microbrewery

noun

mi·​cro·​brew·​ery ˌmī-krō-ˈbrü-ə-rē How to pronounce microbrewery (audio)
-ˈbru̇r-ē
: a small brewery making specialty beer in limited quantities
microbrewer noun

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Sherbrooke is easily walkable with microbreweries, art museums and galleries, and vintage shops sprinkling the downtown core, and, of course, excellent poutine that rivals Montreal and Quebec City. Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025 At Dunedin Brewery, Florida’s oldest microbrewery, posters and Scottish paraphernalia pepper every inch of the interior. Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 12 July 2025 Image By the pint: A U.S. microbrewery has made inroads in English pubs by buying into a soccer team. Natasha Frost, New York Times, 30 May 2025 Tours bring visitors everywhere from microbreweries to the newest in the city. Katherine Lagrave, AFAR Media, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for microbrewery

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of microbrewery was in 1982

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“Microbrewery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microbrewery. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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