Bier

n; -(e)s, -e beer; helles Bier etwa lager, light (oder pale) ale, Am. auch light beer; dunkles Bier etwa brown (oder dark) ale, Am. dark beer; Bier vom Fass draught (Am. draft) beer; ein großes / kleines Bier Brit. a pint / half-pint (of beer); zwei Bier bitte! two beers, please; gehen wir noch auf ein Bier? do you fancy a beer?, Am. do you want to go for a beer (oder brew Sl.)?; etw. wie sauer oder saures Bier anpreisen umg. extol the virtues of s.th.(in order to get rid of it) allg.; das ist nicht mein Bier! umg., fig. that’s not my affair (oder problem); das ist mein Bier umg., fig. that’s my business

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das Bier

beer; ale; lager

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[biːɐ]

nt -(e)s, -e

beer

zwei Bíér, bitte! — two beers, please

zwanzig verschiedene Bíére — twenty different kinds of beer, twenty different beers

dunkles/helles Bíér — dark/light beer

Bíér vom Fass — draught (Brit) or draft (US) beer

das ist mein etc Bíér (fig inf) — that's my etc business

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das

(a type of alcoholic drink made from malted barley flavoured with hops.) beer

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Bier

<-[e]s, -e>

[bi:ɐ̯]

nt beer

ein kleines/großes \Bier, bitte! a small/large beer, please!, a half [pint]/pint [of beer], please!

\Bier vom Fass draught beer

dunkles/helles \Bier dark/light beer, ale [or BRIT a. bitter]/lager

▶ das ist mein/dein \Bier (fam) that's my/your business [or affair]

▶ das ist nicht mein/sein \Bier (fam) that's nothing to do with me/him [or not my/his problem]

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das; Bier[e]s, Biere beer

ein kleines/großes Bier — a small/large [glass of] beer

zwei Bier — two beers; two glasses of beer

das ist [nicht] mein Bier — (ugs.) that is [not] my affair or business

•• Cultural note:

Bier

Germany and Austria rank among the world's top beer consumers, with a vast range of beer varieties (Bock, Alt, Dunkel, Export, Hell, Kölsch, Lager, Malzbier, Pils, Märzen, Weizenbier or Weißbier, and Berliner Weiße) to choose from. Germans brew more than 5000 varieties, and each beer tastes different depending on the ratio of ingredients, brewing temperature and technique, alcoholic content, ageing time, and colour. Although there are now some big brewing conglomerates, the local brew from small independent breweries (there are about 1300 in Germany) is still the best and most popular. German beer is brewed according to the Reinheitsgebot (beer purity regulations) of 1516, which stipulates that no ingredients other than hops, malted barley, yeast and water can be used. Dortmund and Munich are among the top beer-producing cities in the world. Drinking beer is a vital part of everyday life for many people; they regularly meet up at their Stammtisch in a Kneipe (pub) or in a Biergarten

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Bier n; -(e)s, -e beer;

helles Bier etwa lager, light (oder pale) ale, US auch light beer;

dunkles Bier etwa brown (oder dark) ale, US dark beer;

Bier vom Fass draught (US draft) beer;

ein großes/kleines Bier Br a pint/half-pint (of beer);

zwei Bier bitte! two beers, please;

gehen wir noch auf ein Bier? do you fancy a beer?, US do you want to go for a beer (oder brew sl)?;

etwas wie sauer oder

saures Bier anpreisen umg extol the virtues of sth(in order to get rid of it) allg;

das ist nicht mein Bier! umg, fig that’s not my affair (oder problem);

das ist mein Bier umg, fig that’s my business

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das; Bier[e]s, Biere beer

ein kleines/großes Bier — a small/large [glass of] beer

zwei Bier — two beers; two glasses of beer

das ist [nicht] mein Bier — (ugs.) that is [not] my affair or business

•• Cultural note:

Bier

Germany and Austria rank among the world's top beer consumers, with a vast range of beer varieties (Bock, Alt, Dunkel, Export, Hell, Kölsch, Lager, Malzbier, Pils, Märzen, Weizenbier or Weißbier, and Berliner Weiße) to choose from. Germans brew more than 5000 varieties, and each beer tastes different depending on the ratio of ingredients, brewing temperature and technique, alcoholic content, ageing time, and colour. Although there are now some big brewing conglomerates, the local brew from small independent breweries (there are about 1300 in Germany) is still the best and most popular. German beer is brewed according to the Reinheitsgebot (beer purity regulations) of 1516, which stipulates that no ingredients other than hops, malted barley, yeast and water can be used. Dortmund and Munich are among the top beer-producing cities in the world. Drinking beer is a vital part of everyday life for many people; they regularly meet up at their Stammtisch in a Kneipe (pub) or in a Biergarten

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-e n.

ale n.

beer n. (usw.) vom Fass n.

beer (etc.)

on tap n.

draught beer n.