lager

¹

[ lah-ger, law- ]

noun

1. Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.

verb (used with object)

1. to age (beer) usually by storing in tanks at just-below freezing temperatures for several weeks or months.

lager

²

[ lah-ger ]

noun

, South African.

1. laager.

lager

¹

/ ˈlɑːɡə /

noun

1. a light-bodied effervescent beer, fermented in a closed vessel using yeasts that sink to the bottom of the brew Compare ale

lager

²

/ ˈlɑːɡə /

noun

1. a variant spelling of laager

Word History and Origins

Origin of lager¹

1835–45; short for lager beer, half adoption, half translation of German Lagerbier. See lair ¹, beer

Word History and Origins

Origin of lager¹

C19: from German Lagerbier beer for storing, from Lager storehouse

Example Sentences

The average price of a pint of draught lager was £4.79 in September, according to the Office for National Statistics.

From BBC

Ideas that appear to have disappeared from the consultation website include putting lager Madrí on tap in all hospitals to "help patient morale", and replacing Streeting as health secretary with a dog.

From BBC

“And then something spicy with a nice crisp lager that will cut through the spice.”

From BBC

Video footage played to the court showed a masked Usher holding a phone in one hand with a can of lager in the other.

From BBC

But not just any beer – it has to be a lager.

From Salon

Related Words

• ale