ale beverage

work · 14 mentions

A fermented drink formerly consumed in mornings

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Defining properties

was the common meal-time beverage meal-time beverage
is pale beer with considerable alcohol
is made of pale malt with more hop extract than porter
has average alcohol content of 4.622 per cent by weight ⟨199 samples analyzed by Prof. Englehardt for N. Y. State Board of Health⟩
was fairly common drink ale ⟨in contrast to tea, early 1700s⟩
is place where ale vended ale-house
served coffee house
consort better with ale than with whiskey bread and cheese

Perspectives

Claims grouped by the voice that makes them.

Frederick B. Goddard (author)

ale is pale beer with considerable alcohol
assertsneutralsource: general-pg50759
ALE is pale beer with considerable alcohol
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'ALE is pale beer with considerable alcohol and made of pale malt, with more hop extract than porter.' The exact wording from the passage matches the claim perfectly.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage defines ALE without naming a specific source). The stance is 'asserts' as the passage provides a direct definition. The sentiment is neutral, matching the technical, definitional tone. The time qualifiers are all null, which is appropriate since the passage provides no temporal scope. The context is empty, which is correct as the passage does not restrict this to a specific sense or role. The quote appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim.
ale is made of pale malt with more hop extract than porter
assertsneutralsource: general-pg50759
made of pale malt, with more hop extract than porter
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'ALE is pale beer with considerable alcohol and made of pale malt, with more hop extract than porter.' The subject, predicate, and object all match the passage exactly without any rewording or outside knowledge required.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.95 pass — The claim is highly faithful to the passage. The quote appears verbatim: 'made of pale malt, with more hop extract than porter.' The perspective is appropriately attributed to the author (anonymous passage text), stance is correctly marked as 'asserts' (a factual statement), sentiment is neutral, and time qualifiers are correctly set to null since the passage provides no temporal information. Context is appropriately empty as the passage does not restrict ale to a particular sense or period. Minor deduction (0.05) for not specifying that the context is about ale as a beverage type, though this is implicit and not necessary for strict fidelity to the passage's presentation.
bread and cheese consort better with ale than with whiskey ale
assertsneutralsource: general-pg50759
Bread and cheese consort better with ale than with whiskey
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage with identical wording: 'Bread and cheese consort better with ale than with whiskey.' This is explicitly presented as a factual assertion without requiring outside knowledge or over-generalization.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage presents this as a general statement without attributing it to a named source). The stance is appropriately marked as 'asserts' since the passage states this as fact. The sentiment is neutral, matching the passage's straightforward informational tone. The time qualifiers are correctly null since the passage provides no temporal scope. The context is appropriately empty as the passage makes no restrictive qualification about a particular sense or role. The quote appears verbatim in the passage and accurately supports the claim.

William H. Ukers (author)

ale was the common meal-time beverage meal-time beverage
assertsneutralsource: coffee-pg28500
Ale was the common meal-time beverage
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage's final sentence: 'Ale was the common meal-time beverage.' This is a verbatim quote from the text with no rewording or interpretation needed.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage states this as a direct conclusion rather than attributing it to a named source). The stance is appropriately 'asserts' as the passage presents this as a fact. The sentiment is neutral, matching the passage's neutral tone. The time qualifier is correctly set to null since the passage does not provide a specific temporal scope for this statement. The context is appropriately empty as the passage does not restrict the claim to a particular sense or role. The quote 'Ale was the common meal-time beverage' appears verbatim at the end of the passage and directly supports the claim.
ale-house is place where ale vended ale
assertsneutralsource: coffee-pg28500
For where _Ale's_ vended, that's an _Ale-house_
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'For where _Ale's_ vended, that's an _Ale-house_.' This line explicitly defines an ale-house as a place where ale is sold, matching the claim's subject-predicate-object structure exactly.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author/the learned (no named source to override 'author'). The stance is accurately captured as 'asserts' - this is a straightforward logical derivation stated as fact. The sentiment is neutral, matching the expository tone. Time qualifiers are appropriately null since the passage provides no temporal scope. Context is empty as appropriate since no restrictive sense or period is specified. The quote appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim about the definition of an ale-house.
coffee house served ale second half of the eighteenth century
assertsneutralsource: coffee-pg28500
proprietors, in the hope of increasing their patronage, began to serve wine, ale, and other liquors
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly supported by the passage. The text explicitly states that coffee house proprietors 'began to serve wine, ale, and other liquors' during the second half of the eighteenth century, which matches the subject, predicate, object, and timeframe specified in the claim.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.90 pass — The claim is largely faithful to the passage. The quote is verbatim and accurately supports that coffee houses served ale. Viewpoint, stance, and sentiment are all correct - the author asserts this neutrally without attribution to a named source. The time qualifier correctly identifies the second half of the eighteenth century with normalized dates 1750-1800. Context is appropriately left empty since the passage does not restrict this to a particular sense or role. Minor note: The passage uses "began to serve" suggesting the practice was initiated during this period rather than universal throughout, but this temporal nuance is inherent in the quote itself and does not constitute an unfaithful qualifier in the claim structure.

Prof. Englehardt

ale has average alcohol content of 4.622 per cent by weight 1885 ⟨199 samples analyzed by Prof. Englehardt for N. Y. State Board of Health⟩
assertsneutralsource: general-pg50759
Ale " 199 samples 4.622
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The table explicitly shows that ale averaged 4.622 per cent of alcohol by weight based on 199 samples analyzed by Prof. Englehardt for the N.Y. State Board of Health in 1885, exactly as claimed.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint correctly attributes the finding to Prof. Englehardt. The stance 'asserts' appropriately captures the neutral presentation of the analyses. The sentiment is neutral as befits a factual scientific measurement. The time qualifiers (when, valid_from, valid_to all set to 1885) accurately match the passage's reference to 'analyses made for the N. Y. State Board of Health, in 1885'. The context correctly specifies the 199 samples analyzed. The quote appears verbatim in the passage table and directly supports the claim about ale's alcohol content.

Rodris Roth (author)

ale was fairly common drink ale early 1700s ⟨in contrast to tea, early 1700s⟩
assertsneutralsource: tea-pg46775
ale and wine, in contrast to tea, were fairly common drinks
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The text explicitly says 'At this time ale and wine, in contrast to tea, were fairly common drinks,' which directly supports that ale was a fairly common drink in contrast to tea during the early 1700s.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.90 pass — The claim is largely faithful to the passage. The quote is verbatim and accurately supports the claim. Viewpoint, stance, and sentiment are all correct. The time qualifier is appropriate given the passage's focus on the early 1700s (with the specific 1709 date as evidence), though technically the passage says "early 1700's" which could extend slightly beyond 1710; however, the normalized dates are reasonable and consistent with "when." Context correctly reflects the contrast to tea mentioned in the passage. Minor: The time range (1700-1710) is slightly narrow for "early 1700s" which might extend to 1720s, but this is a minor issue that doesn't substantially undermine the claim's fidelity.

Change over time

early 1700s

was fairly common drink ale

second half of the eighteenth century

served coffee house

1885

has average alcohol content of 4.622 per cent by weight