brews

Prepares by steeping

Brews is the plural of brew and the third-person singular verb form.

A brew is a batch of beer or other fermented drink, or any concoction that has steeped: local craft brews, a witch's brew.

To brew is to make such drinks, or more broadly to develop or gather strength: A storm is brewing, Trouble brews when those two get together.

brewing

mash

Crushed soft mixture

yeast · hops · grains · malting · barley · brewmaster · priming · bottling · kegging · boil

beverages

beer

Fermented grain drink

  • aleWarm-fermented malt drink
  • lagerCold-conditioned beer
  • stoutHeavy, dark brewed beverage

porter · pilsner · cider · mead · hefeweizen · bock · tripel · saison · shandy · radler

tea

sencha

Steamed Japanese green tea

chai · herbal · tisane · infusion · steep · loose-leaf · teapot · kettle · ceremony · bergamot

craft

artisanal

Made by skilled craftspeople

brewpub · local · seasonal · collaboration · flagship · IPA · growler · flight · brewhouse · nanobrewery

coffee

espresso

Concentrated pressurized brew

mocha · drip · pour-over · percolator · barista · crema · roast · beans · grinder · filter

schemes

concocts

Invents by combining elements

plans · conspires · machinations · scheming · contrives · conjures · formulates · masterminds

Categories
Opposites
beverage creation method

brewsdistills

Purifies through vaporization

pours · uncorks · decants · bottles · serves

gradual development vs. immediate action

brewsdissipates

Gradually breaks up, vanishes

disperses · subsides · erupts · explodes · defuses

combination vs. separation

brewsdistills

Purifies through vaporization

separates · purifies · isolates · divides · filters

Phrases
Family

brew, brewing, brewery, brewed, brewer, brewers, breweries, homebrew, microbrewery

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G