microbrewery

[ mahy-kroh-broo-uh-ree, ‐broor-ee ]

/ ˈmaɪ kroʊˌbru ə ri, ‐ˌbrʊər i /

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noun, plural mi·cro·brew·er·ies.

a brewery producing less than 15,000 barrels per year and usually concentrating on exotic or high quality beer.

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Origin of microbrewery

First recorded in 1985–90

Words nearby microbrewery

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How to use microbrewery in a sentence

Although you won’t find any happy hours—Boston is infamous for its puritanical drinking regulations that outlaw deals on drinks—the city’s craft beer and microbrewery scene is renowned.
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I didn’t remember the microbrewery, and not because I had been barely out of juice boxes on our last family vacation here.
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Jessen was also a co-founder of Bonfire Brewing, a popular microbrewery in Eagle.
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British Dictionary definitions for microbrewery

microbrewery

/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌbrʊərɪ) /

noun plural -ries

a small, usually independent brewery that produces limited quantities of specialized beers, often sold for consumption on the premises

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