bierstube

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noun

A beer hall.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounbierstube (plural bierstubes)

plural bierstubes

  1. 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

  1. GermanBierstube
  2. Englishbierstube

Borrowed from German Bierstube.

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APA

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

MLA

“bierstube.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bierstube. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bierstube,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bierstube.

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