craft beer

noun

: a specialty beer produced in limited quantities : microbrew

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Attendees can expect to pay $10 to $17 for craft beer or a cocktail. Sacbee.com, 16 Dec. 2025 Mikkeller—born out of a Copenhagen brewery—has expanded to 150-plus chapters in 37 countries, fusing urban running with craft beer and local culture. The Editors, Outside, 15 Dec. 2025 The new Lala’s also features a craft beer program, with Miami brews like Everhaze IPA and the easy drinking No Mames Mexican-style lager from Tripping Animals Brewing Company, La Rubia from Wynwood Brewing Company and La Playita from The Tank. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025 The Bruery spent 12 years brewing and releasing one beer a year from 2008 to 2019 to create the celebrated series that generated excitement in the craft beer community and long lines for each release. Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 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 23 Dec. 2025.

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