microbrewery

[ mahy-kroh-broo-uh-ree, ‐broor-ee ]

noun,plural mi·cro·brew·er·ies.
  1. a brewery producing less than 15,000 barrels per year and usually concentrating on exotic or high quality beer.

Origin of microbrewery

1
First recorded in 1985–90

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British Dictionary definitions for microbrewery

microbrewery

/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌbrʊərɪ) /


nounplural -ries
  1. a small, usually independent brewery that produces limited quantities of specialized beers, often sold for consumption on the premises

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