also: びや · びあー · びやー · びーあ
noun
Usually appears in compounds such as ビアガーデン (beer garden) or ビアホール (beer hall); standalone use is less common than ビール.
週末に友達とビアガーデンに行った。
I went to a beer garden with friends on the weekend.
このビアホールは地ビールが豊富だ。
This beer hall has a wide selection of local beers.
ビール is the standard word for 'beer' in Japanese and is used in most everyday contexts. ビア is mainly found in compound words and has a slightly more formal or commercial feel.
Borrowed from English 'beer'. The form ビア reflects a direct transliteration, while ビール is the more common adaptation in Japanese.