Diet Beer

diet beer. (day'-it beeyr')

    1. Any beer low in sugar or carbohydrates but not necessarily low in calories (±400 calories per liter). In Germany “diet bier” is designed for diabetics and has a relatively high alcoholic content of about 4.75 percent alcohol by weight or 6 percent alcohol by volume. They are called diätbier in Germany, where the trend originated, and are now produced in other European countries including Britain. Syn: diabetic beer. 2. The same term often refers to low-calorie beers berwed for weight-conscious dieters. These beers are not designed for diabetics. Syn: light beer.