Beverage Lexicon

Beck's

German beer brand of the brewery Beck & Co in the north German city of Bremen

Beer

1. The basic ingredients of beer are water; a starch source, such as malted barley, able to be fermented (converted into alcohol); a brewer's yeast to produce the fermentation; and a flavouring such as hops
2. one of the world's oldest beverages, possibly dating back to the 6th millennium BC, and is recorded in the written history of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia

Coffee

1. prepared from roasted seeds (called beans) from the coffee plant
2. first consumed in the 9th century
3. negative health effects due to caffeine
4. discovered in the highlands of Ethiopia
5. cultivated in Latin America, Asia, and Africa
6. initially used for spiritual reasons

Heineken

1. brewed in the Heineken brewery in Zoeterwoude, the Netherlands
2. Dutch pale lager made by Heineken International
3. made of purified water, malted barley, hops, and yeast

Mountain Dew

1. caffeinated, sweet, citrus-flavored soft drink
2. marketed to 12-30 year olds
3. euphemism for moonshine
4. produced by PepsiCo
5. citrus soft drink

Red Bull

brand name of an energy drink that originated in Thailand

Wine

an alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of grape juice