craft beer

noun

: a specialty beer produced in limited quantities : microbrew

Examples of craft beer in a Sentence

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Hear local music with craft beer at Surly Brewing and beyond Musicians aren’t the only game changers in town—local beermakers are, too. AFAR Media, 30 May 2025 There’s no prettier backdrop come fall, when the leaves transform into a patchwork of gold and orange, and there’s always a cold craft beer waiting at the end of a long ride. Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 13 May 2025 Adding a restaurant helps confront the harsh realities of running a brewery now, as craft beer’s once-mighty golden age has dimmed in the wake of oversaturation, declining taproom numbers and evolving consumer tastes, Ghersi says. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2025 On a shelf between craft beer and kombucha, something else is showing up in more fridges, bar tabs and DoorDash carts: cannabis. Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 19 May 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 6 Jun. 2025.

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