Lager alternative
The crossword clue "Lager alternative" is answered by ALE, a 3-letter entry. Used 46 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ALE
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALE answer page.
Used 46 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- PALEALE (5 uses in xd)
- STOUT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ALE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ALE, most used first.
- Pub order - used 233 times, most recently in 2026
- Ginger ___ - used 190 times, most recently in 2026
- Pub pint - used 176 times, most recently in 2026
- Hearty brew - used 161 times, most recently in 2026
- Hearty quaff - used 105 times, most recently in 2026
- Pub beverage - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
- Pub drink - used 88 times, most recently in 2026
- Pub offering - used 87 times, most recently in 2026
- Bitter beer - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
- Pub serving - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
- Draft pick - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
- Pub quaff - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
- Stein filler - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
- Tankard filler - used 68 times, most recently in 2023
- The "A" of "IPA" - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
- Hoppy brew - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
- Part of IPA - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
- Pub brew - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
- Brew. - used 62 times, most recently in 2022
- Brewery product - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Pub potable - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- India pale ___ - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- Draft choice - used 46 times, most recently in 2023
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