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ginger beer

noun

  1. a soft drink similar to ginger ale but containing more ginger flavor.


ginger beer

noun

  1. a slightly alcoholic drink made by fermenting a mixture of syrup and root ginger
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ginger beer1

First recorded in 1800–10
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Example Sentences

“We know where each other is going, even if it’s a new place or phrasing,” Doe says backstage as he nurses a ginger beer.

Ditto the vivid floating letters announcing your arrival at Pike Place Market, and your proximity to the city’s most prominent ginger beer or Capitol Hill dispensary.

“Yummy, tastes like ginger beer, love the burn,” wrote one of the testers.

“Yummy, tastes like ginger beer, lover the burn,” wrote one of the testers.

A variation on the espresso tonic that's shaping up to be the coffee drink of summer, First Sip's photogenic iteration blends two ounces of espresso with about 6 ounces of ginger beer.

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