craft beer

American  

[kraft beer] / ˈkræft ˌbɪər /

noun

1. an all-malt or nearly all-malt specialty beer usually brewed in a microbrewery.

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Etymology

Origin of craft beer

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

I’d long made noises about lawyers’ self-dealing—the stuff professors complain about over craft beer.

From Slate

Craft beer drinkers know Pliny the Elder as the inspiration for his namesake double IPA.

From Los Angeles Times

Later, at Brasserie de Monaco, the principality’s craft beer brewery, I dawdled over a pint of Blonde de Monaco and fell into conversation with Nils, a Danish skipper.

From The Wall Street Journal

A new feature lurks in the backroom of a Whole Foods Market in suburban Philadelphia: the ShopBots, a group of robots that fetch Tide Pods and Pepsi for shoppers who aren’t fully satisfied by Whole Foods’s selection of organic kale and craft beer.

From The Wall Street Journal

The restaurants are varied and delicious, and the craft beer scene is gaining traction.

From MarketWatch