swipes (British, slang) wallop (British, slang) hop juice. amber fluid or nectar (Australian, informal) tinnie or tinny (Australian, slang)
But the Australian slang for beer is amber fluid. Some states call it a pint, and in others, it is a schooner.
Ale: Beer, alcohol. You might hear, “I'm having a can of ale at my gaff.” Ale-house: Pub. “We all went to the ale-house last night.”
The locals will go out of their way to make you feel welcome, and you might even be invited to a backyard barbie (barbecue) to have a chinwag (chat) and a coldie (cold beer).
The word for a 24 can box of beer is a 'carton', a 30 can box of beer is a 'block'.
Grog is a general term for beer and spirits (but not wine).
A beer sommelier, also known as a cicerone in the United States, is a trained professional, working in the hospitality and alcoholic beverage industry, who specializes in the service and knowledge of beer, similar to a traditional wine sommelier.
Pot, middy, handle, or 'seven'
Whether you like your beers full-strength or alcohol-free, a 285ml glass of beer is widely known as a pot in the cultural state of Victoria.
A koozie ( /ˈkuːzi/ KOO-zee) (US) or stubby holder (Australian) is a fabric or foam sleeve that is designed to thermally insulate a beverage container, like a can or bottle.
But after the Civil War, beer started showing up in Western saloons and became very popular, as well. It had as many colorful monikers as whiskey: John Barleycorn, purge, hop juice, calobogus, wobbly pop, mancation, let's mosey, laughing water, mad dog, Jesus juice, pig's ear, strike-me-dead, even heavy wet.
Beer. A pint of Heavy - Traditionally, in Scotland, ales were brewed to be 'Light' (around or under 3.5% abv) or 'Heavy' (between 3.5 and 4% ABV) - other versions included 'export' (around 5% abv) or 'Wee Heavy' (anything stronger).
Gargle is a slang term for beer or alcohol. You can "have a gargle" if you're having a drink or be "on the gargle" if you're drinking.
Residents of Victoria and South Australia call the large sized beer a “pint,” while in all other states it's called a “schooner” (pronounced “skooner”).
In Australia, cannabis is also known as grass, pot, dope, weed, joints, mull, hydro, yarndi, ganja, bud, or green.
“Cheers!”
Aussies use “cheers!” in a number of instances: to say thank you, in celebration, when drinking, and to say hello and goodbye. Get ready to hear “cheers mate!” a lot. No matter how strange sounding these Aussie slang terms are at first, you will inevitably adopt them in no time.
A short glass bottle used for beer is generally called a stubby, or originally a steinie.
Cozzie – swimming costume • Cranky – in a bad mood, angry • Crook – sick, or badly made • Cut lunch – sandwiches • Dag – a funny person • Daks – trousers • Dinkum, fair dinkum – true, real, genuine • Dipstick – a loser, idiot • Down Under – Australia and New Zealand • Dunny – outside toilet • Earbashing – nagging • ...
ale (n.) "intoxicating liquor made by malt fermentation," Old English ealu "ale, beer," from Proto-Germanic *aluth- (source also of Old Saxon alo, Old Norse öl), which is of uncertain origin.
In England in the middle ages, particularly before the Plague (which first reached England in 1348), the most common drink of the day was ale. Ale, during this time, was a drink made from malted grains, water, and fermented with yeast.
Saucy beer names — Dirty Tackle, Piddle Slasher, Old Slapper — are a bit of fun to some, off-putting to others, and either way are another battleground for debates over 'political correctness', censorship, good taste and sexism.
Growler (64 oz)
Learn about the history of the growler here.
Pig's Ear is Cockney slang for Beer.