brewage

[ broo-ij ]

/ ˈbru ɪdʒ /

a fermented liquor brewed from malt.

Origin of brewage

1535–45; brew + -age; modeled on beverage

The brewage of the sack was entrusted to Joseph Speratti, who boasts that he alone possesses the true receipt.

Nooks and Corners of English Life, Past and Present |John Timbs
Make the brewage sure, quick, decisive; there must be no mistake about it.

Saronia |Richard Short
The brewage of the sack was entrusted to Joseph Speratti, who boasts that he alone possesses the true recipe.

Historic Sites of Lancashire and Cheshire |James Croston
But it was not filled with the brewage; its contents were harmless.

Saronia |Richard Short

Well might Colonel Neale recoil in disgust from such a brewage of "fraud, stratagem, and deception."

The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. II (of 2) |Alexander Michie

brewage

/ (ˈbruːɪdʒ) /

a product of brewing; brew

the process of brewing