beerocracy
(bɪəˈrɒkrəsɪ)
[f. beer n.1 + -ocracy; one of the numerous burlesques upon aristocracy.]
A ludicrous or polemical name for: The brewing and beer-selling interest.
| 1881 World 19 Jan. 10/2 The startling mixture of peerage and beerocrary..was absent this time. |