Meanings
plural bierstubes
- A beer hall.
Downstairs was a bierstube, where Cologne’s signature beer, Kölsch, was served in small, cylindrical glasses.
2007 June 24, “Letters to the Editor”, in New York Times
Origin
- GermanBierstube
- Englishbierstube
Borrowed from German Bierstube.
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