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MALT LIQUOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Brewing and Malting
DEF

[A] beer that has an artificially-induced high alcohol content and is therefore considered toot alcoholic to be marketed as "beer."

CONT

Malt liquor is a strong lager, and often sugar, corn or other adjuncts are added to the malt to boost the beverage's alcoholic strength.

OBS

These beers tend to be mildly hopped (that is, they are not very bitter).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Brasserie et malterie
DEF

Bière commune qui titre un degré d'alcool plus élevé que les bières régulières (généralement au-dessus de 5 %, communément 6 %).

Spanish

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