Reverse Dictionary: BEER

ADJECTIVES
1420 ► SMALL of low alcoholic strength: said of ale, wine, etc. → 1420
1485 ► SINGLE weak, poor, or inferior in quality; said of beer, ale, etc. → arch.
1529 ► NAPPY having a head, foaming; strong; said of ale 
L16.. ► ALECIE → ALECY intoxicated with ale → sl.
1600 ► NIPPITATE strong, good, prime; said of ale → obs.
1600 ► PRICKED of wine, beer, etc. – turned or turning sour or vinegary
1640 ► LUSTY strong, powerful; said of beer or wine → obs.
1694 ► BEERISH having the nature or properties of beer 
1700 ► NAPPIE foaming, brisk, strong, rich, heady; said of ale → Sc.
M18. ► DEAD finished, empty; said of a beer bottle → sl.
1784 ► CERVISIAL pertaining to beer, of beer → humorous usage
1790 ► APRILLED sour, on the point of turning sour; said of beer → Eng. dial.
1841 ► CEREVISIOUS pertaining to beer 
1865 ► ON THE TURPS drinking beer → Aust. sl.
1879 ► YILL-SEASONED seasoned with ale → Sc.
1889 ► HARD sour, acid, sharp; said of ale or beer → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1898 ► ALE-SOAKED full of beer; drunk → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► ALE-YOTTLING  ‘given to pot companionship’ → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 ► DEAD AS DITCHWATER flat, stale; said of beer → Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► VINNED sour; said of beer → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► VINNIED sour; said of beer → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► VINNY sour; said of beer → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1967 ► IN THE ARMOUR in a can; said of beer → US sl.
1992 ► DULL AND DOWDY cloudy; said of beer → UK rhyming sl.
1996 ► ALED UP under the influence of beer; drunk → UK sl.

INTERJECTIONS
L19.. ► BEER ME! give me a beer → sl.

NOUNS
1275 ► BARM the froth or ‘head’ of beer when poured out → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1430 ► YEAST the froth or ‘head’ of new or fermenting beer → obs.
1470 ► CAST the quantity of ale made at one time → obs.
1498 ► SMALL BEER beer of a weak, poor, or inferior quality
E16.. ► NAPPING-GEAR strong ale → sl.
E16.. ► NAPPY ALE strong ale → sl.
1525 ► SMALL DRINK beer, ale, etc., of a poor, weak, or inferior quality → obs.
1531 ► TIPPLING the retailing of ale or other strong drink; the business of a ‘tippler’ → obs.
1532 ► YEOMAN ALE second-quality ale → obs.
1575 ► NIPPITATE good ale or other liquor → obs.
1577 ► HUFF-CAP strong and heady ale → obs.
1577 ► MAD DOG strong and heady ale → obs.
1587 ► ANGELS’-FOOD strong ale → obs.
1593 ► BARLEY-BROTH strong ale 
L16.. ► DAGGER-ALE very cheap or inferior ale → sl.
L16.. ► ROT-GUT weak beer; inferior liquor; strong homebrewed liquor → colloq.
17C.. ► BELSH beer and ale → Brit. sl.
17C.. ► NICK-POT a false measure in a pot of beer → sl.
17C.. ► OIL OF BARLEY → OYLE OF BARLEY beer → Brit. sl.
1623 ► TAP-LASH very weak or stale beer → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1625 ► STRONG BARLEY-WATER ale → obs.
1648 ► OIL OF MALT beer, malt liquor 
M17. ► HUMMING ALE strong beer → sl.
M17. ► HUMMING BEER  strong beer → sl.
M17. ► HUMMING BUB strong beer → sl.
M17. ► HUMMING LIQUOR strong beer → sl.
M17. ► HUMMING PUNCH strong beer → sl.
M17. ► HUMMING STUFF strong beer → sl.
M17. ► HUMMING TIPPLE strong beer → sl.
M17. ► QUEER BUB second-rate or sour beer → sl.
1671 ► BUB strong beer; very good intoxicating liquor → cant obs.
1674 ► GUN a flagon of ale → Eng. dial.
1685 ► SAP beer taken with solid food → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1686 ► BERRY-BROWN nut-brown ale → Eng. dial. obs.
L17.. ► BARLEY JUICE beer → sl.
L17.. ► GUZZLE beer 
L17.. ► KNOCK-DOWN strong ale or liquor → sl.
L17.. ► LUSH → LUSHO beer → sl.
L17.. ► OLD PHARAOH strong ale or beer → sl.
L17.. ► WATER beer → sl.
E18.. ► HUMMING OCTOBER very strong ale, made from the new season’s hops → sl.
1706 ► BELCH beer, porter; all sorts of beer → sl.
1724 ► BARLEY-BREE → BARLEY-BROO ale, malt liquor → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1728 ► APRICOCK WATER apricot ale → sl.
1729 ► TWOOPS twopenny ale → colloq., obs.
1738 ► WHIP-BELLY weak thin beer or other liquor → UK sl.
1740 ► OLD BOY a strong ale → colloq.
1743 ► NAPPIE → NAPPY ale; liquor 
1750 ► QUEER BOOZE inferior beer; ‘small and naughtye drynke’ → cant
1790 ► BLUE ale → Eng. dial.
1790 ► MILDCHEE mild ale → Eng. dial. obs.
1790 ► THIN DRINK small beer → Eng. dial
1796 ► SWIPES → SWYPES weak inferior beer; beer in general → sl.
L18.. ► SIMMON BEER persimmon beer → sl.
19C.. ► BARLEY-CORN beer → Eng. dial.
19C.. ► BUNG-JUICE beer, stout → sl.
19C.. ► COOLER a glass of beer or porter taken after drinking spirits and water → sl.
19C.. ► DAY AND NIGHT light ale → rhyming sl.
19C.. ► SIR WALTER SCOTT a pot of beer → Brit. rhyming sl.
19C.. ► ACT OF PARLIAMENT small beer, five pints of which, by an act of Parliament, a landlord was formerly obliged to give gratis to each soldier billeted upon him 
E19.. ► MUGGLER a drink of beer → Irish sl.
1803 ► CAULIFLOWER the head, froth, foam on ale → Sc.
1804 ► GROG beer; alcohol → sl.
1804 ► NAP ale, strong beer → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1804 ► NAP the head or foam on a glass of ale → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1813 ► EIGHT PENCE DRINK strong ale → Sc.
1817 ► ALE-HOUSE a house where ale is sold → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1818 ► GATTER beer; liquor generally → sl.
1819 ► YILL ale → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1820 ► DAMPER ale or stout taken after spirits (and water) → sl.
1821 ► HEAVY WET beer → sl.
1821 ► THOROUGH-GO-NIMBLE small beer → Sc.
1823 ► HEAVY beer → sl.
1826 ► BELLY-VENGEANCE very weak, sour beer → Eng. dial.
1832 ► AMBER NECTAR beer 
1845 ► FAT ALE strong beer → sl.
1848 ► SHE-OAK Australian-brewed beer → Aust. sl.
M19. ► A BEER AND A BALL a beer and a shot of whisky → sl., orig. US
M19. ► AMBER BEVERAGE beer → Aust. sl.
M19. ► AMBER BREW beer → Aust. sl.
M19. ► AMBER FLUID beer → Aust. sl.
M19. ► AMBER LIQUID beer → Aust. sl.
M19. ► AMBER TRANSFUSION a drink of beer → Aust. sl.
M19. ► FAT ALE strong beer → sl.
M19. ► LONG DRINK a glass of beer, or a soft drink, as opposed to wine or spirits → sl.
M19. ► OUT-AND-OUT strong beer → sl.
M19. ► QUEER BELCH sour beer → sl.
M19. ► SWANKEY → SWANKY table beer, weak beer → sl.
1851 ► BARREL TINTER beer → Eng. dial. sl.
1857 ► SHIP (IN FULL SAIL)  ale → UK rhyming sl.
1859 ► REEB beer → UK back-slang
1860 ► CLINK very inferior beer → sl.
1860 ► NECK-OIL beer; alcohol → jocular usage
1864 ► BARREL-TEARS ale → Eng. dial.
1865 ► BEERHOOD a beer-drinking class or set 
1865 ► TURPS beer → Aust. sl.
1866 ► KRUG a beer-mug or tankard 
1867 ► BOCK a glass of “Bock” beer, or any other beer 
1867 ► FOGRAM beer, wine, or spirits of indifferent quality; any kind of liquor → nautical sl.
1870 ► INKER-PINKER small beer → Sc.
1872 ► SHENKBEER a very weak and insipid beer → US
1875 ► PONY BEER a small glass or bottle of beer → orig. & chiefly US
1877 ► BEERINESS beery quality or condition → colloq.
1880 ► ARTESIAN beer made in Australia → Aust. sl.
1880 ► BED-ALE ale brewed for christening → obs.
1880 ► PIG’S EAR a glass of beer → Brit. rhyming sl.
1880 ► TANGLE-LEG(S)  strong beer → Eng. dial.
1881 ► BEEROCRACY the brewing and beer-selling interest → ludicrous usage
1882 ► MACOOLA → MAHKOOLAH home-brewed beer or liquor → Amer. dial.
1885 ► GROWLER a pail, can, or pitcher used for carrying beer → Amer. sl.
1886 ► TIB weak beer → Eng. dial.
1888 ► BLUE MEASURE a measure for beer formerly used in Wales, equal to about two-thirds of a pint → obs.
1888 ► HALF a half-pint of beer  → sl.
1889 ► BEVIE → BEVVY → BEVY a drink of beer → sl.
1889 ► BUTCHER a glass or measure of beer; it now typically measures 6 oz (170 ml) → Aust. sl.
1890 ► ARF-AN’-‘ARF ale and porter equally mixed → Eng. sl.
1890 ► SHEARER’S JOY beer → Aust. & NZ sl.
1892 ► CASCADE beer → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1892 ► FAR AND NEAR beer → US rhyming sl.
1892 ► RANTER a vessel to draw beer into → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1892 ► SWIZZLE ale and beer mixed → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1893 ► ARMS-AND-LEGS home-brewed beer, with no body in it → Eng. dial.
1895 ► RABBIT a bottle of beer → Aust. sl.
1895 ► WACK-ROWDY-DOW weak beer → Eng. dial.
1897 ► SHIPOO → SHYPOO inferior beer → Aust. sl.
1898 ► ALE-SCORE the debt for drink at an ale-house recorded with chalk marks on the door → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► BEGGEL small beer, treacle beer → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► BINGER a draught of potent beer, or ardent spirits → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► BLACK-SPOOL a bottle of porter → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1899 ► DEAD SOLDIER an empty beer can → US sl.
L19.. ► (ALL) ARMS AND LEGS weak beer; i.e. a drink that has ‘no body’ → Eng. sl.
L19.. ► ALLS inferior beer → Eng. sl.
L19.. ► MAN-KILLER porter, stout, any black beer → sl.
L19.. ► OCHORBOC beer → sl.
L19.. ► RATTLE-TAP very poor beer → sl.
L19.. ► SAILOR’S CHAMPAGNE beer → sl.
L19.. ► WALLOP beer, alcohol → sl., orig. Aust.
L19.. ► WAR CRY a mixture of stout and mild ale → sl.
20C.. ► AFRICAN LAGER Guinness™ stout → sl.
20C.. ► AUNTIE MEG a keg of beer → Aust. rhyming sl.
20C.. ► BREW-HA beer 
20C.. ► BUD a Budweiser™ beer; any beer 
20C.. ► CRIMEA beer → Brit. rhyming sl.
20C.. ► GROWLER beer → US sl.
20C.. ► MAHATMA GANDHI shandy → rhyming sl.
20C.. ► MUD AND BLOOD a drink of ‘mild and bitter’ → sl.
20C.. ► PIG SWEAT beer → US sl.
20C.. ► SIR ALEC a Guinness™ → Brit. sl.
20C.. ► WET ONE a cold beer → Amer. sl.
E20.. ► WITCH-PISS inferior liquor; weak beer → Brit. sl.
1900 ► CLEAR MCCOY → MCCOY first-rate beer or whisky →sl.
1900 ► SHEEP-WASH poor beer or spirits → Aust. sl.
1902 ► NEVER-FEAR beer → rhyming sl. (Bk.)
1903 ► APRON-WASHINGS porter → sl.
1903 ► TOP OF REEB a pot of beer → back-slang (Bk.)
1904 ► ALE-SUP ale → Aust. & US sl.
1904 ► SLOP → SLOPS beer → Aust. & US sl.
1904 ► STRIDE-WIDE ale → cant (Bk.)
1904 ► SUDS beer → sl., orig. & chiefly US
1905 ► HALF-HORN a half-pint of ale or beer → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► MOBBY small beer → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► RAMSTAM the strongest home-brewed beer → Sc. (Bk.)
1905 ► TINSY-WINSY small, thin, poor beer → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1907 ► COLD TEA beer → Amer. dial.
1907 ► LONGNECKER a beer bottle, esp. one with an elongated neck → Amer. dial.
1909 ► HALF AND HALF a pint drink comprising equal measures of two different beers  → UK sl.
1909 ► NEAR BEER beer with low alcohol content; beer with less than .5 percent alcohol content → US
1909 ► SHERRY cheap beer, sold at fourpence a quart (1.14 litres) → UK sl.
1910 ► BUNNY a bottle of beer → Aust. & US sl.
1911 ► BREE ale, whisky, etc.; liquor → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 ► RIGGER a quart-sized square-faced glass bottle, usually used to hold beer; a quart bottle of beer; later, a large plastic bottle, usually used to hold beer → NZ
1913 ► BUCKET OF SUDS a pail of beer → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1915 ► THIRD RAIL BEER cheap beer → Amer. dial.
1919 ► BEER-UP a beer-drinking session → sl.
1919 ► SHELL a drink of beer → Amer. dial.
1919 ► SHELL a standard 8-oz beer glass → Amer. dial.
1920 ► ALLEY a place where illicit beer is brewed → US criminals’ sl.
1920 ► APPLE FRITTER bitter beer → rhyming sl.
1920 ► DAILY (MAIL)  ale → rhyming sl.
1920 ► GLUE beer → US sl.
1920 ► HORSE PISS weak or unpalatable beer → US sl.
1920 ► LADY’S WAIST a waisted glass in which beer is served; hence, the beer itself → Aust. sl.
1925 ► JAR a glass of beer → sl.
1927 ► COLD ONE a cold beer → US sl.
1928 ► NEEDLE BEER beer with added alcohol or ether → sl.
1929 ► HOP → HOPS beer → sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
1930 ► LACE (CURTAIN)  beer, orig. Burton; hence, any beer → Brit. rhyming sl., Burton
1930 ► LADY’S FINGER a slender beer glass, with an hour-glass shape → Aust. sl.
1930 ► LADY’S WISH a slender beer glass, with an hour-glass shape → Aust. sl.
1930 ► MEDIUM → MEEJUM an indeterminate measure of beer, approx. 0.3 litres (a half-pint) → Irish sl.
1934 ► OH MY near beer → US convicts’ sl.
1934 ► OH MY DEAR beer → US rhyming sl.
1935 ► OLD a dark lager-style beer brewed by the top-fermentation method → Aust. sl.
1936 ► TANK a drink of beer → sl.
1940 ► BEER BARREL a beer-drinkers paunch → sl., orig. US
1940 ► BOTTLED SUNSHINE beer → World War II Amer. sl.
1940 ► KEG beer; a barrel of beer → Aust. & NZ sl.
1940 ► MIDDY a medium-size drinking glass commonly holding half a pint and used for beer → Aust. sl.
1940 ► MY GOODNESS a drink of Guinness stout → sl.
1940 ► THE AMBER beer → sl.
1940 ► WAMPO beer slops or overflow, recycled and served as fresh beer → sl.
1942 ► DISHWATER very weak beer → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1942 ► PRAIRIE SCHOONER a large glass or mug for beer → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► SCHOONER a large glass or mug for beer → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► SCUTTLE a large glass or mug for beer → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1945 ► SOLDIER a can of beer → US sl.
1945 ► TURPS intoxicating liquor, esp. beer → Aust. sl.
1948 ► GLAMOTTLE a 13 ounce bottle of Budweiser™ beer → US sl.
1950 ► CHARLEY → CHARLIE a bottle or glass of Carlsberg beer → army usage in Germany
1950 ► MILWAUKEE CIDER → MILWAUKEE WATER beer → Amer. dial.
1950 ► SILENT NIGHT light ale → Brit. rhyming sl.
M20. ► LUBE beer; alcohol → Aust. sl.
1950 ► WALTER SCOTT a pot of beer → rhyming sl.
1953 ► COLDIE a glass, bottle, or can of cold beer → Aust. sl.
1957 ► OLD SHERBET beer → Aust. sl.
1957 ► PONGELO beer; specifically, pale ale or a mixture of pale ale an another beer → UK sl.
1957 ► SHERBET beer → Aust. sl.
1957 ► STUBBIE → STUBBY a beer bottle → Aust. sl.
1959 ► GNAT’S PISS weak or insipid beer → sl.
1960 ► BREWSKI → BREWSKY beer → Amer. sl.
1960 ► FAR AND NEAR beer; a glass of beer → UK rhyming sl.
1960 ► GUSTO beer → sl., orig. African-American
1960 ► JUG a glass of beer → Aust. sl.
1960 ► KEGGER a party featuring a large supply of beer → US students’ sl.
1960 ► OLD AMBER beer → Aust. sl.
1960 ► ROMAN COLLAR a generous head on a glass of stout → Irish sl.
1960 ► SALMON (AND TROUT)  stout beer → UK rhyming sl.
1960 ► SQUAW PISS beer with an alcohol level of 3.2% → Amer. sl.
1961 ► LIFFEY WATER porter (ale); any dark beer or stout, esp. Guinness™ → UK rhyming sl.
1963 ► ANOTHERY another drink of beer → Aust. sl.
1964 ► TINNIE → TINNY a can of beer → Aust. sl., orig. surfers’ usage
1965 ► DITCHWATER very weak beer → Amer. dial.
1966 ► BARLEY WATER beer → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1966 ► BOON-DOCKER a beer party in the country → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1967 ► MILWAUKEE SPECIAL beer → Amer. dial.
1967 ► PIGS (EAR)  beer → rhyming sl.
1968 ► BARLEY SOP beer → Amer. dial.
1968 ► GRASSER a beer party in a grassy field → sl. (Bk.)
1968 ► SOP beer → Amer. dial.
1969 ► DRAFTY draught beer → US sl.
1969 ► LONGNECK a beer bottle, esp. one with an elongated neck → Amer. dial.
1970 ► BOOMBA → BOOMBAH → BUMBA a large beer glass; a serving of beer in such a glass → Amer. dial.
1970 ► DARWIN STUBBY an extra-large beer bottle, introduced in 1958 at 80 fl. oz.; increased in 1973 to 2.25 litres, and in 1982 to 2 litres → Aust. sl.
1970 ► DIMEY a beer → US sl. (Bk.)
1970 ► DRAFTY draft beer → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1970 ► KEGGING an indulging in a party where kegs of beer are consumed → US sl.
1970 ► LIQUID LUNCH a lunch consisting solely of beer → colloq.
1970 ► MILK beer → US sl. (Bk.)
1970 ► NEWKY → NEWKY BROWN Newcastle ‘Brown Ale’ → sl.
1970 ► POPLA → POPLAR beer → S. Afr. sl.
1970 ► SAUCE beer → US students’ sl.
1970 ► SQUAW PISS 3.2% beer → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1970 ► UMLAUT half of a bottle of Lowenbrau™ beer → US sl.
1971 ► COLD SODY beer → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1972 ► GLASS a 5 ounce glass of beer → Aust. sl.
1972 ► TALLBOY a large can of beer → Amer. dial.
1972 ► TWO-FOUR a case of twenty-four bottles or cans of beer → Can. colloq.
1973 ► LOVE IN A PUNT very weak beer → UK sl.
1973 ► SWIFT HALF an alcoholic drink, (often a half-pint of beer, etc.) esp. one intended to be drunk quickly during a brief visit to a public house → Brit. colloq.
1975 ► MONKEY PISS inferior beer or other liquor → Amer. sl.
1976 ► COLD COFFEE beer → US sl.
1976 ► QUEER BEER near beer, beer with a low alcohol content, weak, watery beer → US sl.
1977 ► MINI-TANKER a small mobile beer tank hired for social gatherings → NZ sl.
1977 — NIGERIAN LAGER Guinness stout → sl.
1979 ► HA-HA a glass of beer; beer → US sl.
1980 ► BEAST cheap beer → sl.
1980 ► BEER BONG a device consisting of a funnel attached to a tube, which facilitates the speedier drinking of beer → US students’ sl.
1981 ► CINCI a small glass of beer; the glass itself  → Amer. dial.
1983 ► CALF-SLOBBER foam on a glass of beer → sl.
1985 ► CHILLY a cold can of beer → Amer. sl.
1985 ► MICK JAGGER lager → Sc. rhyming sl.
1987 ► CALGARY REDEYE a drink made of tomato juice and beer → Can. sl.
1988 ► GASKET (JINT)  a pint of beer → Glasgow rhyming sl.; local pronunciation of ‘joint’
1990 ► ANACONDA a mixture of strong beer and rough cider or scrumpy → sl.
1990 ► AWNING OVER THE TOY SHOP a male beer belly → Aust. sl.
1990 ► BLUEY a can of Foster’s lager → Aust. sl.
1990 ► CORNFLAKES IN A CAN beer → US students’ sl.
1990 ► ICY POP beer → US students’ sl.
1990 ► JUG a large table jug for beer → Aust. sl.
1990 ► QUICKIE beer → sl.
1990 ► WOUNDED SOLDIER a partially empty beer container → US students’ sl.
1991 ► LABEORPHILY the collecting of beer-bottle labels (Bk.)
1991 ► MEADOPHILY the study of beer bottle labels (Bk.)
1991 ► PICNIC a bottle of beer, large enough to serve at a small picnic → Amer. dial.
1991 ► RACK a six-pack of beer → US sl.
1991 ► WOUNDED SOLDIER a bottle or can of beer that has been partly consumed → US sl.
1992 ► MARTY WILDE mild ale → Brit. rhyming sl.
1992 ► PANTS (AND VEST)  best bitter beer → UK rhyming sl. for ‘best’
1993 ► DINK PACK a six pack of beer → Can. sl.
1994 ► OAT SODA a beer → US sl.
1995 ► TRAINING BEER low alcohol beer → Can. sl.
1996 ► MICK’S BLOOD Guinness™ stout → Sc. sl.
1997 ► BOWJANTHER a pint bottle of Guinness → Irish sl. (Bk.)
1997 ► QUART STORE a store that sells beer on the retail level → US sl.
1997 ► SKUNK BEER inexpensive, bitter, poor quality beer → US sl.
1998 ► CAN-A-PISS a can of beer → NZ sl.
1999 ► DEEP SINKER a long glass of beer → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1999 ► GOLLY a half gallon jar of beer → NZ sl.
1999 ► LIQUID AMBER beer → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1999 ► TEN-OUNCE SANDWICH lunch consisting solely of beer → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1999 ► TUBE a large can of beer → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1999 ► VENDOR’S a commercial bottle of beer, even when obtained from a bootlegger → Can. sl.
2000 ► BABY GIRAFFE half a pint of beer → UK rhyming sl.
2000 ► LARGIE a 750 ml (26 fl. oz.) bottle of beer → Aust. sl.
2000 ► PADDY WATER Guinness™ Irish stout → UK sl.
2000 ► RACK a case (24 cans) of beer → US sl.
2000 ► SHEEP’S PISS weak alcohol, usually refers to beer → UK sl.
2001 ► QUEBEC WRENCH a beer bottle opener → Can. sl.
2002 ► NATTY any natural light beer → US sl.
2002 ► SALLY a chilled, twelve ounce can of beer → US sl.
2002 ► STEALTH BOMBER Stella Artois™ lager → UK sl.
2003 ► GREEN CAN a can of Victoria Bitter™ beer → Aust. sl.
2003 ► UDDER a protruding paunch produced by too much beer drinking → UK sl.
2006 ► BEER BLAST a beer-drinking party; a beer binge → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 ► BEER BUST a beer-drinking party; a beer binge → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 ► BERPS → BURPS beer; liquor → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 ► BERPWATER beer; ale; champagne → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 ► BREW-OUT a beer blast; a beer blow-out → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 ► CHILL a cold can of beer → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 ► COLD BLOOD beer → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 ► CORPSE an empty liquor or beer bottle → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 ► DUMMY an empty liquor or beer bottle → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 ► FOAM beer → US sl. (Bk.)
2007 ► BRITNEY (SPEARS) beers → UK rhyming sl. (Bk.)

NOUNS, PERSON
1550 ► MALTWORM a beer drinker; a lover of malt liquor; a drunkard; a tippler 
1577 ► MALT-BUG a lover of beer; a person who loves malt liquor; a toper → obs.
1600 ► BEER BARREL a beer drunkard; a confirmed tippler → sl.
1619 ► KANIKER a seller of ale → obs.
1717 ► LUCKY a woman who brews or sells beer; a landlady of a public house or tavern → Sc.
19C.. ► MALT COVE a beer drinker → sl.
19C.. ► MALTY COVE a beer drinker → sl.
1841 ► BEER-BIBBER a beer drinker 
1845 ► BEER-GUZZLER a heavy beer drinker → sl.
1866 ► BEER JERKER a hard beer drinker; a drunkard → US sl.
1869 ► BEERHEAD a beer drunkard → US sl.
1873 ► BEER-SWAB a beer sot; a drunkard → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1873 ► YAL-SOAKER an ale-drinker; a sot → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1873 ► YAL-SWAB an ale-drinker; a sot → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1873 ► YAL-SWATTLER an ale-drinker; a sot → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1873 ► YAL-SWIZZLER an ale-drinker; a sot → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1873 ► YAL-YOTTLER an ale-drinker; a sot → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1876 ► BEER-PUNISHER a consumer of beer, esp. a heavy drinker of beer → US sl.
1878 ► BEER-BUZZER a person who frequents saloons in the hope of cadging free beer → US sl.
1882 ► BEER-SWIPER a hard beer drinker; a drunkard → Aust. sl.
1887 ► BEER-EATER a great consumer of beer, one who more than drinks it – who lives on it → sl.
1889 ► BEER-CHEWER a heavy beer drinker → Aust. sl.
1889 ► BEERSUCKER a heavy beer drinker → Aust. sl.
1891 ► BEER-SLINGER a regular beer drinker; a tippler (Bk.)
1891 ► BEER-VAT a regular beer drinker; a tippler (Bk.)
1891 ► BELCHER a hard beer drinker; specifically, one drinking to such excess that he vomits (Bk.)
1896 ► TANK a person who has a great capacity for beer or other drink; one who can drink a great deal of beer before becoming intoxicated; a drinker, a drunkard → sl.
1898 ► ALE-CONNER a manorial officer whose duty it was to look to the assize and goodness of ale and bread within the precincts of the manor → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► ALE-SOAKER an ale-drinker; a drunkard → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► ALE-TASTER an officer appointed to prevent the adulteration of ale → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► ALE-YOTTLER an ale-drinker; a drunkard → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► BELLER a person who pours out or hands round ale → Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
1898 ► BIBSTER a seller of ale → Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
1899 ► BEER-SPARRER a heavy beer drinker → Aust. sl.
L19.. ► BEER-TANK a heavy beer drinker, a drunkard → sl.
1902 ► SPARRER a heavy beer drinker → Aust. sl.
1905 ► FROTH-BLOWER a beer-drinker → jocular usage
1907 ► BEERHOUND a heavy beer drinker → US sl.
1910 ► WALLOPER a beer drinker → Aust. sl.
1921 ► BEER-JUGGLER a beer drinker → US sl.
1942 ► HOPHEAD a beer drinker → Aust. & NZ sl.
1970 ► BUDHEAD a beer drinker → US sl.
1972 ► BEER-BELLY a person who has a protruding stomach or paunch caused by drinking large quantities of beer → sl.
1980 ► KEG FLY a person who hovers around the beer keg at parties → US students’ sl.
1988 ► LAGER LOUT a youth (usually one of a group) who typically drinks large amounts of lager or beer, and behaves in an offensive boorish way → Brit. sl.
1988 ► YEASTER a beer drinker; a beer-drinking alcoholic (Bk.)
1996 ► KEG-ON-LEGS a prodigious drinker of beer → Aust. sl.
2006 ► BREWS BROTHERS male beer-drinking college students → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 ► BREWSTER a beer drinker; a beer drunkard → US sl. (Bk.)

VERBS
1500 ► TIPPLE to sell ale or other strong drink by retail → obs.
1592 ► CRUSH A POT OF ALE to drink, quaff, ‘discuss’ it
1594 ► PRICK of wine, beer, etc.: to turn sour or vinegar → obs.
1780 ► BEER to drink or indulge in beer → colloq., humorous usage
1823 ► TASTE OF THE WATER to be very poor; said of beer → Sc.
1843 ► TAKE THE INSIDE OUT to finish, to empty, a glass of beer, etc. → colloq.
1887 ► YILL to treat to ale → Sc.
1888 ► RUSH THE GROWLER to purchase beer in a growler (a pail, can, or pitcher used for carrying beer) → Amer. sl.
1894 ► ROLL THE GROWLER to purchase beer in a growler (a pail, can, or pitcher used for carrying beer) → Amer. sl.
1898 ► BELL to distribute ale → Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
20C.. ► BUST SOME SUDS to drink some beer → sl.
1900 ► CHASE THE CAN to purchase beer in a can → US sl.
1910 ► BEER to spend one’s money on beer → sl.
1922 ► HIT THE CAN to drink beer or other liquor in excess → US sl.
1929 ► NEEDLE to inject alcohol or ether into beer, to make it more powerful → US sl.
1940 ► HOIST to drink some beer or liquor → US sl.
1940 ► SUCK SUDS to drink beer → African-American sl.
M20. ► BEVVY → BEVY to drink beer or other alcoholic liquor → sl.
1975 ► BLOW ONE to draw a glass of beer → US sl. (Bk.)
1980 ► POP TOPS to drink beer → US students’ sl.
1986 ► SIP ON SUDS → SIP SUDS to drink beer → US sl.
1994 ► SPEAR THE KEG to broach a keg of beer → Aust. sl.
1999 ► BREAK OPEN A COLDIE to open a beer → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1999 ► SINK A FEW to drink beer → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
2001 ► PULL to buy beer or cigarettes illegally for a minor → Can sl.
2006 ► BEER UP to drink a lot of beer → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 ► CRACK A TUBE to open a can of beer → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 ► CRACK SOME SUDS to drink some beer → US sl. (Bk.)