Definition of "kvass" []

• A Russian fermented beverage similar to beer, made from rye or barley. (noun)

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• "Another drink is kvass which is generally sold by old ladies from a miniature tanker at a dirt cheap price."
• "Russia has gone back to rule by a czar, who has revived the ancient traditions: vodka and kvass and birch juice, tile ovens, Orthodox churches."
• "On departure day, I said a final good morning to the cats in the Europa Royal hotel courtyard, purchased an amber necklace I'd admired on Smilsu iela and settled into a café to sip one last kvass, a fermented drink."