brewery

American  

[broo-uh-ree, broor-ee] / ˈbru ə ri, ˈbrʊər i /

noun

• breweries
  plural

1. a building or establishment for brewing beer or other malt liquors, especially the building where the brewing is done.

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brewery British  

/ ˈbrʊərɪ /

noun

1. a place where beer, ale, etc, is brewed

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• breweries
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of brewery

First recorded in 1650–60; brew + -ery

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

brewery breweries

Coffee, tea and food account for more than half the revenue in the 45 pubs the brewery operates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

In Collins's hometown of Caribou, brewery owner and Collins supporter Shawn Pelletier said the senator does face "a lot of headwind."

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

The brewery created the craft ale in partnership with The Assembly, which also is ProPublica’s journalistic partner in this private school endeavor, so it all felt very symbiotic.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Torres, an accountant who was working for a small brewery, didn’t qualify.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Here lived the big-time politicians, the monied brewery families, the well-to-do immigrants who had been able to come over first-class instead of steerage.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

The chancellor will also announce more support for small breweries with the Treasury saying he wants "to turn the tide for our pint producers".

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Some autumnal ale: It can be delightful when craft breweries churn out seasonally inspired flavors, but what happens when we start being served pumpkin beer in August, or Christmas beer before Halloween?

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

Lukas Kestler, another German antitrust lawyer, said Munich is entitled to set the festival’s rules and choose breweries that comply, adding that Oktoberfest wasn’t a cartel because the rules weren’t set by participants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

The pandemic dealt a heavy blow to Southern California’s independent craft breweries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

It continued driving the fire through the heart of Chicago, devouring churches, banks, publishing houses and printers, breweries, grain elevators, lumberyards, and department stores as if they were constructed of brittle hay.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy

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