craft beer
Small-batch brew
Craft beer is beer produced by small, independent breweries, typically emphasizing traditional methods, quality ingredients, and distinctive flavors over mass-market appeal.
The term emerged in the late 20th century as microbreweries differentiated themselves from industrial giants like Budweiser and Miller.
Craft beers often feature bold or experimental styles: The taproom had fifteen craft beers on draft.
The boundaries are fuzzy—some "craft" breweries have grown enormous, and major corporations have acquired others while maintaining the branding.
Microbial sugar conversion
barley · brewmaster · boil · pitching · gravity · fermenter · kegging · bottling
Warm-fermented malt drink
- lagerCold-conditioned beer
- stoutHeavy, dark brewed beverage
- pilsnerCrisp, golden Czech-style brew
- IPASound notation system
porter · saison · hefeweizen · sour · witbier · amber · pale ale · bock
Produced in limited quantities
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- localOf this area
- independentFree from external control
- microbrewerySmall-scale beer producer
nanobrewery · artisan · boutique · specialty · seasonal · collaboration · experimental · barrel-aged
Bar serving draft beer
- brewpubRestaurant producing its own beer
- tasting flightArray of small pours
- growlerVessel for draft beer
- crowlerSealed draft beer container
tap list · release party · brewery tour · tasting room · pint glass · snifter · limited release
Successive downward flow
- centennialHundred-year anniversary
- chinookWarm downslope Rocky wind
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- galaxyGravitationally bound stellar mass
fermentation
Microbial sugar conversion
hops · barley · brewmaster · boil · pitching · gravity · fermenter · kegging · bottling · cask
ale
Warm-fermented malt drink
IPA · porter · saison · hefeweizen · sour · witbier · amber · pale ale · bock · tripel
small-batch
Produced in limited quantities
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- localOf this area
- independentFree from external control
microbrewery · nanobrewery · artisan · boutique · specialty · seasonal · collaboration · experimental · barrel-aged · single-origin
taproom
Bar serving draft beer
- brewpubRestaurant producing its own beer
- tasting flightArray of small pours
- growlerVessel for draft beer
crowler · tap list · release party · brewery tour · tasting room · pint glass · snifter · limited release
cascade
Successive downward flow
- centennialHundred-year anniversary
- chinookWarm downslope Rocky wind
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
malty
Tasting of grain
roasty · bitterness · caramel · chocolate · coffee · fruity · herbal · smoky · vanilla · earthy
- Breweryale, brew kettle, brewmaster, brewpub, hops
- 2010sInstagram, Snapchat, Uber, Airbnb, Bitcoin
- beer festivaltasting flight, Oktoberfest, brewery, keg, stein
- craft beermicrobrewery, brewpub, brewmaster, brewer, ale
- British Beersale, bitter, stout, porter, pale ale
- craft drinksmicrobrew, microbrews, home brew, small batch bourbon, small batch whiskey
craft beerBudweiser
Major American beer brand
Bud Light · Coors Light · Miller Lite · macrobrew · Pabst Blue Ribbon
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