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microbrew

American  
[mahy-kroh-broo] / ˈmaɪ kroʊˌbru /

noun

  1. beer brewed in a microbrewery.

    This little bohemian pub has a good selection of microbrews on tap, as well as the world’s best burgers.


Etymology

Origin of microbrew

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

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In a town where people once enjoyed flights of microbrew and Dungeness crab sandwiches after days paddle boarding in the lake, Mr. Beltran’s half-priced menu of nachos and burgers now represented the beginning and end of Tahoe’s culinary scene.

From New York Times

“What was I thinking?” the attractive but beleaguered twenty-something career-seeker with an English degree sighs, staring into his or her microbrew.

From Los Angeles Times

And while he wants to keep the town looking much the same with a historical feel, “my vision,” Sellers says, “is to open up every business still standing. If someone had a little money, the buildings could be a bakery, a microbrew, anything.”

From Seattle Times

Mulder’s company, WeCan Brewing Systems, supplied custom-built microbrew systems, keg washers and other industrial brewing products to brewers around the U.S.

From Seattle Times

Destination-style attractions - such as agro-tourism, “foodie” and microbrew tours - would increase spending activity but could also leverage activities like whitewater rafting on the Gauley and the New rivers and other types of adventure tourism already available.

From Washington Times