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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Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
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Zion National Park Lodge has two restaurants and a beer garden, as well as suites and cabins with private patios.
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The Red Rock Grill, which includes indoor and seasonal outdoor dining areas, is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner; Castle Dome Cafe, a seasonal outdoor cafe, offers fast-casual dining options; and the beer garden, also opened seasonally, serves up cold beers and light snacks.
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Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Food and Drink The lodge features two restaurants and a beer garden.
—Sophie Mendel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2025
Zion National Park Lodge has two restaurants and a beer garden, as well as suites and cabins with private patios.
—Sophie Mendel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2025
The Red Rock Grill, which includes indoor and seasonal outdoor dining areas, is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner; Castle Dome Cafe, a seasonal outdoor cafe, offers fast-casual dining options; and the beer garden, also opened seasonally, serves up cold beers and light snacks.
—Sophie Mendel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Beer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beer. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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beer
noun1
: 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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