: any of various malt liquors considered nonalcoholic because they contain less than a specified percentage of alcohol
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe near beer is not meant to be a refreshment, but a musical instrument. Michael Roberts, Outside Online, 17 June 2022 The overall effect is that today’s NA beer is practically indistinguishable from the real stuff, fighting the stigma that near beer is only for losers. Kate Browne, SELF, 23 Nov. 2021 So off the two ran to Loxy’s den, where Loxy began to speed-read his handy-dandy cookbook about slicing and dicing sweetmeat and Tex Mex green beans and chugalugging them down with mai tais, Tia Marias, pale ale and near beer. Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2019 These are near beer compared to the photographic images. Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Apr. 2018 But near beer should, in time, be good for the industry’s health. Stephen Wilmot, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2017