Beer: Alcoholic beverage made usually from malted barley, flavoured with hops, and brewed by slow fermentation.

啤酒：从发芽的大麦中加入啤酒花调味，经过缓慢发酵酿制而成的含酒精饮料。

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The guides, like those at Maker's Mark, stress the use of traditional methods: the slow fermentation of sour mash in vats made of cypress, the distillation in copper-pot stills (Labrot and Graham use three instead of the usual two), the regular sampling of barrels by discriminating imbibers with decades of experience, to achieve just the right taste.

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The slow chemistry of fermentation can only happen over weeks and months.

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