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[beer] / bɪər /


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Some autumnal ale: It can be delightful when craft breweries churn out seasonally inspired flavors, but what happens when we start being served pumpkin beer in August, or Christmas beer before Halloween?

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

Others have described the Staffordshire town as the "beer capital of England", and at its height more than 30 breweries once operated from there.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

“There is no more talented team than the Los Angeles Dodgers,” Roberts told his players amid clubhouse floods of champagne and beer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Various administrations have regularly used it over trade disputes in a number of sectors, from beer to green technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

I pull out my root beer and pop it open.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

On Friday evenings, hundreds of people gather at Ponysaurus Brewing Co., a trendy spot in Durham, North Carolina, to savor its craft beers and cocktails, hardly the place you’d expect a school to open.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Getting asked out to an affordable happy hour where beers are $5 might actually be a bigger green flag for someone than a date at a fancy cocktail bar.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Beer from outside Munich was welcome for much of the 19th century, and breweries could serve a wider variety of beers, said Andreas Krennmair, an Austrian beer historian.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

“We’re poor. If someone offers you $20 ... and they barbecue for you and they’re buying you beers, why not?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

“On the bench. Where we met and you gave me the magic square book. I saw a football jacket and some beers, and I think there was a ring of keys.”

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine


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