A tavern or bar where ale is served to customers, common in medieval and early modern Europe.
Compound of Old English 'ale' + 'house', directly naming the building where ale was sold, similar to how we say 'lighthouse' or 'storehouse.'
Alehouses were the internet of their time—gathering places where gossip, news, and rebellion fermented as much as the ale did, which is why many governments tried to regulate them!
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