Cream ale is one of those names that gives people a misunderstanding of what it is right out of the the... tube. The point is that it's light and easy to drink; the ale version of your typical american yellow fizzed stuff served in "crush it" ads on TV. So light, gentle, inoffensive; really a lawnmower beer that's amazing on a hot summer day when you've been doing big physical labor outside in the heat. But check the web before you select, cuz I make no claims of perfect accuracy in my from-the-top-of-the-head descriptions. ;)
Enjoy the walk! If done right, you could get a 5 mile round trip walk in by the time you're done!