Weissbier
/ˈvaɪs.bɪə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A Bavarian specialty beer in which a significant proportion of malted barley is replaced with malted wheat. countable, uncountable
"It actually starts as two beers, Mr. Adrià said: a straightforward lager and a German-style weissbier that is seasoned with orange peel, coriander and licorice."
- 2 a general name for beers made from wheat by top fermentation; usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"It actually starts as two beers, Mr. Adrià said: a straightforward lager and a German-style weissbier that is seasoned with orange peel, coriander and licorice."
Etymology
Borrowed from German Weißbier, probably from weiß (“white”) + Bier (“beer”), but see the lemma.