craft beer

noun

: a specialty beer produced in limited quantities : microbrew

Examples of craft beer in a Sentence

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Concessions with snacks, beverages, craft beer, wine. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026 For me, moving from Portland’s craft beer scene to a brewpub in Singapore, and then to Dublin at Teeling, challenged me to think differently about ingredients, fermentation, and aging. Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 Did a company with standard all-wheel-drive and more flannel-shod clientele than the craft beer industry really need something even more off-roady to keep up with the Joneses? Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026 The craft beer sector is seeing consolidations and closures. Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for craft beer

Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

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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 2 Feb. 2026.

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