Etymology

altbier

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Today it means: A form of German top-fermenting beer that originated in Westphalia and later spread to parts of the Rhineland. Full definition →

German Altbier
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  1. German · borrowed fromAltbier
  2. English todayaltbier

From German Altbier (literally “old beer”).

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