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Beervana en · PROPN

Etymology

Blend of beer + nirvana.

Meanings

  1. (informal) Any place where good beer is available in abundance.
    • Call it what you want – PDX, P-Town, Puddletown, Stumptown, City of Roses, Bridge City, River City or Beervana – Portland kicks booty. 2008, Sandra Bao, Washington, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest:
    • Attendees usually think they've died and gone to Beervana […] 2004, Duane Swierczynski, The big book o' beer:
    • If you're getting a taste for the local pivo, head to the Pivovarský klub, absolute Beervana for hop heads. 2010, Brett Atkinson, Lonely Planet Prague Encounter:
    • This beervana is enjoyed by a surprisingly young and collegiate crowd, which explains the row of video games now in place. 1983, Martin Fischhoff, Detroit guide: