Weissbier

Definitions of Weissbier
  1. noun
    a general name for beers made from wheat by top fermentation; usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent
    synonyms: wheat beer, white beer
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    Weizenbier
    a general name in southern Germany for wheat beers
    Weizenbock
    a German wheat beer of bock strength
    type of:
    ale
    a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
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