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Weissbier

Weissbier

9.6
A pale cloudy beer made from wheat that comes from Bavaria in Germany
  • noun
  • /ˈvaɪsˌbɪr/
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  • 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
vsWeissbier
1 3.7

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
Weizenbier
vsWeissbier
8.0

A pale cloudy beer from Germany made mostly from wheat

is traditionally linked specifically to Bavaria rather than broader Germany
white beer
vsWeissbier
4.9

A pale cloudy beer made from wheat and lightly fizzy

is the Bavarian traditional version of that kind of wheat brew
witbier
vsWeissbier
8.8

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

How Strong

bock
1 9.9
stout
9 5.0
Weissbier
9.6
lager
18 2.3
light beer
9 2.6

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.