brewery

[broo-uh-ree, broor-ee]

noun

plural

breweries 

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

brewery

/ ˈbrʊərɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of brewery¹

First recorded in 1650–60; brew + -ery

Example Sentences

While all of its facilities in Japan - including six breweries - have now partially reopened, its computer systems are still down.

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Today, the employee-owned craft brewery nears the nation’s top 10 by sales volume.

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Asahi has partially restarted production at all six of its breweries in Japan after it was forced to close them due to a cyber-attack.

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The trade union Unite said roles could be lost from Brewdog's Ellon brewery and described it as a "deeply worrying sign for the company's future."

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More recently known for the trend of "splitting the G", the brewery now sells more than 10 million glasses of Guinness around the world each day.

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