Vodka vs. Beer — What's the Difference?

Vodka (Polish: wódka [ˈvutka], Russian: водка [ˈvotkə], Swedish: vodka [vɔdkɑː]) is a European clear distilled alcoholic beverage. Different varieties originated in Poland, Russia and Sweden.

Beer is one of the oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic drinks in the world, and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. Beer is brewed from cereal grains—most commonly from malted barley, though wheat, maize (corn), rice, and oats are also used.

An alcoholic liquor originally distilled from fermented wheat mash but now also made from a mash of rye, corn, or potatoes.

A fermented alcoholic beverage brewed from malt, usually flavored with hops.

A clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mash.

A fermented beverage brewed by traditional methods that is then dealcoholized so that the finished product contains no more than 0.5 percent alcohol.

A serving of the above beverage.

A carbonated beverage produced by a method in which the fermentation process is either circumvented or altered, resulting in a finished product having an alcohol content of no more than 0.01 percent.

Neutral spirits distilled (or treated after distillation) so as to have no distinctive character, aroma, taste, or color.

A beverage made from extracts of roots and plants

A Russian drink distilled from rye.

A serving of one of these beverages.

Unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia

(uncountable) An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor.

(uncountable) A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.

(uncountable) A solution produced by steeping plant materials in water or another fluid.

(countable) A glass, bottle, or can of any of the above beverages.

(countable) A variety of the above beverages.

(nonstandard) One who is or exists.

To give beer to (someone)

A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor.

A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.

A general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops