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beer

DEFINITIONS OF: beer

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n a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops

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draft beer, draught beer
beer drawn from a keg
suds
a dysphemism for beer (especially for lager that effervesces)
lager, lager beer
a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September
ale
a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
Munchener, Munich beer
a dark lager produced in Munich since the 10th century; has a distinctive taste of malt
bock, bock beer
a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring
light beer
lager with reduced alcohol content
Octoberfest, Oktoberfest
a strong lager made originally in Germany for the Oktoberfest celebration; sweet and copper-colored
Pilsener, Pilsner
a pale lager with strong flavor of hops; first brewed in the Bohemian town of Pilsen
Weissbier, wheat beer, white beer
a general name for beers made from wheat by top fermentation; usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent
malt, malt liquor
a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer
bitter
English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
Burton
a strong dark English ale
pale ale
an amber colored ale brewed with pale malts; similar to bitter but drier and lighter
porter, porter's beer
a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
stout
a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops
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brew, brewage
drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
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