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weissbier

weissbier

See also: Weißbier

English

Noun

weissbier (plural weissbiers)

  1. A Bavarian specialty beer in which a significant proportion of malted barley is replaced with malted wheat.
    • 2009 May 27, Florence Fabricant, “From a Revered Chef, a Beer That Behaves Like Wine”, in New York Times:
      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.