craft brews

Small-batch beers

Craft brews are beers produced by small, independent breweries rather than major commercial brands.

The term emphasizes artisanal methods, distinctive flavors, and local production: The bar has twenty craft brews on tap.

Craft brewing grew as a movement against mass-produced beer, prioritizing variety and quality over uniformity.

Also called craft beer.

Related
  • stoutHeavy, dark brewed beverage
  • lagerCold-conditioned beer
  • yeastFermenting fungus
  • headUppermost body part
  • adjunctsSupplementary additions or elements

tap · barley · ale · saison · malt · microbrewery · brewpub · dry hopping · grain · taproom · barrel aging · homebrewing · hops · bitter · fermentation · porter · pilsner · draft

Opposites
production scale and corporate ownership

craft brewsBudweiser

Major American beer brand

Coors · Miller

market positioning and consumer culture

craft brewsBud Light

Mass-market American light lager

Miller Lite · Coors Light · keg beer · Keystone · Busch

production scale and method

craft brewsmacrobrews

Large-scale brewery products

Family

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Top 200,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG