(n) :
an intoxicatingliquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops; a festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk
"note: The word ale, in England and the United States, usually designates a heavier kind of fermented liquor, and the word beer a lighter kind. The word beer is also in common use as the generic name for all malt liquors."
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(n) :
an intoxicatingliquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops; a festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk
"note: The word ale, in England and the United States, usually designates a heavier kind of fermented liquor, and the word beer a lighter kind. The word beer is also in common use as the generic name for all malt liquors."