lager beer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September
    lager.

WordNet

La"ger beer`
Etymology
G. lager bed, storehouse + bier beer. See Lair, and Beer.
Definitions
  1. Originally a German beer, but now also made in immense quantities in the United States; -- so called from its being laid up or stored for some months before use.

Webster 1913