By coincidence on two successive days I recently encountered two ales that tasted a lot like an assertive lager. Googling Sam Adams East-West Kolsch confirmed exactly that impression:
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&tbo=d&s...w=1388&bih=688
In fact there's some q as to whether it ought not be called a lager
Incidentally does anyone know how to easily fetch the diacritical
The other, by coincidence also Sam Adams, their Summer Ale, delicious
For blind-tasting purposes what's the subtle difference that might distinguish them as ales