Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kellerbier

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: keller-bier
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of German beer, a lager, which is typically neither clarified nor pasteurised.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In addition to helles, Bavarian brewers offer dark and earthy dunkels, yeasty kellerbiers and strong and malty bocks and doppelbocks,[…]."
"Amber and cloudy, like all kellerbiers, the Flensburger version is full-bodied and tastes naturally fresh, slightly sweet, and has a dry finish."
"Hazy on the eye and full of fruity esters, much of kellerbier’s colour (similar to a märzen) and body comes from caramelised malt, while a healthy hopping gives the beer its quenching crisp dryness and sprightly aromatics."
"Nowadays, kellerbiers are invariably fermented and conditioned in closed stainless steel fermenters, especially when they are bottled or kegged for shipment to distant markets.[…]Enthusiasts, especially in Franconia, feel that kellerbiers make great aperitifs when served to stimulate the appetite before dinner."

Etymology

From German Kellerbier (literally “cellar beer”), referring to its cool lagering temperatures.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Kellerbier

Usage

Inflected Forms

kellerbiers (plural)

Questions

What does kellerbier mean?: A type of German beer, a lager, which is typically neither clarified nor pasteurised.
Where does kellerbier come from?: It is traced to German.

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