October beer

noun

A strong ale traditionally brewed in October.

Meanings

nounOctober beer (countable and uncountable, plural October beers)

plural October beers

  1. countableuncountableA strong ale traditionally brewed in October.

    ‘we decree that you do here be tied neck and heels together, and duly drowned as rebels in yon hogshead of October beer!’

    1835, Edgar Allan Poe, King Pest
Cite this entry
APA

October beer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/October%20beer

MLA

“October beer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/October%20beer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “October beer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/October%20beer.

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