Editing Small beer (section)

== Contemporary usage ==
Small beer and small ale can also refer to beers made from the second runnings from the stronger beer (e.g., [[Scotch ale]]). Such beers can be as strong as a [[mild ale]], but it depends on the strength of the original mash. This was an economic measure in household brewing in England until the 18th century, and still produced by some [[Homebrewing|homebrewers]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Brad |title=Parti-Gyle Brewing – Two Beers from One Mash Revisited |url=https://beersmith.com/blog/2015/05/22/parti-gyle-brewing-two-beers-from-one-mash-revisited/ |website=Beersmith |access-date=27 July 2023}}</ref> it is now only produced commercially in small quantities in Britain, and is not widely available in pubs or shops.

In [[Belgium]], small or table beer is known as ''bière de table'' or ''tafelbier'' and many varieties are still brewed there. Breweries that still make this type of beer include De Es of [[Schalkhoven]] and Gigi of [[Gérouville]] in the [[Province of Luxembourg]].<ref name=Oxford>{{citation |title=Table beer |page=783 |author=Tim Webb |work=The Oxford Companion to Beer |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-199-91210-0}}</ref> In the US, a Vienna lager was a popular table beer before [[prohibition in the United States|prohibition]].<ref name=Nelson>{{cite book|title=North Dakota Beer: A Heady History|author=Alicia Underlee Nelson|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|year=2017|isbn=978-1-625-85919-8|page=38}}</ref> Small beers are also produced in Germany and Switzerland albeit using local brewing methods.