beer

Noun
  1. A general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops (synset 107902824)
    is a type of: brew, brewage - drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
    subtypes:
    • draft beer, draught beer - beer drawn from a keg
    • suds - a dysphemism for beer (especially for lager that effervesces)
    • lager, lager beer - a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September
    • ale - a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume

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