Heady brews

The answer

ALES

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALES answer page.

Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 6 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.

• LAGERS (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for ALES

Every other clue in this collection answered by ALES, most used first.

• Pub orders - used 166 times, most recently in 2026
• Pub pints - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
• Pub drinks - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
• Pub offerings - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
• Beverages. - used 63 times, most recently in 1996
• Pub potables - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
• Pub beverages - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
• Pub quaffs - used 51 times, most recently in 2025
• Brews. - used 49 times, most recently in 2024
• Pub brews - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Pub servings - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Brewery products - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Some craft beers - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Stein fillers - used 25 times, most recently in 2021
• Pub round - used 24 times, most recently in 2022
• City in S France - used 23 times, most recently in 1993
• Draft picks - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Tavern orders - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
• Bitter beers - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Malt beverages - used 20 times, most recently in 2020
• British brews - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
• Drinks - used 19 times, most recently in 1984
• Pub choices - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Draft choices - used 18 times, most recently in 2023
• Some beers - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Pub pours - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• Lager alternatives - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Many microbrews - used 16 times, most recently in 2021
• Porters - used 16 times, most recently in 2003
• Stout relatives - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Bar orders - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Bitter brews - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Brewpub offerings - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Bar brews - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Brewery offerings - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Brighton brews - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Hoppy brews - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Pub potations - used 13 times, most recently in 2013
• Publican's stock - used 13 times, most recently in 2017
• Tavern drinks - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Alternatives to lagers - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Beer alternatives - used 12 times, most recently in 2012
• Brewed beverages - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Draft selections - used 12 times, most recently in 2013
• Hearty brews - used 12 times, most recently in 2017
• Hearty quaffs - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Pub purchases - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Pub sign. - used 12 times, most recently in 1968
• Saloon selections - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Some are pale - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Some brews - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Pub selections - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Amber brews - used 10 times, most recently in 2011
• English country festivals. - used 10 times, most recently in 1980
• Pub beers - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Tavern offerings - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Thirst quenchers - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Brewpub choices - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• Brewpub fare - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Brewpub selections - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Inn inventory - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Stout and porter - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Brewpub orders - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Malt drinks - used 8 times, most recently in 2002
• Malty brews - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Microbrewery offerings - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Porter and stout - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Some craft brews - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Stout cousins - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Taproom offerings - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Tavern selections - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Tavern stock - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Ballantine and others - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Beer choices - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Brewpub array - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Brewpub quaffs - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Hearty libations - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Pub fare - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Pub picks - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Pub specialties. - used 7 times, most recently in 1978
• Pub stock - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Barley brews - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Brewed drinks - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Porters, e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Potent pints - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Saloon orders - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Saloon selection - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Some microbrews - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Tavern array - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Tavern quaffs - used 6 times, most recently in 2026

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Herbal brews - TEAS, used 37 times
• Hoppy brews - IPAS, used 17 times
• Hoppy brews, for short - IPAS, used 14 times
• Hoppy brews, briefly - IPAS, used 10 times
• Bitter brews, for short - IPAS, used 8 times
• Heady stuff? - BEER, used 8 times

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