beer

noun

\ ˈbir

Definition of beer

1 : a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage that is usually made from malted cereal grain (especially barley), is flavored with hops, and typically contains less than a 5% alcohol content — compare ale, craft beer, lager entry 1, malt liquor sense 2

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

Recent Examples on the Web The beer garden is located at 40 Brattle St. in Cambridge and opens from 2-10 p.m. on Saturdays. — BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2021 The large open bus shelters remain, also, in the central clearing that on Friday becomes a family zone and beer garden. — John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Sep. 2021 Highlights include live entertainment, cornhole tournament, beer garden (Rincon Brewery), food (Optimist Club), games, pie and watermelon eating contest, cake walk and live auction. — Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2021 The beer garden is scheduled to be open from noon to 8 p.m. — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2021 An outdoor beer garden starts serving at 3 p.m. and doors open at 4 p.m. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door or online at myalaskatix.com. — Anchorage News, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2021 Ferus on 41st, a beer garden and restaurant from Ferus Artisan Ales in Trussville, is set to open in Avondale in the former Fancy’s on Fifth space. — Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2021 The Ginger Man: With more than 100 beers available, this casual spot has a spacious beer garden that’s perfect for pups. — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 26 Aug. 2021 Empirical Brewery hosts the beer garden with Beard and Belly and Rewired offering up dining options. — Holly Baumbach, chicagotribune.com, 26 Aug. 2021

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