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Beer stein

Beer stein, from German Steinzeugkrug (stoneware tankard): a handled beer vessel, traditionally stoneware, with a hinged pewter lid added under early 1500s covered-container laws. Golden Age 1850-1910; Mettlach led production; Oktoberfest steins remain collectible.

Beer Street and Gin Lane

Beer Street and Gin Lane are paired 1751 etchings by William Hogarth contrasting healthy English beer drinkers with gin-ruined Londoners, published to support the Gin Act of 1751 against the gin craze.

Beer style

Beer style: named beer categories defined by appearance, flavor, strength, and origin; term popularized by Michael Jackson in the 1970s; cataloged by BJCP (2021 guidelines, 34 categories) and Brewers Association.

Beerbongs & Bentleys

Beerbongs & Bentleys is Post Malone's second studio album, released April 27, 2018 by Republic Records. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 461,000 units, broke streaming records, and earned a 2019 Grammy Album of the Year nomination.

Beerfest

Beerfest is a 2006 Broken Lizard comedy directed by Jay Chandrasekhar, in which American brothers discover a secret Oktoberfest beer-games contest and return with a trained team; grossed $19.2M, 41% Tomatometer.

Beerus

Beerus (破壊神ビルス, Hakaishin Birusu) is the God of Destruction of Universe 7 in Dragon Ball, created by Akira Toriyama; debuted in Battle of Gods (2013), cat-like design modeled on his pet Debo, returns in the 2026 Dragon Ball Super: Beerus anime.

Beethoven (film)

Beethoven is a 1992 American family comedy directed by Brian Levant about a St. Bernard who adopts the Newton family while a veterinarian plots against him.

Beethoven with the Manuscript of the Missa Solemnis

Joseph Karl Stieler's 1820 oil portrait (72.0 x 58.5 cm) of Ludwig van Beethoven composing the Credo of his Missa solemnis, commissioned by the Brentanos; the best-known Beethoven image, held at Beethoven-Haus Bonn.

Beethoven's 2nd (film)

Beethoven's 2nd is a 1993 American family comedy film, the sequel to Beethoven, directed by Rod Daniel, in which the Newton family's St. Bernard fathers a litter of puppies.

Beethoven's 4th (film)

Beethoven's 4th (2001) is a direct-to-video family comedy, the fourth Beethoven film, directed by David Mickey Evans, in which the St. Bernard swaps places with the look-alike dog Michelangelo of the wealthy Sedgewick family; it holds 0% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Beetle Bailey

Beetle Bailey is Mort Walker's American newspaper comic strip, debuting September 4, 1950 via King Features. The lazy private of Camp Swampy, originally a college student, was banned by Stars and Stripes in 1954 and now runs under Walker's sons.

Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice is a 1988 American horror-comedy film directed by Tim Burton, in which deceased newlyweds hire Michael Keaton's Betelgeuse to haunt their home's new living owners.

Beetlejuice (entertainer)

Beetlejuice, born Lester Napoleon Green (1968), is an American comedian and actor, a Wack Pack member on The Howard Stern Show since 1999, known for Bubble Boy, Scary Movie 2, and @beetlepimp. Distinct from the Tim Burton film character.

Beetlejuice (franchise)

Beetlejuice franchise: Tim Burton's 1988 dark-comedy film, its 1989–1991 animated series (94 episodes), the 2018 Broadway musical, and the 2024 sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice; Warner Bros.-owned afterlife comedy brand with 400+ licensees.

Beetlejuice (musical)

Beetlejuice the Musical: Broadway adaptation of Tim Burton's 1988 film, score by Eddie Perfect, book by Brown and King, directed by Alex Timbers; three Broadway runs (2019–20, 2022–23, 2025–26), eight Tony nominations, national tour.

Beetlejuice (soundtrack)

Beetlejuice (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), also called the Beetlejuice score, is Danny Elfman's 1988 Geffen album for Tim Burton's film, 20 tracks with Harry Belafonte's Day-O and Jump in Line, conducted by William Ross.

Beetlejuice (TV series)

Beetlejuice is an American animated television series that ran from 1989 to 1992, following goth girl Lydia Deetz and her undead friend Beetlejuice in the surreal Neitherworld.

Beetlejuice 2

Beetlejuice 2, also known as Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, is a 2024 American fantasy-horror comedy directed by Tim Burton, starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, and Jenna Ortega.

Befana

La Befana (Befana), Italy's Epiphany witch: a broom-riding old woman who fills stockings on the night of 5 January with sweets for good children and coal for naughty ones; name corrupted from Epifania, roots in pre-Christian Roman winter rites.

Befikre (बेफ़िक्रे)

Befikre (बेफ़िक्रे), a 2016 Hindi romantic comedy directed by Aditya Chopra for Yash Raj Films, stars Ranveer Singh and Vaani Kapoor as dare-driven lovers in Paris; released 9 December 2016, 132 minutes, U/A, mixed reviews and below-average India box office.

Before

Before (2024) is a 10-episode Apple TV+ psychological thriller limited series created by Sarah Thorp, starring Billy Crystal as child psychiatrist Eli Adler, with Judith Light, Jacobi Jupe, and Rosie Perez; aired October 25 to December 20, 2024, Metacritic 46.

Before and After (film)

Before and After is a 1996 American drama directed by Barbet Schroeder, starring Meryl Streep and Liam Neeson as parents whose son is accused of murder.

Before Columbus Foundation

The Before Columbus Foundation is an American nonprofit organization founded in 1976, co-founded by Ishmael Reed, best known for its annual American Book Awards honoring multicultural literature.

Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII (ビフォア クライシス ファイナルファンタジーVII)

Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII (ビフォア クライシス ファイナルファンタジーVII) is Square Enix's 2004 Japan-only mobile game, the first Compilation of Final Fantasy VII title, casting players as Turks six years before FFVII; later retold in Ever Crisis.

Before I Fall

Before I Fall is a 2010 young adult novel by Lauren Oliver about a popular high school senior who relives the day of her death six times.

Before I Fall (film)

Before I Fall is a 2017 American teen drama film directed by Ry Russo-Young. It follows a high school senior who relives the day of her death repeatedly.

Before I Forget (The Kid Laroi album)

BEFORE I FORGET is The Kid LAROI's second studio album, released January 9, 2026 via Columbia Records. The 15-track breakup album replaced a scrapped record titled Watch This! and features Lithe, Andrew Aged, and Clara La San.

Before I Self Destruct

Before I Self Destruct is 50 Cent's fourth studio album, released November 2009 on Shady/Aftermath/Interscope, featuring Eminem, Ne-Yo, and R. Kelly, debuting at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and packaged with a 50 Cent-directed film.

Before I Wake (2016 film)

Before I Wake (2016), originally titled Somnia, is a Mike Flanagan supernatural horror film starring Kate Bosworth, Jacob Tremblay, and Thomas Jane about a foster child whose dreams manifest physically; delayed by Relativity's bankruptcy, it reached Netflix US in January 2018.

Before Midnight

Before Midnight (2013) is Richard Linklater's third Before trilogy film, reuniting Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy as Jesse and Celine in Greece; scripted dialogue, Sundance premiere, 94 Metascore, Oscar-nominated screenplay.