1
: a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage that is usually made from malted cereal grain (especially barley), is flavored with hops, and typically contains less than a 5% alcohol content
compare ale, craft beer, lager entry 1, malt liquor sense 2
2
: a carbonated nonalcoholic or a fermented slightly alcoholic beverage with flavoring from roots or other plant parts
birch beer
3
: fermented mash
4
: a drink of beer
Examples of beer in a Sentence
Would you like beer with dinner? The pub brews its own beer. I'll have a beer, please. a couple of cold beers a glass of birch beer
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Karen Gardiner, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026 For something quick, the hotel’s market stocks local wine and beer alongside snacks. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026 That includes beer, by the way. —Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026 Jones was last seen chugging a beer (or a water) in a box at the Giants-Dodgers game and isn’t going anywhere unless the offer comes at the top half of the second round. —Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for beer
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“Beer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/beer. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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beer
noun
1
: an alcoholic drink made from malt and flavored with hops
2
: a nonalcoholic drink made from roots or other parts of plants
birch beer
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