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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.


brewery British  
/ ˈbrʊərɪ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of brewery

First recorded in 1650–60; brew + -ery

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Production of the Stone portfolio will gradually transition to Firestone Walker’s brewery in Paso Robles, Calif., and Duvel USA’s Boulevard brewery in Kansas City, Mo., the joint statement said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

A team of builders struck gold—$10 million worth of it—during construction work at the site of an old Belgian brewery set to be used as a homeless shelter.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Significant attention has been paid to Jordan Wood, former chief of staff to former Rep. Katie Porter, D-Ca., brewery owner Dan Kleban and environmental policy consultant David Costello.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

Two others—a brewery owner named Dan Kleban and an environmental consultant named David Costello—unsuccessfully ran against Platner.

From Slate Jul. 16, 2026

They wandered through a blood-colored room filled with old theatrical organs, huge organ pipes, and what appeared to be enormous copper brewing vats, liberated from a brewery.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

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

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

If restaurants, breweries or liquor companies want people to spend money, they have to convince them the experience is worth the cost.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

At its peak, Brewdog had four breweries, about 100 pubs worldwide and was said to be worth more than $1bn.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

He organizes inventory, reclaims screens and operates heavy manual and automatic presses to print tens of thousands of promotional shirts each year for customers including local breweries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

A huge wave of immigrants came to the United States, many of them Germans who had either worked in or even owned breweries back home.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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