ALL meanings of near beer
near beer
N n - noun near beer any of several malt beverages that are similar to beer but are usually considered nonalcoholic because they have an alcoholic content of less than ½ percent. 1
- noun near beer malt beverages with little or no alcohol which were mass-marketed during Prohibition in the US 0
- noun near beer a malt beverage resembling beer but containing no alcohol or no more than a mandated low percentage of alcohol 0