| 单词 | beer |
| 例句 | I had a Coca-Cola and Kat had Sprite and Mum had a beer and Dad had a bottle of sparkling water. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z For a while, we stuff our faces and talk about nothing, but the moment there’s a lull in the conversation, Bess sets down her ginger beer and says, “We should play Would You Rather.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z It comes from the pile of beer cans on the floor by the couch, and it comes from him, too. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The guy unloaded some cases of beer and took them on into the store. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The Praise Singer lifted Sekai from her beer crate, and she smiled at him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z What I saw of Frank was an extremely mild-mannered young man, even when he was drinking beer, which he did a lot. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z In one hand he still held the half-empty can of root beer. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Grandma wiped the tears from her eyes and held up the beer bottle with the chipped tooth in it. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Blackmail, Nate. Besides, we came to an agreement. He screamed bloody murder and said he’d kill me if I outed him as a beer drinker, and I...made him take his shirt off and flex.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z "Sure thing," Barrelhouse said, reaching for a glass and drawing a beer. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Perry, on the other hand, was without appetite; he subsisted on root beer, aspirin, and cigarettes. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z When Mike and Terrell drive away I go inside and find my grandfather drinking a beer. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There were always messengers going by and trains of supply wagons crunching over the snow and sometimes groups of soldiers on work parties would appear at the tavern for beer. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Granddaddy stood with the adults and had a convivial glass of beer. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Now, sitting next to Blaine, laughing as he told her about the first time he got truly drunk in his freshman year, she realized that she could like beer. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I run to the end of the bridge and cut onto the grass, down the embankment to the bottom, which is an old dried-up riverbed full of cigarette butts and beer bottles. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Toby didn’t say anything as Val brought the beers and put one in front of Jimmy and the other in front of him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Grabbing a beer can and screaming obscenities at the top of his lungs, Joe charged after Sunflower. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z So they nervously prowled the bars and card rooms and dance halls, drinking beer and taking occasional shots of whiskey and singing along with ragtag cowboy bands. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I’m part of the Friday-evening commuter throng, just another wage slave amongst the hot, tired masses, looking forward to getting home and sitting outside with a cold beer, dinner with the kids, an early night. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z We eat the tuna fish sandwiches Mrs. Allen packed for us and drink root beer as the sunset shoots fire across the treetops. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He had an icebox in the closet where he kept bottles of cold beer and fruit drinks. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He reminisced about the stimulating conversations that took place in rustic pubs over warm beer. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z "What a shame. You sure you don't wanna beer to go with that? Must hurt." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “I don’t drink, okay? Maybe a beer at a party once in a while, you know, but that’s all. I don’t get drunk.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Lonna was one of the waitresses in bathing suits who drove electric carts around the golf course, serving beer and other beverages to the players. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Didn’t know a man could drink beer and chew tobacco at the same time, but Judd does. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Dropping the bag next to the bird remains, he bellowed “Chow!” and took a beer from the fridge; he downed a good half of it in one swig, belched, doubled-clutched, and belched again. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, Tayo jumped up and broke a beer bottle against the table; and before they could stop him, he shoved the jagged glass into Emo’s belly. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z WASPy Hunter hoisting another staffer up on his shoulders, Liam and Spencer raising their beers in a toast, a hundred campaign staffers and volunteers crying and shouting in disbelief and joy. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “What you need is a nest of little babies, Everjoice,” the Afrikaner would announce after his fourth beer. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He was probably one of Red’s friends, and he smelled funny, like a warm beer. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He jumped up, grapped a beer from the fridge, flipped it open. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled up a dripping brown bottle of beer. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “Is he smart? He's not one of those dumb boys who drink beer at the beach all day, is he?” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He was drunk, but I wondered where he had gotten the money to buy beer because it was still the middle of the week and he was dead broke. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z To quiet my hunger, I embarked upon a career of stealing beer and soda bottles from shebeens, and frequently ended up in trouble. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes Patriot militiamen would come through Redding, and usually the officers would come into the tavern for a mug of beer, but they never bothered anybody, they just went away again. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Jackboots ate there and drank beer and slept there. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Here was a kid who could actually chew tobacco and drink beer at the same time. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I had all night to drink my beer. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Grandpa placed his beer bottle on the hood and told us to go back to the house. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “After my folks split, I stole my old man’s car. Red-hot Camaro. I was drinking whiskey and beer and crashed the vintage piece into a bank.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I went out and had a few beers after work with the fellas one time. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She put a vast arm round his shoulder and drew him toward her, breathing beer and vomit into his face. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Men crowded into restaurants lit by flickering kerosene lamps and sat down to eat cheap steaks and drink stale beer at tables that were not more than pine planks resting on two sawhorses. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A half-dozen black puppies and the odd pig or two skulked among the benches, while women in ragged deerskins passed horns of beer, stirred the fire, and chopped carrots and onions into a kettle. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The flight attendant handed Shadow a glass of beer. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Charlie guzzled down his beer really fast, then pulled the one meant for me out of his pocket and cracked it open. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z There’s usually a run or two to Fred’s Bar at midnight, and parties—sleepovers with giddy preteens or drunken college dropouts who have access to beer. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He reached into a cooler under the window, grabbed two beers, and tossed me one. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Stop that right now. I’m afraid that you’ve had too much beer.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Someone like Ritchie, he wouldn’t care less. He’d call her a slurry, drink a beer, and put a bet on at the betting shop.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z When he came back with the beers and plastic cups, he poured hers with a flourish that, to her, was thick with romance. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Scott wanders into the kitchen, opens the fridge and takes a beer out. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He leaned back and drank from his can of beer. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of them had been cleared out of sodas and beer, but there was a surprising amount left—and no wonder. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “I’m getting a beer. What do you think?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Someone had swept the floor, and the beer bottles and cigarette butts were piled high in the middle next to the broom leaning against the back of a chair. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He comes over and fixes my back porch with his own saw and hammer, as in the women’s magazines of long ago, and has a beer afterward, on the lawn, as in ads. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Is there some water? I am thirsty. I drank beer today.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Now I am Kote. I tend to my inn. That means beer is three shims and a private room costs copper.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He poured salt in his beer, which Dad said some guys did because they liked to make extra foam. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Stores that sold kettles, yeasts, grains, and other supplies that permitted a person to distill his own liquor or brew his own beer sprang up in every town and city. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Her eyes followed me as I grabbed the cans from the lady and used my house key to pop the lids off like my dad did with beer bottles. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z A small girl who looks like a gothed-out chipmunk hands me a red plastic cup full of beer. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z And every Saturday we’d get a case of beer and fry up some fish. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “Doc just went over to Lee’s for some beer.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The bottle she was holding shattered, sudsy beer splattering everywhere. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In the afternoons he played pickup basketball at the Y, and then at night he drove around town in his father’s car, mostly alone, or with a six-pack of beer, cruising. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought Catherine would come by but she did not come, so I hung the papers back on the rack, paid for my beer and went up the street to look for her. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “I do! Just came up the Stave to get a beer and meet a friend. Why don’t you join us, and we’ll all go together?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Heavy physical work, the care of home and children, petty quarrels with neighbors, films, football, beer, and, above all, gambling filled up the horizon of their minds. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z We’re sitting opposite each other in the beer garden at the back of the pub; it feels safer here than on the street side. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z If I want a beer, she’s worried I’m not going to rinse the glass out. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z But it was one of the clearest indicators that, during Prohibition, people would go to any length to get their wine, beer, or liquor. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I bought a short beer for ha’penny and relaxed, fully intending to enjoy an evening with my friends.... The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And at times we would spend entire mornings scouring the streets for empty beer bottles and used bus tickets, to sell to shebeen queens and bus drivers. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at great billboards by the side of the road, advertising cigarettes and candy and beer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We had a few beers and it was pleasant. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He holds a cup in his hand that's empty except for a drying ring of beer foam. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Usually he carried a paper sack of beers. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I sit in the dankness and beer fug and cigarette smoke, getting a little dizzy, keeping my mouth shut, my eyes open. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She kneeled down, balanced her can of beer in the grass, and retied her shoelace. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Stephanie announced that she had homemade beer in her fridge and everyone chanted “Cool!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He keyed Angie and headed straight for the beer section, the big cooler next to where I was standing. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z I take another swig of root beer to unglue my mouth—just in case I have to cry for help. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z He looked around at the overturned chairs and spilled beer. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z In one hand was a stein of beer. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I drank the cold beer, looking back to the rear of the room to the booths. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Rachel got us to the end-of-summer party, a cheerleader party, with beer and seniors and music. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “They were still going at it when we left. There were five or six cases of beer in the bathtub.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Teresa drank the fastest, rolling each empty can of beer on the wood floor, while the others laughed with an enthusiasm that puzzled Ifemelu because it really was not that funny. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Thor and Tyr gripped the thimbles, which were the size of buckets, and they drank the beer with enthusiasm. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Thus, when he went into the front bar, everyone thought he wanted a beer. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I had my first beer when I was ten. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z It was her and his dad and another guy drinking beer and playing cards. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Corn could also be mashed and fermented to make beer or whiskey. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I don’t like the taste of beer much, but by now I know how to drink it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He needed more beer to keep him loose inside and to make his stomach feel better. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Even the Weekday Warriors, who got to go home every weekend, had beer and liquor stashed everywhere from toilet tanks to the bottoms of dirty- clothes hampers. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Merry went to the door: ‘What about supper and beer in the throat?’ he called. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He had seen the color of that light once before, but he had never been sure if it was the light or the beer he was drinking. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Pop’s passed out in his wheelchair again, dead to the world with a beer can in one hand, Grandmom’s rosary beads wrapped around the other, and the TV remote in his lap. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He pushed open the door, and a hideous cheesy smell of sour beer hit him in the face. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Have you got another bottle of beer for me?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z A few drops of root beer spilled, and Tantalus tried to dab them up with his fingers, but the drops rolled away like quicksilver before hie could touch them. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z After supper, by the fire, we drank hot beer. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Their bodies were splayed out at odd angles amidst candy wrappers and empty beer bottles. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z She set the beers on the hardwood floor, curled up beside them in front of the sofa, and motioned for me to do the same. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z A group of people stand around my unfinished house laughing and talking, holding old-fashioned bottles of root beer. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z I don’t think he ever has more than a beer or two. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Apá works all day, then sits on the couch with a bottle of beer, like usual. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It’s his dad, in a T-shirt and jeans, a six-pack of beer in one hand. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Norman Bowker bent forward and scooped up some ice against his chest, pressing it there for a moment, then he fished out a beer and snapped it open. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Monica drank a beer and pretended to be checking something important on her cell phone. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z For permission to stay in the relative safety of the river encampment, the leader, El Tirindaro, who is addicted to heroin, usually wants drugs or beer. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I'm in a beer parlor, drinking ten- cent draft beer, with the other students from Life Drawing. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Skarpi made a small gesture to the bar- keep who set out a mug of beer as the children began to trickle out onto the street. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Throw your head back, close off your wind pipe, and just let the beer flow down your throat. Don’t gulp, and goddammit, don’t try to breathe.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z This was why the Elders and their families grew big and strong and rosy-cheeked on beef and butter and beer. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The car was to pick us up at the hotel in forty minutes, and we stopped at the café on the square where we had eaten breakfast, and had a beer. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “We have a guest to feed. Bring beer and bread and sister’s stew.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Buy us a root beer,” she said, finally all the way around me. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z But there were probably more North Enders who could not imagine an existence without beer or wine or hard liquor, or the economic benefits of its sale. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z He debated about the beer, but then decided it was safer in the apartment. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “Hi, Paul. House beer, and a hamburger with all the trimmings. No fries.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z As he was exiting, an empty beer can struck the door frame near his earring. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t half sleep for him raving bout clubs and clothes and forty- nine brands of beer. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Go away, Mad Sweeney. Take your beer and leave us in peace.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He takes a long draught of beer and regards me thoughtfully. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She steadies her can of beer on the carpet and places the envelope in her wide lap. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Because of those laws, not much foreign beer gets exported to Germany, and because of inefficiency and high prices much less of that wonderful German beer than you would otherwise expect gets sold abroad. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The place smelled of their beer and hair tonic, their punch-clock misery, their frayed nerves, their trade unionism. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He stumbles onto the scene, his beer belly hanging over stained white briefs, the only thing he’s wearing. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I finished off my beer and set the cup down on a bookshelf ledge. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z They gave Venkatesh one of their beers, and then another and another. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He took a swallow of strong black beer to wash it all down, and grinned up wolfishly at Jaime. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Drink the beer. It’s just a Natty Light. Allah’s not gonna mind.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “No need for any beer, especially in the morning.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “Happy new year, Jarhead,” Smitty said before he poured part of his bottle of beer over my head. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They began throwing cold beer on him, reviving him, only to kick him unconscious again. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Pure grace, I thought, looking above the bar to where, larger than life, the pink and white image of a girl smiled down from a summery beer ad on which a calendar said April One. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, man. It was weird. He bought a few beers and some loosies for that drunk that always hangs on Albany. The one with all the nasty holes in his face.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Val filled a glass with beer and put it in front of Toby. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z In the evening, the doctor sat outside his hut and drank beer. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z My father stared into his beer again and then slowly he began to shake his head. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve spent hours trying to analyze the situation, and the closest I’ve beer! able to come to a theory is that his father set a bad example at an age when John was impressionable. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z The cartons discarded by the drunkards at Ofesi once held Chibuku Shake Shake, a kind of beer made from fermented maize that is popular in Malawi. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z I don’t know who threw the half-empty beer can at me, but it only skimmed my head and hit the car instead, leaving a small dent just under the driver’s side window. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z A half-dozen men in black leather jackets are sitting at the bar drinking beer. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Toby took a drink of beer, hoping the answer would come like a prophetic vision. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He ate a hot dog with relish and a soft pretzel with mustard and a birch beer. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Before Toby could say anything, Jimmy put a hand on the deputy’s shoulder and, beer in hand, smiled like he was about to sell the man a new car. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Whisper passed him a beer, and Jam let their conversation bleed into the rest of the kitchen as she looked around. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I want to show the beauty of our people, that we are not all banditos like they show on TV, munching cuchfritos and sipping beer through chipped teeth. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The common room smelled of smoke and sweat and spilled beer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The man smacked his beer mug down on the table. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He was mostly skinny, which made his enormous beer belly even more alarming. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He pulled a bottle of beer from his bag. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “Me?” the man said, considering his beer for a moment. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z On almost every corner there were shebeens, illegal saloons that were shacks where home-brewed beer was served. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s found some neat stuff like old flags and broken furniture that looks like ninja weapons, but mostly he just finds food leftovers, cigarette ashes, and beer bottles. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Reaching sideways, he dug a bottle of warm beer out of his foot locker, and he handed it to Yossarian after prying off the cap. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The kind of skinny, wicked long harpoon used for giant tuna, like my dad used to catch before he switched to TV and beer. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Every hoot of an owl sent him into a high- pitched fit, and whenever the cooking fire hissed, he threw a bit of aca, maize beer, into the flames to appease their anger. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The Men Only sections are where the rowdy drunks and rubby-dubs hang out; they’re floored with sawdust, and the smell of spilled beer and old urine and sickness wafts out from them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Inching around the first-class deck, Louie found a little window in which pints of beer kept magically appearing. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Instead I just swayed in the wind and sipped my beer, thinking how beer had the exact opposite effect on us two: it made me all dumb as a rock and him halfway literate. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I went to a party and had my first beer. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z He was filling a glass from a can of beer on the table when he heard Katie. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I run to the side of the road and throw up each grain of beer and that disgusting drag of a cigarette, every last lying, revolting kiss, until I’m just a bag of clattering bones. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He gets himself up from the chair, goes to the Frigidaire, and takes out a can of beer. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “The beer’s coming,” Bella would say in return, or simply, “Have a nice day!” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was plenty of cold beer, three hot meals a day, a tin roof over his head. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind the counter are cigarettes and shelves of beer and wine. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The She Elephant had a large underground brewery, where she made pineapple wine, millet beer and a fiery alcoholic drink called kachasu. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z A new cereal, Shredded Wheat, seemed unlikely to succeed—“shredded doormat,” some called it—but a new beer did well, winning the exposition’s top beer award. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “They serve beer at the gym now, do they?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a swig of beer and wiped his mouth on the sleeve of his T-shirt. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A woman—younger than Val and pretty in the neon bar light—barely noticed Toby as she came up to the bar and asked for a pitcher of beer. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z After she went to the kitchen, Grandpa winked at Mr. McAllister and said, “Sorry I ain’t got no locust beer to offer you. My son-in-law, he makes it by the barrelful. Ever had locust beer?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Kat’s at the end of her beer, maybe a second one, who knows. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I figured the officer had gone into the tavern to drink a mug of beer. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They showed a movie in the day room and passed out some beer. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We were out at the ranch, up in the hayloft, sweaty from helping Mr. Klauson mend a fence, and we were sharing a bottle of root beer. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z To the waitress Scheer said, “I’ll have a vodka martini, very dry, two olives, and my son here will have a beer.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I stared at him with awe as he gulped his beer from a tin bucket, as he ate long and heavily, sighed, belched, closed his eyes to nod on a stuffed belly. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s nothing like that first taste of beer,” he said. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z After the second beer the reporter lolled, visions of Shotgun’s Civil War glories no doubt dancing in his head. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Raphael’s face was found boldly executed on the underside of the moulding board, and Bacchus on the head of a beer barrel. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “The beers all broke,” he says again, and nods toward the split- open cooler, gallons of foamy liquid pouring out from inside it. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “I remember that, Ignatius,” Mrs. Reilly said absently, drinking her beer in gulps. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the juke box had stopped and I could feel the danger mounting so swiftly that I moved without thinking, bounding over quickly and sweeping up a beer bottle, my body trembling. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “By the power of the superglue beer sword, I hereby designate you my driver!” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z This one smelled like a mixture of stale beer, Clorox bleach, and Shelly’s fruity perfume, but it was still less obnoxious than most public commodes. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Lacey sat next to him, because “I should make sure he doesn’t puke or beat himself to death with his beer hand or whatever.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z A pair of Dutch tourists stopped for me, complaining about the frigidity of American beer, and sometimes I got rides from couples who were fighting and tired of each other. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z For all he knew, King might still be lying abed somewhere, fanning himself and sipping beer. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of spending my paychecks on rum and beer like before, I saved enough to buy Celia a gold ring from Reprosa, and I asked her to marry me. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z At night, sometimes teenagers would park there on dates or sneak off to drink beer. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The bath was like a large beer barrel, and her head was wrapped in a white turban. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a bottle of beer, which I drank. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I couldn't drink a beer after blanking out. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Police investigators went into her home and took photographs of an unflushed toilet and a beer can on the floor, which were waved in front of the jury as evidence of neglect and bad parenting. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Henry has got some of Esme’s island music playing and uses his root beer bottle as a microphone to sing to us while he cooks. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “Let me get another beer,” Don Julio said, and he lumbered to the refrigerator. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Colin, who is from England, tells us about pubs, where there are fireplaces and you can play darts and stroll around and even sing, but none of that is allowed in beer parlors. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He would also drink beer or Half and Half, a cheap wine drink. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Take out the empty beer cans and hide ’em in the shed so the guys who pick up the trash won’t have nothing to talk about. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z We parked and drank a few more beers. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Laura promises to send him down a cold beer and drives up to the house. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “And Henry drank a beer from a can.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He ate his sandwich and sipped his beer and listened to the music. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “The beer, I mean. Mr. Corcoran and Brady got hold of some of it and brought it to the hotel.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The place was dim, and the acrid smell of beer I’d always disliked permeated the walls. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As indeed it had: no change for the worse had yet come upon the beer or the victuals at The Pony, at any rate. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z American colonists used molasses not only to produce rum but to make beer as well. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z On the ground, two boys of about nine or ten years of age were gathering discarded beer bottles and mashed fruit. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The beer Was black and thick, so strong it stung the eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was wrong for anyone under twenty to touch beer or wine or smoke a cigarette. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I took a sip of my beer and pointed the can at him. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Alyce had just finished watering the beer and was kneading sawdust into the pie crust when she heard the rumble of a cart on the inn path. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll drink to that,” said Cotton, clinking beer bottles with him. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z We joined in the group and got two warm beers out of somebody's duffel bag and the girls started talking nonstop. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes, Pop would park his wheelchair at the end of the driveway and sip a beer as he watched me perfect my jump shot. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Genie flushed, embarrassed once more, but also super happy to have that ginger beer because the thirst was real. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z There was root beer for future floats, and chocolate chips for future chocolate chip cookies. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He popped the cap off the bottle with his pocketknife, then chugged the entire beer without hardly taking a breath. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z One of the waiters carried over two Prestige beers with napkins wrapped around the gold, sweating bottle. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z And whenever he drank beer he liked to talk to somebody. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z We used to come in the back door, and the sawdust, stale beer, steam and boiling meat made me feel as if I’d been eating mothballs. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A few tables over, two men were drinking beer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She tips a tall glass and pours beer slowly down its side, avoiding a foam head. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z They lived now in the Bronx, in a one-bedroom apartment in a redbrick building on Tremont Avenue, next to an Italian beer garden where the old men played boccie on summer evenings. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no electricity, only natural light which was stained brown, as though by the absent beer. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z My brother, on the other hand, has posters of “super models” and cars and beer and things like that on the walls in his room. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Raisins and nuts and dried ber-ries, but no lemon, that was the rankest sort of southron heresy—which was queer, since he always took lemon in his morning beer. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But I do now: a bit of plain bread, and a mug — aye, half a mug — of beer would go down proper. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Oh, yeah. The beer sword. That rings a bell. ” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “Ritie, go get me that big Webster’s and then bring me a bottle of beer.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He had recently quit a part-time job serving beer in a Seoul pub. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He had to explain about the root beer all over again, and then everybody had to try a sip. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I once had a beer with my brother when I was twelve, and I just didn’t like it. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Snuffy shrugged, crumpled the aluminum beer can and dropped it in the weeds alongside the porch, stood up and stretched. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The first thing 1 see when I get off the bus is graffiti on walls, beer bottles filling trashcans, empty cigarette packs, and syringes. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Which is so like Gram—if you gave her an old beer can she'd act pleased and say it was just what she wanted. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z He sits on a folding chair in the shade, drinking a cold beer. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She took out two beers and put one of them in front of me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Lamar grunted and reclined in his chair, folding his arms across his beer gut. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He paid for the root beer and stood up. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The goat then trotted into Herbie’s yard and ate a copy of Portnoy’s Complaint, which the volunteer had carelessly left on his front stoop during a foray into town for baloney, beer, and cheese. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Angel hurried to get him a beer, hating the fact that she was acting just like Monique, frightened and fearful of Jordan’s moods. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve been here a few times since my mom got elected, and it’s always incredible to see the history here, and the beer selection.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Do I buy you a bandage or a beer?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The attendant brought him another glass of beer, and he sipped at it. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Then he grabs another beer and chugs that one, too. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z He was ready to hit the man again when Jimmy picked up a beer bottle and cracked Luke just above the eye. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She sat them down in front of a black-and-white television set, gave each a chocolate bar, and they spent the entire day watching cartoons, while Tata smoked and drank beer. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z As if on cue, the barkeep walks up to our table with my next round: a beer and two shot glasses of whiskey. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A serving boy ran back and forth with skewers of meat while Masha drew beer from the kegs, chewing her sourleaf all the while. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Traditionally, English workers had brewed their own beer, which they drank along with bread, their other major source of food. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Once he had got on the subject of cat-houses, and afterward his jokes got so raw he had to be hushed up with beer. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The back is covered with graffiti, and I pick my way across broken beer bottles and cigarette butts. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Whereupon Stephanie appeared—miraculously!—with steaming enchiladas, a bottle of homemade beer, freshly baked bread, and locally grown grapes. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Baba finished his beer in three gulps and ordered another. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z My head gets all fuzzy like I’m buzzing on beer, but I’m not even drinking. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Toby was raising a beer to his lips. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z As we got down into the baseball field part, though, we spotted a group of like five girls already there, sitting in a circle drinking cans of beer. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “And cheaper! When 1 was a young man, mild beer—wallop, we used to call it— was fourpence a pint. That was before the war, of course.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z We drank beer on the beach and lay in each other's arms until the sun was only a memory burned into our brains. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z If she had to buy something store-bought, it might as well be beer, and at least one player was able to negotiate such an arrangement with his Pepette during the season. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z After carefully parking his car under a protective tree, Jake sat down beside Mr. Dubonnet on the Pontiac’s fender and raised a bottle of beer in my direction. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z At another party, he absconded with an entire keg of beer. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z June stops short, her beer halfway to her mouth. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It was the safest plan anyway, and we always seemed to find someone who’d buy the beer for us. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They sat in the living room and drank beer and talked about politics. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The sommelier brought the beer, tall, beaded on the outside of the steins, and cold. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z He was in his late fifties and was pretty big, and he had a bit of a beer stomach. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “I think I could drink me another beer, Ignatius.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z While Washington worried, the city’s taverns, beer gardens, and coffeehouses—all 176 of them—were teeming with activity that Saturday. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “He was a Scottish nationalist, see. Wanted to bring back Bonnie Prince Charlie or some other fat slug. He wasn’t motivated by beer like the rest of us.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the boys was trying to squeeze an empty beer bottle up the man’s trouser leg. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned toward him and knocked her beer bottle to the floor, where it broke into a spray of brown, jagged glass. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Be grateful you have electricity and beer, comrade. Germany has no plans for reunification before sunrise.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z II In Mattie’s Ramble Inn, Jones poured a glassful of beer and sank his long teeth into the foam. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The weather was good out there on my back porch, so we cracked a few beers and got to drinking. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z "Me? I'm over on the side where some stud done broke in a store and is selling cold beer out the window—Done gone into business, man," the voice laughed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z My father bought a small white chicken, my mother brewed beer, a few relatives were invited, and a small celebration was held to mark George’s passage from infancy to childhood. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He poured the beer into one of the glasses, holding the glass close to the bottle. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z John jumped at my outburst and then slowly sipped his beer. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z He opened the refrigerator himself and counted about nine loose cans of beer. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Therefore, the German beer industry cannot profit from economies of scale. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Men hung at a stage-bar, mostly drinking beer, while the women danced in stiletto heels so high they doubled as stilts. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “He don’t. Just showing off is all. He wouldn’t even let me have a bottle of beer.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z You ate from the ground and bought root beer and licorice in little country stores. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z We paid for the beers, we matched and I think Cohn paid, and went up to the hotel. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z And some had celebrated the victory over the previous night’s blaze with whisky and beer; though, after sixteen hours of fighting a fire, most simply wanted a soft bed and rest. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z A beer can sailed from the roof, then another, which hit one of them on the head with a tinny sound. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Bring me another beer. It settles my stomach. And one of those red pills from the doctor. Gotta do what the doctor said.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “You must really like him,” I said, nodding toward Radar, who was holding both beers over his head, joining in the counting. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z When Angel got home from school the next day, Jordan was sitting in the big chair in the living room, drinking a beer. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He finished the beer and threw the can out the window. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Beneath sat a mob of men and women with buckets of beer. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He opens it with his bare hand, cracks one of the back windows open, and pours the beer out through the crack. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The music was insanely loud and people were dancing and there was beer puddled on the floor and a rowdy mob at the bar. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He had drunk the rest of his beer and left. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He finished his root beer and pushed the intercom button. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘No, wait a minute. Here’s some ice-cold beer. I want a bottle of beer if you can treat as high as that.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z We order in hamburgers and beer from the Greek diner next door and pay for the in-room movie, though we can’t watch much of it. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z About ten of us gathered and ate salami sandwiches, drank beer, and talked. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z After the loggerhead swam off, we jumped in and goofed around until Thom cut his ankle on a broken beer bottle that was buried in the sand. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Bo fingered the top of his beer and watched Toby until Jimmy yelled his name from outside. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z My brother likes posters of girls and beer cans. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z The bigger the refrigerating unit for making beer, and the longer the assembly line for filling bottles with beer, the lower the cost of manufacturing beer. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z People who go to parties and drink and don’t get wasted off of one beer. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “Well, thanks . . .” Outside, Snuffy seated himself on the porch, smoking a cigarette and tugging luxuriously on his beer while O. J. Martinez counted and recounted his newspapers. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He was poised on the teakwood transom, raising a beer in a toast to the great fish. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She says it was a sad day Prohibition ended because Dad gets the drink going around to saloons offering to sweep out the bars and lift barrels for a whiskey or a beer. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Before he sat, he’d go to the cooler and help himself to a bottle of organic beer, Oxford Gold, and as he confronted his food, he’d open his latest reading matter. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He let out a sigh, breath fogging the inside of his beer glass. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Every time Ethel got a beer in her she would be telling somebody. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She wormed her way out into the backyard, where a knot of boys were chugging beer and arguing about the football team’s chances of the playoffs. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Donna brings us two beers, and we crack up again when I say, “Speaking of lucky ladies!” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Then Teresa said, “Can I have the regular beer, Steph?” in the small voice of a person afraid to offend. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z When Milkman was dressed in World War II army fatigues with a knit cap on his head, they opened some Falstaff beer and began to talk about guns. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The mayor, Councilman Grandy, and the man from the chamber of commerce stealthily retreated to their limousine, while Leroy Branitt plodded off to his trailer in search of a cold beer. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “On top of everything else you let those deliverymen carrying bread and beer tromp all over the store?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The bad women bring out sandwiches and pour more beer and when we finish eating they put on Frank Sinatra records and ask if anyone would like to dance. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She tilted her head and poured the rest of the beer into her mouth. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z When Mong asked him to describe what it felt like to be so good at ball he got a giant smile on his face and shrugged, took a long swig of beer. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Uncle Max asks after another gulp of beer. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I wanted to keep walking but he kept talking, his back now to me, the top half of him behind the glass door to the beer case. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z He asks for another single malt, but is told that there is only beer and wine. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z His father took a gulp of beer and belched. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Your beer cans take up most of the space.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z At the time, Papa made and drank locust beer, and Mama made scuppernong and blackberry wines for church communion. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Tom Yew reached for his backpack, got out two bottles of beer, and flipped off their caps with his Swiss Army knife. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Stephen, I don’t know what’s come over you. Put the beer back. Anyway, what happened to that five dollars I gave you?” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “That’s one of my friends I used to play cards with. He loved root beer.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He strums a chord and takes a long swig of beer. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Both of them had two tall cans of beer on each of their legs, snugged down tightly inside our team hoops. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z After the music, he went out and got a pitcher of beer. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Because I’m not the cool, carefree, fun person who plays beer pong and dances to all the songs on the radio. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Each time, she led the way to the suite and they sat on the terrace and ate rice and drank cold beer. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z And life didn’t seem so bad, me sitting there in my truck with my dog and a beer. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Coach sips his beer once more before he places it on the coffee table and says good-bye. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a hole dug out back for a septic tank. We could use that. Cyclops boy, fetch my ice chest from the kitchen. I hope the dead like root beer.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z From their grimy swing doors, endlessly opening and shutting, there came forth a smell of urine, sawdust, and sour beer. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z His beer tasted flat, and he wished Emenike would just give him the money. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Doc shook his head slowly and wiped the beer foam from his mustache. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Through her tight lips the waitress said, “You gonna let your friend drink that beer I can’t serve it to you.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Soon he was drenched in blood and beer. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Orgota noblemen drink that precious fire, brought five thousand miles over the foggy seas from Sith, as if it were beer. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I went on to ask the class, “Do you know what he does? He gets all of his beer bottles and recycles them so that he can go and buy more beer.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He had a bottle of beer—a Rolling Rock, funny I remember that—and he turned it up and took a long, gurgling pull. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Free beer, things for the kids, food. Did I mention the free beer?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Tim, how about getting me a pint of beer? And one for Tom, too.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When we wanted money, we walked along the roadside picking up beer cans and bottles that we redeemed for two cents each. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Smash this cup, and the cauldron in which I brew my beer is yours as my gift to you. Fail and you die.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z My father preferred beer, but Chibuku was cheaper and had the same effect. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The two boys were leaning back, drinking beer from cans. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He has never, from what I can tell, sipped anything stronger than a beer, and even that was during a Father’s Day barbecue, at his uncle’s prodding. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “I hope you wore a rubber,” Jimmy said, opening another beer. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z But mostly, it went for beer and Friday night dinners at the back window of Mother’s Pizza. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Jon sits in the living room, having a beer with one of the painters. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The kid had an “honest-to-God genius” for spotting, amid the roadside rocks and grassy rubble, and the brown glow of thrown-away beer bottles, the emerald daubs that had once held 7-Up and Canada Dry. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ha, ha. Give me an advance so I can keep him in beer.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The cement floor was a jungle of boxes, ragged pants, overalls, jackets, bicycles, unwashed pots and pans, opened cans of fish, empty beer bottles and cartons, old newspapers, greasy underwear and frayed suitcases. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel kind of happy and hazy now, and beer doesn’t taste so bad after the first few sips. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The German government has so-called beer purity laws that specify exactly what can go into beer. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z After that we were speechless for approximately one hour, while we listened to each other’s throat sounds every time we took a swallow of beer. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We sit there in the gloom, which is at least cool, and drink draft beer. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Helmuth catches the sour smell of beer, and it sickens him. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The sleepy waitress was serving both beer and coffee. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The assistant began bringing out buckets of beer. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she sighs and puts her beer down. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z And here he filled his thermos bottle with hot coffee, had them make up six ham sandwiches and bought two quarts of beer for breakfast. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood with a blunt in one hand and a beer in another. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Maybe it was the beer, or that we were so far from home, or maybe he’d decided I was finally old enough to hear this stuff. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z "A man could use another taste of beer. A man has a thirst, wearing these heavy bracelets." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Grandpa gave Adele a don’t-you-start-with-me look, marched into the kitchen, grabbed a can of beer from the refrigerator, planted himself in his favorite chair in front of the television, and lit a cigarette. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The sandals, the headcloths of fine linen—several of them—yes, and for some time Gebu had reeked of expensive ointments as well as barley beer. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The old man chucked a beer can into the fire. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I bought Abel a few cases of beer, drove back, and unloaded it for him. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The ground was littered with rotten fruit and corn silk, their fermented scent lacing the more pleasant aromas of sizzling sausages and beer. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They made their way past beer gardens illuminated by bright strings of electric lights, full of people singing gaily, dancing polkas, and hoisting steins of beer in their direction. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The boy had plied her with beer, she recalls. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Claudia interrupted, “Those are the marks of the beer can itself. After all, the emblem on the can is flat against the can. It could have been any kind of beer. Schlitz, Rheingold.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the soldiers punched holes in four cans of beer and handed them around. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever they ordered Jamaican food at home, Ma always got ginger beer with it. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He listed the events of last night's melee: cars had been stoned on Imperial, a supermarket on Imperial and Success was firebombed, and looters were running off with cases of soda pop and beer. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Lacey and I managed to break off all the beer cans except the one that was superglued directly to Ben’s hand. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Looking forward to buying you a beer back on Earth. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look, I’ll be right back, okay? I promise. If I don’t show up you got the money anyways. You can go buy yourself all the hot dogs and beer in the world.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “Nothing like a cold beer first thing in the morning.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Harley finally got the beer open, and he was anxious to catch up with them so he took a big swallow. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Bottles and cans of beer were piling up. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z A glass of beer stands in front of me, I've learned to drink in the army. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He leans back and reaches into the fridge for a beer. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “Don’t you want to have a beer with your mom and dad?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Years of nongrowing, from being a seventeen-year-old, smooth-faced idealist hunched over a book in his Harlem apartment, to becoming a smooth-faced veteran of twenty hunched over a beer in a post exchange. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The bar didn’t change; whatever the color of the walls, they were always dirty, dark grime of stale beer and cigarette smoke; it always smelled the same too, a lingering odor of urine and vomit. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He had a hamburger and beer at Santa Maria—two in Santa Maria because it was a long pull from there to Santa Barbara. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The beer parlors are divided into two sections. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The whole evening radiated an Old World ambience, as though the event were taking place in 1872, in a huge European beer garden, rather than 1972, in a covered Icelandic arena. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I drank the beer in gulps, pushing it back across the table whenever the waitress passed by. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Beatrice Leep lived with her father, a former professional basketball player with gimpy knees, a beer gut, and not much enthusiasm for steady work. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Tyr called out, “Greetings, Grandmother. We are here to see if we can borrow Hymir’s cauldron to brew our beer.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “Well, one more day,” Judd says when I sit down at last with my water and him with his beer. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Madu had brought two cartons the last time he visited, joking that locally made liquor in old beer bottles was part of the win-the-war effort. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “None of her business,” he said, and turned back to his beer. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “She was in no conditionV “Just how drunk was she after the beers and rum?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z This is why they invite me: they even buy me free beers. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Me, too,” agreed his friend, settling next to a pot of beer. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t leave me; I mean, don’t make me leave you. Please. I meant to say ‘beer’; I don’t know how the f got in there.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z We find Coach hanging out with the other Bellmont faculty members in the parking lot drinking beer from paper cups and pretending that we students don’t know what’s in the cups. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z After the Georgia legislature declared a prohibition against alcoholic beverages in 1907, Papa quit making or drinking beer—he believed in being law-abiding—and the churches started using fruit nectars instead of wine. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The bar girl greeted them and said there was no beer. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They came toward me as I ran, a crowd of men and women carrying cases of beer, cheese, chains of linked sausage, watermelons, sacks of sugar, hams, cornmeal, fuel lamps. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at the beer in my hands but didn’t say anything about it. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “Your cauldron. The huge one you brew beer in. I want to borrow it.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “We’re going to drink some beer. Celebrate my release and rehabilitation.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Then he sets the beer down, repositions his guitar, and starts playing a melody so intricate, my eyes can’t keep up with his hands. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Finally, on a whim, I went to the back door of the nearby inn and spent my final penny on a mug of strong beer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It tasted like root beer and strawberry and something else I didn’t have a name for, something that made me feel kind of sad. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Given the rule that no one under twenty-one is allowed to drink beer, which of those people’s IDs do we have to check to make sure the law is being observed? The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ben,” I said, “you’re going to have to leave the beer sword here.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “I find the floor more comfortable than chairs,” she said, sipping the beer from the can. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z In one corner lay a couple dozen beer cans and stubby, burned-down cigars. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I can smell the beer even before I get downstairs. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I don’t think he knew the difference because he’s a beer drinker. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z She got us some beer, and me and Monaco drank it on the night before Monaco had to go back to the boonies. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can totally bring you a root beer float, you know. Not sure why that’s only occurring to me now,” she says. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z There are a thousand tiny beer companies in Germany, shielded from competition with one another because each German brewery has virtually a local monopoly, and they are also shielded from competition with imports. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In fact, I’m sure that almost everyone will get it right: the beer drinker and the sixteen-year-old. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Biff went to the end of the counter and returned with two glasses of draught beer. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I’m on the ground when Reggie calls halftime and everyone goes off for a beer. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He brought them all presents, including Joe—who got a six-pack of beer, disguised in wrapping paper. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Then one day in September she came down with a jug to buy beer. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He wandered off to the beer cooler and came back carrying a six-pack of Budweiser. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Then Mother brought the beer jug back and put it down on the table. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He drank off about a quarter of his beer before answering. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Inside, Jack knew, was a large grassy area and the buildings where beer was made. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Some of them have serious artistic ambitions, but they don’t drink as much beer. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He swallowed more beer, trying to clear away the dull ache; and he decided then he was too tired to care what she did. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “The rings the beer cans made would have crushed the plush of the velvet down...and the plush of this velvet is crushed up.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Papi made maví, bark beer, and took two gallons with him to the construction sites where he worked, to sell by the cup to his friends and passersby. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I waved him off and went back to my beer. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Later he read a book and drank beer. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Pretending to nurse a beer all night couldn’t hurt. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Some of the people are arm in arm, drinking from beer bottles wrapped in small brown bags, not only men but women, too. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But then, a man with a beard, ordering a beer milk shake in a town where he wasn’t known-r-they might call the police. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I had a beer and have now decided that beer is not for me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z It was strange how lost of luster everything was without Ifemelu; even the taste of his favorite beer was different. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Then she drew Sam a pot of beer from the tap and put it all down in front of him. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I rolled the corner of the label off my beer bottle with my thumb, reminding myself that I was doing this for Elle. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I can smell the beer wafting from his clothes and skin. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Wine bottles and beer cans were scattered everywhere, broken and flattened by tires. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Fried bread, fried eggs, blood sausages, and barley porridge made up the meal, washed down with thin yellow beer. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He drinks a few beers, then switches to Pepsi. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I drank a beer, standing in the doorway and getting the cool breath of wind from the street. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z But he picks up his beer and goes back to the TV couch. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Hey, come on. We can set some kind of world’s record— you know, longest donkey ride ever made for a cold beer or something like that. An Indian world’s record.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t look so good and he smelled even worse—a combination of beer and B.O. was my guess. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He'd been drinking it heavily these past three days; when it was not poppy wine, it was fermented mare's milk or pepper beer. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Cora even took a sip of the beer. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He paused a minute, then took a sip of his beer. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Quang-ha is silent, but he takes a beer bottle and breaks it. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He got a big kick out of it when I was about ten years old, and I’d go around emptying all the beer glasses lying around the house. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z He swallowed some more warm beer and tried to think calmly. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The smells of perfume and after-shave lotion and mustard and beer were mixed together. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Constant police raids caused the family beer business to flounder a year after it was begun. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I took a swig of root beer and asked, “So what’s new in Greenwood?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The Steele woman threw a stool at the bartender, and the other two women menaced customers in the lounge with stools and broken beer bottles. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z From his old connections in the rum-running business he rented a slot machine and ordered a week’s supply of beer and whiskey. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z There were whiskey bottles and beer bottles and wine bottles all tied on with string, and some of them were clanking against each other and making a spooky kind of noise. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Alyce worked hard and lived mostly on beans, bread, and Jennet’s bad beer. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Ricky took a drink of his beer but didn’t say anything else. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I drank off the last of the beer and was about to cross the street and return the mug when I saw a flicker of torchlight approaching. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I think maybe I will have a beer,” I said at last. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t think she gives a toss about the beer. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Next to her is an intense game of beer pong. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z In Williamsburg, it was the custom to treat the movers to a pint of beer when they had completed their job. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They repeated the stories about good times in Oakland and San Diego; they repeated them like long medicine chants, the beer bottles pounding on the counter tops like drums. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He’d tell Rachel he was with a client, or meeting friends for a beer. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as she disappeared, he pushed the beer toward me and said, “There you go.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Madam let loose on me in the kitchen after the gentlemen had taken Master Lockton to Ashley’s Tavern for a night of beer drinking and pipe smoking. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The room was stale from smoke; a few beer cans were scattered around. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There seemed to be a couple of dozen people in each house, men drinking beers from paper bags, young mothers nursing babies, old ladies sunning themselves on the sagging, weathered porches, and hordes of kids. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Instead she finished the root beer in one swallow and set the bottle on its side, then gently pushed it, sending it rolling away from us. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z No big deal, NBD, Dwyer wrote in beer on the wooden slats of the back porch with the nozzle from the keg. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It was hardly past noon but he was issued a beer on principle, and within minutes the man was telling his story. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Ricky had a beer between his legs and sat there staring past the television show the boys were watching. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Then they went inside, to get more beer, they claimed. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad was driving and smoking with one hand and holding a brown bottle of beer with the other. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Over at the laboratory, Doc had a little whiskey after his beer. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The beer was not good and I had a worse cognac to take the taste out of my mouth. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Clouds of silt and disgusting garbage—beer botdes, old shoes, plastic bags—swirled up all around me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She was carrying a can of Miller High Life beer; she smelled of beer and tobacco and recently applied nail varnish. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z If I get back to Earth, I'm buying Bruce Ng a beer. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I emptied my root beer can into a plastic cup and watched the foam threaten to spill over. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I walk over to the kitchen counter to pick up a dishcloth, then get down on my hands and knees and clean up the spilled beer. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Children sailed boats down the fetid gutters and flew kites between the beer hall signs. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He sets the guitar down and chugs the rest of his beer. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Leroy and Pinkie finished the story and went for more beer. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He was suddenly aware that she was watching him, and he mumbled something about it being a hot day, and then left with his paper sack full of cold beer. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Harley let go of the steering wheel and grabbed the opener and beer can; he leaned over the steering wheel, steadying it with his chest while he punched open the can. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z This time, there was no motorcycle in the bed of Cade’s truck; only our tent and camping supplies, coolers of food, and undoubtedly plenty of chewing tobacco and beer. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z So beer cost double for us, but whatever, we were seventeen. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I’m fairly certain we are,” Stephanie said, taking in the landscape of girls snapping selfies and dudes shotgunning beers, foamy suds spilling onto the light green carpeting. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “This is different. My first taste was with my dad. I’ll not take that away from his dad. That moment is sacred. No beer for him.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I'm an accidental member of the resistance, and if I am caught, instead of slapping my wrist for black market beer, the Germans could kill me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Warrant Officer Swart baked bread, made home-brewed ginger beer and assorted other delicacies. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to promise him beer and a double date with me, you and Justin at the diner next week in exchange for telling Claire that he’s taking you to the midnight movies tonight.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “Both. And the beer, too. I’m not used to this.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus the average U.S. brewery produces 31 times more beer than the average German brewery. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Later, as I sat at the lunch counter in the five-and- dime to have a root beer, I could hardly eat for keeping watch all around me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When I returned from the kitchen and poured her beer, as she had taught Bailey and me beer should be poured, she patted the bed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z When I stopped, I took a big drink from my beer. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “You want a cold drink, Grandma? How about a root beer?” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He sips on his longneck beer from start to finish and touches the whiskers that seem glued in patches on his man-boyish face. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Sometimes I hear them laughing late, beer cans and cats and the trees talking to themselves: wait, wait, wait. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Ibis poured the beer and passed a glass to Shadow, a glass to Jacquel. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Tyr’s mother leaned over to fill Thor’s cup with beer. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z I stopped in a bistro, and with all the fear of a boy approaching a beautiful girl at a party, I ordered two beers and then a burger. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z We went into the living room and over to the table where Quendy had all the drinks and beer. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I took a sip of beer, said: “That’s pretty sad, man.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I watch him walk in from work, grab a beer, and wait in the living room for his food to be brought to him. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He took a sip of his beer, focusing on the black bottle and avoiding Cora’s eyes. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They were drinking beer and talking about the indigenization decree, the civil servants being jobless. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I’m pretty sure this is the cheapest beer you can buy.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He was glad he noticed it now, before he drank the beer. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Joe blinked away some beer fuzz that was making blue streaks across his eyeballs, and remarked, “You don’t even know what all this is about, do you?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The beer had a nice bitter taste after the ice cream and it made her drunk. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The bartender slammed the beer and the daiquiri down just as the bus was starting off on its journey in the vortex. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He had another beer and then he was rambling on to himself in Laguna. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The front left side of his truck looks like a crushed beer can. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z R.C.’s free was red and he smelled like stale beer. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Since the Germans are evidently perfectly capable of organizing industries well, why can’t they do so when it comes to beer? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z We did have one glass of beer each at a fairly respectable-looking bar, convincing, or seeming to convince the bartender that we were old enough by a show of forged draft cards. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Joe Mondragon, off on a wood run, drove like a maniac over the mesa’s potholed dirt roads, a beer in one hand, the radio blasting. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know. But this is in bottles, Hatuey beer, and I take back the bottles.” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z That morning Betsy came down to the tavern with the beer mug. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z What you guessing about when I'm so flat I ain't got enough money to buy a can of beer? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z My dad was nursing a beer across the room. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He took a long drink of the beer. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The next day, when the man was sitting in front of his hut drinking his beer, his wife came to him and looked at the top of his head. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I sipped my beer and tried to think of something witty to say. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z After swimming back to the dock, he’d sat down in a folding chair, opened a can of root beer, and watched the Coral Queen go down. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Joe polished off his beer, hoisted up the rifle, and said “I’ll see you around” as he kicked open the kitchen door and staggered out, murder humming through his blood. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Cade got up from his sleeping bag and pulled two beers from the cooler. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z We cannot last out without a drink, so we go to the canteen where there is beer and a kind of punch. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad came out of the living room and greeted him by saying, ‘Do you want a can of beer?’ and they went into the kitchen. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z With a hot day and lots of beer, they let the umpire hear it. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “How much are we going to get? I’m shotgunning like ten beers tonight.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Shebeens were considered illegal by authorities, for they took business away from government-run beer halls. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z As he reached over to pour her more beer, he rubbed his shaky arm against her side to feel the swell of her breast. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z In their almost frantic desire to put an end to the drinking problem, temperance advocates embraced some truly odd justifications for banning hard liquor, beer, and wine. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Some of this was sold to beer halls in the Cow’s Guts, and some was given to the vlei people, many of whom were untreated alcoholics. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She raised the beer can, emptied it, then thoughtfully rolled the empty can between her veined and freckled hands. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z We passed it back and forth in silence and sipped our beers. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Some of them were full-service establishments, offering grilled goat, Tusker beer, a bed, and a woman. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He laughed loudly at his joke and went to fetch the beers. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I would like to know just how he pictures it to himself, and pour the third glass of beer into me. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Ruby stood there, a beer and a cigarette in one hand, reading through the names on the petition. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, she reached for her beer and Toby caught the briefest smile cross her lips in return. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The dead men were carried to one of the storerooms along the baSe of the Wall, a dark cold cell chiseled from the ice and used to keep meat and grain and sometimes even beer. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The barman swished two half-liters of dark-brown beer into thick glasses which he had rinsed in a bucket under the counter. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z One evening he stopped in at the Halfway House because they had a draft beer he liked and kept it at the right temperature. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Second, and perhaps most important of all, Prohibition failed because tens of millions of people refused to give up drinking and would do anything to get their hard liquor, beer, or wine. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I laughed some more and sipped my beer. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z She brewed beer to drink herself, but these three bottles were to see the reporter through the night. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z We didn’t stop to eat, but chewed on some biscuits and drank some beer for thirst as we walked along. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When she came in with the beer, I asked her why she was collecting them. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z When the nurse returned, he pleaded with her to sneak him a beer. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z After they had eaten, Hymir drained the last of the beer from his drinking cup and called for silence. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z She heaved an unopened beer can at Ignatius, who ducked. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He held up the cup, and his wife poured beer into it. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z One columnist wrote that Tom Smith fed Seabiscuit two quarts of Golden Rod beer before each race; if the horse doesn’t get his beer, he wrote, he “whinnies and stomps to indicate displeasure.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It came in brown bottles, like the beer Joao had given Grandmother long ago. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z So people made their own beer at home. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I stopped by the window, breathing in the scents of stale beer and roasted meat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z By noon he had a stringer full of fish and a belly full of beer; he was red-faced and a little unsteady when he trudged over and dropped down alongside me. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z I let Legs in the truck with me and she tried to lick my beer can so I had to tell her that beer wasn’t good for dogs. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Bull finished his first beer a full second faster than Colonel Causey, stepped quickly aside for Reynolds, who had sucked down three large swallows before his opponent’s hand had touched glass. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Jimmy called for another beer and Bo tossed it to him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Ready to hit Jimmy until he couldn’t raise a beer or a hand or anything in his direction ever again. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z While I was sipping my first glass of beer—I have never really cared for cold beer in midwinter, but I accepted the glass to have something solid to hold on to—the doorbell rang. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z When he spoke it was with a tolerant, philosophic air, as though the beer had mellowed him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The beer left a pleasant buzz in Shadow’s head. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I take a sip of my beer, and it’s—I mean, it’s just astonishingly disgusting. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z He finished off the beer he was drinking, snipped the can open with his wire cutters, hammered it flat, and nailed it over the hole. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It was very hot and at the first mouthful I had to take a drink of beer to cool my mouth. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Only when we were on the plane and Chapter Eleven had had a few beers did he allude to my condition. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They do groundbreaking work on important subjects, reason well about clear ideas, and are honest, down-to-earth people, the kind you’d enjoy having a beer with. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Susie was nursing a Coke as I drank beer after beer. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z I opened a can of beer from my refrigerator and sat well inside the shade of Rocinante, looking out at the sun-pounded plain, dotted here and there with clumps of sagebrush. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He stripped down to his underwear and then lay there on top of his bag with an open beer beside his pillow and a fresh wad of chewing tobacco tucked into his lower lip. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Instead, I walked down the street and had a beer at the bar at the next Bal. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z They shook hands and slapped backs and drank draft beer. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Any rider who made it up the hill had his beer paid for, compliments of the house. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z As a matter of fact, it was this very compassion that made John finally introduce himself to me and invite me for a beer in Moravian Cemetery. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z He fell down as soon as he got to his feet, knocking over empty beer bottles. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z When he did, she beaned him with a beer can. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z We stacked the platters and rounded up the beer bottles for Grandma’s next batch. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He leaves his clothes and shoes strewn in the living room, empty beer cans on the front lawn. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He took a swig of his beer and said: “You’s a scaredy-cat, Mexico. I let spiders crawl all on my hands and arms.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z One of them, a woman with curly blond hair, maybe thirty, drank from a beer then raised her glass toward us and shouted something. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The only other time I tasted beer was when I was twelve and secretly took a sip of Apá’s Old Style when he was in the bathroom. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z ‘But what did I say? Mortals cannot go drinking ent-draughts and expect no more to come of them than of a pot of beer.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “You told Grandma and Grandpa that Mom had beer and they grounded her and that’s why she stopped talking to you?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Aaron drank off the last swallow of his beer and pushed the empty mug away from himself on the bar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I feel the beer slosh around in my stomach. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Many children at school have parents who sell beer and run stockvels. And they have everything they need for school. Maybe Florah, George and I could be like them.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Every now and then he would have to dress in his good suit and go around the corner for a glass of beer to calm himself. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The type of lady who would treat herself to beer and nachos when her kids were gone to their father’s for the weekend. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In the kitchen, Gregor filled a glass with icy root beer and made Boots a bottle of milk. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z There were great loaves of brown bread, mounds of turnips and sweetcom and pease, immense hams and roast geese and trenchers dripping full of venison stewed with beer and barley. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Joe suddenly squashed his beer can and chucked it into the pile in the corner. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She had finished her sandwich, to Norman’s disgust, and was just draining the last of her beer when, as she’d hoped, a boy appeared. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The only good thing about this conversation is that Friday is pizza night and I get to eat slices of white pizza with broccoli and garlic and drink a birch beer while I listen. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z He wouldn’t have talked back to her or taken drugs or drunk beer from paper bags like the other teenagers. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z No way in hell he can share a beer with Graham in heaven without getting this job done. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Ben grinned and tipped his clay cup, pouring the last drizzle of beer out onto the earth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She fake giggled as she sipped, the root beer fizzing out of her mouth a little. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z There was the sound of horses’ hooves and people shouting, the smell of beer and sweat and garbage and tar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The carnival booths fell behind, the smell of fried meat and beer died away, and they came to the base of a hill. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Most times he don’t even put the TV on, he just sucks on his beer and stares at the cobwebs on the ceiling. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “But that’s the thing. I’m ’bout to get off and go home and have a beer and get some sleep, and if I call the police they’ll take their sweet time in coming. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I drank two beers, then said so long to Glen and James and the other guys I never met. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z She saw me looking at it, and she said, “You could drink without hurt all the strong beer that’s brewed there now, boy.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I sit there, broken in half, chugging the rest of my beer like it’s orange juice, remembering the English guy downing the gin that day. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Gerald and Angel watered down her beer, and when she asked for her pills, they brought her multivitamins instead. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Slumming it?” he says directly to my chest, then takes a slug of beer, wiping his mouth sloppily with the back of his hand. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z In those days being near any stranger was better than thinking alone about the cigarettes and beer and meat that he wanted. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I sat down and swiped his beer before he’d had a chance to even look up from typing. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “I’m not going to buy you beer,” I said evenly. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He took charge of distributing water, transferring into receptacles even the water already in the toilet tanks, and he improvised a kitchen that, to everyone’s amazement, produced instant coffee, cookies, and some cans of beer. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Scheer consumed many beers; I worked my way through one or two. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We walked through the party not quite like a couple but still mostly together, drifting between clusters of colleagues, drinking beer and lemonade, eating hamburgers and potato salad from plastic plates. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He looked away, a sign that indeed he would like a cold beer but was too shy to say so. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But then Colin sees his brother in the hallway, and Jason needs to find a bathroom, and Marc needs another beer already. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z What happened was I went to this friend’s wedding, the reception, and drank a beer, one bottle of beer, and Nancy got to hear about it. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just one beer in a real pub,” he says. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I thought that was a little rude, but my tongue was thick with beer and I couldn’t figure out how to tell him to slow down. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Hardy, trim, and darker toned than his wife, in disposition still the affable bartender, Jim Link mans the beer cooler at holiday parties at the Medlock Bridge clubhouse. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z They talked of nothing else and made special beer for the brave hunter to drink while he told them of how he had found the cubs in the darkest part of the darkest forest. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Inside, the air is cool but it smells of stale beer and cigarettes. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Betsy got up, picked up the beer jug and walked to the door. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tom, thanks for telling me. Poor man. Well, maybe it’s better this way. He was a mad dog. Would you like a glass of lemonade? Or some beer?” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There were some Mexicans from the section gang drinking beer at a table in the corner and three Navajos slouching on stools at the bar. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z There were only a few calls for R. C. Colas, Dr Peppers, and Hires root beer. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Toby brought the beer to his lips, trying to deflect the question. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z After an hour, Sean was three beers in and dancing with some field hockey girls. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I invent a pill that will allow you to drink seawater, and another that will erase the effects of either twelve cups of tea or seven beers and two scotches. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I go, watching him crack open a beer. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Some hams hanging in the kitchen were taken out for burial, and the barrel ot beer in the scullery was stove in with a kick from Boxer’s hoof, otherwise nothing in the house was touched. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Finally, the platters of fish and potatoes overlapped on the table, and the opened beer bottles stood in a row beside the tracks. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Ugwu was startled to see a boy sitting there, humming a song and drinking from an old beer bottle. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “In Des Moines. Just a little. You know, a couple of beers after work. Nothing to get in a panic about.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “You need a beer to wash that down,” she says. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Two tables were set up in the middle of the room with twenty-four bottles of cold Coors beer on each one. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Out-of-work men play cards on the street, drinking beer from cans tucked in paper bags. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z There weren’t any Good Samaritan beer angels floating around waiting to gift us our weekly Friday buzz. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “It’s not like American beer. Not that you’d know what that tastes like, right?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Once the waiter put the beers down, my mother motioned with her head for him to step away from the table and leave us alone. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z When Adam came in with her warm soup Charles said, “I’m going in town and drink some beer.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z My sister was a veteran drinker by then, but I'd never had more than a few sips of wine and beer. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “You bought me a beer,” the old man said. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The beer was brown, the bread black, the stew a creamy white. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It turns out that the German beer industry suffers from small-scale production. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I pull out my root beer and pop it open. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I dropped the beers and scrambled up the ladder to the main deck. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Inside, Jesse was playing chess in one room with Sam’s younger brother; I found Eric off by himself, drinking a beer in the playroom. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was more nervous than usual walking toward Harvey’s, and he tried to make himself laugh by thinking of the beer cans as weapons. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z And all the while, Judd sits on his porch, drinking his beer, watching me sweat. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “People were playing Tanzanian music and dancing, and one businessman came and ordered chicken and beer for everybody,” she said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Stuffing leaked from a fresh rip in the couch, a multitude of empty beer cans poked from underneath its ratty fringe and there looked to be a hash pipe resting precariously on one arm. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “I must be mad. He has a beer belly and Dracula teeth and a wife and children and he’s old.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Instead of getting a bag of cookies, he got a six-pack of beer. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice trembled on the edge of weeping as he added, “We have not even been able to get beer.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben rolls down the window, and I watch out the side-view mirror as the beer floats past the car and splashes onto the interstate. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z We sat in the wagon, drank some beer and ate some biscuits. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he goes to the icebox and opens a beer. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He had never seen any coins from anywhere else, but he wouldn’t have been surprised if quarters in Mozambique looked like flattened beer caps. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The flight attendant came back and took away Shadow’s beer, half-finished. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z There are two girls holding beers and sort of dancing, and a group of guys laughing, and lots of people holding drinks or holding hands. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z When he had finished his beer, Doc went into the kitchen, and cleared the dirty dishes out of the sink. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I often sit with one of them in the little beer garden and try to explain to him that this is really the only thing: just to sit quietly, like this. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z At ten o’clock Alex brought in a can of beer and without a word put it on the bureau top. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I could buy us ten root beers,” I said, missing the point. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z A policeman and one other customer, back by the beer fridge. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Very sick,” said Doc, “and due to be sicker. Put in some milk, and add half a bottle of beer. Give me the other half in a glass—no sugar in the milk shake.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Jimmy laughed, looked over at Bo, who didn’t say anything as he smiled and swallowed beer at the same time. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The grumpy waiter comes, balancing a circular tray on one hand, and plonks down the glasses, which are like ordinary water glasses, only full of beer. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He dropped the beer as soon as he tasted it, but the boy caught the bottle and pressed it against him. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The chink of beer mugs in pubs infested by men; the casual bonhomie of men discussing science in their male-only common room at King’s. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Madu placed his glass of beer down; water droplets clustered on it like tiny see-through pebbles. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He takes another long sip of his beer. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “No beer for sale on Sunday,” the man said. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He sent his wife scurrying with a slap on her leg and a shout of "More beer, and be quick about it." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z What kicked off the Rum War was Prohibition, America’s ban on alcohol, which cut off the nation’s supply of wine, beer, and spirits. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He's a white guy, and he likes his beer. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “A root beer!” she said, and wiped her eyes. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Seeing his unconvinced expression, she added, “You know, one beer won’t land a person homeless on the streets.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The rest of the morning went like that R.C. guzzling beer and pulling in fish. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z We moseyed over to the other side of the room, where some of the boys’ varsity ice hockey team members were playing beer pong. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z With a stiff sense of formality, but with a flair for ceremony, his carriage soldierly, his demeanor proud, Cecil Causey walked up to Bull Meecham and poured the last beer over Bull’s head. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When he descended the stairs he did not carry the sack of beers any longer, and he walked away thoughtfully without seeming to notice where he was going. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The pail, called a growler, had its inside smeared with lard to keep down the foam, allowing more room for the beer. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z There’s a card game going on up at the front of the car, with beer. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He opened the second quart of beer and poured the glasses full. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I opened beer for the big ones and pop for the outsiders. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z There were only a few calls for R. C. Colas, Dr Peppers, and Hires root beer. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I push the lime past the lip of the bottle, into the gold beer. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Grab your chips, then turn around and hit the fridge for a soda or a beer. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He had a rough scarred face, the kind of man who would be most himself in the middle of a pack of loud men, eating peppery meat, drinking beer, and watching Arsenal. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She came back after a few minutes with two beers pressed against her chest and a bowl of tortilla chips in her free hand. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He goes over to the fridge with his daughter in his arms and pulls out a beer. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Russell and Piper, kiddie Cobras, pop their own beer cans, guzzle, swagger, belch, smoke, curse. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yo, I’m going down to the bodega to get some beer,” he said. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He had a bottle of beer in his left hand, and he held out that fist to bump knuckles with me, and I did. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “The land’s too level this side the Chilterns,” said someone else, and began to explain more, but Malcolm was called away to take some beer to the Conservatory Room. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Her Dad walked up and down with the empty beer bottle in his hand. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Cymbeline handed him a beer and propped herself against the table next to where he stood. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z This Tommy’s dad was a jovial, beer- bellied veteran of Iwo Jima who sold Mack trucks. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z All of the town's big shots were there in their tuxedoes, wolfing down the buffet foods, drinking beer and whiskey and smoking black cigars. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It is so hot and stuffy, and the air smells bad, really bad, like hot dogs plus body odor plus beer. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He slams the beer so hard against the coffee table that the bottle shatters. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z On a world where a common table implement is a little device with which you crack the ice that has formed on your drink between drafts, hot beer is a thing you come to appreciate. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z After chugging three beers I wasn’t feeling any pain. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z It was the size of a small keg of beer. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The truck’s motion and the beer were soothing; the steel and glass closed out everything. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z But I never drank beer again after that first time. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I shake my head and he swings a hand out, catching the beer bottle in front of me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He put his bag on the floor and pulled out some biscuits and a bottle of cold ginger beer. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Me and Rondell killed about five hot dogs each, mowed through half a pack of beef jerky, some donuts and were working on our second six-pack of beer. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Mack looked at the floor and a drop of blood fell from his lips into his beer. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Boys and girls carried coolers on their heads, shouting, “Cold ice, cold ice . .“Cold ginger beer . A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Using our branches, we cleared the algae and removed empty beer bottles, crushed cans, and paper. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z An honest-to-goodness, unopened, only slightly dented can of root beer. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Growing up a virus in culture is a lot like making beer. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He finishes his beer and rolls the empty bottle across the table. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z As he filled their shells with beer, Lefty learned what was going on in the city outside. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “They let me go with a warning. I only had two beers. You working tomorrow?” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He sliced the white heads off a couple of beers with an ivory paddle and passed them up the bar. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A beer truck came up and I saw it was for the bodega on the corner. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z He wouldn’t have even been invited to the party if it weren’t for me, but here he was, having a great time, while I pretended to like my lukewarm beer. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “You sure your boys could handle beer, No Nose? We could chug mother’s milk or something so your boys won’t get nauseous or anything.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They all shouted “Hell no” loudly, and they drank the beer faster, and Emo raised the bottle, not bothering to pour the whiskey into the little glass any more. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z When they got to Ventura it was pretty soon after the heavy dinner so Doc only stopped for beer. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, he raised up his head from his beer bottle just long enough to have a good laugh at my expense. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah. He’s got the lights on. He’s sitting there like he’s reading. Jesus, how that guy does read. You’d think he’d ruin his eyes. He’s got a glass of beer in his hand.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The only thing they done that night That filled my heart with fear, They took the ice right off the corpse And put it in the beer. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He had his sweat-socked feet up on the coffee table and a bottle of beer in his hand. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Ma said the cops said that when they got to the house, he was sitting outside on the steps, shirtless, with the pistol beside him, guzzling beer, eating sunflower seeds, waiting. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I got myself a beer, too, and we drank them together. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Their spread was soon followed by that of other innovations originating in or near the Fertile Crescent, including the wheel, writing, metalworking techniques, milking, fruit trees, and beer and wine production. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Off the track, Woolf steered clear of the town’s appeals to vice, preferring late-morning pit stops in Checks Sloan’s restaurant for a complimentary beer and a bowl of turtle soup. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “The guys were smoking pot and drinking beer,” said Scruggs, “laughing and tossing hand grenades into a river.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “That all you two are getting?” he asked, and lifted his chin toward the sweating bottle of root beer tight in my hand. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z We would bust in using crowbars and steal beer and whisky bottles, which we sold and used the proceeds to go to King’s Bioscope. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He shook Babe Ruth’s hand and bought him a beer, and Babe Ruth had winked at him and said, “You’re a helluva good guy.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He finishes his can of beer like he’s short on time. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z At the moment the duffel was open, the lady with the beer stepped backward, accidentally bumping me, knocking me off balance. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Doc drained his glass and waved two fingers gently in the air and he said, “Hah! There’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The usual crowd hung out by the front door of the party, drunk out of their minds, greeting everyone with a raised cup of beer. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z They were still milling around, the juke box baying, the piano thumping, and over at the end of the room, drenched with beer, Supercargo lay like a spent horse upon the bar. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z If he wasn’t rolling out a new beer keg, he was placing hard-boiled eggs in a wire hamper. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The pizza arrived shortly after he got out of the bath, and Shadow ate it, washing it down with a can of root beer. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Father also treated us to spice cake, the men to beer and the ladies to yogurt. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z My feet were wet and cold, and I was still hungry—biscuits and beer don’t make much of a lunch when you’re working oxen along. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I’ll drink my beer standing up for a few days,’ he said to no one in particular. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Empty beer bottles lay scattered all over East Berlin. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z On the way back to town we stopped off at a drive-in burger joint and had a root beer. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z I noticed the beer can that Shelly had used to clobber the speedboat driver floating about twenty yards off the beach. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “I don’t have money,” he’d say, “but I have some cases of beer.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z "I think I'll get a pepperoni pizza and a large root beer," said Stanley. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z There was something about the taste of it, the smell, and then I remembered: Bunny, the beer on his breath; spilled beer foaming on the ground. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “You were supposed to dress up,” a skeleton guy chastised me before offering me a beer. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He went back to the apartment, beers in tow. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He drank a pull of beer and set the cup aside. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I say, "Actually, I will have a beer," mostly because I want something in my hand. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z For the next hour or so we took turns getting each other beers, until she came back the last time with a plastic cup full of tequila. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy standing in front of me took a slow sip from his beer. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Alex whoops and Luna inclines his head and raises his beer. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The waitress came and Jan ordered three beers and three portions of fried chicken. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z And every year they took the leftovers—the fat pieces of meat, the rice and beans, the bottles of soft drink and maltina and beer—home with them afterward. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z In the beer business, as in other businesses, production costs decrease greatly with scale. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Says that looking for me in the fog scared the beer right out of him. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t believe that guy bought us the root beer,” Irene said, chewing hard, attempting a bubble; but it was too early, and she barely made one the size of a quarter. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z He put the sundae and the beer on the table. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He nodded at the waitress as a kind of thank-you, then poured his beer. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I reeked of beer that had been poured on me multiple times. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I remembered the feel of her mouth that day in the hayloft, the taste of her gum and the root beer we’d been drinking. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z They go to Shilshole Beach with friends, and they drink a beer or two at the bonfires, and they bring burritos to Magnuson Park. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He knew she would get up and get the beer herself while the ice slowly melted in the water glass. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do they keep anything stronger than beer here?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z And he reeks always of wine or barley beer. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z When I came sloshing with the beer can out of the shallows, Abbey stepped back and said, “Noah, that is so nasty!” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She was crocheting six doilies for Doc’s beer glasses. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a life-or-death attempt being made near my table by a couple of Neanderthals looking to collect money for a beer blast in the sculpture studio. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z All the kids go to Tony’s because he sells beer to anyone and for some reason the police leave him alone. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Snuffy drank a beer and rolled a joint and smoked the joint and drank another beer. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He made a peanut butter sandwich to eat with his beer. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Neither of us had ever tried beer before. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Mormont drank lemon in his beer every day, and claimed that was why he still had his own teeth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Harry was a hillbilly and a smart dude who liked to hunt deer, and he kept a supply of beer and a long shotgun behind the seat of his pickup truck specifically for that purpose. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The mute sat silently over his glass of beer, idly drawing on the table with the end of a burnt matchstick. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He hadn’t eaten since Ts’eh had left, and he had vomited all the beer. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “A fine place to chill our beer,” she said, and put out her tongue at the grinning faces. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Incense, bomber jackets, beanies, snacks, beer, umbrellas, and whatever else you needed. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He drank ten beers, stumbled across the world’s most heavily militarized border, and surrendered his M14 rifle to startled North Korean soldiers. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I just sit down and open my own bottle of root beer. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z "Have a drink? Wait while I ring for some beer." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Rob’s dad didn’t know and Andy’s dad didn’t notice, so splitting a few beers after a game had become routine. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The stale beer smell struck like a club through the noise of voices and the juke box. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z "All the beer he drinks doesn't seem to help much." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not. I had one beer. I’m just tired.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The first being that Julia made him store his remaining beers inside the locked trunk. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He drank the beer as if it were the tumbling ice-cold stream in the mountain canyon on the beer label. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Seated at a table were three women drinking from beer cans. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A few nights later, my father was drinking as usual in the pub when a man walked up and knocked over his beer. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z A vendor with a basket of fruit and another selling leather bottles of beer wove through the crowd. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z We sat in the kitchen drinking beers and I listened to him talk, and when the beers were finished we sat outside on the patio and he stopped being angry then. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z That didn’t stop him from cracking a beer. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z No matter how hard I pulled, Ben’s hand just limply followed along, like the beer was the string and his hand the puppet. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Hazel was easily fifty, if not older, and a more regular part of the Deuce than the cheap beer and watered-down metal bands that toured through. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He was wiping down the glass fronts of the refrigerators of soda and beer and milk. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z As we sat there in the sand, me and Rondell finished another beer each, cracked open a couple fresh ones. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He closes the fridge door, twists the cap off his beer and drinks. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z In the living room, he sets his beer down, picks up the vase and puts it back where it belongs. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I open a beer instead, which I regret immediately. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z This beer parlor has a dingy red carpet and cheesy black tables and plastic-upholstered chairs and scant lighting, and reeks of car ashtray; the other beer parlors we drink in are similar. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The Party Ponies tried to form ranks, but they staggered and giggled and they all smelled like root beer. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She drained the rest of her beer and signaled for another. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He returns to his seat, leans forward, and hands Ben a beer. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “Was that beer in there?” he asked, shaking his head, as she shut the top. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Here at noon, jazz blared from jukeboxes and dark holes issued forth the cool odors of beer, wine and flesh into the sunlight. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you think I ought to drink another beer? The doctor said I was rather narrow in the hips and it’s all for the best if we keep young Catherine small.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z They sat in silence for a minute, Nancy smiling at Joe, Joe staring at his beer can and drawing pictures with his finger in the puddles on the table. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Father said nothing, but stared down into his beer. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We were used to pilfered beers or vodka mixed with whatever juice was in our friends' pantries. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z You started my training by buying me a beer. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And he got himself a can of beer. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the day we’d spend it on food and maybe some beers, and then we’d go home and come back and it was: How do we turn ten into twenty? Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It was a German restaurant complete with sausages, sauerkraut, and beer steins hanging in rows over the bar, shining but unused. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The country was extremely backward: people used wooden plows and lived on a very simple diet supplemented by home-brewed beer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Craster seemed to be drinking a thin yellow beer from a chipped stone cup. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There were no grandstands; people drove their cars and trucks up to the edge of the fence and sat in their front seats or on the front fenders, drinking beer and looking on. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "You've got a bit of a beard, for one thing. And, from the smell of your breath, I'd say a bit of beer as well." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z As I mentioned, my father was one of the most famous traders around, but not just for his cleverness in business, or his ability to drink crates of beer. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z When a crowd of drunk guys barged in talking about beer and burgers, Jule put some cash on the counter to pay for her food and then slid into the kitchen. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z As the drifters came along, being hounded out of town, Grandma g ave them a good feed and a beer to wet their whistles. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z A policeman with a beer belly helped me get John into the patrol car—roller skates and all. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z They raised their beers to what they saw rising from the mountains. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z We are both staring at the rivulet of foaming beer flowing into the drainage ditch beneath us. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z She stayed away from beer, fearing a belly. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z "I'm sure we could find someone. I saw Alexander the Great in the beer hall earlier. He's good when he's sober." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But the beer was already working against him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I knew R.C. and beer would be a bad combination. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “I’ll race you to a cold beer!” he said as he took off, running to the door of the bar. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Gramps fishes and he smokes his own salmon and oysters, and we would’ve probably eaten that with Gran’s homemade thick brown beer bread. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z About what it’s like growing up on the levee in Stockton, where every other person you meet has missing teeth or is leaning against a liquor store wall begging for change to buy beer. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I needed two beers after that, but Lorraine was nervous about staying there. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Red was sitting on a counter drinking a beer. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The question revives Kropp, more particularly as he hears there’s no more beer in the canteen. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The beers and whiskey he had stored so continuously in his system set in a reaction. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z An hour later, I had finished an entire beer. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I took a sip of my beer, which was as warm as @#$%, and then looked him straight in the face. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Where have you been, all-star?” he asked me as Todd followed him, holding a six-pack of Fat Tire beer. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The refrigerator opened and closed and he opened a can of beer. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There he stopped the car, ate a sandwich, drank some beer, turned out the lights and curled up in the seat to sleep. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a fine beer, bitter and dark. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He finishes one beer and immediately goes for another. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z S’pose you put all the whiskey in one and all the wine in another and all the beer in another—” A slightly shocked silence followed the suggestion. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He grabbed a beer bottle from the bag he brought and put the teeth in it, then gave Genie the bottle while he helped Ernie stand up. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z But when my dad gets a beer from the Frigidaire and goes back to the TV couch, all he says is, “Be careful. I couldn’t stand it if you drowned yourself.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Inside the tavern, a woman argued with a man about a leaking cask of beer. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z More and more, instead of going to his gardening job on Sundays, he stays home drinking beer and watching TV. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z As my father tells it, he drank fifty-six bottles of Carlsberg beer, and at 2:00 A.M. walked home to tell the story. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z I sip a beer, but I know I got to keep my head on straight. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “If you don’t want my beer, it’s cool. I mean, it’s weird, but it’s fine,” Drew said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z So he grabbed a garbage sack filled with empty beer bottles and hucked it at the minivan. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z At this point, Jared and Tyler walk up, both with a red cup in one hand and a beer in the other. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z As at the Hearthside, the only recreation ever referred to is partying, which requires little more than some beer, a joint, and a few close friends. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The man talking to the woman at table number three spilled his beer on her lap. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Aunt Evy treated them to a loaf of pumpernickel bread and a dime’s worth of Limburger cheese and they had sandwiches and beer. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "I voted against prohibition to please him, and because I like a little beer in the house, and then he talks that way. It's a wonder they ever find any one to marry them." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z About the compound yard were strewn empty beer cartons and bottles, papers, rotting porridge, rags, overturned trash cans, overturned nightsoil buckets, ash from burnt peat and coal. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I breathed in cologne and beer and something I couldn’t identify. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Lee wouldn’t look at him as he got two quarts of beer out of the icebox. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Gosh, the beer along with this hot sun makes me dizzy. But I sure do feel good,’ he said. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He's a couple feet away, but you can smell the beer on his breath. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Still, it's hard to ruin pizza and root beer and ice cream, and once the eating starts, things loosen up. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I was down in the main cabin opening a couple of cold beers for a mid-morning toast when a crash and a sudden pitch to starboard had me panicked. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z All Egypt would make holiday in the streets, and the lowliest water carrier would feast at Pharaoh’s expense and drink barley beer free. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He went to the refrigerator and brought out a quart of beer without being asked. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z David was nowhere to be seen, but Bernice was behind the bar, drying beer mugs and shooting dirty looks at anybody who got out of line. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The place was thick with the odor compounded of paint, linseed oil, and turpentine—and after a few moments the subtle aroma of stale beer. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z His missus sipped Jenny’s chowder, shuddered at the taste, and reached for her mug of small beer. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z A large jug was circulating, and the mugs were being refilled with beer. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z How he came up into my room with beer on his breath and told me we were going someplace for my birthday present and I should get dressed right now. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Dad stewed for a while, sucking on a beer, and then he told us all to get in the car. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Same day—Wednesday, May 8,1935 When my mother comes in, Natalie’s button box clattering against the sides of her purse, she sees me with the beer. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z "Can't make a dime," Mr. Bacon said one night after a few beers. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Then he takes a sip of beer and does a few experimental strums, his shoulders finally relaxing. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Malcolm was seldom tempted by the drinks they sold in the Trout: beer was bitter, and wine was usually sour, and whisky was abominable. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z They never asked me if I was Indian; sold me as much beer as I could drink. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Her time she whiled away riding plump thoroughbred horses, playing bridge and solitaire and Scrabble, and drinking too much champagne or beer or whatever else happened to be around and open at the time. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He was into his fifth or sixth beer. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Very gently, the men bent the medium’s body forward until his lips touched the beer. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Backsliding,” someone said to the beer in his hand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He leaned over and kissed me, and I smelled the root beer and the strawberry and the sadness all mixed together on his breath. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z German beer drinkers are fiercely loyal to their local brand, so there are no national brands in Germany analogous to our Budweiser, Miller, or Coors. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The innkeeper gave them a round of beer on the house. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In his lean throat the sharp-pointed Adam’s apple made a surprisingly rapid up-and-down movement, and the beer vanished. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He drank beer, and once the tears came to his eyes and he snuffled his nose against his shirt-sleeve. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z After two or three bites, he stopped and sipped his beer. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Liz asked, opening the beer can she had thrown at Ignatius. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Two tankards of beer—out here in the yard.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I just stared at him drinking his beer and waited to see how long it would take for him to feel guilty. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z June’s already on the chaise and sipping a beer. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z While Catherine was there 1 went up to a beer place and drank dark Munich beer and read the papers. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Unlike in Honduras, in the United States beer is cheap. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “To get the beer can. It’s no big deal,” I said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He held a beer out to me, but I shook my head. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I wondered what Chas had done with those beers, and then, just thinking about it made me realize another stop at the bathroom was required. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They found Robert drinking beer from a polished horn and roaring his displeasure at two. young squires who were trying to buckle him into his armor. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Instead, most German beer is consumed within 30 miles of the factory where it is brewed. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The price of loin of pork and the tax on beer. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She poured marula juice into the water for Crocodile Guts because she didn’t have any beer. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The stale bar air followed him out the door—smelling like old cigarette smoke and spilled beer. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z By the time I was four, I was pretty good with Dad’s pistol, a big black six-shot revolver, and could hit five out of six beer bottles at thirty paces. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Are you sure you don’t have beer? Are you hiding it because you think we will not pay you?” one of the soldiers said to her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He didn’t even have a root beer this time. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The garage already smelled like a thousand joints had been smoked in here, then put out in a thousand beers. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The slightly sour smells of varnished wood and spilled beer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Before going back to the highway, he stopped at a convenience store to get more beer. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Men stand on comers, outside general stores, outside small banks, outside beer parlors with gray asphalt shingles on the walls. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He took a drink from his beer and tossed the can behind him, onto the landing. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z An audible hiss of disbelief arose from the pilots of 234 every time he assaulted a beer. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He imported Hiram Walker’s whiskey from Ontario, beer from Quebec, and rum from Barbados by way of the St. Lawrence River. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I ordered another round of Elephant beers and we sat pondering our different thoughts. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a collection of root beer bottle caps. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Mr. Heron nodded, and he and Tom Warrups left I picked up the beer mugs to clean them. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Town work, the kind where you get money, instead of old cabbage leaves and the dregs of the beer. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Both sets of animals obligingly drank up the root beer. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But the biggest amenity of all was the free lunch that almost every saloon offered in order to lure customers and increase the sale of beer. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Chronically dehydrated, he drank as much as he could; after an 88o-meter run in 106-degree heat, he downed eight orangeades and a quart of beer. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z I can smell the beer on his breath. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Twenty percent of beer drinkers drink 80 percent of all beer. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a van pulling away from South’s pub leaving crates of beer and lemonade outside and there isn’t a soul on the street. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Where are my manners? Would you like a beer?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He was still holding the beer in one hand and the opener in the other. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Maggot brought out beer in a huge jug, and filled four large mugs. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z When we got there, two football players—never to be seen at a party without their jerseys—stood on opposite sides of the gate collecting beer money. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z She shook her head slowly and emptied the last of the beer into her cup. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z One is drinking beer and one is twenty-five. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sounds like you’re talking about bottles of beer, isn’t that right, Frank?” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z At the same time they lay a bottle of beer on the result of an air-fight that’s going on above us. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z If I could read her mind at all, she was thinking she could do with a cold beer. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I kept hoping that some officers would come into the tavern for rum or beer or something to eat. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Lee and Samuel sat at the little round table in the barroom and Samuel drew figures on the scrubbed wood with the moisture of his beer glass. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Robert took up his hom again, filled it with beer from a barrel in the comer, and thrust it at Ned. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He laughed, and Tayo smiled because Harley didn’t use to like beer at all, and maybe this was something that was different about him now, after the war. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Norton has eyes like a mean mouse, and he’s the type of kid who thinks everyone’s trying to throw rusty beer cans at him. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “I’ll live without a root beer float until next summer,” I say. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I'm sitting on the couch next to an empty lasagna tin and two root beer bottles, but I'm a million miles away. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘But he says your beer is always good.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I'd seen them in the same position—huddled in a circle passing a bottle of beer around. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z The Clarion is across the street from the precinct, and Pete liked to buy the cops ending their eight-to-fours a pony beer or two. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Rocky and Tayo took the bottle of wine because there was only one bottle of beer. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z For the father, It’s the beer With his compadres, The four of them Along the wall, Their ties undone And coats open. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He finished up his beer, more slowly than before. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Empty beer cans and whiskey bottles and a few half-eaten tins of Vienna sausages littered the floor. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The image flickers and the citoyens drink their beer or go on about their business. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He gestured to the bartender for another beer. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He was staring at the ground, beer matting his hair. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I guess she did like root beer like Grammy and me. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “Better not try to brew beer there now, or it would turn out sour, boy; don’t you think so?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Anyhow, by the time I get cleaned up he’s already had a bunch of beers and don’t want to talk. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z They giggled and tossed their empty beer cans into the air and listened to them bounce off the rocks and land farther down the hill. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I started reaching for a beer at first, but when Needles reached for a soda, I reached for a soda too. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z People who don’t know think it is easy to be a madam—just sit in a big chair and drink beer and take half the money the girls make, they think. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I set one bottle of beer in front of my grandmother and watch as she twists off the cap before taking a swig. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “Just when you gave me sips of your drinks or beer,” Ben said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He drank off the last of his beer and knocked the empty mug down. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His heart deflated when he realized it was an empty beer bottle. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He thought it was a sin for anybody under twenty to drink beer—but maybe he just suddenly wanted to be a sport. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z When they arrived, they found Todd Gambino, one of Zeitoun’s tenants, on the front porch, a bottle of beer in his hand. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z At the pub my dad was waiting for me, a black-as-night beer and his open laptop on the table in front of him. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z In one hand he carried a walkie-talkie like Dusty’s; in the other hand was a half- empty bottle of beer. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Then a bunch, standing around the table, eating with both hands, sharing out the beer. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Before she was twenty, Fern-Joy was beginning the day with a bottle of beer. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z On the streetcar going back, I read the advertisements: a beer, a chocolate bar, a brassiere turning into a bird. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z We made believe we weren’t going anywhere, so we had to go to the cemetery to have a beer with them. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “I’m messing with you,” he finally said, draining his beer. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z As the day wore on, Holmes bought them chocolate and lemonade and root beer at one of the Hires Root Beer Oases that dotted the grounds. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Ail you could hear for a moment was labored breathing, carbonated bubbles going berserk in two dozen beer bellies, the beer coolers humming, and the ice machine tumbling chunks into its aluminum trough. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He ordered three bottles of beer and picked up his suitcase. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Soon twilight faded into darkness and my head began to spin pleasantly from the beer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Biff stared at him idly and shook the few remaining drops of beer around in the bottom of his glass. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I took mine, even though I’d never had a drink aside from sips of my dad’s beer. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z When dried, the white or pink pulp makes flour for thin, tortilla-like cakes; when boiled and smoked, it becomes hors d’oeuvres; when cooked and fermented, it makes beer. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Well, I’ll tell your mom that I only saw you hitting the root beer and not the hard stuff.” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Off in a corner a small bar carried essential bottles of bourbon, Scotch, and some wine; a little refrigerator was always well stocked with beer. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z People came and they left trash behind and cigarette butts and beer bottles. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He died of internal bleeding after someone fed him a broken beer bottle. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The beer had pushed those words out of her mouth. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The place is clean, smells like cigarettes and beer. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z First he pulled out his rifle, then, after digging around for a second, he hauled something else out and held it up triumphantly—a plastic bag full of aluminum cans and glass beer bottles. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Radar said, holding a red plastic cup full of beer in each hand. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “I said: ‘Man, it sure is nice of these girls to come offer us a beer. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He lowered the beer sword and tapped me on each shoulder. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He drained his beer and then tossed the can down into the brush. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He knew a big party was coming because Doe bought steaks and a great deal of beer and Doc let him help clean out all the upstairs. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z We took handfuls of sediment from homemade African beer, which has a strong scent much favored by pigs, and placed it upwind of the pig. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A lot of drinking— weekend nights downing Keystone beer in the foothills—sometimes driving home drunk—a lot of premarital sex and a lot of pregnancy. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He turned and made himself suddenly busy with the taps of his beer barrels. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Yet a part of him was prepared to forgive it if that would bring back those evenings of long ago, when she argued with Master in a living room that smelled of brandy and beer. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In a likely spot in the middle of nowhere, with nothing but pungent lavender all around, he sat down and popped open a beer. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The place still reeked of smoke and beer and forgotten snack food, but there was no one dangling from the chin-up bar. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Oh, you dream, is that for me?” she said, and before he could answer she Was gulping down the root beer like she’d been lost in the desert. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z A Kenyan doctor who had investigated the Monet case happened to be drinking a beer in the bar, and he struck up an idle conversation with her and mentioned Monet’s name. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d fry it in meal and egg batter, you know, and when it was all brown and crisp—not hard, though—we’d break open that cold beer. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d never seen him drink that way—six, seven beers a night—and I didn’t want to be around him when he was like that. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I avoid looking at the small beer belly that’s grown on him, though I’m aware of it, of the changes in his body, as he must be of mine. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They perked up, though, when city officials began passing out free cigars, wine, beer, and orange juice. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He set the beer alongside the bulging lunch sack on the seat between us. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Here there were dead office towers, brought to life at night by restaurants buried within that served small kegs of beer and Korean fried chicken. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Jon opened a shuttered window, took the flagon of beer off the outside ledge, and filled a horn. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I stayed onstage and ran down it, kicking every beer bottle I could. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z He knew quite well that only one thing could lure Gebu from the prospect of free barley beer: the gold of the tombs. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Not Prestige beer or Rhum Barbancourt—the strong, bitter, or sweet alcohol made for men who talk politics and play dominoes into all hours of the night. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Harley reached into the big shopping bag and pulled out a can of beer. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Chips and beer cans were strewn all over the carpet. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z When a pilot had finished a beer, he would slam it down on the table, step quickly aside, and let the next pilot continue the chugging. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She gets a beer, pops the cap, and takes a swig. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I hoped it would all be forgotten, considering how drunk my friend was, so I urged him to have another beer. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “Is there any more beer in the icebox?” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Soon Todd was back, drinking a beer and relaxing again on the porch, his hand stroking the rescued dogs matted fur. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z My ma comes over, and I give her a beer. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z It wasn’t enough to keep the Stork Club in business, but there were a few quarts of beer and some wine. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z She used lean-cut meat, dark kidney beans, carrots cut small, a bottle or so of dark beer, and freshly sliced hot peppers. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z But you know how good a beer is at the end of a long day. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I watched in silence as an older soldier walked by and started to untie him, stopping only when the teenager who had given Otto the beer complained loudly. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z And their eyes followed Doc across the street when he went to Lee Chong’s for beer. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Men who drank beer by themselves on weeknights brought their wives and little kids with them on Sunday. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The basket contained victuals: bread, half a chicken, water, and a bottle of beer. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It is pleasant to sit quietly somewhere, in the beer garden for example, under the chestnuts by the skittle-alley. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z When I reach it, I discover it’s a bottle of my grandfather’s favorite brand of beer. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He’s sitting at the kitchen table, looking out at the storm, a beer bottle between his hands. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She followed him as he rummaged in the fridge and found himself a beer and a leftover grilled pork chop. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Well, what? I didn’t pour the beer down his throat.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Lindsey raised her beer, chugging it, and then crumpled the can and dropped it. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z We were in the beer place at the corner table. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z These two were his drinking buddies, as flushed now as Papa was from the hot sake that was circulating and the beer and whiskey. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z In Nsukka, he had been the most popular student on campus; his beat-up Volkswagen Beetle parked outside a beer parlor lent the drinkers there an immediate cachet. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Yeah. One of the fellers had some bottles of beer and we went down the cellar and drank it. I drank two bottles and got drunk.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “It wouldn’t have worked anyway,” Harley was saying in a loud voice; “between this beer belly of mine and her big belly, there would have been too much distance!” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He'd been living with these people for a year when he overheard Mr. Hoyt tell a friend that he and his family would soon be moving to Munich, Germany, the beer capital of the world. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Tubs there needs to drink more beer,” he added, loud enough for Black Santa to hear. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Roamer stumbles up with a bucket of beers. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Besides, Papi would want a beer the minute he got home, whenever that might be. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I remembered the name, but not this bony scarecrow with the stale smell of sweat and beer. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z My mother started screaming, “How can you spend money on beer when your children go to bed hungry?” I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The tidy green-painted Newsome Park shopping center included a grocery store, a drugstore, a barbershop, a beauty shop, a beer joint, a cleaners, and a TV repair shop. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She positioned the nail near the edge of the beer cap. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Mr. Heron finished his beer, and stood up. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Quickly he filled two glasses with beer and the two of them stepped close to the window. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z They were washed and in the middle of good deep mugs of beer when Mr. Butterbur and Nob came in again. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Dr. van Heerden held a bottle of beer against his face to cool off. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The two of them would trade stories in voices that grew louder with each pint of beer they hoisted. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Harley finished his second beer and joked with the bartender about how far they had come just for a cold beer. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Enrique sucks down ten beers on weeknights, often with friends in front of the house. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z But no, as he sucked on that beer spout like it was mother’s milk, little trickles of beer spilled from the sides of his mouth, because he was smiling. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z ‘No, thanks. All I want is the sundae and the beer. Both plenty cold.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Nico poured root beer and tossed barbecue into the pit, then began chanting in Ancient Greek. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z But I dried my eyes and after a few beers and a couple of joints around back I imagined the great books I might write. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Soon, foam flecked upper lips of all eight men and thin lines of beer and saliva ran like threads of light from mouths to flight jackets. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Got us—sorry, I got me six bottles of Pa’s beer to help get through the day. Good thing you don’t drink, Hiram boy, ’cause these six will be barely enough for me.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The spout of the beer keg was in Ben’s mouth, and the entire room was transfixed on him. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I turn off the TV and collect up the beer cans real quiet. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “I did not blame you, friend. Only a fool pours beer into a vessel without making sure it will not leak. Look, the charcoal is glowing.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “Let’s take some beers and hike on in there.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Bull and Cecil sparred with each other, both landing pulled punches to the body, then backing off to begin the beer chugging contest. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d pop the cap off a beer and pour it in a wineglass so she could feel better about all the burping, as if there’s a classy way to belch. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And he sometimes comes round to the house in the evening to drink beer with Father and watch the television and have a conversation. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She did not mind that there were so many things Isannah could not ‘keep down’—like pork gravy, mince pies, new beer. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d stolen a twelve-ounce bottle of beer, one bottle of Wild Irish Rose, two packs of Newport cigarettes, and about a hundred dollars in cash. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Baby Lee and his friend got in a argument, and his friend took the broken neck off of a beer bottle, and stabbed him in his leg. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They found the lord alone in the gloom of his hall, making a supper of beer and bread and sister’s stew. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Robert looks so real, you half expect him to crunch his beer can against his forehead and ask for another cold one. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z When I heard her coming back with the beer, I spun away from the easel quickly, stumbled over some books, and pretended to be interested in a small autumn landscape on the wall. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Through the leaves, she looked into the open uncurtained windows and saw growlers being rushed out and returned overflowing with cool foaming beer. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m tired. I had to turn away about twenty kids your age trying to buy beer.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z They were shunted off to a nanny, who chased them around like naughty mice and fed them beer when she wanted peace. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Jack has a beer now and then, but that’s about it. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “I might trade the scotch for that. What’ll you give me for the beer?” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “Yessir, and he sent me down here with a dime. Have you got any cold root beer?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The one searching for a beer after a long week. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z "Perhaps a dish of peas and onions, some fresh baked bread with butter, and a flagon of mulled wine to wash it down. Or beer, if that's easier. I try not to be overly particular." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “On the bench. Where we met and you gave me the magic square book. I saw a football jacket and some beers, and I think there was a ring of keys.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Any of you kids care for a beer?” he said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Roamer pops the top off a beer and chugs it down. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I turn and it’s this gorgeous hazel-eyed black girl with an extra can of beer in her hand. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Sammy took a long pull on his beer, then another one. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She leads him to a room where she gets herself a beer and he pours himself another. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z An average day was a six-pack of beer after work. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Of course Luke was right about the wine, the beers he hadn’t copped to yet. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He remembered sitting this way, on these steps with Rocky, while Josiah went inside Lalo’s to get cold beer and bottles of soda pop for them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Music and laughter and the sweet smell of German beer poured from the rathskeller in the building’s basement. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Wednesday put a bottle of beer into his hand. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z And when they had paid for the rounds of beers and were ready to depart they did not suggest that he join them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I could say that it was the wine or the beer that I chugged. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Bill and I sat in the down-stairs dining-room and ate some hard-boiled eggs and drank several bottles of beer. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The local beer loyalties of individual German drinkers are reinforced by German laws that make it hard for foreign beers to compete in the German market. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “I found beer in your mom’s closet, in her room.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z After I got home, I went for a run, had a beer with dinner, then helped my two-and-a-half-year-old son get into his pajamas. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I drank the beer slowly and watched the fireworks. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The main room is the taproom, with a huge stone fireplace, and barrels full of beer and whiskey and cider. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This speech so dried out Doc’s throat that he drained his beer glass. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I took another sip of my beer, thinking about that. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “Get the beer and get out of the car!” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “One beer. I can’t even begin to express how ridiculous you are.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “Ben, did you glue yourself to the beer sword?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I had nursed my one beer, but it tasted like wheat backwash. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Every week we interviewed old women who brewed African beer as a way to supplement their tiny incomes, who now faced jail terms and fines they could not afford to pay. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you’re here for the long haul,” Grandma said to the reporter, “how about a beer?” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Whenever somebody with a harelip or T.B. came into the place he would set him up to beer. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Milk and beer—I felt sad, watching the wagon careen dangerously as they went around a corner. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She had joined a group of his friends sitting around a filthy plastic table in a beer parlor off campus. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She takes a long slurp from her beer. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “You get the beer,” I said as I ran past them. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I’d turn around from time to time and catch one of them opening another beer. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Packs of little kids, raggedy and skinny, raced past him along the gutter's edge, kicking empty beer cans ahead of them. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z There were four cups, one with Coca-Cola, one with Pepsi, one root beer, and the last orange pop. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z She liked to sit in a beer garden with a companion and a glass of wine, but only in good weather. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He called his servants and sent them running, then gratefully accepted Ned's offer of a chair and a cup of sweet beer. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Mad at Tyler and mad at my dad and mad at the beer cans on the floor and at myself for thinking it might be different. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z In large scrawled letters on the blank side of a cardboard beer coaster, it’s written. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z John had a can of beer, and I just didn’t feel like anything at that moment. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z When we’re there, I want to go to a store that sells only beer and jerky. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked at me for a sec and then held out her can of beer. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “If we have to, we can sleep in the back. We have plenty of beer and food.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “Now, run and get our lunches from the fridge. And don’t forget our favorite root beers.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He wanted a real beer to celebrate the news. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z While the Belgians were sampling Coca-Cola for the first time, Bobby, avoiding Joan’s watchful eye, drank too many bottles of Belgian beer and the next day experienced his first hangover. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I think Uncle Basil gets all of his scientific factoids from his beer buddies. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “We might try to find a party, or we might just finish off them beers and let the party find us. Then I’m headin’ over to Keisha’s house, after I take these turkeys home.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I had never seen so many exposed beer bellies, homemade tattoos and butt cracks in my life. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z One of his favorites, which he often told Ifemelu, while drinking Star beer after dinner, was the story of how Aunty Uju was different. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She leaves him a pitcher of beer and a paper sack filled with sandwiches for lunch. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z It had been a victory for him; he had outsmarted all of them—his parents, his older brothers, everyone who worked to keep him away from beer and out of trouble. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He found a beer bottle and an old rag of a curtain and he tore an edge from the cloth and stuffed it down the neck of the bottle with a coathanger. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He’s already worked his way through a bag of popcorn, a box of gummy bears, nachos, a root beer, and a milk shake. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z “Look at you,” Luna says over his beer. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z A neutral lieutenant from an A-4 squadron quickly and efficiently snapped the caps off each bottle of beer. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldiers ate their supper and drank more beer than I thought a body could hold. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Posters; dried flowers in a beer mug; the luminous glow of her stereo in the dark. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Sweat and beer, rank and sour, and under that something else, something worse. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Otherwise, we’d buy a few beers and sit around and drink, talk about the day, listen to the gunshots in the distance. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z As disgusting as it was to be wading through the Coral Queen’s toilet crud, I couldn’t leave that beer can out there to float away. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The hot weather and the fact that Lalo had always bootlegged beer to the Lagunas and Acomas brought him there one day when she was sitting in the shade of the porch outside the bar. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z There was an EM club with beer and movies, sometimes even live floor shows, the whole blurry slow motion of the rear. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He always went to Moravian Cemetery to drink beer, which sounds a little crazy, but it isn’t if you explore his source problem a bit. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I ordered bourbon, scotch, gin, vermouth, vodka, a medium good brandy, aged applejack, and a case of beer. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z There is only one bathroom in my great aunt’s house, so this turns to trouble when all the beer starts to hit my cousins. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z In the trough, among the slop and the stale beer, there’s an old carrot and a withered apple. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z There was beer in a cooler by the TV, but no one was drinking. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Then I grab another cup of beer that someone left and drink what’s in that one too. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z There was a keg of beer set up at the end of each long table and it was free to all good Democrats. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He had eaten boiled monkey thigh, and he had drunk banana beer fermented with human saliva. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We chased the scotch with Tusker beers and played a round of poker. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite the heavy musk of cigarettes, sweat, cleanser, and beer in our room, I could actually smell the sweet paper scent of a book. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I take a quick sip of root beer and look up to see my grandmother’s shocked face staring at me. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Sam Houston tried to cadge a beer and was properly rebuffed. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He had a twelve-pack carton of beer, two bottles of Blue Nun, and a bottle of Lancers rose, in a faux clay botde. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Brewing home beer was one thing, because the Prohibition law only profited the bootleggers. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Now you can understand why I was suspicious when Norton invited me to the cemetery to have a beer just before Thanksgiving. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “Nothing’s the matter with me. I came inside to have a beer in peace—turn it off, Larry! Yeah, just like that—all the way off. Now beat it, huh?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I will take you up on that beer, though. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “It wasn’t me who gave up!” he said a little too loudly, then looked down, embarrassed and swirled the beer in his glass. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Papi’s van isn’t back, so the game has probably run long, or else, without me, they’ve stopped for a cold beer on the way home. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z When he had drunk enough beer, Frank would sing the song his father had sung, in a baritone deeper than his normal voice, the alcohol slurring the words in the darkness of the park. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Teenagers often sneaked onto the farm to drink beer and smoke and kiss each other. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z When I finished all my beers, I stumbled into bed. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z She held a dark brown bottle of beer in her hand. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “First go buy me some beers,” he said. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The dares were things like “chug a beer.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z In order to make at least some show of appreciation I toss off the beer in one gulp. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z We had a cousin who would sit on the couch, drink a beer, and take her teeth out, making them go chomp! chomp! and causing us to run from the room. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z My dad raised his beer bottle and angled it toward the light. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “No, I never . . .” “That’s right, you never. And you never going to. That’s one more thrill you not going to have, let alone a bottle of beer.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s all the time going over to Lee’s for beer—sometimes in the middle of the night.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tea,” which had to be transported from Asia, and “sugar brought from the West Indies ... compose a drink cheaper than beer.” Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Even if the Germans came, people would still play tennis, or gossip, or drink beer. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Oh, yes! All the time threaten to pour beer into stream.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z On the way back to the boat I went into a little store and bought a case of cold beer and some food. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I set my beer by his and get the broom. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle, calmly admiring his boots—“No, my dear, not unless you want beer, that’s a brewery.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Roger-dodger. Repeat: one Mama, one fries, one small beer. Fire for effect. Stand by.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Old Cob ate so quickly he almost choked himself, and washed it down with a long swallow of beer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z For a while, they stand in a circle, holding their plastic cups of beer, shouting over the music in order to be heard. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He poured out his beer and sprinkled a few grains of salt on the back of his hand. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z But when I get home, Dad is passed out on the couch with a whole new load of empty beer cans. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I drank beer and looked up at all the stars. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z It was as if they were having a party, because there was food and beer on tables. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The air was thick with sweat and the sharp sour smell of beer, and couples dry humped in darkened corners. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Three silly men who had drunk too much beer for lunch decided to climb over the high fence surrounding the pit, and of course they fell in. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But for whatever reason I tapped his bottle with my can real quick and turned away, took another sip of warm beer. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Patsy, Hannah’s one-time friend, agreed and said not only that, but she had witnessed the fact that when Sula drank beer she never belched. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Then they’d usually hit the bar for a cold ginger beer and stale peanuts that were disgusting to eat, but perfect for trying to see who could catch the most in their mouths. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It was nearing dusk when I finally gave up and returned to the Priest Hole, where I found my father at the bar, tipping back a beer with the regulars. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “He once bought me a case of Miller beer.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He tipped the table so that all the beers and the dish of shrimps went over in a crash. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z He was his own director—relieving himself when he wanted to, stopping for cold beer when he was thirsty, and even in a seventy-five-dollar car the sense of power was strong. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Dinner is a quarter of a BBQ chicken from the supermarket, unsalted and washed down with a familiar, low- tech diuretic—beer. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I sit by her bed, and through the window the chestnut trees in the beer garden opposite glow in brown and gold. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Doc went back to the laboratory and poured out a glass of beer. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Her Dad drank beer out of a bottle and walked up and down the floor. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He was standing there holding his mug of beer, his face blank. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Oranges, bread, beer, soft drinks: many things in packets and cans were arranged on different levels and, and on the topmost, a roasted shimmering chicken, whole but for a leg. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Along with fuel, the driver buys more beer, and the Blazer rolls into Dallas about noon. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “Is that all? He wouldn’t let you have a beer?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “This guy Joe says she loaded up on beer one night an’ she said how she’s going to come back to Salinas an’ lay low. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I got macaroni and cheese and she got a root beer float, and we drove back home to the superior wilds of Brooklyn. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z C.P. set out Coca-Cola crates for the men to sit on and they drank beer and laughed until late into the night. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Snuffy hurled a beer can into space, fascinated by its trajectory. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Toby lifted his glass high, burped loudly, and downed the beer like he had the last two. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Sekai stirred in her bed—a beer crate donated by Mr. Thirsty—and made sucking noises. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z We sit in the dark on the couch, sipping our beers. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Be a good girl and get me another root beer, will ya, baby?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He didn’t want to lose every night to neon beer signs and stories that were never as funny to the people who were hearing them. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z "Bread," Tyrion told him, "and two of those little fish, and a mug of that good dark beer to wash them down. Oh, and some bacon. Bum it until it turns black." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Where there is no beer on Winter there is orsh; where there is neither beer nor orsh, there are no people. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z She comes in and we drink cheap beer or wine or watch a movie or all three. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Frankie picked up the tray of beer and walked through the door. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a beer can from the fridge and headed for the steps. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In the middle of the letter, for example, he reproached himself for complaining too much: God, this is starting to sound like some jerkoff vet crying in his beer. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus as I sipped my smoking sour beer I thought that at table Estraven’s performance had been womanly, all charm and tact and lack of substance, specious and adroit. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z We stopped at Gina’s cousin’s house and picked up an ice chest full of beer and Cokes. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z My relatives have brewed beer and my oldest son has bought a goat to sacrifice at the coming-home ceremony. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Girls against guys, what do you say?” he calls out, picking up a fresh bottle of beer. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He no longer added beer to the wining jug. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The beer was warm and foamy in my mouth. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Wednesday after school we stopped by the house for some beer and pretzels, but I knew I wasn’t going to get out that night because my mother was on the warpath over antifermenting the kitchen. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z More refuse showered down from windows and balconies: half-rotted fruit, pails of beer, eggs that exploded into sulfu- rous stink when they cracked open on the ground. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z After that, Jimmy finished his beer, taking his time with every swallow. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He tried to hide it, but every time I came home from driving by myself after that night when the beer can dented the driver’s door, he’d scour the paint job for scratches or dings. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He finished off the beer; Harley was watching him and gave him another one. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Samuel said, “I’m going to have a glass of beer next door, Lee. Be glad to have you join me.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In the middle of the day we were served a cupful of the unfermented grainbrew, orsh; before sunset we were taken back to the barracks and given dinner, porridge with some vegetables, and beer. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z As soon as I popped a beer open I began to feel better. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He wondered what a beer milk shake would taste like. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I found my dad alone, nursing a beer at a table, so I pulled up a chair and began fabricating stories about my day while toweling off my face with napkins. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z As I edged around the elaborate, china-cabinet-flanked dining room, I wondered where Celia’s parents were and if they knew exactly how many cans of beer were stacked on their polished mahogany dining table. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Leaflets were distributed in factories and shops, at railway stations and bus stops, in beer halls and hospitals, and from house to house. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His focus turned from me to Marcus, who was pouring beer into the cups. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “Depression isn’t like root beer. It’s not as if you either like it or you don’t.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Not that Grim ever swills anything stronger than root beer. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z “I’d give just about anything for a cold beer,” he said, looking around the place, at the house, the shed, and the corrals. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z There were people in her house, and they were laughing and yelling and their voices were rough and loud and had the sharp edges of crushed-up beer cans. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I drink more draft beer than I should, and then the lights flicker on and off and it’s closing time. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Sipping a beer and sitting on the couch, he uses the Doorman as a footstool. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I know its astonishingly lame to even think that about a single beer. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z "Get another big beer," Bill said to the waiter. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “One of the workmen must have been drinking beer when he moved the statue.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He drank the beer slowly and waited to feel it spread from his belly, warming him all over. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Ugwu would continue to uncork bottles of beer and Coke silently, while feeling the warm glow of pride spread up from the tips of his toes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z To give you an idea, he usually shares a beer or two with the crowd during the game’s flat spots. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I don’t know, I can’t remember now, all I can remember clearly is the sweat on his back and the beer on his breath. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z After Audrey’s gone, we decide not to cry in our beer. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “I may not drink it,” Ignatius said as the bartender went off to open the beers. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We had a cousin who would sit on the couch, drink a beer, and take her teeth out, making them go chomp! chomp! and causing us to run from the room. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I got this idea into my head that if I chugged the first two or three beers then maybe I’d get a good buzz. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Jimmy had cuffed him and gone back to his beer, laughing. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z There were a few crumpled beer cans and old potato chip packets on the floor and the usual graffiti on the wall. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Many saloons extended their influence beyond their doors by offering beer for sale that could be taken home in metal pails. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z She took a sip of beer and thought about that for a sec. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Everything was fine until mid-evening, Cone remembers, when it was time for the nightly revue and beer bottles started flying through the air. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The bar was full of beer drinkers, all white and at least in their twenties, if not older. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z A can of beer opens with a single finger instead of a can opener. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The television was on, and there were empty beers on it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I pushed my way to the front and ordered a slice of pizza and a beer. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Three aspirin, cold root beer, and a chain of Pall Mall cigarettes—that was his notion of a proper “chow- down.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The haze from the beer was gone, like heat and dust washed out of the sky by a summer rain. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It was all action and reaction, the way her lips were salty and she tasted like root beer. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z The canteen is his refuge, and beer is far more than a drink, it is a token that a man can move his limbs and stretch in safety. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z My father takes a sip of his beer. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Cheap beer ruled, the sort you could drink fast and, later, throw up without regret. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He tossed the empty beer bottle into a cardboard box near his feet. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z We lurched about holding beer cartons in our hands, mimicking the many drunken men and women we saw stagger out of shebeens. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look — you can use beer cans for grenades. You can lob grenades!” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then someone called him from the back, and he drew the beer and left. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared at the beer in front of me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “Fine, Florence. I’ll just hold all this frustration and nonsense in until tomorrow morning, but don’t you go blaming me if I pop open and spray you all like a hot can of beer.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z But Grandma said, “Skin down to the cellar and bring up fifteen or twenty bottles of my beer. Just carry two at a time. I don’t want any broke.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I shot him a confused look and took a sip of my beer. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z No hint of the beer they said they were going to score. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “Okay, so tonight we’re going to this party. You give us two cases of beer for the party.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z We pass a bookstore, closed for the night, whose owner I find coffee for sometimes, and an optometrist, and a cobbler who is willing to trade shoes for beer. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z When David and I entered Alexandra, we saw several burning government buildings, beer halls, schools, stores belonging to Indians and Chinamen. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he lifted his beer in the air and said, “Drinks are on me tonight.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z As do black people toasting their cognac and German beers, passing their blunts and debating MCs. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She drank the beer as I read, and when I had finished she explained it in every-day terms. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ah!” said Mr. Corcoran, who had come back with the beers; he had them all clasped together in his hands, very clumsily, without a tray. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Jenny Flick had managed to take from me the only person I ever let in and replace me with beer, sex, and pot. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He came warily into the beer hall but relaxed when he saw it was nearly empty. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She was dressed in golden cloth, and she was as beautiful as her mother-in-law was alarming; she carried two of the tiniest giant thimbles, which she had filled with beer. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z That following Thursday night, when I joined my friends at the hotel for beer, I pulled out my crude verses and laid them on the table. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom tipped her head back and drained the can of beer. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The mute sat with his hands in his pockets and the half-finished glass of beer before him had become warm and stagnant. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Two men in leather aprons were unloading beer barrels down a ramp from the dray cart. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Still, even with the beer and all, it’s sort of cool, the two of us watching the same show and probably thinking the same things about it. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Several minutes passed while Milkman played with his beer and Guitar sipped tea. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The Cabarets plywood-paneled walls are hung with deer antlers, Old Milwaukee beer promos, and mawkish paintings of game birds taking flight. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept drinking more and more until I discovered I could drink lots of beer. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The beer hall’s bouncer removed a customer who had passed out. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z They all declared contemptuously that his stories about Sugarcandy Mountain were lies, and yet they allowed him to remain on the farm, not working, with an allowance ot a gill of beer a day. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “Great,” Jules said, and she took a long swig of beer. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z They were already drunk from the book party, lazily sipping their beers, their cold cups of jasmine tea. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z As I grabbed the root beer, the door beeped and this guy my parents knew came in. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z He opened up his bag and pulled some donuts and the leftover cans of beer and we ate and drank in silence, stretching out our tired legs. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He did his best to look like he was listening, but he was thinking about an iced-down beer. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Over a round of beers an argument erupted, prompted, in part, by Haynes’s persistent skepticism. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Soon, on her third bottle of the dark beer, Ambuya was recounting how Ruva squealed when a fish she had been given by Crocodile Guts wriggled in her hands. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind him a wood is painted on a curtain, and on the table stands a mug of beer. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did the whiskey and beer and wine, did they make you do the bad things that are ghosts now?” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “Woe, destruction, ruin, and decay,” he mumbled, nursing a beer. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He’s got a beer gut and a graying mustache. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Tray and beer collapsed forward into the young woman’s lap. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not in him to drink beer and shoot pool. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Mr. Freeman puts on his turn signal, looks in the rearview mirror, pulls into the left lane, and passes a beer truck. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He likes pretzels, and today he took a sip of beer while we watched the ball game on TV. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Like every child of an innkeeper, Malcolm had to work around the tavern, washing dishes and glasses, carrying plates of food or tankards of beer, retrieving them when they were empty. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z At these affairs I drank home-brewed beer, ate spaghetti and chitterlings, laughed and talked with black, southern- born girls who worked as domestic servants in white middle-class homes. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Twice a week, when the resupply choppers came in, they carried hot chow in green mermite cans and large canvas bags filled with iced beer and soda pop. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Joe brushed some crumbs from his fingers and, polishing off his second beer, decided to go make some hunting knives in his workshop. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When they started munching on a few beer nuts, it was too much for Chester to swallow. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z If low-key meant pumping music, throngs of people sipping on beer or mixed drinks, and clouds of smoke hanging in the air, then that’s exactly what it was. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Hey, man, come celebrate with us and quit wasting time with her,” Drew slurred, slamming a can of beer against my chest. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The villagers slaughtered a cow and treated their guests to barbecue and beer. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Looked like beer, but it was just ginger beer. The Special.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “I don’t have any beer, but I can make you a cup of coffee.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I kick that stupid pile of beer cans across the room, but he don’t notice. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z We washed it all down with root beer and pithy lemonade. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Cardamon Kings, Coffee Counts and Rubber Barons—old boarding-school buddies—came down from their lonely, far-flung estates and sipped chilled beer at the Sailing Club. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, sure. Take me to a beer hall for lunch. Some birthday party this is! Look at these people. Steeped in sin. Brains the size of walnuts.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Back in the living room, Coach has helped himself to one of Pop’s beers and is sitting on the couch. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He said they either came to work late or never and when they did often passed off fruit and candy and six- packs of beer to their friends. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He left his corner and went back gratefully to his mat, thanking all the gods of Egypt for the invention of barley beer. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z James smokes a few cigarettes and orders me a beer. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Six eyes watched me, and I closed mine as tight as I could and took my first-ever swallow of beer. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I went back downstairs and he was sitting at the kitchen table, drinking a beer. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Following the folding of the beer business, the economic situation in the house had worsened. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t remember the last time—but that was the beer.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z No beer bottles or ice cream cones poked from the open windows. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I stopped in the living room and fed canned clams to Hugo’s sharks, then had a breakfast of cold leftover spaghetti and root beer. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z My mom wouldn’t let me out of the house ever again if she smelled beer on my breath when I got home. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z A spoonful of beer would help the throbbing in his head, but a quart of whiskey could not make him drunk. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z When he came back, he brought a can of Milwaukee’s Best beer for everyone, as well as two new party guests. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Tim B, the lead guitarist, had given her a beer, but she didn’t like the taste and only took a few sips to be polite. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The Owl Club had a bar where groups of men with sunburned necks huddled together over beers and cigarettes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She poured him more beer in a thick pottery cup with yellow flowers painted around it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Alum, lime, oak galls, urine, ashes, tallow, and stale beer — these are the tools of my trade. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z The baby had been weaned far too early and was unhappy with a diet of watery porridge and weak, sweetened beer. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z One or two beers or sometimes just a cold bottle of Coca-Cola was enough for me. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z At a deli we buy stuffed grape leaves and hot wings and Burmese beer and eat quickly with our hands on someone’s overheated stoop. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Yeah, 142 pounds gets pretty stupid when you add twenty-four ounces of beer to it. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z All he does is belch beer and scream at her to bring him and his buddies more while they sit around playing dominos or watching fights on TV. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The street was deserted, but inside the café there were half a dozen customers drinking beer or Santa Lucia wine or whiskey. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z And I told her the story about how Chas made me drink beer the night before school started. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But he did meet the stare of the tall guy, smiling as he drank his beer. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Yes. The cafe car serves beers. You want one? I’m going to get one.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Once they were seen at a beer parlor, Ojiugo wearing Nicholas’s large white shirt and nothing below, and Nicholas wearing a pair of jeans and nothing above. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The beer in my hand felt suddenly suspect. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Eating scraps of food and drinking warm beer and not talking. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Every block has at least one combination deli/grocery store, windows almost entirely covered in beer and cigarette posters. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z He scurried over with three glasses of fruit juice before busding off to wrench a broken beer bottle out of someone’s hand. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Genie, she took me back to the bar and we had more ginger beer, but this time in those skinny champagne glasses. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z They worked all day on a ditch, drinking beer, until they were bone tired and the ditch was clean, with its banks built up strong again. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z However, she let him buy her a beer, and she sat at the table watching Johnny dancing with Hildy and thinking that in all the world, there was nobody like Johnny. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Where should I start? Poet, philosopher, fisherman. My pop calls me a bum, but that’s elitist, don’t you think? I can split wood, spread mulch, pour beer and grow perfect tomatoes.” Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z I snagged a beer from the kitchen and wandered through the house. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “For instance, The beer is never dear near here, dear,’ is unfortunate, even as an assonance. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Harley had the bottle tilted all the way, nursing the last drops of beer. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It cropped up every time he had a glass of beer. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I can see this conference is over. Thanks for the beer.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z After he polished off each beer, he used the can to repair one of the holes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “And a beer for—whatever the hell you’re supposed to be.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The refrigerator contained two food groups: mustard and beer. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The closer I get, the stronger the smell of beer. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I offer some of my beer to him. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have a cooler full of beer in the truck. Let’s get drunk.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z But I kept seeing Baba on the night of my graduation, sitting in the Ford he’d just given me, smelling of beer and saying, I wish Hassan had been with us today. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Sean and I followed Marcus’s lead as he walked over to Will Thompson III, who stood by a cooler of beers. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z He gets tickets for speeding and having an open container of beer in his car. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z There was beer on her Dad’s workbench, and the pillows on the bed where her Dad and Mama slept were right gray. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I have to tug hard to open the fridge door, and the only thing inside is a head of wilting cabbage and a six-pack—of root beer. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z If I held a beer for a while, no one would ask me why I wasn’t drinking. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Whether it was the noise, the Blade Wheel, or fear of the root beer, Gregor didn’t know. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He’s got a beer in one hand and a remote in the other. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z While he ate his sandwich and sipped his beer, a bit of conversation came back to him. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Her father sometimes let them have a cup of beer, she remembered. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Rex kept turning around to check on her while he sipped his beer. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It really was the best beer he had ever tasted. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z I stop, breathe, try to get under control, take a sip of the beer, well more like a giant gulp. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I watch the beer truck fade into the snowstorm in the side mirror. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z They drank beer and listened to a new album of Scarlatti and looked out the window. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tom, I tell you I cannot get to that hospital alive if you don’t get on over there and buy me a bottle of beer.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And the beer was, holding out pretty good. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z It’s a little bit crazy to think that I had a beer. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z He drew a glass of beer and sobbed gently. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The beer vomit ran down the truck door into dry weeds. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s still really easy to get liquor and beer, is my understanding; always has been, always will be. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z A man that works hard has a right to his beer. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z An attractive but boorish man sits sprawled on the sofa, his shirt untucked, a beer in his hand. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The pot thing and the beer thing, it was just one of those things that happens at a party. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “But why worry, tomorrow everyone will have cakes and beer. Aye,” he mused, “Great Osiris is ready to loose his flood over the land once more. Seen any hangings lately?” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z They gave him four cows and a great supply of beer. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z At parties, after games, after school—beer was easy to get and felt better than soda pop on a Saturday night. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Chiron galloped up and down their ranks, shouting encouragement to stand tough and think about victory and root beer, but I figured any second they would panic and run. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “You go get the beer while I construct the Berlin Wall.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes a party would come for beer and scrambled eggs and spend five or ten dollars. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I went to see what he was doing, and he had the kitchen table loaded with all the beer in the house. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “Don’t start,” he begged in a threatening voice, both hands tightening around his beer bottle. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “It cracked the inner glass container. Like a bottle of beer when it freezes. Then ate through the metal of the canister.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Want your root beer in a champagne flute?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He was not someone anyone wanted to have a beer with. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z In Monterey before he even started, he felt hungry and stopped at Herman’s for a hamburger and beer. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z They’ll even pause to grab a bottle of beer and drink it down! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Saturday night,” said I, when we sat at our supper of bread and cheese and beer. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z When he passed Naomi on his way to the kitchen, she thought she smelled whiskey and beer. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He drank some hot coffee, ate three sandwiches and had a quart of beer. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The engine starts, and the driver passes back a pack of beer. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z They were watching the model and not the beer can. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a keg and a couple of cases of beer. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In the restaurant we ordered hors d'oeuvres and beer. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Who knew why his dad was here, let alone how many beers he’d already put away. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z And that was the other reason I didn’t mind buying Guzzo beer. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “A root beer? What is it, my birthday?” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe he did, maybe he didn’t. Whoever did send it, I’d love to shake their hand and buy them a beer,” Will said with a snarl. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z He seemed shocked that there was no beer in the refrigerator, but he settled for a Diet Coke. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Then she tried to buy a beer, but I wouldn’t let her. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z People danced and chattered, and she smelled popcorn and beer. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z One occurred while they were drinking beer after an evening talk by the astronomer Tommy Gold on “the perfect cosmological principle.” Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z A woman knelt before him with a bowl of millet beer. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z In the cafeteria, where spectators wolfed down the local variety of lamb-based hot dogs and gurgled bottles of 2 percent Icelandic beer, the action on the stage was discussed vociferously. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Johnny wants a sip of beer,” Bore used to say in the old days. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Another beer and one more, then I worried I would throw up. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s five minutes to four and most of the team is drinking beer. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z They grabbed a six-pack of lite beer, then got bogged down in the instant potato section. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembered how Tayo had sat staring at the wall, not saying anything all afternoon while the rest of them had been laughing and drinking beer and telling Army stories. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He felt so horrible for her, cheery and smiling and holding beer she'd brought for her boyfriend. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z He refused to allow it in the house, except for the millet beer that was necessary for religious ceremonies. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Now fill them with beer and let the foam settle a little and then fill again. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And it wasn’t so bad—it just tasted like stale beer and milk. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Without a word, Bo stood up, grabbed the beer, and walked out the door. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Its facade was almost invulnerable, covered as it was with tin advertising posters for a variety of beers and cigarettes and soft drinks. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I guess the big bazooka isn’t doing any damage to your beer gut either. Yeah, sure. That’s close.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He takes a sip of Pop’s beer and says, “Sit.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I took a long pull of beer imagining the dude as any regular kid I might pass in the halls at school. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I sit down opposite him and he pushes the beer bottle towards me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He placed a pot of ground millet, a packet of snuff, cooking utensils, and a calabash of beer at the top. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And whenever a new hole appeared, he’d get out his hammer, down a beer, and do another patch job. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z His only response is to pop open another beer and attack the thirty-five pounds of meat with his tongs like it’s in danger of rising up and devouring us all. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The United States has 67 major beer breweries, producing 23 billion liters of beer per year. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Reilly had collapsed, sobbing, on the bar, one hand clenched around her beer glass. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I could always tell it to brew me ale, and the cauldron itself would magically brew the finest beer. Never again will I say, Brew me ale, my cauldron.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The only thing I did better than him was drink beer. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Doc strolls from the Western Biological Laboratory and crosses the street to Lee Chong’s grocery for two quarts of beer. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z You need five Shiny ones For a snow cone: Strawberry and root beer, Grape that stains The mouth with laughter, Orange that’s a tennis ball Of snow You could stab With a red-striped straw. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet the productivity of the German beer industry is only 43 percent that of the U.S. beer industry. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z We’ve got the barbecues, and we arrange for Ritchie and a few of his friends to guard the beer while the sermon’s on. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “We could start off by having a beer chugging contest,” Causey answered. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a bar in the back, and some kind of hip-hop music playing, and waiters turning sideways to squeeze through the crowd with pints of beer and baskets of chicken wings. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Alex smiles and leans back into the booth, making a show of wrapping wet lips around the bottle of his beer. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He was so quiet that Fitzsimmons’s assistant trainers once forgot all about him and left him in a van for an entire afternoon in brutal heat while they went for a beer. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Julie, who always wore sweatpants that said Nice Try in an arc on her butt cheeks, clanked a beer against my thermos. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Remember the time you found a beer bottle up here? Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Plus, I'm still a little loopy from the beer and pot at Brick's. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Some beer halls and vehicles had been gutted. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I was surprised to see John break down and start buying his own six-packs of beer. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z A piece of pork or a foamy beer would be more alluring to men. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Frankie grabbed a glass of beer and rushed it through the door and gave it to a girl sitting in a big chair. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I want me a chocolate sundae and a nickel glass of draw beer.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z So Coleus visited bars and drank beer with his friends. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The praises became more extravagant as the beer flowed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did you drink beer the other day at the bar?” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Losing his nights to cheap beer and the nameless heavy metal band setting up in the corner. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I told myself that the guy looked like he could use my money to buy himself some food, but he’s going to buy more beer anyway. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Callers arrive at Western Biological to see Doc, and he crosses the street to Lee Chong’s for five quarts of beer. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Not surprisingly, those government purity specifications are based on what German breweries put into beer, and not on what American, French, and Swedish breweries like to put into beer. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Those tiny German beer companies are relatively inefficient. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He was always getting drunk and doing things like setting fires, or stuffing freshmen down chimneys, or throwing beer kegs through plate glass windows. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But when I went in Brother Maceo wasn't among them and I pushed to the bar, deciding to wait over a beer. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z We leaned up against the crates and passed the now-warm root beer back and forth. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “Bipalychaetorsonectomy the doctors call it. I’m supposed to drink a beer milk shake. Doctor’s orders.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk around to close the back door and appraise the 210 broken bottles of beer, still bubbling. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “He a schoolteacher now,” Mr. Watson said proudly, opening a beer. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There was what Mom called Dad’s “beer phase.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Rashid sipped a beer and stared at his food without even starting. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z At the door she directs Imaculada to unload the groceries and be sure to take the man down at the gate a Presidente, the common beer they all like. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “I’m gonna stick here and nurse my glass of root beer,” Bull said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In that relationship, the alcoholic places urgent value on, say, getting one beer today, even if he can get a twelve-pack if he waits a week. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I guess because I was the youngest, and they didn’t want me to feel out of place, especially after I said no to having a beer. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z This ballot jar Joe then set on the kitchen table, and, snapping open a beer, he ordered Nancy, who was in the living room reading a book, to fix him some lunch. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She used beer now, instead of water, to wash down the pills that Jordan brought her. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Their mouths were wet and soured with beer, and when they pushed themselves down on her, they felt small and soft between her thighs. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z People were sitting in groups on oversized floor pillows and on cane chairs turned backward, smoking grass and drinking tallneck beers. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z One can chug twelve beers as Enrique drives him home from work. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He worried the footboard of the bed with his toes, wishing he had a beer. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Audrey’s noticing the spilled beer on my jacket and now the crusty putrid blood on my neck. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Starting fights and jacking beers from the bodega across town and messing with mad girls. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Any other beer seller might hide in the forest and cause more trouble. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Bo and Jimmy were sitting at the kitchenette table, a case of beer open between them. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Why does the Japanese food-processing industry, like the German beer industry, consist of small companies with local monopolies? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The one who was crushing a beer can in her hand stopped and tossed the can into a potted plant next to the sink. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I found beer in your brother’s sock drawer.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He crossed to Lee Chong’s and bought two quarts of beer. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z My dad let me a have a beer with him. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Each of them held a glass of beer in his left hand. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The blind innkeeper said that the Americans could sleep in his stable that night, and he gave them soup and ersatz coffee and a little beer. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked up the beer and downed it, fast. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Radar nudged me with one of the beer cups. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Luke stepped inside, barely taking notice of the beer cans littering the floor. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “What do you care! Go on back to sleep! Watch your TV shows! Drink your beer!” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Even the beer halls were unusually quiet, and Mr. Thirsty’s was completely dark. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I smiled into my amber cylinder of cold beer. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He puts the beer back down, and without looking at Uhmma, says, Tomorrow I need the car. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “In this can”—Tess held one up—“are beer bottle caps.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Trash is heaped near the main entrance steps—plastic cups, fast-food wrappers, broken beer bottles—all partially hidden underneath a thin dusting of snow. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Ay,” he says, dragging an extra chair over to the desk and passing out beers. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z A laughing teenage boy in a soiled tank top handed Otto a cigarette and, when he didn’t take it, pressed a beer into his hands. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The big Chevy curved past Centennial Beach and the A&W root beer stand. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “No,” I said, and then stopped, the beer bottle at my lips. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “I tell you what von can do,” Mr. Watson said confidentially, leaning over the bar and handing Jones the beer. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look. Let's go some place and have beer instead of tea. It’s very good for young Catherine. It keeps her small.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z She held me longer than I expected, wrapped me in the scratchy softness of her black lace dress, the warmth of her powdered skin, the sting of her bittersweet breath, pungent of beer and cigarettes. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It’s a collection of nasty underarm sweat, beer breath, missing teeth, and three-day growth. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z One day when I brought his beer, he said, “Red, hold still a minute.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In Lee Chong’s where he went to get beer he met Dora who was there to buy a pair of nail clippers. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Obinze found a spot farther ahead, in front of a beer parlor, and he eased the car in. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “I smell a thief!” he shouts, casting around him, knocking over a tankard of dark brown beer, his warty nose sniffing the air. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In one hand was a sweaty bottle of beer, and in the other hand was a rake. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She did not let her leftover jollof rice warm properly but ate it all from the pot, drank two cold bottles of beer, and still did not feel sated. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She had worried that all he drank was organic pomegranate juice, but now the thought of organic pomegranate juice was pleasant if he drank beer as well. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He was about to buy some more beer when the old man suddenly got up and shuffled rapidly into the stinking urinal at the side of the room. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The beer stroked a place deep under his heart and put all the feeling to sleep. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “I know you not gon’ believe this, but I drank all those beers.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z When they arrived, the guitarist was already playing, and someone had thoughtfully provided him with a bucket of beer. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The people-sea surrounding the bar parts and Tiny gets a couple of beers and offers me one. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z She pops the tab on a second beer. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Opened beers for them and also drank them ourselves. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z My brother used the opportunity to throw a big party with beer and everything. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z There was a bullet hole in the doorframe and broken glasses of Star beer, a popular brand in the country, and empty cigarette packets on the verandah floor. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Will you get us a root beer, Cam?” she asked, all loud and obvious. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z So one night, when she was a little older, working for some extra money in a dirty tavern, a man spilled his beer on her only nice dress. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The typical lunch menu varied, but all had one thing in common: whatever the bill of fare, it was dominated by foods salty enough to make customers as thirsty as possible for another beer. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z A group of middle-aged women sat in lawn chairs outside a brownstone, sipping beers and laughing. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z That's the equivalent of asking someone with a beer gut for tips on how to get a defined six-pack. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z After his father died Joe didn’t fish much, and the times he did go, he went with friends and lots of beer and plenty of worms. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re educated, and I’m so tired of people touching iron and tipping their beer as soon as I mention the Chandrian. I’m just reconstructing a story, not meddling with dark arts.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They had beer in the day room and a Ping-Pong table. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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