[Vocabulary] Is the beer up?

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Dear teachers

Am I right with the following interpretations?

'Is the beer up?'

= Is the beer ready to go? (considering you're going to parties to which you have to take your own drinks)
= Is the beer ready? (by ready I mean at the right temperature)

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I have never heard "is the beer up."
 

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Anyway, once it is ready, you're more than welcome to share it! :cheers:
 

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It seems that line is not common in North America.
 

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I've never heard it in BrE either. Offroad, where did you find it?
 

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I've never heard it in BrE either. Offroad, where did you find it?
On a radio programme, a comedy show, can't remember exactly which, but it was from the BBC. It seemed someone drove to a supermarket and after he got home, his friends asked if the beer was up.
 

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Did he live in a flat above the ground floor? I wonder if his friend meant "Have you brought the beer up(stairs) yet?"
 

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Unlikely because his friends greeted him as he left the car with the beers. Maybe it's a local line. From the context, those are the only explanations I can think of at the moment.
 

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Could you give us a link to listen to it, and see what we can make of it?
 

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Could you give us a link to listen to it, and see what we can make of it?

It seems unlikely. In post #7, Offroad said he/she couldn't remember which comedy show it was from.
 
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