near beer
Prohibition-era compromise
Near beer is a malt beverage with little or no alcohol, designed to resemble beer in taste and appearance.
The term gained currency during Prohibition, when American breweries produced low-alcohol alternatives to stay in business.
Today it describes any beer-like drink under 0.5% alcohol: He ordered a near beer since he was driving.
Without intoxicating substances
- alcohol-freeContains no ethanol
- zero-proofContains no ethanol
- brewSteeped or fermented drink
- lagerCold-conditioned beer
pilsner · ale · stout · porter · draft · malty · hoppy · carbonated
Artificial and inferior substitute
- fauxArtificial or imitation
- simulatedMade to imitate reality
- substituteReplacement for another
- alternativeAnother available choice
replacement · knockoff · pseudo · approximation · compromise · weak · diluted · reduced
Free from intoxication
- teetotalAvoiding all alcohol
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- designated driverAbstaining volunteer behind wheel
- dryFree from moisture
moderation · health-conscious · sober-curious · recovery · clean living · safe choice · social drinking
Constitutional alcohol ban
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- dry lawsLaws banning alcohol sales
teetotalism · repeal · Twenty-first Amendment · legal loophole · saloon · brewing industry · Anheuser-Busch · Pabst
nonalcoholic
Without intoxicating substances
- alcohol-freeContains no ethanol
- zero-proofContains no ethanol
- brewSteeped or fermented drink
lager · pilsner · ale · stout · porter · draft · malty · hoppy · carbonated · fizzy
ersatz
Artificial and inferior substitute
- fauxArtificial or imitation
- simulatedMade to imitate reality
- substituteReplacement for another
alternative · replacement · knockoff · pseudo · approximation · compromise · weak · diluted · reduced
sober
Free from intoxication
- teetotalAvoiding all alcohol
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- designated driverAbstaining volunteer behind wheel
dry · moderation · health-conscious · sober-curious · recovery · clean living · safe choice · social drinking
Eighteenth Amendment
Constitutional alcohol ban
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
dry laws · teetotalism · repeal · Twenty-first Amendment · legal loophole · saloon · brewing industry · Anheuser-Busch · Pabst · 1920s
- ProhibitionProhibition, speakeasies, bootlegger, bootleggers, speakeasy
- light drinkslight lager, radler, shandy, spritzer, wine spritzer
- Prohibition drinksbathtub gin, bootleg whiskey, hooch, moonshine, rotgut
- nonalcoholic drinkssoda, juice, lemonade, orange juice, iced tea
- alcohol strengthABV, alcohol by volume, alcohol content, alcohol level, proof
near beerhard liquor
Distilled alcoholic beverages
spirits · craft beer · malt liquor · whiskey · booze
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