's eastern provinces, the United States, and Belgium; however, pale lager is the dominant style of beer in almost all other countries.
Ales are normally brewed with top-fermenting yeasts, though a number of British brewers, including Fullers and Weltons, use ale yeast strains that have less pronounced top-fermentation characteristics.
ale: Definition and Much More from Answers.com (1213 words)
Pale ale (the name referring to its relatively pale to deep amber color as compared to dark ales like porter or stout) originated in England and has a flavor that's reasonably balanced between the hops and malted barley.
Ale is a beer style brewed from barley malt with a brewers yeast that ferments quickly, giving a sweet, full body and a fruity, and sometimes a butter-like taste.
The best-known varieties are Köln's Kölsch, a very pale ale, and altbier (most associated with Düsseldorf but made in other parts of western Germany as well); wheat beers such as hefeweizen and Berliner Weisse are also technically ales, though they may have different flavours, particularly the pronounced banana-like estery flavour of hefeweizen.
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