Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small brewery, generally producing fewer than 10,000 barrels of beer and ale a year and frequently selling its products on the premises.
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- noun a small commercial
brewery ; in theUnited States often used to indicate a brewery that produces fewer than 15,000barrels ofbeer annually.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small brewery; consumption of the product is mainly elsewhere
Etymologies
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Examples
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Any local microbrewery is much better than the big Coors Conglomerate!
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Gilligan's Brewing Company is so small, the name microbrewery doesn't fit.
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It is a 'microbrewery' that has been in continuous operation since 1499.
Neth Space Neth 2006
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Carl is the most dedicated person I've ever seen, says Liu, 27, recalling their struggle to transform a derelict courtyard home into a microbrewery, find quality materials — and learn how to brew.
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Strong sales since the tap room's opening last fall pushed Setzer to convert a farmhouse near the Great Wall into another microbrewery so he can triple his output.
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Finish at the Lakefront Brewery, a microbrewery on the Milwaukee River.
Hit the Road 2011
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Finish at the Lakefront Brewery, a microbrewery on the Milwaukee River.
Take a Road Trip 2011
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Strong sales since the tap room's opening last fall pushed Setzer to convert a farmhouse near the Great Wall into another microbrewery so he can triple his output.
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Woot is selling to hangover cures (like the recent LH article) to city microbrewery guides. blash
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These include the Moorilla Vineyard and eight art-filled stand-alone residential pavilions, as well as function rooms, restaurants, bars, and a microbrewery.
The Museum on the Bottom of the World Peter Neville-Hadley 2011
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