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beer

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Definition of beer

1 : an alcoholic beverage usually made from malted cereal grain (such as barley), flavored with hops, and brewed by slow fermentation
2 : a carbonated nonalcoholic or a fermented slightly alcoholic beverage with flavoring from roots or other plant parts birch beer
3 : fermented mash
4 : a drink of beer

Examples of beer in a Sentence

Would you like beer with dinner? The pub brews its own beer. I'll have a beer, please. a couple of cold beers a glass of birch beer
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Recent Examples on the Web The broth gets some additional richness from the addition of a cup of lager beer. — oregonlive, "20 Super Bowl chili recipes: Which one is right for you?," 29 Jan. 2020 These tents offer bottled soda along with an assortment of domestic beers. — Tirion Morris, azcentral, "Going to the Phoenix Open? Here's a party-goers guide to The Greatest Show on Grass," 28 Jan. 2020 In turn, that led to a couple of free beers and a free shot of Jameson whiskey, with a total value of $23. — Charles Passy, WSJ, "Answer to Age-Old Question: Where Can I Get Free Food on My Birthday?," 27 Jan. 2020 Alex Rodriguez is now a co-owner and chairman of the Dominican Republic’s Presidente beer. — Michael Silverman, BostonGlobe.com, "MGM believes its sports wagering approach is a good bet," 24 Jan. 2020 There's a fundraiser tonight at Champps Brookfield, 1240 S. Moorland Road in Brookfield, starting at 5 p.m. Tickets to Bucks and Brewer games, among other items, will be auctioned off and the bar will donate money from the sale of specialty beers. — Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Why the Bucks are in France, a new brewery and Milwaukee rappers with millions of views and few bookings," 22 Jan. 2020 Two Hearted Ale — widely considered one of the best beers in America — has a 3.97 out of more than 448,000 check-ins. — Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press, "Bell's Brewery set to release low-calorie Light Hearted Ale on Jan. 20," 10 Jan. 2020 Dozens of Singha beers are passed around, and, inexplicably, an enormous straw hat. — Erin Granat, Billboard, "We Toured Southeast Asia With the Ed Banger Crew," 18 Dec. 2019 The Edge of the World Brewery served its first beer in March 2018. — The Economist, "Theocracy in America Short Creek starts to move beyond its past as a fundamentalist fief," 5 Dec. 2019

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First Known Use of beer

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for beer

Middle English ber, going back to Old English bēor, akin to Old High German bior "beer," Old Norse bjórr; perhaps all going back to a dissimilated form of Germanic *breura-, a nominal derivative of *brewwan- "to brew entry 1"

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The first known use of beer was before the 12th century

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“Beer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beer. Accessed 16 Feb. 2020.

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More Definitions for beer

beer

noun
How to pronounce beer (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of beer

: an alcoholic drink made from malt and flavored with hops
: a drink made from roots or other parts of plants

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beer

noun
\ ˈbir How to pronounce beer (audio) \

Kids Definition of beer

: an alcoholic drink made from malt and flavored with hops

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