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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The atmosphere is more family-friendly and festival-like, with food and beer, live music and fire pits.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
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—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
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—Scott Simon, NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
Fraternity houses throughout the country are trading beers for Bibles as university students are turning to Christianity in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
According to Action Network, the Red Sox entered the 2025 season as the least affordable ticket in the game for a family of four (including four tickets, two beers, two soft drinks, four hot dogs, parking, a souvenir hat, and factoring in a ballpark’s child admission policy).
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Dodgers and Blue Jays, sports-betting and beer, auto loans and iPhones.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Beer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beer. Accessed 30 Oct. 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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