HOME BREW Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

home brew

noun

Definition of home brew

as in malt liquor

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Recent Examples of home brew Come for the home brew, stay for the honky-tonk. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026 Coffee connoisseurs will already know that this design will take their home brew to a whole new level (or nine). — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025 Don’t let your homemade soda sit at room temperature too long if trying the home brew method. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2025 His mother was left to support the family, in part by selling home brews of two potent alcoholic beverages, chang’aa and busaa. — Alex Williams, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for home brew

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Noun

Major parts of Kansas City can say goodbye to the sale of mini liquor bottles and single-serve containers of beer and malt liquor.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
And since White Claw and many others are made with malt liquor, the stricter regulations on spirits don’t apply.

— Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025

Definition of malt liquor

Noun

In October 2025, an attack on Asahi Group Holdings caused most of the company’s 30 domestic factories to shut down, leading to shortages of the popular Asahi Super Dry beer.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
Its location in an industrial working waterway won’t provide glorious views, but there’s something whimsical about hot tub boating on a summer’s evening, especially with a local Driftwood beer in hand.

— Adrienne Matei, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of beer

Noun

There will be custom wooden huts for artisan vendors, local and imported German cuisine and beer (including a special Hofbräuhaus brew that’s unavailable outside of Germany), family-friendly entertainment, games and, of course, those VIP tables.

— John Wenzel, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026
An interactive brew bar will pair Kiehl’s skin care ingredients with customers’ moods and skin concerns.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of brew

Noun

At Turn Verein, the area’s German community center, revelers will have the opportunity to watch traditional dancing, listen to folk and polka bands and of course, drink steins of authentic German ale alongside classic Bavarian fare.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Wash it down with a glass of Red Brick Hoplanta ale, brewed in Atlanta’s Upper Westside.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of ale

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The woman's son told police that Merriweather forced pills from the victim's medicine into her mouth, followed by dumping a mixed drink down her throat.

— Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
The indulgent, playful, and dessert-like mixed drink, which features crème de menthe, crème de cacao, heavy whipping cream, and brandy, came in second place at the event.

— Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 27 July 2026

Definition of mixed drink

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Once a farrier's shop, Bygones Cocktail Bar, centered on a horseshoe bar, has romantic lighting, cocktails executed with joy and delight, and a laissez-faire atmosphere.

— Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
And the cliffside cocktail bars provide a romantic stage where tourists gather for each Santorini sunset.

— Rick Steves, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of cocktail

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Blair attributed the incident to drinking a glass of wine and taking a pill.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
The single most difficult part of Rainbeau’s job last season was to stay up on lates with Solène, having to do both their jobs while Solène was busy having a glass of wine or breaking someone’s heart.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of wine

Noun

Some of my earliest memories are walking down the aerobridge with mum and getting to visit the flight deck.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
These boys and girls love fashion for things that are beautiful, but worn in a way that is from their mum’s wardrobe.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

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