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brewmaster

American  
[broo-mas-ter, -mah-ster] / ˈbruˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /

noun

  1. the supervisor of the brewing processes in a brewery.


Etymology

Origin of brewmaster

brew + master

Example Sentences

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When they started BERO, Holland and Herman tapped as brewmaster Grant Wood, a past Boston Beer executive who went on to found Revolver Brewing, now part of Tilray Brands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

He is brewmaster at the Maine-based Allagash Brewing Company, which crafts Belgian-based beers, and like all brewmasters Perkins relies on a range of crops.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2025

“The idea for me was like going back in time, when I started almost 20 years ago,” said Mitchell Dougherty, Side Hustle’s brewmaster.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024

“The water was even more neutral than the water we use here,” said James Costa, the brewmaster at Half Moon Bay.

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2023

He has a cousin who is brewmaster of the largest brewery in Zanesville, Ohio.

From Europe After 8:15 by Benton, Thomas H.

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