microbrewery

noun

mi·​cro·​brew·​ery ˌmī-krō-ˈbrü-ə-rē 

-ˈbru̇r-ē

: a small brewery making specialty beer in limited quantities

microbrewer

ˈmī-krō-ˌbrü-ər 

-ˌbru̇r

noun

Examples of microbrewery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Over the years, the city’s dining options have been upgraded with better restaurants and microbreweries such as Sugar Monkey Brewing. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Brewery Faisan After nearly seven years in business, Brewery Faisan, a microbrewery in Detroit's Islandview neighborhood, will close. — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Twenty breweries in Arkansas operate under microbrewery permits. — John Magsam, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026

Lunch Break Hopside Brewery, downtown Alpena’s newest microbrewery, is also its first legal distillery. — John Godfrey Published, Midwest Living, 8 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for microbrewery

• brewery