microbrewery

noun

mi·​cro·​brew·​ery ˌmī-krō-ˈbrü-ə-rē How to pronounce microbrewery (audio)
-ˈbru̇r-ē
: a small brewery making specialty beer in limited quantities
microbrewer noun

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Consumers will pay more for microbrewery beer, ethically sourced chocolate or Sonoma County wine. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2025 New Belgium Fort Collins Needing no introduction, the flagship location of one of Colorado’s most famous and longest-standing microbreweries feels like a mini-Coachella festival every weekend of the summer. Shauna Farnell, Denver Post, 27 May 2025 Sherbrooke is easily walkable with microbreweries, art museums and galleries, and vintage shops sprinkling the downtown core, and, of course, excellent poutine that rivals Montreal and Quebec City. Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025 At Dunedin Brewery, Florida’s oldest microbrewery, posters and Scottish paraphernalia pepper every inch of the interior. Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 12 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for microbrewery

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of microbrewery was in 1982

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“Microbrewery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microbrewery. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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