(n): an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
(n): English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
(n): a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
(n): the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
(n): the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
(n): the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
(n): a property appreciated via the sense of taste
bitter
(v): make bitter
(v): alter the flavor of
