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

Etymology

Origin of brewery

First recorded in 1650–60; brew + -ery

Example Sentences

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brewery breweries

On the night of the June primary, standing before cheering supporters at a downtown brewery, Nithya Raman was in a familiar position:

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

The fate of the gold is uncertain, as legal proceedings may decide if it belongs to the brewery owner’s descendants, the builders, or the developer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Read more about one former employee who's renovating a brewery in Italy.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 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

Ahead loomed the high brick walls of the local brewery.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren

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

“Our breweries are a big investment. They’re not just there for a few years; they’re there for decades and decades,” Clerget said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 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