Beer in UK and US

Beer is an alcoholic drink made from malt and made bitter with hops.

In the UK, people usually say 'beer' when they are talking about a brown or dark brown form of the drink, such as bitter or stout. People in the US usually call this darker type of beer 'ale' or dark beer.

The clear, pale yellow, carbonated (= with gas) form of the drink, which is simply called 'beer' in the US and in most other countries, is usually called 'lager' in the UK.