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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. |