plural breweries
: a place where beer is produced
Cape Cod Beer owner and brewer Todd Marcus expects the brewery expansion to be completed by early April, allowing him to keep up with the flagship brews, as well as seasonal offerings.—
Jen Harmon
Jen HarmonBreweries from Brooklyn to Norwalk, Conn., are putting in more and bigger brewing vats, plotting new lagers, ales and stouts.—Kirk Johnson
see also microbrewery
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But in other parts of the country, unruly and often unsupervised kids have led to some breweries banning little ones from their spaces entirely or during certain times, the New York Times reported this summer.
—Jordyn Noennig, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
McMenamins Edgefield — Oregon Today, McMenamins Edgefield, which sits about 15 miles outside of Portland, boasts a winery, brewery, distillery, spa and golf course.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The majority of beers are from Maine breweries, including the popular Allagash in Portland, while the small plates pop around the globe (chorizo skewers, lamb lollipops, and, of course, a lobster roll).
—Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Founded in 1907 as a brewery business, Kirin expanded into the pharmaceutical and health sciences industries in the early 1980s.
—Matthew Glowicki, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
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Jordyn Noennig, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
McMenamins Edgefield — Oregon Today, McMenamins Edgefield, which sits about 15 miles outside of Portland, boasts a winery, brewery, distillery, spa and golf course.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The majority of beers are from Maine breweries, including the popular Allagash in Portland, while the small plates pop around the globe (chorizo skewers, lamb lollipops, and, of course, a lobster roll).
—Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Founded in 1907 as a brewery business, Kirin expanded into the pharmaceutical and health sciences industries in the early 1980s.
—Matthew Glowicki, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Brewery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brewery. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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brewery
noun
brew·ery
ˈbrü-ə-rē 
ˈbru̇(-ə)r-ē
plural breweries
: a plant where malt liquors are brewed
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