an alcoholic drink made from fermented grain, usually flavored with hops
They shared a pitcher of beer after the game.
a beer brewed with a warm fermentation process, typically producing a fuller, fruitier flavor than lager
The pub had a dozen ales on tap.
From German lagern (to store) - lagers are traditionally aged, or "lagered", at cold temperatures.
a beer brewed and fermented at cool temperatures, resulting in a crisp, clean taste; the most widely consumed type of beer worldwide
He ordered a cold lager to go with dinner.
"Stout": also a type of dark beer (Guinness is a stout). Polite euphemism for "fat" in older English. "Stout defense": vigorous defense.
thick and strong; somewhat fat
He had a stout build.
Guinness is the most famous stout. Darker and heavier than a lager or ale. Variants include milk stout, oatmeal stout, and imperial stout.
a dark, heavy type of beer brewed with roasted malt or barley
He ordered a pint of stout at the pub.
a beer deliberately brewed to taste tart or acidic, often using wild yeast or bacteria
The brewery is known for its fruit-infused sours.
German for "dark".
a dark, malty German lager beer style
He preferred a dunkel to the paler beers on tap.
a strong, malty German lager beer style, traditionally brewed for winter or spring celebrations
They served bock at the monastery to mark the start of Lent.
Named after the Gose river near Goslar, Germany, where the style originated.
a tart, slightly salty German wheat beer style, often flavored with coriander
The gose had a refreshing, salty tang.
Protected by German law: only breweries in the Cologne region may legally call their beer "Kölsch". Not in Merriam-Webster with its own recording, so no audio_mw here.
a light, crisp beer style brewed only in and around Cologne, Germany, traditionally served in tall, narrow glasses
The bar served several rounds of Kölsch.
French for "season"; originally brewed in winter for farmhands to drink during the summer harvest.
a fruity, spicy, highly carbonated pale ale style originally brewed in Belgian and French farmhouses
The brewery's saison had notes of pepper and citrus.
a pale, crisp lager beer style originating in the Czech city of Plzeň
He ordered a cold pilsner on the patio.
Not in Merriam-Webster with its own recording (this sense has no dedicated pronunciation), so no audio_mw here.
a dark, malty style of beer, originally favored by 18th-century London street porters
He ordered a porter to go with his stew.