home brew

noun

Definition of home brewnext
as in malt liquor

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Recent Examples of home brew Grains and Taps also offers home brew classes and hosts beer-making demonstrations. — Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026 Coffee connoisseurs will already know that this design will take their home brew to a whole new level (or nine). — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025 Don’t let your homemade soda sit at room temperature too long if trying the home brew method. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2025 His mother was left to support the family, in part by selling home brews of two potent alcoholic beverages, chang’aa and busaa. — Alex Williams, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for home brew
Recent Examples of Synonyms for home brew
  1. malt liquor
  2. beer
  3. brew
  4. ale
  5. mixed drink
  6. cocktail
  7. wine
  8. mum
Noun
  • Major parts of Kansas City can say goodbye to the sale of mini liquor bottles and single-serve containers of beer and malt liquor.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
  • And since White Claw and many others are made with malt liquor, the stricter regulations on spirits don’t apply.
    — Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Definition of malt liquor
Noun
  • The company behind the beer Sam Adams told NBC Boston its Boston Taproom ran out of Samuel Adams Boston Lager one weekend because of the Tartan Army, which drank four times as much beer as is consumed on a typical four-day weekend.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 July 2026
  • In the stands, meanwhile, some fans have garnered nearly as much as attention as the players for reasons ranging from their love of ranch dressing to their ability to drink copious amounts of beer.
    — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
Definition of beer
Noun
  • In a review of the latest research, the American Heart Association found multiple cups of your morning brew won't have negative health impacts on your heart.
    — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 20 July 2026
  • Urban runoff filled with a noxious brew of fertilizers, stormwater and sewage has flowed into the Seminole County lake from as far as Orlando, Winter Park and Altamonte Springs for decades.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
Definition of brew
Noun
  • Because water was frequently unsafe and tea was politically boycotted, everyday favorites included rum punch, hard cider, and ale.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Food offerings can include turkey legs, giant pickles, ale and mocktails.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026
Definition of ale
Noun
  • Illinois lawmakers passed legislation during the pandemic that allowed restaurants and bars to sell cocktails and mixed drinks for pickup or delivery as businesses were closed to in-person customers.
    — Ben Szalinski, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • Along with the Pride Month cocktails, Tipsy Putt offers a menu of local beers, mixed drinks, and bar eats like tacos and wings.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Definition of mixed drink
Noun
  • Their trendy menu and craft cocktails are accompanied by Williams’ curated social events.
    — Ruth Abramovitz, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026
  • Casual meals, cocktails, and smoothies are served at Harold’s, the pink beach bar, while dinner at The Sandpiper Restaurant is more formal.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
Definition of cocktail
Noun
  • In any business, including wine, those two motivations are not mutually exclusive.
    — Emily Saladino, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
  • The restaurant also had a vast wine, beer, and cocktail menu.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of wine
Noun
  • As for who’s returning in season 2, Reilly and Hauser are keeping mum.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026
  • The audiobook will feature eight stories narrated by Australian actress Miranda Tapsell (Sapphires), who voices Dougie’s mum in the uber popular kids franchise.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 July 2026
Definition of mum

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“Home brew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/home%20brew. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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