Memorize these and you could recognize 29.4% of all Beverages clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heineken | 11 | America's largest selling imported beer |
| 2 | root beer | 8 | This soft drink invented by Charles Hires was flavored with sarsaparilla, wintergreen & sassafras |
| 3 | Corona | 7 | The top-selling Mexican beer in the U.S., it became a yuppie trend in the 1980s |
| 4 | Budweiser | 7 | TV ads for this beer feature a lizard trying to help frogs "croak" |
| 5 | a Long Island Iced Tea | 7 | This one named for a piece of New York: 1/2 oz. each of several spirits; add a splash of Coke & a twist |
| 6 | tequila | 6 | Mexican law says that this must be made with at least 51% blue agave |
| 7 | rum | 6 | Temperance workers used this liquor as a synonym for all spirits & prefaced it with "demon" |
| 8 | Guinness | 6 | In 1954, this Dublin-based brewery hired the McWhirter twins to publicize world records |
| 9 | Coors | 6 | Headquartered in Golden, Colorado, this brewing company was begun by a young Prussian immigrant in 1873 |
| 10 | hops | 6 | These bitter buds added for flavor belong to the Cannabaceae family, making them a cousin of marijuana |
| 11 | vodka | 5 | The book spawned a TV show:"Are You There, ____? It's Me, Chelsea" |
| 12 | sake | 5 | Because it's brewed, technically this rice beverage is a beer |
| 13 | Miller | 5 | Besides making light beer, this Milwaukee-based brewery gives the "Tools for Success" to small colleges |
| 14 | a cosmopolitan | 5 | (Sofia of the Clue Crew plays bartender.) Worldly name of this vodka, triple sec, cranberry & lime juice cocktail |
| 15 | yeast | 4 | Fermentation occurs in beer making when this ingredient is added to the mix |
| 16 | St. Pauli Girl | 4 | The label of this brand is seen here |
| 17 | Samuel Adams | 4 | The Boston Beer Co. makes a lager named for this brewer, patriot & cousin of a U.S. president |
| 18 | Sam Adams | 4 | You get to taste the malts & smell the hops on a tour of this brand's brewery on Germania Street in Boston |
| 19 | Mexico | 4 | Dos Equis &Tres Equis |
| 20 | Japan | 4 | If Mo Rocca was munching on a latke in Osaka, he'd be enjoying a potato pancake in a city in this country |
| 21 | Denmark | 4 | Tuborg& Carlsberg |
| 22 | Canada | 4 | Moosehead &Molson Golden |
| 23 | Australia | 4 | Foster's& Kangaroo |
| 24 | scotch | 4 | A 1988 act of Parliament defined this Scottish product & limited its production only to Scotland |
| 25 | Manhattan | 4 | This cocktail of whiskey, sweet vermouth & a cherry sounds like Peter Minuit paid $24 for it & at a fancy bar, he might |
| 26 | Irish coffee | 4 | San Francisco's Buena Vista Cafe is credited with inventing this hot drink popular on St. Patrick's Day |
| 27 | whiskey | 3 | It's the potent potable found in Irish Coffee |
| 28 | Stout | 3 | Guinness makes a bitter variety & Mackeson a sweet variety of this dark beer |
| 29 | Southern Comfort | 3 | This brand of liqueur is made from bourbon & peach juice |
| 30 | Schlitz | 3 | This brand is "The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous" |
| 31 | Perrier | 3 | A French doctor who died in 1912 was happy to give his name to this sparkling mineral water |
| 32 | Pabst | 3 | Though it won a gold medal at the 1878 World's Fair, it prefers to sport a blue ribbon |
| 33 | Mountain Dew | 3 | This soft drink's cans used to feature Willy the Hillbilly; in fact, its name is a slang term for "moonshine" |
| 34 | Israel | 3 | Gold Star & Maccabee |
| 35 | Ireland | 3 | Harp |
| 36 | Greece | 3 | Atlas &Aegean Hellas |
| 37 | Cappuccino | 3 | Sidney Perkowitz' book "Universal Foam" is subtitled "From" this hip coffee "to the Cosmos" |
| 38 | Busch | 3 | "Head for the mountains" |
| 39 | a mint julep | 3 | On your Kentucky veranda, you'll sip this bourbon, sugar & crushed ice drink that's garnished with an aromatic herb |
| 40 | a bloody mary | 3 | There's something about this vodka, salt, tomato juice, tobasco, pepper, lemon juice & Worcestershire elixir |
| 41 | water | 3 | It's carbonated water that contains quinine & is often flavored with fruit |
| 42 | tomato juice | 3 | This juice is the main ingredient in a Virgin Mary |
| 43 | ale | 3 | The Great Lakes Brewing Company's Rye of the Tiger is an IPA, short for this |
| 44 | a stein | 3 | Also the name of a pub at Brandeis U., this ear then ware vessel can hold about a pint of beer |
| 45 | Yuengling | 2 | A Google hit for this Pottsville, Penn. beer that sounds like a panda reveals that it's America's oldest brewery |
| 46 | wheat | 2 | The name of Germany's Hefe-Weizen beer means yeast & this grain, not barley |
| 47 | the Czech Republic | 2 | First brewed in 1842, Pilsner Urquell from this Central European republic is based on a beer first made in the Middle Ages |
| 48 | Swiss Miss | 2 | There's a Marshmallow Madness variety of this rhyming brand of hot cocoa |
| 49 | sugar | 2 | A margarita may be served with salt on the rim; a sidecar is served with this on the rim |
| 50 | Stella Artois | 2 | Its label calls it (her?) "Belgium's original beer" |