单词 | white beer |
释义 | > as lemmaswhite beer white beer n. an unfiltered, top-fermented style of wheat beer, brewed chiefly in Belgium and the Netherlands, and typically flavoured with coriander, orange zest, etc.; (also) a style of (filtered or unfiltered) beer brewed in Germany from malted wheat, malted barley, and hops. [After Dutch witte bier (1562) and (in later use) German Weißbier, †weißes Bier (both 16th cent.).] ΚΠ 1696 W. Mountague Delights Holland 24 Their Beer (of which they have many sorts, as Rotterdam Beer, Dort, English Beer, white Beer, sweet Beer, Breda Beer, &c.). 1762 P. Murdoch tr. A. F. Büsching New Syst. Geogr. IV. 350 Its commodious situation for navigation and trade, its brewery of a pleasant white beer,..supply its inhabitants with the means of good subsistence. 1893 Pop. Sci. Monthly Nov. 144/1 Breakfast..consisted of two Vienna loaves, Hamburg smoked meat, cheese, and white beer. 1983 ‘J. le Carré’ Little Drummer Girl i. 38 A farewell celebration..—an evening get-together, with white beer and sausages—was quietly sabotaged by Alexis. 2013 Wall St. Jrnl. 12 Oct. (WSJ Mag.) 36/2 Try the Oc'Ale Blanche, a grassy version of a Belgian-style white beer. < as lemmas |
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