B216 words · Upper-intermediate

Drinks vocabulary — B2

Drinks vocabulary for beverages and drinking culture, covering how to brew a cider or lager at a brewery and describing a mocktail as non-alcoholic, carbonated or caffeine-free.

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caffeine
/kæˈfin/
The natural substance in coffee and tea that makes you feel awake.
Example: I avoid caffeine after six or I can't sleep.
brew
/bru/
To make a hot drink by leaving tea leaves or ground coffee in hot water.
Example: Let the tea brew for three minutes before drinking.
kettle
/ˈkɛtəl/
A covered container with a handle and a spout, used to boil water quickly for tea or coffee.
Example: Stick the kettle on and I'll make tea.
cider
/ˈsaɪdər/
An alcoholic drink made from apples, usually pale gold and slightly sharp, served cold.
Example: I'll have a pint of cider, please.
hangover
/ˈhæŋˌoʊvər/
The headache and sick feeling you get the morning after drinking too much alcohol.
Example: I woke up with a terrible hangover on Sunday morning.
sober
/ˈsoʊbər/
Not at all affected by alcohol at a particular moment.
Example: I stayed sober all evening because I was driving home.
mocktail
a drink that looks and tastes like a cocktail but contains no alcohol.
Example: The bar also serves a fruity mocktail for drivers.
lager
/ˈlɑɡər/
a type of pale beer, usually served cold.
Example: He ordered a pint of lager with his meal.
fermented
/fərˈmɛntəd/
describes a drink or food changed by the action of yeast or bacteria, such as beer or wine.
Example: Kombucha is a fermented tea drink.
non-alcoholic
/ˌnɑˌnælkəˈhɑlɪk/
describes a drink that contains no alcohol.
Example: They also sell a range of non-alcoholic beers.
pasteurised
Heated for a short time to kill harmful bacteria.
Example: The cheese is made with pasteurised milk, so it is safe.
carbonated
/ˈkɑrbəˌneɪtɪd/
Containing bubbles of gas.
Example: She cannot drink anything carbonated after six in the evening.
brewery
/ˈbruəri/
A place where beer is made.
Example: The old brewery by the canal is flats now.
distillery
/dɪˈstɪləri/
A place where strong alcoholic drinks are made.
Example: The distillery runs tours every hour in summer.
dehydrated
/dɪˈhaɪdreɪtəd/
Having lost too much water from the body.
Example: Two hours in that heat and everyone was dehydrated.
nightlife
/ˈnaɪtˌlaɪf/
Entertainment and drinking places open late in the evening.
Example: The nightlife here is three pubs and a chip shop.