microbrewery

American  

[mahy-kroh-broo-uh-ree, ‑-broor-ee] / ˈmaɪ kroʊˌbru ə ri, ‑ˌbrʊər i /

noun

microbreweries plural

1. a brewery producing less than 15,000 barrels per year and usually concentrating on exotic or high quality beer.

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microbrewery British  

/ ˈmaɪkrəʊˌbrʊərɪ /

noun

1. a small, usually independent brewery that produces limited quantities of specialized beers, often sold for consumption on the premises

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• microbreweries
  plural

Etymology

Origin of microbrewery

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

Clarke said: "We were probably the first with a visitor centre of any scale and we were one of the first with a microbrewery within the main brewery."

From BBC • May 25, 2026

That was the ethos driving her family, which opened the microbrewery in the optimistic days after the 1993 Oslo Accords, when peace and a Palestinian state seemed within reach.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

Perhaps a few house-made pickles and maybe some grainy mustard aged in a beer barrel from the microbrewery down the block.

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2023

Gratz went on to open a microbrewery in Florida with her husband.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 30, 2022

Mr. Rahr started Rahr & Sons Brewing, a microbrewery, in 2004, after a long and successful railroad career.

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2020