All beers are essentially ales or lagers. Ales are brewed using top fermenting yeasts at temperatures normally in the 60-75F range. These yeasts normally produce additional fruity type flavors and the higher temperatures result in fast (one week) fermentations. Most ales can be subclassified into one of the many ale categories on Beerpal.com. However, hard to place or classify ales can be found in the generic "ale" category.
