Cream ale

Cream Ales, are derived from the American light lager style. While they are brewed as an ale they are sometimes finished with a lager yeast or mixed with a lager beer. Maize or rice are used to lighten the body although some microbreweries use malt to brew their cream ales. The colour of these ales should be pale straw to a pale gold colour. They usually have a low hop flavour and some hop aroma but some microbreweries do use more of a hop character.