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bier

Definitions of bier
  1. noun
    a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
    synonyms: brouwsel, gerstenat, sopje
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    types:
    lager, lagerbier, pils, pilsener
    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
    bockbier, bok, bokbier
    a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring
    mout
    a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer
    stout
    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
    type of:
    brouwsel
    drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
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