Collocations for beer - noun
ADJ.
excellent, good, great, quality | strong | alcohol-free, light, low-alcohol, no-alcohol | cold, ice-cold | warm | foaming
a glass of foaming ice-cold beer
a glass of foaming ice-cold beer
black, blonde, dark | bottled, cask, draught, keg | flat
(= that the gas has gone out of)
(= that the gas has gone out of)
stale
The pub smelled of stale beer.
The pub smelled of stale beer.
home-brewed | designer
The shop specializes in designer beers.
The shop specializes in designer beers.
QUANT.
litre, pint
I ordered half a pint of beer with my sandwich.
I ordered half a pint of beer with my sandwich.
barrel, bottle, can, glass, keg, tankard | crate
VERB + BEER
drink
Do you drink beer?
Do you drink beer?
have
Will you have a beer?
Will you have a beer?
down
He downed his beer in one go.
He downed his beer in one go.
gulp (at), sip (at), swig, take a gulp/sip/swig of | draw, pour (sb)
This beer should be drawn slowly. | He poured us all a beer.
This beer should be drawn slowly. | He poured us all a beer.
order
I saw him at the bar ordering a beer.
I saw him at the bar ordering a beer.
go for
I''m going for a beer with Carl tonight.
I''m going for a beer with Carl tonight.
brew | chill
BEER + VERB
chill
Put the beer in the fridge to chill.
Put the beer in the fridge to chill.
foam | go flat | flow
(figurative) The beer flowed freely after the match.
(figurative) The beer flowed freely after the match.
slop
He slammed his glass down and the beer slopped over the sides.
He slammed his glass down and the beer slopped over the sides.
BEER + NOUN
drinker, lover | maker | barrel, bottle, can, crate, glass, keg, mug, tankard | mat | festival | consumption, production, sales | cellar, garden
The pub has a beer garden round the back.
The pub has a beer garden round the back.
belly
He''s only twenty but he''s already got a beer belly (= a fat stomach from drinking too much beer).
He''s only twenty but he''s already got a beer belly (= a fat stomach from drinking too much beer).
money
Playing non-league football keeps him in beer money (= earns him enough money to buy beer, but he has to do another job to earn a living).
Playing non-league football keeps him in beer money (= earns him enough money to buy beer, but he has to do another job to earn a living).