brewery

noun

brew·​ery ˈbrü-ə-rē How to pronounce brewery (audio)
ˈbru̇(-ə)r-ē
plural breweries
: a place where beer is produced
Cape Cod Beer owner and brewer Todd Marcus expects the brewery expansion to be completed by early April, allowing him to keep up with the flagship brews, as well as seasonal offerings.Jen Harmon
Breweries from Brooklyn to Norwalk, Conn., are putting in more and bigger brewing vats, plotting new lagers, ales and stouts.Kirk Johnson
see also microbrewery

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Oktoberfest events will be popping up at Charlotte area breweries, where stein-holding contests, oompa bands, beer releases and other festivities will be plentiful. Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025 How do breweries that are set up to make beer manage people waiting in line outside their place? Terence McGinley, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025 Experience the awe of North America’s largest alpine lake alongside nightlife, spas, breweries, snow sports, and so much more. Outside Online, 6 Jan. 2025 Fans can still visit — and stay — in the lodge, which has an on-site brewery, apple orchards, a working farm and other amenities, per the lodge's website. Emily Blackwood, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for brewery 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1648, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of brewery was circa 1648

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brewery

noun
brew·​ery ˈbrü-ə-rē How to pronounce brewery (audio)
ˈbru̇(-ə)r-ē
plural breweries
: a plant where malt liquors are brewed

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