microbrew

noun

mi·​cro·​brew ˈmī-krō-ˌbrü 

: a beer produced by a microbrewery

microbrewed

ˈmī-krō-ˌbrüd 

adjective

microbrewing

ˈmī-krō-ˌbrü-iŋ 

noun

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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

At Mievè’s new permanent home, Ghasemipour and team will serve both thin-crust round pies and thicker square cut pies, plus a rotating array of small plates teased on Instagram (like an exploding chicken kiev) with natural wine and microbrews to drink. — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 June 2026

Right Brain Brewery promises pinball fun, Neapolitan pizzas, and microbrews. — Sarah Miller, Midwest Living, 29 Apr. 2026

Eat, hike, eat again, shop indie, drink a microbrew or two, and repeat. — Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026

Pair your meal with a microbrew, a hand‑mixed cocktail or one of the restaurant’s world‑class wines. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1985, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for microbrew

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue