gallon of beer

collocation in English

meaningsofgallonandbeer

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gallon
noun
uk
/ˈɡæl.ən/us
/ˈɡæl.ən/
a unit for ...
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beer
noun
uk
/bɪər/us
/bɪr/
an alcoholic drink made from grain and hops (= a type ...
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(Definition ofgallonandbeerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I am informed that onegallonofbeeruses up about 2½lbs.
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In 1932, the brewers had a meeting and imposed a levy on everygallonofbeerbrewed.
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Nobody suggests that they should brew agallonofbeerunless the food supplies of the nation are in such a position as to allow it to be done.
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Six gallons of water for every onegallonofbeeris the industry average.
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They use 2.37 gallons of water to brew onegallonofbeer.
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The figure today is 18 gallons of beer per head per year.
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In the first three months of 1977 25 million gallons of beer were consumed.
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Therefore, two gallons of beer represents a woman's ration of bread.
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In 1974, theper capitaconsumption in this country was 33 gallons of beer, 1·93 gallons of wine and 0·78 gallons of spirits.
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Any person who is 21 years or older may produce up to 200 gallons of beer or wine per year.
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The party would be invited into houses along the way and given money and home-made cakes and gallons of beer.
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The brewery reached peak production in 1905 when it produced 68 000 gallons of beer and over its lifetime it produced 365 000 gallons of beer.
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