malt liquor

noun

Definition of malt liquornext
as in home brew

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Recent Examples of malt liquor 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 Lance Jimenez, a Los Angeles Fire Department arson investigator, said the explosive was made from a 40-ounce Olde English 800 malt liquor bottle and a silky designer handkerchief. — Michael R. Sisak, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2025 The items were later tested for DNA, Jimenez said, but only the malt liquor bottle yielded results. — Bethany Brown, People.com, 29 May 2025 She was nominated for multiple James Beard Awards and won one for an article on the legacy of the 40-ounce bottle of malt liquor. — Charlotte Druckman, New York Times, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for malt liquor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for malt liquor
  1. home brew
  2. beer
  3. brew
  4. ale
  5. wine
  6. cocktail
  7. mum
  8. mixed drink
Noun
  • The festival will also feature a home brew competition and a main stage with music.
    — Nathan Pilling July 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
  • On our small Farm in Ennis Texas, my father would pick wild Muscadine grapes and make home brew.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of home brew
Noun
  • Next, in comes Hegseth (Colin Jost), chugging a non-alcoholic beer.
    — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026
  • At the void deck was a group of old men gathered around a stone table, bottles of beer open before them.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of beer
Noun
  • Thus, the drinker of the ayahuasca brew can experience its psychoactive effects.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Don’t leave without trying the cold brew tamarindo, where the fruit’s tartness plays against the bitterness of the coffee.
    — Nikkita Nair, Saveur, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of brew
Noun
  • Icy cold glasses of Tell the Truth, a light and lemony ale, sat before them on a high-top table beside a stenographer’s notebook and a laptop.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The next round was on the latecomer; a wild ale by the name of Arietta, from Fox Farm Brewery, floral and largely flat, had a pleasing barnyard funk.
    — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of ale
Noun
  • At almost any hour, someone is settling in for a caffeine fix, a glass of wine, or one more dirty martini.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The wine industry has largely convinced itself that faster, cheaper, and easier is the path to a better product.
    — Peter Hahn, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of wine
Noun
  • Bottle tops popped, can tabs cracked, and cocktail shakers shook all day Thursday at the Aftershock music festival at Sacramento’s Discovery Park.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Guests lingered over cocktails, lauding Ghesquière’s formidable creative prowess, personal warmth and loyalty.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of cocktail
Noun
  • But the formal name has yet to be unveiled and Paramount is staying mum, declining comment on that.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 28 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
Definition of mum
Noun
  • 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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“Malt liquor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malt%20liquor. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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