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

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brewery breweries

Find someone who was 24 at Lordstown in 1972 and someone who is 24 working at a big company today and get together with them over pints at a craft brewery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

On a recent Tuesday morning, the brewery was quiet and closed to customers.

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

In Brick Lane, the historic heart of London’s Bangladeshi community, residents oppose plans for a data centre in a disused brewery, citing the erosion of heritage and need for social housing.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

The largest liners actually had their own shipboard brewery, which they put into operation during those times when, instead of engaging in a transatlantic voyage, they were engaged in a four-day “cruise to nowhere.”

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

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

Others have described the Staffordshire town as the "beer capital of England", and at its height more than 30 breweries once operated from there.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

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

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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