gruitbeer
gruitbeer noun: in medieval Europe, a beer which was flavoured with gruit, a mixture of herbs.
Noun
gruitbeer (uncountable)
- In medieval Europe, a beer which was flavoured with gruit, a mixture of herbs.
- It had been a more common drink during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, when beer (gruitbeer) was of low quality and wine was still produced on a relatively large scale in Brabant itself, in the region of Louvain, Aarschot, and Diest.1988, The Journal of European Economic History, page 141
- During the Middle Ages the popular beer was called gruitbeer. At that time hops were not used. Instead a mixture of herbs called gruit was used to give aroma and taste to what was basically a sweet product.2002, Pierre Rajotte, Belgian Ale
Origin of gruitbeer
From gruit + beer.
Questions about gruitbeer
- What does gruitbeer mean?
- Gruitbeer means in medieval Europe, a beer which was flavoured with gruit, a mixture of herbs.
- What part of speech is gruitbeer?
- Gruitbeer is a noun.
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