What's the difference between beer and cider?

Beer


Definition:

  • (n.) A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor.
  • (n.) A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It’s a bright, simple space with wooden tables and high stalls and offers tastings and beer-making workshops.
  • (2) AB InBev has cut costs ruthlessly as it has bought up companies around the world, including Anheuser-Busch, the brewer of US beer Budweiser.
  • (3) These results suggest that smoking and beer consumption are independent risk factors for colonic adenomas.
  • (4) A total of 194 beers (148 US and 46 Canadian) were analysed for volatile N-nitrosamines.
  • (5) Beer had been brewed at the site continuously since the 16th century, in 1831 becoming the home of brewers Young & Co, which maintained the pub that gave the brewery its name.
  • (6) We continue to offer customers a great range of beer, lager and cider.” Heineken’s bid to raise prices for its products in supermarkets comes just a few months after it put 6p on a pint in pubs , a decision it blamed on the weak pound.
  • (7) The brewery kept winning trophies at the Australian International Beer Awards year in, year out, yet its head brewer refused to send beer east until he could guarantee refrigerated transport.
  • (8) Others, like eight-year-old Stan – who was playing football with his mates in a corner of the beer-soaked field, has only good memories of Wales.
  • (9) The main cause of oesophageal cancer in western countries is consumption of alcoholic beverages, the degree of risk being much greater for certain spirits than for wine or beer.
  • (10) Per adult (greater than or equal to 15 years) consumption of beer, wine, spirits and absolute alcohol for a 14-year period (1971--1984) was related to female breast cancer morbidity rates in Western Australia.
  • (11) In the UK, alcohol consumption has shifted substantially from moderate strength beer sold in pubs to strong lager, cider, wine and spirits sold by supermarkets for drinking at home.
  • (12) I’ve known them for over 10 years,” said Eugene Ward, 43, clutching a bag of water bottles and beer cans.
  • (13) Duty on beer, wine and spirits will increase as planned from midnight Sunday • Tobacco duty will rise immediately by 1% above inflation this year, then 2% • Increase in fuel duty to be staged.
  • (14) Turning water into beer With support from the government, Cerut gave out small grants of around €1,000 to more than 200 women to invest in businesses such as farming, soft drinks processing and cattle-rearing.
  • (15) A cooler full of beer is usually at hand, though swimming attire typically isn't.
  • (16) In between, I watch a parade of Berliner life: women chain-smoking in the pool’s trademark wicker chairs, fully clothed men sipping a morning beer in the 26C heat, kids jumping off the diving pier and screaming down the large waterslide.
  • (17) Camden Town is a creative business with a great range of brands that will complement our existing portfolio.” Mark Benner, managing director of the Society of Independent Brewers (Siba) said: “As craft beer continues to grow in popularity and steal market share we are likely to see more global brewers looking to take over craft breweries, something which makes membership to Siba even more important for breweries looking to differentiate themselves, as consumers look to seek out truly independent craft brewed beers.” • This article was amended on 21 December 2015 because Guinness is owned by Diageo, not SAB Miller as an earlier version said.
  • (18) "What I realised is that the most important thing is China," he says, cradling a beer and still wearing his trademark cowboy-style wide-rimmed hat.
  • (19) And failing that, drink a Diet Coke and a beer simultaneously just before you go in.
  • (20) Changes in the nature of the heme group have been monitored by visible absorption spectrophotometry and analysed quantitatively by a multiple wavelength method based on Beer's Law.

Cider


Definition:

  • (n.) The expressed juice of apples. It is used as a beverage, for making vinegar, and for other purposes.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) We continue to offer customers a great range of beer, lager and cider.” Heineken’s bid to raise prices for its products in supermarkets comes just a few months after it put 6p on a pint in pubs , a decision it blamed on the weak pound.
  • (2) The impressive choice of drinks ranges from local cider to unusual rosés from Navarra and punchy Toro and Bierzo reds, all selected by charming Nubia, wife of Juan Mari.
  • (3) In the UK, alcohol consumption has shifted substantially from moderate strength beer sold in pubs to strong lager, cider, wine and spirits sold by supermarkets for drinking at home.
  • (4) Three ways with cider vinegar • Winter salad dressing Boil two shallots with a few juniper berries and thyme leaves, then reduce 150ml cider vinegar by half and mix with the above.
  • (5) Test with 2 yeasts used in English commercial cider making confirmed that patulin is effectively removed during yeast fermentation.
  • (6) The cider group had the lowest liver Fe values and the ethanol group the highest values.
  • (7) Pour in the cider, scraping up any caramelised pork stuck to the bottom of the pan, and bubble and reduce by about half.
  • (8) Data provided by the research company Assosia, covering promotions between December and February this year, shows Tesco and Sainsbury's offered two-for-£20 deals on 20-pack crates of Strongbow cider – a sale of more than 93 units of alcohol, working out at just 21p per unit.
  • (9) Across eight cask pumps, seven keg lines and three hand-pulled ciders, the Rook runs the gamut from exotic European imports (Opat's self-explanatory orange and mandarin Czech pils) to beers from lesser-spotted UK micros, such as Grafters and Jurassic Brewhouse.
  • (10) Cenci takes a sip of her half of cider and then says something that may chime with Britain's remaining party faithful, dutifully knocking on doors and soaking up people's complaints about bins and bus lanes, while their leaders pay them far too little attention: "I wouldn't call them elites," she says.
  • (11) For the dressing 1 tbsp cider or white-wine vinegar 3 tbsp olive oil Flaky sea salt and freshly ground black pepper For the salad A couple of handfuls rocket leaves 80g semi-soft blue cheese 6 dates, pitted and sliced 50g hazelnuts, toasted and roughly chopped Whisk together the vinegar and oil until you have a creamy emulsion, then pour a tablespoon into the bottom of a bowl.
  • (12) In response, Samuel Adams started producing Angry Orchard , which became the country's top-selling cider only eight months after it launched, and a hard iced tea called Twisted Tea.
  • (13) So raise a glass of Somerset cider – sweeter after the golden harvest of 2016 than it has been for a decade – to toast hope, and action.
  • (14) Pour a large glass of this into your container and store the rest of the bottle, unless you're making cider vinegar, in which case you should probably sacrifice the lot.
  • (15) The affinity of patulin for sulfur dioxide (SO2) is much less than was previously reported and is of little significance at the SO2 concentrations (below 200 ppm) used in the processing of apple juice and cider.
  • (16) A total of 152 test samples were analyzed; EC levels ranged from none found to 3 ppb in 15 cheeses, 6 teas, 12 yogurts, and 8 ciders; from none found to 13 ppb in 30 breads and 69 malt beverages; and from none found to 84 ppb in 12 soy sauces.
  • (17) The John Hewitt carries beers from Lisburn's Hilden Brewery, Ireland's oldest independent (from £3.30 a pint) – its eponymous bitter is a moderately tasty, pleasantly hoppy amber session beer – and will host the Great Northern Irish Beer & Cider Festival , from 4 July to Saturday 9.
  • (18) 3 tbsp cider vinegar 5 black or green peppercorns 1 small bay leaf ½ shallot, peeled and finely chopped 1 sprig tarragon, plus 1 tsp chopped tarragon leaves 1 sprig chervil, plus 1 tsp chopped chervil (optional) 2 good steaks 150g unsalted butter 1 large egg yolk Salt and freshly ground black pepper Put the vinegar, peppercorns, bay leaf, shallot, tarragon sprig and chervil sprig, if using, in a small pan and bring to a boil.
  • (19) If you thin by adding a little soy sauce, honey or cider vinegar, until it’s the consistency of a salad dressing, you can use it to give body to any bowl of greens.
  • (20) Heineken’s beer and cider brands include Amstel, Foster’s, Birra Moretti, Kronenbourg 1664, Sagres, Bulmers and Strongbow.