Blog for learning English: basic vocabulary with picture 01. Beer. 05-02-2011. 02-05-2011.

 beer

1 [uncountable] an alcoholic drink made from malt andhops:

a pint of beer

We sell draught beer (=beer served from a large container, not a bottle).

2 [countable] a glass, bottle, or can of beer:

Do you fancy a beer?

—beery adjective:

his beery breath

➔ ginger beer, root beer

 ; ➔ small beer

 at small¹ (16)

Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.