lager beer : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: lager beer	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for lager beer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lager beer n a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September Synonym(s): lager, lager beer
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lager beer \La"ger beer`\ [G. lager bed, storehouse + bier beer. See {Lair}, and {Beer}.] Originally a German beer, but now also made in immense quantities in the United States; -- so called from its being laid up or stored for some months before use.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beer \Beer\, n. [OE. beor, ber, AS. be[a2]r; akin to Fries. biar, Icel. bj[?]rr, OHG. bior, D. & G. bier, and possibly E. brew. [fb]93, See {Brew}.] 1. A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor. Note: Beer has different names, as {small beer}, {ale}, {porter}, {brown stout}, {lager beer}, according to its strength, or other qualities. See {Ale}. 2. A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc. {Small beer}, weak beer; (fig.) insignificant matters. [bd]To suckle fools, and chronicle small beer.[b8] --Shak.