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  • noun The person or company that operates a microbrewery.

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Examples

  • Vermont Law School professor Oliver Goodenough, who specializes in intellectual and property law, said the kale versus "chikin" fight reminded him of a case two years ago, when a Morrisville microbrewer that makes a beer called "Vermonster" ran afoul of the Monster energy drink company.

    Chick-Fil-A Says Artist Bo Muller-Moore's 'Eat More Kale' Slogan Too Similar To 'Eat Mor Chikin' 2011

  • Our new governor likes to strike the pose of a perpetual political amateur -- as a microbrewer first, politico second or maybe third, who's still really getting his bearings in the cold, hard world of rough-and-tumble politics.

    Sean Paige: Is Hickenlooper a Reliable Ally? Sean Paige 2011

  • The narrative featured a fictional microbrewer named Dave, whose special hops were delayed from his supplier, threatening to keep him out of an important beer competition.

    Avoiding the Road to PowerPoint Hell Nancy Duarte 2011

  • Our new governor likes to strike the pose of a perpetual political amateur -- as a microbrewer first, politico second or maybe third, who's still really getting his bearings in the cold, hard world of rough-and-tumble politics.

    Sean Paige: Is Hickenlooper a Reliable Ally? Sean Paige 2011

  • What were some of the initial challenges you overcame as a microbrewer in Japan?

    Devin Stewart: Brewing in Japan: Interview with Bryan Baird of Baird Beer 2010

  • What were some of the initial challenges you overcame as a microbrewer in Japan?

    Devin Stewart: Brewing in Japan: Interview With Bryan Baird of Baird Beer 2010

  • Jim Koch loves to talk about little companies that take on the Big Guys: artisanal-cheese makers who battle importers, the microdistillers who taunt liquor giants — and, most of all, the tiny microbrewer who elbows aside industry behemoths with a full-flavored beer and a well-crafted marketing pitch.

    Beer Baron 2010

  • The main brand went extinct some years ago, with the Carling name snapped up by Molson-Coors, but has been revived as simply “Red Cap Ale” by Canadian microbrewer Brick.

    Matchbook Museum – The Bleat. 2009

  • The microbrewer, based in Fort Collins, Colo., has been expanding into more states, necessitating more trucking of its beer.

    Six Products, Six Carbon Footprints 2008

  • So wether you buy from a larger brewer, a microbrewer or even brew it yourself, you are likely to have a better beer than was generally available in the mid 70s.

    The Speculist: Winning the Meme Wars 2006

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