alcoholic beverage vs intoxicant

alcoholic beverage and intoxicant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alcoholic beverage	Yes	No	No	No
intoxicant	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, alcoholic beverage and intoxicant are synonyms defined as:

alcoholic beverage and intoxicant: a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

Other synonyms of alcoholic beverage include alcohol, alcoholic drink, inebriant.

alcoholic beverage (noun)	intoxicant (noun)
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent	a drug that can produce a state of intoxication
	a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

alcoholic beverage (adjective)	intoxicant (adjective)
	causing intoxication