brewage

American  

[broo-ij] / ˈbru ɪdʒ /

noun

1. a fermented liquor brewed from malt.

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brewage British  

/ ˈbruːɪdʒ /

noun

1. a product of brewing; brew

2. the process of brewing

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Etymology

Origin of brewage

1535–45; brew + -age; modeled on beverage

Example Sentences

But it was not filled with the brewage; its contents were harmless.

From Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus by Short, Richard

He will hold the realm in peace; but he, too, will fall sick before his time, and die, by reason of the brewage of his friends.

From Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut by Mason, Eugene

Already the children were tightening their idle hands and drinking in their bitter cup the poisoned brewage of doubt.

From The Confession of a Child of the Century by Warren, Kendall

My brother-in-law, who manufactured it, deserves for such vapid cookery to be named before you without reserve, as the maltmaster of this washy brewage.

From The Campaner Thal and Other Writings by Jean Paul

This wretched brewage of hot water, bad brandy, and lemon acid?

From The Pictures; The Betrothing Novels by Thirlwall, Connop