craft beer

noun

: a specialty beer produced in limited quantities : microbrew

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Quark says that local suppliers provide 30 to 40 percent of the ingredients, including crowberries, Labrador tea, Arctic thyme, harebell flowers, and craft beer. Erica Silverstein, AFAR Media, 22 July 2025 Here’s a lineup of some events: Opening Day: Festivities on July 18 include the Opening Day Hats Contest, where attendees can show off their style, and The Party, a trackside celebration featuring world-class DJs, craft beer and cocktail bars, photo booths and more. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2025 California breweries were invited to submit entries on March 31 for the State Fair’s commercial craft beer competition. Jack Rodriquez-Vars july 13, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2025 The style has come to dominate craft beer sales and culture and hop heads have a wide variety of IPAs from which to choose at nearly every brewery. Erik Ofgang, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for craft beer

Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

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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 6 Aug. 2025.

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