brewpub

noun

brew·​pub ˈbrü-ˌpəb How to pronounce brewpub (audio)
: a restaurant that sells beverages brewed on the premises

Examples of brewpub in a Sentence

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Driving the news: The brewpub, founded by Michigan native George Johnson, was one of the first to bring Detroit-style pies to Portland. Kale Williams, Axios, 8 May 2025 Last month, the original downtown brewpub on Columbia Street reopened after an extensive remodel. Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025 The very cool outdoor brewpub near the ballpark, The Barn, is operated by Drake’s Brewing of San Leandro. Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025 Other brewery founders inducted include Bert Grant, whose Yakima, Washington brewpub was the nation’s first, and Jim Koch, the man behind the Boston Beer Co. and its signature Samuel Adams Boston Lager. Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for brewpub

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of brewpub was in 1983

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“Brewpub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brewpub. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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