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Glossary

Microbrewery

A small brewery, defined by production volume, with the threshold varying by country and by whoever is drawing the line.

Also called nanobrewery, micro.

Trade usage. Established by practice in the trade rather than by any formal definition.

Related

  • Craft beer — The related and equally loose term.

More vocabulary

Brewery tap · Brewpub · CAMRA · Contract brewing · Craft beer · Cru · Real ale · Session beer · Small beer

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Last reviewed 2026-08-16.

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