wheat beer

Thân thiện

A bartender pours a glass of wheat beer from a tap.

Definition

Noun: A type of beer brewed with a significant proportion of wheat malt in addition to barley malt, characterized by a light color, often a cloudy appearance, and a refreshing, effervescent quality. It is typically produced using a top-fermenting yeast (ale yeast).

Usage

"Wheat beer" is a common noun used to categorize a specific style of beer. It is often served in specific glassware and is popular in warm weather due to its light and refreshing profile. - I'll have a wheat beer, please. - This brewery makes an excellent traditional wheat beer.

Advanced Usage

• Hefeweizen: A specific, unfiltered German-style wheat beer, known for its yeast-derived flavors of banana and clove.
  • The hefeweizen is a classic Bavarian wheat beer.
• Witbier: A Belgian-style wheat beer, often brewed with spices like coriander and orange peel.
  • The witbier had a refreshing citrus note from the orange peel.

Variants and Related Words

• Weissbier: The German term for "white beer," synonymous with wheat beer in Germany.
• Weizenbier: Another German term for wheat beer.
• Hefeweizen: A specific type of German wheat beer ("yeast wheat").
• Witbier: The Dutch/Flemish term for "white beer," a Belgian style.

Synonyms

• White beer (a direct translation often used for Belgian and German styles).
• Weissbier (German synonym).

Related Phrases

• Wheat ale: An alternative term, emphasizing the use of top-fermenting ale yeast.
  • This wheat ale is very fruity and aromatic.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a general name for beers made from wheat by top fermentation; usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Weissbier
• white beer