Meaning of near beer | Babel Free

Definitions

Any of a class of malt liquors that contain so little alcohol (usually less than 0.5%) that they will not induce intoxication.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“That which we now have⟳, and called near beer, with less than a half per cent of alcohol, is not drinkable, it is not palatable, it is not good, it is no part of a meal, nor can it be made a part of a meal.”

“Maybe that near beer was nearer than he thought.”

“2016, "Lawmakers wade into debate⟳ over grocery store beer," Kristen Wyatt, Associated Press⟳ A bill moving through the state Legislature would allow⟳ more grocery stores to sell⟳ beer stronger than 3.2 percent alcohol, or “near beer.””

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