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Microbrews are usually beers or ales made with special malts and hops, unfiltered and unpasteurized, and thus distinctive in their aroma and flavor. Many microbreweries double as bar/restaurants, called brewpubs, where the gleaming vats may be visible behind a glass partition. "Craft brewing" and the opening of local brewpubs began in earnest in the U.S. in the 1980s. But not everyone is willing to pay extra for a beer, and lots of people are simply used to the blander taste of the best-selling beers, so by 2008 microbrews still only accounted for about 4% of all beer sold in the U.S.

Examples of microbrew in a Sentence

The restaurant serves several locally produced microbrews.

Recent Examples on the Web Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head, says that has not been a problem for his company, which recently released two low-cal options that maintain the characteristics customers expect from microbrews. — Ac Shilton, Outside Online, "Beer Wants to Be a Wellness Trend, Too," 7 Mar. 2020 This particular compound of grandiosity and insecurity is an artisanal microbrew, and McElhenney does good work clowning his eyebrows into attitudes expressive of pure contempt and unsteady comprehension. — Troy Patterson, The New Yorker, "The Sweet, Silly “Mythic Quest” Is “The Office” for Game Developers," 7 Feb. 2020 The SABMiller deal, which was worth some $107 billion at the time, gave the company broader reach in fast-growing markets in Asia and Africa at a time when consumers were shifting toward smaller brands like microbrews. — chicagotribune.com, "If you think Bud is the worldwide King of Beers, there’s a new stock for you," 17 Sep. 2019 For a low-key burger and an ice-cold microbrew, stop in to Smuggler’s Brewpub, which boasts a variety of burgers from classic to veggie. — Nicole Cormier, Dallas News, "Experience Telluride like a local," 14 Feb. 2020 The SABMiller deal, which was worth some $107 billion at the time, gave the company broader reach in fast-growing markets in Asia and Africa at a time when consumers were shifting toward smaller brands like microbrews. — chicagotribune.com, "If you think Bud is the worldwide King of Beers, there’s a new stock for you," 17 Sep. 2019 Two East Bay favorites top the microbrew list: Trumer Pils, the German-style pilsner that’s brewed right in Berkeley, and Calicraft’s The City, an IPA brewed in Walnut Creek. — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, "Cal football fans: Here’s the new beer lineup for Memorial Stadium," 30 Aug. 2019 And every bar seems to have a bank of microbrew taps for the pouring. — Randy Blaser, chicagotribune.com, "Column: The rise of suburban microbreweries has me remembering the days of Hamm’s and Schlitz," 5 Dec. 2019 The SABMiller deal, which was worth some $107 billion at the time, gave the company broader reach in fast-growing markets in Asia and Africa at a time when consumers were shifting toward smaller brands like microbrews. — chicagotribune.com, "If you think Bud is the worldwide King of Beers, there’s a new stock for you," 17 Sep. 2019

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