Weissbier

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A pale cloudy beer made from wheat that comes from Bavaria in Germany

noun
/ˈvaɪsˌbɪr/

: Weissbier

The restaurant offered a delightful Weissbier brewed in Bavaria, which complemented our meal perfectly.

Examples

I enjoyed a refreshing Weissbier on a sunny afternoon while sitting in the beer garden.
Last weekend, my friends and I tasted several varieties of Weissbier at the local brewery.
One of my favorite eating well moments came during a layover in the Frankfurt airport on my way to Paris, and the extreme satisfaction I felt ordering in German a Weissbier and Wienerwurst Pärchen and feeling like I was enjoying the food of the gods at that moment!

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Synonyms

wheat beer

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A light pale beer made with a lot of wheat, often cloudy and fizzy

is the specific Bavarian top fermented type within that broader category

witbier

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A pale cloudy Belgian beer that brewers make from wheat and spices like orange peel and coriander

is the Bavarian version without the added spices and Belgian origin

white beer

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A pale cloudy beer made from wheat and lightly fizzy

is the Bavarian traditional version of that kind of wheat brew

Weizenbier

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A pale cloudy beer from Germany made mostly from wheat

is traditionally linked specifically to Bavaria rather than broader Germany

How Strong

bock

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stout

11 5.0

Weissbier

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lager

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light beer

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Surface Forms

Weissbier singular

Weissbiere plural

Etymology

The word Weissbier comes from the German parts weiss 'white' and bier 'beer'. So Weissbier means a pale, cloudy wheat beer from Bavaria, and the 'white' word helps you remember its light, cloudy look.