alcoholic beverage: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	liquor • alcoholic drink

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Six small glasses of craft beer in varying amber and golden hues are arranged on a metal tray atop a wooden bar counter in Brussels, Belgium.

Three wine glasses in a row, filled with white, rose, and red wine from front to back.

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Three glass mugs of hard apple cider and a bottle are arranged on a wooden table with several red and green apples, some in a basket and some scattered around.

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