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The name?

The article makes no mention of why beer has the name 'beer'? Where is this word derived from?

beer (n.)

Old English beor "strong drink, beer, mead," a word of much-disputed and ambiguous origin, cognate with Old Frisian biar, Middle Dutch and Dutch bier, Old High German bior, German Bier.

Probably a 6c. West Germanic monastic borrowing of Vulgar Latin biber "a drink, beverage" (from Latin infinitive bibere "to drink;" see imbibe). Another suggestion is that it comes from Proto-Germanic *beuwoz-, from *beuwo- "barley." The native Germanic word for the beverage was the one that yielded ale (q.v.). Beer was a common drink among most of the European peoples, as well as in Egypt and Mesopotamia, but was known to the Greeks and Romans only as an exotic product. [Buck] They did have words for it, however. Greek brytos, used in reference to Thracian or Phrygian brews, was related to Old English breowan "brew;" Latin zythum is from Greek zythos, first used of Egyptian beer and treated as an Egyptian word but perhaps truly Greek and related to zyme "leaven." French bière is from Germanic. Spanish cerveza is from Latin cervesia "beer," perhaps related to Latin cremor "thick broth."

Old Church Slavonic pivo, source of the general Slavic word for "beer," is originally "a drink" (compare Old Church Slavonic piti "drink"). French bière is a 16c. borrowing from German. U.S. slang beer goggles, through which every potential romantic partner looks desirable, is from 1986.Ivankinsman (talk) 13:01, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

Beer??

Beer with 30 % alcohol or even more? Is this really made in a way that qualifies it as being called beer? Or is it really spirits/liquor? --Vitzque (talk) 19:06, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

I have checked some news stories for recent (past 5 years) >30% beers. The two breweries that got UK/European press were BrewDog for "Tactical Nuclear Penguin" 32% and "Sink the Bismarck!" 41%. The latter was released after Schorschbrau released "Schorschbock" a 40% beer (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8517607.stm). The BrewDog beers are made using fractional freezing/cold distillation (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/paul-routledge-braves-the-worlds-strongest-112456). Llivermore (talk) 22:36, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

Capathian Highlands

The caption to the picture of the Csiki beer states that it is made with water from the Capathian Highlands. Should this not be the Carpathian Highlands? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.155.226.3 (talk) 16:22, 30 March 2015 (UTC)

Fixed --Cptbigglesworth266 (talk) 13:39, 16 April 2015 (UTC)

Url to 'low alcolohic drinks ... anti-cancer properties' has expired

In the Health effects. How do I correct it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by WikimatCS (talk • contribs) 14:30, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

That reference was used to support a claim of a human health benefit, but the study was performed in rodents. Per WP:MEDRS, a better source would be needed in order to make such a claim of health benefit so I have simply removed the statement. Deli nk (talk) 14:44, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Etymology

Seems there is some evidence that beer originally referred to hard cider: [1] Kortoso (talk) 17:05, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

Culinary uses?

I think we should add a section on the use of beer in cooking. It is a common thing and it is not mentioned at all. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MKon (talk • contribs) 05:34, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

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