Malt Liquor (Noun)
Meaning
A lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- The convenience store only sold malt liquor in 40-ounce bottles, which was a favorite among the local homeless population.
- Malt liquor was the drink of choice for the group of friends who wanted to get drunk quickly and cheaply.
- The city council voted to restrict the sale of malt liquor in certain neighborhoods due to concerns about public intoxication.
- The brewery had to rebrand their high-alcohol lager as malt liquor in order to comply with state regulations.
- After a few sips of the malt liquor, John could already feel the effects of the high alcohol content.