発泡酒

Meaning

1. n
   happōshu; (category of) low-malt beers
2. n
   sparkling wine; sparkling liquor; sparkling alcohol

Example sentences

• ビールは麦芽の含有量によって課税されるから、発泡酒の方が安いんだよ。

  Beer is taxed according to its malt content, so low-malt beer is cheaper.

• 主人は晩酌が楽しみなので、発泡酒を６缶以上は空けていますし、日本酒の燗が５本も６本も空いていて、たまに休肝日ということで飲まない日もあるのですが２日以上続いたことはありません。

  My husband likes to have a drink in the evening. He drinks 6 or more bottles of sparkling wine and 5 or 6 bottles of warm sake. Sometimes he has a day where he doesn't drink, but it has never lasted for more than two days.