microbrew
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of microbrew
First recorded in 1980–85
Example Sentences
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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
The microbrew lineup includes the trendy Holy Mountain on tap.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2017
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
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