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The word ビール (beer) is commonly used. According to [the
dictionary](https://jisho.org/search/beer), there is the Japanese word 麦酒
(ばくしゅ), which means the same. But I have never heard it. Is it used these days
or not anymore?
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麦酒 (ばくしゅ) for "beer"
麦酒 is no longer used, although it remains in some company names
([example](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BA%92%E9%BA%9F%E9%BA%A6%E9%85%92)).

[青空文庫全文検索](http://myokoym.net/aozorasearch/) provides the frequency data based
on the birth year of authors. According to
[this](http://myokoym.net/aozorasearch/search?word=%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB)
and [this](http://myokoym.net/aozorasearch/search?word=%E9%BA%A6%E9%85%92), 麦酒
was a less common alternative for ビール already before WWII. 麦酒 dropped out of
use somewhere after WWII (I think it's very soon after WWII; my grandfather in
his nineties uses ビール).
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It might not be common that a large manufacturer like Asahi making beer whose
name contain 麦酒{ばくしゅ}. I think there are some microbrewery in Japan making
craft beer whose name contain "麦{ばく}酒{しゅ} or the company name contains
麦酒{ばくしゅ} such as the company 「日本語:
[北海道麦酒醸造株式会社](http://hokkaidobeer.com/product/otarubeer/), 英語:
["HokkaidoBrewing"](https://www.hokkaidobrewingusa.com/hokkaidobrewing)」. I
think you often can buy
「[小樽麦酒{おたるばくしゅ}](http://hokkaidobeer.com/product/otarubeer/)」by the company at
supermarket or some convenience store and it seems it's exported to oversea,
at least US. I guess it's fruity. It's a nice ale.

There is a list of brewery and pub :[ブルワリーリスト](http://beer-
cruise.net/beer/BreweryList.html) at the site called _"Beer Cruise"_. It
contains「[京都{きょうと}麦酒{ばくしゅ}](http://kizakura.co.jp/ja/prod_data/info.php?type=items3&id=IC000094)」
by [黄桜{きざくら}](http://kizakura.co.jp/) : Kizakura Co.,Ltd], a large 日本酒{にほんしゅ}
manufacturer is also making the craft beer. So, probably not only a beer
manufacturer, but also a 日本酒{にほんしゅ} manufacturer privately making 麦酒{ばくしゅ}, a
craft beer, and is serving at their "brewery and pub".

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