craft beer

noun

: a specialty beer produced in limited quantities : microbrew

Examples of craft beer in a Sentence

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Today, many of the craft beer revolution’s generals have been captured by corporations. Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025 With two locations in Louisville, the craft beer hall is known for serving multiple sizes of its all-natural, free range and brined in house chicken. Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 4 July 2025 For over 20 years he’s been a hobbyist brewer, making both craft beer and wine at home. Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2025 However, in the early craft beer days, people who didn’t understand the style tended to avoid any beer labeled bitter. Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for craft beer

Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of craft beer was in 1986

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“Craft beer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/craft%20beer. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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