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beer
types of beer
cold/ice-cold beer
• He opened the fridge and got out a can of ice-cold beer.
draught beer
British English , draft beer American English (= taken from a large container, not served in a bottle )
• He only ever drinks draught beer.
bottled beer
(= served in a bottle )
• We sell a wide selection of draught and bottled beers.
strong beer
(= with a lot of alcohol )
• He had drunk two pints of strong beer before attempting to drive.
light beer
especially American English (= lower in alcohol or calories than normal beer )
• He claims light beer has no flavor.
low-alcohol beer
(= lower in alcohol than normal beer )
• Have you tried low-alcohol beer?
alcohol-free beer
(= with no alcohol in it )
• I'll bring some alcohol-free beer.
stale beer
(= old beer which has an unpleasant smell )
• The hotel smelt of cigarette smoke and stale beer.
beer + NOUN
a beer bottle/can
(= a bottle/can for beer )
• Empty beer cans littered the ground.
a beer barrel/keg
(= a large container for beer )
• They rolled empty beer barrels along the street.
a beer mat
(= a mat for putting a glass of beer on )
• There were beer mats and an ashtray on the table.
a beer glass
• He raised his beer glass and said 'Cheers!'
a beer mug
(= large glass with a handle )
• The barmaid brought over four foaming beer mugs.
a beer drinker
• I'm not really a beer drinker.
a beer festival
(= special event where people can taste different types of beer )
phrases
a pint of beer
• Two pints of beer, please.
a bottle/can of beer
(= containing beer )
• The fridge was full of cans of beer.
a barrel of beer
(= a large container containing beer )
• He bought a barrel of beer for the party.
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noun ADJ. excellent, good, great, quality | strong | alcohol-free, light, low-alcohol, no-alcohol | cold, ice-cold | warm | foaming a glass of foaming ice-cold beer | black, blonde, dark | bottled, cask, draught, keg | flat (= that the gas has gone out of) | stale The pub smelled of stale beer. | home-brewed | designer The shop specializes in designer beers. QUANT. litre, pint I ordered half a pint of beer with my sandwich. | barrel, bottle, can, glass, keg, tankard | crate VERB + BEER drink Do you drink beer? | have Will you have a beer? | down He downed his beer in one go. | gulp (at), sip (at), swig, take a gulp/sip/swig of | draw, pour (sb) This beer should be drawn slowly. He poured us all a beer. | order I saw him at the bar ordering a beer. | go for I'm going for a beer with Carl tonight. | brew | chill BEER + VERB chill Put the beer in the fridge to chill. | foam | go flat | flow (figurative) The beer flowed freely after the match. | slop He slammed his glass down and the beer slopped over the sides. BEER + NOUN drinker, lover | maker | barrel, bottle, can, crate, glass, keg, mug, tankard | mat | festival | consumption, production, sales | cellar, garden The pub has a beer garden round the back. | belly He's only twenty but he's already got a beer belly (= a fat stomach from drinking too much beer). | money Playing non-league football keeps him in beer money (= earns him enough money to buy beer, but he has to do another job to earn a living).
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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beer
a general word for an alcoholic drink made from malt and hops:
• a bottle of beer • Let’s go and have a beer in the pub.
lager
a light-coloured beer, which often has a lot of bubbles in it:
• A pint of lager, please.
ale
a type of beer which is usually sold in a bottle or a can:
• Beers and fine ales were brewed here for over a hundred years. • Newcastle Brown Ale
draught beer
British English , draft beer American English beer that is served from a large container rather than a bottle, especially good quality beer:
• The pub serves a range of draught beers.
real ale
British English beer that has been made in the, traditional way, not in a large factory:
• The pub has real ale and live music most nights.
bitter
British English a type of dark strong beer that is popular in Britain:
• I'll have a pint of bitter.
shandy
a drink made of beer mixed with lemonade:
• I'd better have a shandy - I'm driving.
cider
an alcoholic drink made from apples:
• His clothes were old and dirty, and he stank of cider.
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