Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
beer (noun)1.
an alcoholic beverage usually made from malted cereal grain (as barley), flavored with hops, and brewed by slow fermentation
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
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