needle beer

noun

Alcoholic beer made illicitly by adding alcohol to near beer.

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Meanings

nounneedle beer (countable and uncountable, plural needle beers)

plural needle beers

  1. countableuncountableAlcoholic beer made illicitly by adding alcohol to near beer.

Origin

So called because a needle could be used to inject alcohol into the cask.

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APA

needle beer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needle%20beer

MLA

“needle beer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needle%20beer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “needle beer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needle%20beer.

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