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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. agricultural products
  3. foods
  4. beverages
  5. alcoholic beverages
  6. beers
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. agricultural products
  3. foods
  4. beverages
  5. alcoholic beverages
  6. beers
  1. Fields of Study
  2. agricultural products
  3. foods
  4. beverages
  5. alcoholic beverages
  6. beers
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. agricultural products
  3. foods
  4. beverages
  5. alcoholic beverages
  6. beers
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. agricultural products
  3. foods
  4. beverages
  5. alcoholic beverages
  6. beers
  1. Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality
  2. foods
  3. beverages
  4. alcoholic beverages
  5. beers

Preferred term

beers

Type

  • Product

Definition

  • Information A fermented, carbonated, alcoholic beverage containing one-half of 1 percent or more of alcohol by volume. Generally brewed from malt (mostly barley malt), hops (for flavoring) and water. Other cereals such as corn and rice may be used.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • ales
  • lagers
  • malt ale
  • malt liquor

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/6132

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