lager

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: lager

1	n	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
2	n	a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: lager

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; 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; malt, malt liquor
a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer

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

Type of:: bivouac, camp, cantonment, encampment
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

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