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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


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It’s also impossible to forget the film’s real purpose: to establish the Budweiser process as a craft, with the final results as worthy of enjoyment as a microbrew.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2019

When Calvin praises a microbrew for its “cool packaging” or suggests to his devastated friend that he might consider a law-enforcement career, as a way to turn “grief into something positive,” the tone is sincere.

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 14, 2019

In the glow of Japanese microbrew, with the powder factory churning away outside, I feel the haze of 22 hours of travel start to lift.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2016

As she spoke, music drifted up from the eucalyptus-lined courtyard beneath her window, where hundreds of YouTube employees were drinking microbrew ale and eating sliders at their weekly Friday afternoon social.

From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2014

WED Coaster rides, microbrew tasting, dinner, proceeds help build a new fairground Piglet Palace, 5:30 p.m.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2013

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