Ale or ale means a type of beer, with a stronger taste and a higher alcohol content--
Let us visit the tavern and quaff some ale.
This brewery makes ale and lager.
Ail or ail ( rhymes with ale ) is an old-fashioned word meaning to be ill, or to be bothered by a physical condition--
Does he still ail, or is he feeling better?
Ail also means to cause pain or trouble--
His joints ail him when the weather is damp.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"If we hadn't consumed so much ale, our heads wouldn't ail us now."
Note--"ailing" is more commonly used than "ail"--
What's ailing you?
Note # 2--an "ailment" is a physical condition that bothers someone--
There is no remedy for this ailment. You'll just have to put up with it.
Note # 3--an "alehouse" is a tavern--
After the ball game, let's go to the alehouse.
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