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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

Of G. K. C. a tale I tell, of Gilbert Chesterton, And how he met Gambrinus once and how they carried on.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, January 28, 1914 by Sir Owen Seaman

Then Beelzebub sent Jocko, one of his imps, with orders to bring back Gambrinus before midnight.

From Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology by John Fiske

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 Eliot Gregory

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