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Definition: Alcoholic Beverage |
Alcoholic BeverageNoun1. A liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Alcoholic BeverageSynonyms: alcohol (n), drink (n), inebriant (n), intoxicant (n). (additional references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The amount of alcohol in an alcoholic beverage may be specified in percent alcohol by volume, in percentage by weight (sometimes abbrieviated w/w for weight for weight), or in proof.
Alcoholic beverages generally produce an intoxicating effect and cause a hangover. The latter is partly due to the dehydrating effect, which can be mitigated by drinking plenty of water between and after the alcoholic consumptions.
On the other hand, in areas and eras with poor public sanitation, consumption of alcoholic beverages (particularly beer) was one method of avoiding water-borne diseases such as the cholera. Though strong alcohol kills bacteria, the low concentration in beer or even wine will not suffice. It is rather the boiling of water, which is required for the brewing of beer, which sanitizes it.
| Source | Name of fermented beverage | Name of distilled beverage |
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| grain | beer, ale, sake (rice) | whiskey (also spelled whisky) |
| juice of fruits, other than apples or pears | wine (most commonly from grapes) | brandy, grappa (Italy), trester (Germany) |
| juice of appless | ("hard") cider | applejack (or apple brandy), Calvados |
| juice of pears | perry, or pear cider | pear brandy |
| juice of sugarcane, or molasses | basi, betsa-betsa (regional) | rum, cachaça |
| juice of agave | pulque | tequila, mezcal |
| juice of plums | slivovitz | |
| honey | mead |
Note that in common speech, wine or brandy is made from grapes unless the fruit is specified: "plum wine" or "cherry brandy" for example, although in some cases grape-derived alcohol is added.
In the U. S., cider often means unfermented apple juice (see the article on cider), while fermented cider is called hard cider. Unfermented cider is sometimes called sweet cider. Also, applejack was originally made by a freezing process described in the article on cider which was equivalent to distillation but more easily done in the cold climate of New England. In the UK, cider is always alcoholic, and in Australia it can be either.
Two common distilled beverages not listed in the above chart are vodka and gin. Vodka can be distilled from any source (grain and potatoes being the most common, also industrial cellulose for the cheapest!) but the main characteristic of vodka is that it is so thoroughly distilled as to exhibit none of the flavors derived from its source material. Gin is a similar distillate which has been flavored by contact with herbs and other plant products, especially juniper berries, from which it gets its name.
Alcoholic beverages can be combined to create cocktails.
Most countries have rules forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages to children, e.g. in the Netherlands one has to be 16 to buy beer or wine and 18 to buy distilled alcoholic beverages. Also there are restrictions when driving. See also ethanol.
Uses
Alcoholic beverages often are used for ritualistic and
symbolic purposes such as for mass or Passover wine. Some religions, most notably Islam, ban the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Legal considerations
Please note: Wikipedia does not give legal advice.See also:
Chinese wine, Wikipedia Cocktail Guide, Moderate drinking controversy
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Alcoholic beverage."
Crosswords: Alcoholic Beverage |
| English words defined with "alcoholic beverage": ale ♦ beer ♦ cider, cyder ♦ fizz ♦ hard cider, highball, home brew ♦ koumiss, kumis ♦ lees, libation ♦ malt, malt liquor, methylated spirits ♦ rotgut ♦ spruce beer, suds ♦ Temperance society. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "alcoholic beverage": beverage-inspection-machine tender, bottle inspector, BOTTLED-BEVERAGE INSPECTOR ♦ MANAGER, FLIGHT KITCHEN ♦ SUPERVISOR, LIQUOR STORES AND AGENCIES ♦ Zukurate. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Alcoholic beverage procession.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Business | Of which, 29,291 yen (US$ 273.00) per year is spent on beer. In other words, 55% of total alcoholic beverage spending in Japan, or roughly $34 billion annually, goes to the purchase of beer. There are five main beer brewers in Japan brewing about 99 percent of total beer production. (references) | |
The combination of poor economic conditions, high retail prices for beer, and a continued taste for beer by Japanese consumers has brought about a recent boom in the consumption of a lower-priced, low-malt beer called "happoshu," which was first introduced by a domestic producer under the brand name "Suntory Hops" in 1994. Happoshu is defined as an alcoholic beverage that has malt weighing less than two thirds of the other ingredients, excluding water. (references) | ||
Trade | Canada | Canadian provincial government liquor boards have exclusive control over Canada's alcoholic beverage retail pricing, listing, and distribution and sales in most provinces. (references) |
Travel | Korea | Both residents and non-residents are limited to one carton of cigarettes, 100 cigars and one liter of alcoholic beverage or two ounces of perfume for duty-free import. (references) |
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Ending with "alcoholic beverage": non-alcoholic beverage. | |
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| Language | Translations for "alcoholic beverage"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Arabic | خمر (hide, to cover, wine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | alkoholisk drik (spirituous beverage), alkoholholdig drikkevare (spirituous beverage). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | alcoholhoudende drank (spirituous beverage). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | boisson spiritueuse, boisson alcoolique (alcoholic drink). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | alkoholisches Getraenk (spirituous beverage). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | αλκοολούχο ποτό (alcohol for ingestion, liqueur, potable spirit, spirituous beverage), οινοπνευματώδες ποτό (mescal, spirituous beverage). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | bevanda alcolica (boose, booze, spirituous beverage). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 薬' (alcoholic beverage for medicinal purposes), 薬"' (alcoholic beverage for medicinal purposes). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | やくしゅ (alcoholic beverage for medicinal purposes, drugs), やくようしゅ (alcoholic beverage for medicinal purposes). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | alcoholicay everagebay bebida espirituosa (spirituous beverage), bebida alcoólica (alcoholic drink, boose, booze, hard drink, hood, hooter, intoxicant, liquor, lotos, pick me up, spirituous beverage, stimulant, strong drink). (various references) bebida alcohólica (alcoholic drink, boose, booze, chicha, hooch, intoxicant, liqueur, spirituous beverage, stimulant, tipple). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-c-e-e-e-g-h-i-l-l-o-o-r-v" | |
-4 letters: archeological. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 6C 63 6F 68 6F 6C 69 63 42 65 76 65 72 61 67 65 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01101100 01100011 01101111 01101000 01101111 01101100 01101001 01100011 00100000 01000010 01100101 01110110 01100101 01110010 01100001 01100111 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A l c o h o l i c   B e v e r a g e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 006C 0063 006F 0068 006F 006C 0069 0063 0042 0065 0076 0065 0072 0061 0067 0065 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35786981748178756923671887184677371 |
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