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Schankbier

draught beer

noun SHANK-beer Rare
Food & Drink Drinks

Also means

light tap beer

Usage Note

Schankbier specifically denotes a lower-gravity tap beer with Stammwürze between 7 % and 11 %, lighter than Vollbier. The term is more technical; in everyday speech Germans say Bier vom Fass. Plural: Schankbiere.

Examples

"Das Schankbier hat einen etwas leichteren Körper als das Exportbier."

Natural Translation

The draught beer has a somewhat lighter body than the export beer.

Literal Translation

The draught beer has a somewhat lighter body than the export beer.

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