craft beer

noun

: a specialty beer produced in limited quantities : microbrew

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In the craft beer space, Boston Beer Company released Samuel Adams American Light in 2024. Don Tse, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025 Anchoring the redevelopment is Bock, the creation of veteran craft beer entrepreneur Brian Jensen, known for his string of Bottlecraft beer shops and tasting rooms that got started 14 years ago in Little Italy. Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025 Savor local flavors Budapest’s burgeoning craft beer scene includes a number of excellent producers, including Horizont, Fehér Nyúl and Reketye, as well as an uncountable number of beer bars, mostly in Pest. Evan Rail, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 Blue Moon’s closure marks yet another major pivot away from the craft beer sector for Molson Coors. Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for craft beer

Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of craft beer was in 1986

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“Craft beer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/craft%20beer. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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