bierstube
- noun
- /ˈbɪrˌstuːbə/
:
cervecería
- The bierstube was packed with locals, all laughing and enjoying their drinks together.
Examples
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The large bierstube is crowded, noisy, and enveloped in a thick cloud of cigarette smoke.
Fiction book (1997) -
"The exploration of ideas (and personal/professional lives) continues at sumptuous meals, during coffee breaks, and in the bierstube until the wee hours of the morning."
Academic text (1998) -
Mencken's own bierstube fantasies prevented him from recognizing the extent to which we are attracted to ordinary pleasures.
Fiction book (2001) -
That makes this your lucky day." Marie Dempsey's place was on Church Street about a block from Hans Speckmann's, an authentic bierstube that Hardy considered to be on a par with Schroeder's downtown, which in turn had a reputation as the best German restaurant in the city.
Fiction book (1999) -
Pork's wholesale division turned a fine profit purveying sausages and sliced meats to restaurants, including Crown's Bierstube.
Fiction book (1993) -
Residents receive near-weekly doses of cold smoke to keep them happy and shredding, and when nose hairs start to freeze, suck back on Grampa's old cough medicine at places like the Bierstube and the Bulldog, home of the Big F*cking Pitcher.
Blog text (16) -
After a long day on the slopes, we relaxed at the bierstube and enjoyed a cold beer with friends.
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Every Friday night, the village gathers at the bierstube to share stories over pints of handcrafted beer.
Synonyms
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1.0
A place where people buy and drink alcoholic drinks
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3.4
A bar or pub where people meet to drink and talk
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4.0
A room where people drink alcohol at a counter
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6.1
A restaurant that brews its own beer and serves food
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2.1
An outdoor area next to a pub where people sit to drink beer
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3.1
A large place where people drink beer and meet to talk and enjoy music
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8.1
A pub or bar where people go to drink
How Traditional
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bierstube comes from the German words Bier 'beer' and Stube 'room'. So a bierstube is literally a 'beer room', a friendly, casual place to drink and talk, which is why it means a German-style bar today.