beer

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see also ALCOHOL
- a kind of alcoholic drink that is made from grain: beer (noun U/C)
In England beer is more popular than wine. ◎ 'Anything to drink, sir?' 'Yes, I'll have a beer (= a glass of beer) please.' ◎ This is a really excellent beer (= type of beer) . Where is it made?
- light, yellow-coloured beer: lager (noun U/C)
- dark and bitter-tasting beer: bitter (noun U/C)
- strong black beer: stout (noun U/C)
- strong beer, light in colour, usually bottled: pale/light/brown ale (noun U/C)
- beer mixed with lemonade: shandy (noun U/C)
※—† drinking beer
- beer which comes out of a tap in a pub or bar is called draught (AmE draft) beer
a pint of draught bitter
- beer is also sold in bottlescans; beer sold in a bottle: bottled beer; beer sold in a can: canned beer
They've only got it in cans, not on draught. ◎ bottled lager
- a glass that you drink beer from: beer glass; a glass with beer, etc in it: glass of sth
Can you get me another glass of lager?
- the amount of beer you buy in a pub or bar is usually a pint or a half (pint)
'Do you want a pint?' 'No thanks, just a half please.'
- the white airy beer on top of a glass of beer: froth (noun U)
- a place where people go to buy and drink beer, etc: bar, pub
- a shop where beer and other alcoholic drinks can be bought: off-licence (AmE package store)
※ more on bars and pubs BAR/PUB
※—† making beer
- beer is made in a factory called a brewery
- the grain which beer is made from: barley (noun U)
- flowers from the hop plant which are used for making beer: hops (noun plural)
- to make beer: brew sth
He brews all his own beer.
- a person whose job is brewing beer: brewer
- beer may be delivered to a bar or pub in a large container called a barrelkeg