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microbrewery noun

Click to hear the US pronunciation of this word/ˈmaɪ.krəʊ ˌbruː.ər.i//-kroʊˌbruː.ɚ.i/ n [C] mainly US

Definition

a small company which makes beer, usually using traditional methods, and which often has a restaurant where its beer is served
Redhook was one of the first microbreweries in Seattle, Washington.

(Definition of microbrewery noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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