He opened the fridge and got out a can of ice-cold beer.
draught beerBritish EnglishBrE, draft beerAmerican EnglishAmE (=taken from a large container, not served in a bottle)
He only ever drinks draught beer.
bottled beer (=served in a bottle)
We sell a wide selection of draught and bottled beers.
strong beer (=with a lot of alcohol)
He had drunk two pints of strong beer before attempting to drive.
light beer especially American EnglishAmE (=lower in alcohol or calories than normal beer)
He claims light beer has no flavor.
low-alcohol beer (=lower in alcohol than normal beer)
Have you tried low-alcohol beer?
alcohol-free beer (=with no alcohol in it)
I'll bring some alcohol-free beer.
stale beer (=old beer which has an unpleasant smell)
The hotel smelt of cigarette smoke and stale beer.
beer + NOUN
a beer bottle/can (=a bottle/can for beer)
Empty beer cans littered the ground.
a beer barrel/keg (=a large container for beer)
They rolled empty beer barrels along the street.
a beer mat (=a mat for putting a glass of beer on)
There were beer mats and an ashtray on the table.
a beer glass
He raised his beer glass and said 'Cheers!'
a beer mug (=large glass with a handle)
The barmaid brought over four foaming beer mugs.
a beer drinker
I'm not really a beer drinker.
a beer festival (=special event where people can taste different types of beer)
phrases
a pint of beer
Two pints of beer, please.
a bottle/can of beer (=containing beer)
The fridge was full of cans of beer.
a barrel of beer (=a large container containing beer)
He bought a barrel of beer for the party.
nTHESAURUS
beer a generalword for an alcoholic drink made from malt and hops
a bottle of beer
Let’s go and have a beer in the pub.
lager a light-coloured beer, which often has a lot of bubbles in it
A pint of lager, please.
ale a type of beer which is usually sold in a bottle or a can
Beers and fine ales were brewed here for over a hundred years.
Newcastle Brown Ale
draught beerBritish EnglishBrE, draft beerAmerican EnglishAmE beer that is served from a large container rather than a bottle, especially good quality beer
The pub serves a range of draught beers.
real aleBritish EnglishBrE beer that has been made in the, traditional way, not in a large factory
The pub has real ale and live music most nights.
bitterBritish EnglishBrE a type of darkstrong beer that is popular in Britain
draught beer• Extensive range of house wines and champagne, whiskies and draught beers.• An extensive selection of whiskies and draught beers, real ale.• Nice range of wines, whiskies and draught beer.• They had orderedhalves of the localdraught beer which they weren't in a hurry to finish.• The rationalization processinvolvedconcentrating the production of standarddraught beers at the Watson brewery at St Helens.• I think our problem is that we're too closely identified with beer, and traditional draught beer at that.• Good wine list, over 30 whiskies, draught beersincluding Guinness.