Definition of beer Beer
/bɪˈɹ/ - [bir] - beer
We found 15 definitions of beer from 7 different sources.
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What does beer mean?
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NounPlural: beer |
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| beer - a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops | ||
| brew, brewage drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling | ||
| draft beer, draught beer beer drawn from a keg | ||
| suds a dysphemism for beer (especially for lager that effervesces) | ||
| lager beer, lager 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 | ||
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Wiktionary 
- beer (Noun)
An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material commonly barley malt, often with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor. - beer (Noun)
A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc. - beer (Noun)
A solution produced by steeping plant materials in water or another fluid. - beer (Noun)
A glass, bottle, or can of any of the above beverages. - beer (Noun)
A variety of the above beverages. - beer (Noun)
One who is or exists.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- beer (n.)
A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor. - beer (n.)
A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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beer
An alcoholic beverage commonly fermented from barley malt, with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor. -
beer
Coastal town in Southwestern England.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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beer
bēr, n. an alcoholic beverage made by fermentation from malted barley flavoured with hops. It was anciently distinguished from ale by being hopped; now beer is the generic name of malt liquor, including ale and porter.—ns. Beer′-en′gine, Beer′-pump, a machine for drawing beer up from the casks to the bar; Beer′-house, a house where beer or malt liquors are sold; Beer′iness; Beer′-mon′ey, money given to soldiers in the British army, in lieu of beer and spirits.—adj. Beer′y, of or affected by beer.—Beer and skittles, a phrase used vaguely for Bohemian pleasures, from a simple form supposed to be a rustic ideal.—Bitter beer = pale ale, a highly hopped beer made from the very finest selected malt and hops; Mild or Sweet ale being of greater gravity or strength, and comparatively lightly hopped; Black beer, a kind of beer made at Danzig, black and syrupy; Small beer, weak beer, hence trifling things, as in the familiar phrase, 'to think no small beer of one's self.' [A.S. béor; Ger. and Dut. bier, Ice. bjorr.]
Wikipedia 
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Beer is an alcoholic drink. It is made (brewed) with water, hops, barley (types of cereal grains), and yeast (a fungus that produces alcohol).
Beer is made when the yeast 'eats' sugar taken from the barley and turns it into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
Beer is made by adding warm water to malted barley and other grains. The enzymes in the barley change the malted barley and other grains into simple sugars. This is called the mash. The water is then sparged (drained) from the grain. The water is now called wort. The wort is boiled and hops are added. Hops provide flavour and preserve the beer. After boiling the wort is cooled and yeast is added. The yeast turns the sugars into alcohol and the wort into beer.
The earliest records of beer were written around 7000 years ago by the Sumerians. It is said that the Sumerians discovered the fermentation process by accident. It is not known exactly how this happened, but it could be that a piece of bread or grain became wet, and a short time later, it began to ferment and made a pulp that causes drunkenness. A seal around 4,000 years old is a Sumerian "Hymn to Ninkasi", the goddess of brewing. This "hymn" is also a recipe for making beer. A description of the making of beer on this ancient engraving in the Sumerian language is the earliest account of what is easily recognised as barley, followed by a pictograph of bread being baked, crumbled into water to form a mash, and then made into a drink, that is recorded as having made people fe -
Devon
Beer is the name of a village in Devon, England.
It is famous for underground quarries started by the Romans which have supplied stone for many of England's Historic buildings. Fishing was also a large industry with smuggling connections and the ladies of Beer made the lace for Queen Victoria's wedding dress.
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🔤- beer, noun, singular of beers.
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