Beer o’clock Arrives Right on Time

Beer o’clock: noun: An appropriate time of day to start drinking beer.

Recently, the Oxford Dictionary released a list of over 1,000 words that have earned spots within their pages –none as important to us as beer o’clock. CraftBeer.com is excited to recognize this very important time of day among their 57 other beer-filled terms and thanks Oxford dictionaries for this action.

As the definition implies, beer o’clock is the best time to enjoy a beer. With the vast variety of beers available, here in the United States from the country’s 3,800+ small and independent breweries and around the world, there are plenty of times and occasions that would be deserving of the label “beer o’clock.”

While a facetious term, the inclusion of beer o’clock in the Oxford dictionary is proof that beer is as much a part of human culture as it has ever been, and it’s recent spotlight is thanks, in no small part, to small and independent craft brewers who continue to re-write the definition of this age-old beverage. It makes me wonder what other beer terms will be added to the dictionary in future years? Perhaps randle; or whalez or even crowler may someday grace its pages.

Whether you’ve been aware of it for a while or just recently heard the phrase, I encourage you to raise a glass of craft beer during beer o’clock—whenever that happens to be… for you.

Look to CraftBeer.com’s Brewery Finder to find a brewery near you to toast to the term’s momentous inclusion.

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