Meanings
nounwheat beer (countable and uncountable, plural wheat beers)
plural wheat beers
- countableuncountableA top-fermented beer brewed with a large proportion of wheat relative to the amount of malted barley.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna general name for beers made from wheat by top fermentation; usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent
Similar
Weissbierwhite beer
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch witbier, tarwebier
- witbierbeer with a large proportion of wheat
- tarwebierbeer with a large proportion of wheat
Finnish vehnäolut
- vehnäolutbeer with a large proportion of wheat
French bière blanche
- bière blanchebeer with a large proportion of wheat
German Weißbier, Weizenbier
- Weißbierbeer with a large proportion of wheat
- Weizenbierbeer with a large proportion of wheat
Swedish veteöl
- veteölbeer with a large proportion of wheat
Cite this entry
APA
wheat beer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheat%20beer
MLA
“wheat beer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheat%20beer. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wheat beer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheat%20beer.
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