ginger beer

noun

: a sweetened carbonated nonalcoholic beverage heavily flavored with ginger or capsicum or both

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Our recipe includes apple cider, cranberry juice, ginger beer, cloves, and cinnamon sticks. Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025 In the Cherry Agua Fresca, the combination of jalapeño and ginger beer adds a slight kick to the fruity drink, while the Cherry Margarita balances bitterness and smokiness with sweetness. Brendan Le, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025 Amal: The Coconut Grove restaurant offering Lebanese cuisine features a handful of mocktail options, including the Habibi Mule, made with seedlip, a non-alcoholic spirit, and hibiscus ginger beer. Sommer Brugal, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024 Gardner’s kids, Lucca and Golden — elementary school students with a passion for ginger beer — were Whipper Snapper and Lil Deputy Doo-Doo Diaper, respectively. Marah Eakin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ginger beer

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ginger beer was in 1809

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“Ginger beer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ginger%20beer. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.

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