An unfiltered, top-fermented style of wheat beer, brewed chiefly in Belgium and the Netherlands, and typically flavoured with coriander, orange zest, etc.; (also) a style of (filtered or unfiltered) beer brewed in Germany from malted wheat, malted barley, and hops.
Origin
Late 17th century.
Definition of white beer in US English:
white beer
noun
An unfiltered, top-fermented style of wheat beer, brewed chiefly in Belgium and the Netherlands, and typically flavoured with coriander, orange zest, etc.; (also) a style of (filtered or unfiltered) beer brewed in Germany from malted wheat, malted barley, and hops.