brewery

[ broo-uh-ree, broor-ee ]

/ ˈbru ə ri, ˈbrʊər i /

noun, plural brew·er·ies.

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

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Origin of brewery

First recorded in 1650–60; brew + -ery

Words nearby brewery

brewage, Brewer's blackbird, brewer's grain, Brewer's mole, brewer's yeast, brewery, brewhouse, brewing, brewis, brewmaster, brewpub

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"A brewpub is entirely different," Pragnell explains as we finish up at the brewery.
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Originally expected to be completed by 2015, the Golden brewery became landfill-free two years earlier than expected.
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The largest brewery in the nation, MillerCoors, announced it has succeeded in becoming the first brewery to be landfill-free.
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The movement was spearheaded by longtime MillerCoors shop floor technician Kelly Harris, who works at the Trenton, Ohio, brewery.
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Jørgen Hoff of Gundestrup Dairy and Brewery makes a specialty beer from the whey of his soft smoked Rygeost cheese.
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Actual scrutiny through the glass revealed the picture of the brewery on each.
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Horstmann before the war got a supply of hops large enough to last him six years if his brewery ran at its full capacity.
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His triumph at obtaining the brewery contract was but short-lived.
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Had the affair of the brewery stood alone, Mrs. Rowan would have ranged herself loyally on the side of her son.
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When they drew up at the brewery by the river the other fellows had all entered and the door was shut.
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British Dictionary definitions for brewery

brewery

/ (ˈbrʊərɪ) /

noun plural -eries

a place where beer, ale, etc, is brewed

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noun plural -eries