"lager" and "ale" are types of beer.
But in many places, (such as commiefornia) an "ale" can legally be stronger than beer, and you can't label it "beer" unless it has a low alcohol content such as 5%abv or less. --Even though most everybody still just calls all of these brews 'beer.'
But that wasn't the OP's question.
But that wasn't the OP's question.
Very true, but to be specific, you brought up the beer topic. lol. I would not have said anything if you had not mentioned ale, because ale is considered by many to be a separate, stronger alcoholic beverage, not a subcategory of beer.
"Lager" and "pilsner" are types of beer
would have been better.
ale noun
A fermented alcoholic beverage containing malt and hops, similar to but heavier than beer.
--Wordnik
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