单词 | black beer |
释义 | > as lemmasblack beer black beer n. (a) any of various beers which are very dark in colour, esp. from the use of roasted malt in the brewing process; (b) a dark and syrupy beer, traditionally made using the leaves and branches of the spruce tree. ΚΠ 1678 J. Browne Compl. Disc. Wounds xiv. 77 And for this Use Sperma Ceti, black Beer, Pulv. ad Casum, and the like, being taken inwardly, are good and proper. 1799 Hull Advertiser 15 June 1/3 For sale... Spruce or black beer, in kegs and half kegs. 1894 Act 57 & 58 Vict. c. 30 §25 The duties of Customs now payable on beer of the descriptions called mum, spruce, or black beer, imported into Great Britain or Ireland. 1992 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 9 June 9 A Yorkshire drink known as black beer. This syrupy drink..is normally mixed with milk or lemonade before it is drunk. 2009 J. Mcllvain et al. Fodor's Patagonia iii. 102 Black beer is suggested with smoked meats. < as lemmas |
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