Definitions

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  • noun An alcoholic beverage that contains some malt alcohol, and may contain other types of alcohol, and that is an alternative to beer.

Etymologies

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Blend of malt and alternative

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Examples

  • Jason Wilson tells a harrowing tale of a tasting dinner designed around pairings with the flavors of the now banned "malternative" beverage Four Loko.

    Today in Food: Food trucks fight the elements Justin Rude 2010

  • On October 20, 2008, MillerCoors LLC announced that it had discontinued production of Zima, choosing instead to focus on other "malternative" beverages.

    reddit.com: what's new online! 2010

  • , -1 / +8 "Chief Marketing Officer Andy England says the decision was due to weakness in the" malternative "segment and declining consumer interest."

    Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2008

  • OK, seriously: I believe one can drink frugally without resorting to a "malternative" or other such nonsense.

    Latest News 2008

  • Breaking News: your favorite "malternative" beverage Zima is dead.

    unknown title Dandy Warhol 2008

  • OK, seriously: I believe one can drink frugally without resorting to a "malternative" or other such nonsense.

    Latest News 2008

  • I will have to spend the rest of the day saying "malternative" to people.

    Live Granades 2008

  • OK, seriously: I believe one can drink frugally without resorting to a "malternative" or other such nonsense.

    Latest News 2008

  • I will have to spend the rest of the day saying "malternative" to people.

    Live Granades 2008

  • OK, seriously: I believe one can drink frugally without resorting to a "malternative" or other such nonsense.

    Latest News 2008

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  • “And in my household, in addition to my unrequited predilection for Drinks With Umbrellas, I recently learned that my husband hated the taste of beer in high school and so insisted on White Mountain, a “malternative�? beverage.�?

    The New York Times, Your Signature Cocktail, by Anna Fricke, March 22, 2009

    March 24, 2009