rice beer

Asian brewed beverage

Rice beer is an alcoholic beverage brewed from fermented rice, found in many Asian cultures under various names—sake in Japan, makgeolli in Korea, tapuy in the Philippines.

Unlike barley-based beers, rice beers range from cloudy and slightly sweet to clear and dry.

We ordered rice beer to go with the Korean fried chicken.

Related
  • sakePurpose or interest
  • milletSmall-seeded food crop
  • fermentedTransformed by microbial action
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  • chichaLatin American fermented beverage

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Categories
Opposites
grain base

rice beerwheat beer

Ale brewed from grain

wheat ale

fermentation source

rice beermead

Honey-fermented alcoholic drink

cider · fruit wine · honey wine · perry · palm wine

beverage type

rice beerwater

Clear essential liquid

milk · fruit juice · soft drink · tea · coffee

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG