altbier en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɑltˌbɪɹ/
Etymology
From German Altbier (literally “old beer”).
Meanings
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A form of German top-fermenting beer that originated in Westphalia and later spread to parts of the Rhineland.
Their own version of brown ale, long the signature beer of the Düsseldorf region in northwestern Germany, is called altbier, literally old beer.
2007 January 24, Eric Asimov, “Quiet Cover for a Vital Brew”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| altbiers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |