craft beer

American

[kraft beer] / ˈkræft ˌbɪər /

noun

an all-malt or nearly all-malt specialty beer usually brewed in a microbrewery.

Etymology

Origin of craft beer

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

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Tilray, which already owns several US craft beer brands, described the deal as a significant opportunity for growth in the UK and international markets.

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Scottish craft beer giant Brewdog has closed all of its bars for the day as it looks to complete the sale of its business.

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Scottish craft beer giant Brewdog expects to announce the sale of its business next week, the chief executive has said in an email to staff.

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Brewdog's founders James Watt and Martin Dickie were in their early 20s and "fed up with the stuffy UK beer market" when they started brewing their own craft beer in an industrial unit in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire in 2007.

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Brewdog employees are "really concerned" for their futures having learned the craft beer giant could be sold off, a union has said.

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