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Gambrinus

American  
[gam-brahy-nuhs] / gæmˈbraɪ nəs /

noun

  1. a mythical Flemish king, the reputed inventor of beer.


Gambrinus British  
/ ɡæmˈbraɪnəs /

noun

  1. a legendary Flemish king who was said to have invented beer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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According to the Gambrinus website, the Texas-based craft brewer’s brands include Shiner Beers and Trumer Pils.

From Fox News • Aug. 6, 2021

Sparta Prague won the first of five consecutive Gambrinus Liga titles," Darren tells us, and it checks out on Wikipedia and everything, "finishing narrowly ahead of defending champions Slavia Prague.

From The Guardian • Apr. 16, 2013

There were poor pictures of Bismarck, of William the Second, and of his grandfather aping the appearance of Gambrinus.

From Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life by Henry, Stuart Oliver

It is said that they employed only lineal descendants of Vatel to prepare their banquet, and I am assured that an offspring of Gambrinus acted as butler.

From The Ways of Men by Gregory, Eliot

The club seal, for instance, was thrown together in a few minutes, some one in the meantime looking up an appropriate motto, the occasion being an impromptu festival of Gambrinus, which occurred one Christmas eve.

From The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Volume 01, No. 08, August 1895 Fragments of Greek Detail by Various

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