 | Cream Ale A very mild, sweetish style of ale made in the United States. Serve between 45 – 50 degrees F. Cream ale is a style of top-fermented American beer resembling a German Kölsch.
While unrelated to cream ales, the term cream is also used to describe beers pressurized with nitrogen, allowing cans and take-home mini-kegs to resemble true draft beer. |
A cream ale is related to American lagers. They are generally brewed to be light and refreshing with a straw to pale golden color. Hop and malt flavor is usually subdued but like all beer styles it is open to individual interpretation, so some breweries give them a more assertive character. The most notable example being Genesee Cream Ale (made by Genesee Brewing Company of Rochester, NY), & Schoenling Little Kings, brewed by The Little Kings Brewing Company, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, & coming in seven ounce 'pony' bottles.
While cream ales are top-fermented ales, they typically undergo an extended period of cold-conditioning or lagering after primary fermentation is complete. This reduces fruity esters and gives the beer a cleaner flavor. Some examples also have a lager yeast added for the cold-conditioning stage or are mixes of ales and lagers. Adjuncts such as corn and rice are used to lighten the body and flavor, although all-malt examples are available
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