bierstube

[ beer-shtoo-buh ]

noun

, plural bier·stu·bes, bier·stu·ben [beer, -shtoo-b, uh, n].

1. a tavern or caf é offering German or German-style atmosphere, décor, food, beer, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bierstube¹

1905–10; < German, equivalent to Bier beer + Stube room; stove ¹

Example Sentences

Resi's Bierstube is another holdout in the old German neighborhood on North Lincoln.

From Golf Digest

Opening the door across from the Bierstube reveals a railing that overlooks the two-story, drafty, old boiler room complete with twisting pipes and a small, entirely brick wine cellar.

From Washington Times

The basement houses the Bierstube, a tap room designed in Germany.

From Washington Times

At Altstadt, if you look past the thick bierstube tables and the steins holding the silverware, what you have is a joint that mirrors the other sports bars along this historic strip, complete with the ubiquitous brick walls, splintered floor and lots of TVs.

From Seattle Times

Political fans can visit a museum about Willy Brandt, the former German chancellor, who was born in Lübeck, while those with a literary bent can explore museums devoted to Thomas Mann, another native son, and Günter Grass, who has lived in the region since the 1980s, and has been known to occasionally pop into Buthman’s Bierstube, which served its first drink in 1697, on Glockengiesserstrasse.

From New York Times