Meaning & use
brewery
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Meaning
nouncountable
A place where beer is produced in large quantities.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a brewery' or 'three breweries'.
Patterns
- at a brewery
- a brewery tour
- a local brewery
We visited a small brewery that makes only dark beer.
The old brewery has been turned into apartments.
Many craft breweries now offer tasting rooms for visitors.
Word forms
| plural | breweries |
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Common combinations
- microbrewery
- A microbrewery usually produces a limited amount of beer for local customers.
- brewery tour
- The brewery tour includes a look at the fermentation tanks.
- craft brewery
- This craft brewery is known for its experimental flavors.
- brewery worker
- He got a job as a brewery worker right after college.
Synonyms and how they differ
- brewhouse
- A more technical term for the building or part of a brewery where brewing actually happens; 'brewery' is the general word for the whole business or site.
Word family
Commonly confused: brewery or brewery vs. bar?
brewery vs brewery vs. bar
A brewery is where beer is made; a bar is where people go to drink it. Some breweries have a bar attached, but they are not the same thing.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'brewery' correctly?
Choose one answer.
A brewery is a place where beer is produced, so touring it to see beer-making fits. The other options use 'brewery' for places that sell milk, make cheese, or employ teachers, which is not what a brewery does.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “brewery”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.