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Ale-house, a place where ale with other intoxicating liquors as deemed proper by the keeper, is sold by retail to be drunk on the premises where sold. Such a house, commonly called also a public-house, has for a long time, by a series of Acts consolidated in 1828 by 9 Geo. 4, c. 61 (styled 'The (English) Alehouse Act, 1828,' by the Short Titles Act, 1896, but [and more correctly 'The (English) Intoxicating Liquors Licensing Act, 1828,' by the Licensing Act, 1872], required a license from justices of the peace as well as an excise license; whereas the houses called beer-houses, first established in 1830 by 11 Geo. 4 & 1 Wm. 4, c. 64, required an excise license only until the passing of the Wine and Beerhouse Act, 1869. See INTOXICATING LIQUORS....
Ale
Ale, See ALE-HOUSE, and see LICENSE....
Ale-conner, or Ale-founder, or Ale-kenner
Ale-conner, or Ale-founder, or Ale-kenner [gustator, cerevisi' Lat.], one who kens or knows what good ale is; an officer appointed at a curt-leet, who is sworn to look at the assize and goodness of ale and beer within the precincts of the lordship, Kitch. 46. Thee were at one time four ale-conners, chosen by the liverymen of the City of London, in Common hall, on Midsummer-day, whose office it was to inspect the measures used in public-houses....
Fild-ale, or Filk-ale
Fild-ale, or Filk-ale [fr. fillen, sax., to fill, and ale], an ale-feast. A term applied to an extortionate practice of officers of the forest, and of bailiffs of hundreds, of compelling persons to contribute to the supplying them with drink etc., Prohibited by the Carta de Foresta, 4 Inst. 307....
Scotal, or scotale
Scotal, or scotale, an extortionate practice by officers of the forest who kept ale-houses, and compelled the people to drink at their houses for fear of their displeasure. Prohibited by the Charter of the Forest, c. 7.An extortionary practice by which forest officers forced people to patronage the officers' alehouses, often in exchange for officer's ignoring forest offenses, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1348...
Ale silver
Ale silver, a rent or tribute paid annually to the Lord Mayor of London, by those who sold ale within the liberty of the City, Blount's Law Dict....
Ale-stake
Ale-stake, a maypole or long stake driven into the ground, with a sign on it for the sale of ale, Blount....
Ale-taster
Ale-taster, See ALE-CONNER....
Bride ale
A rustic wedding feast a bridal See Ale...
Church ale
A church or parish festival as in commemoration of the dedication of a church at which much ale was used...
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