Lesson 34 Vocabulary
English word English Definition English Example sentence
1 yeast a type of living thing that eats sugar and produces carbon dioxide Yeast is important in making bread and also making beer.
2 hops a kind of bitter plant, the leaves of which are used as a flavor in beer Hops are very bitter; they give beer its bitter taste.
3 barley a plant in the wheat family, a grain-producing crop Barley is high in fiber and really healthy.
4 malt the name for barley that has been soaked in water until it splits open and then dried Malt is really sweet and it gives yeast the sugar they need to live.
5 head the part of beer that is composed of white bubbles The head of the beer was so thick that I took a drink and it was all bubbles.
6 an aftertaste a flavor that appears after you drink a liquid or eat a food The coffee had a slight smokey flavor with a fruity aftertaste.
7 a buzz the feeling you get from drinking a small amount of alcohol I get a buzz from drinking one can of beer; I get drunk if I drink four cans.
8 to be rich in color to feature a deep color, a warm color American beers feature a rich color, sometimes amber or dark brown.
9 to be distinctive to be special, to stand out from among other things in the same category IPA is a beer, but it is very distinctive due to its high percentage of hops and extreme bitterness.
10 a craft beer a beer that is produced on a small scale with special ingredients Many craft beers can be found on the West Coast of America.
11 a brewery a factory that produces beer or other alcoholic beverages Sapporo Beer has a big brewery on Hokkaido.
12 a winery a factory that produces wine I went to a winery in Northern California when I was a teenager.
13 to be alcoholic of a beverage, to contain alcohol Beer is alcoholic, so children can't buy it.
14 to be under the influence of alcohol to have one's behavior affected by alcohol The driver was under the influence of alcohol when he drove off the bridge.
15 a micro brewery a very small beer or alcohol factory that makes very special beer There is a micro brewery in my hometown that only produces 100 bottles of beer every month.
16 a refreshing finish a way to describe the feeling you get after drinking a certain beverage, leaves you with a feeling of refreshment Really cold Asahi has a great flavor and a refreshing finish.
17 to be rich of a flavor, to be complex and deep Vodka isn't very rich; high quality beer is quite rich, though.
18 a full-bodied taste a flavor that is very powerful and tastes high in calories Light beer just doesn't have a full-bodied taste, because it doesn't contain many calories.
19 to be high in alcohol of a beverage, to contain a lot of alcohol, by percentage Japanese beer isn't very high in alcohol; it's usually only about 5% alcohol.
20 to be on the rocks of a beverage, to be served in a glass with ice I like whisky on the rocks.
21 to be straight of a beverage, to be served in a glass unmixed with ice or water Drinking vodka straight is very difficult for some people.