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homebrew

homebrew

2 6.7
An alcoholic drink, usually beer, made at home instead of in a brewery
  • noun
  • /ˈhoʊmbruː/
translation icon : cerveza casera
  • He often shares his homebrew with neighbors during the summer barbecues.
  • too much homebrew

Examples

  • Today marks the 14th annual Learn to Homebrew Day, a day that is celebrated by some one million Americans who brew their own beer.

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  • Here's another way for pundits to compare Barack Obama with Jimmy Carter: they both enjoy a good homebrew beer.

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  • This was my first taste of homebrew, and it blew me away.

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  • And every city has homebrew clubs where community is formed, and information and techniques are traded and improved upon.

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  • We had tea, then I enjoyed one of Mark's excellent homebrews.

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  • The men played poker and sipped homebrew.

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  • Mike Killelea praised the brothers for their well-developed homebrew recipes that we may see in some form.

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  • The heavens parted as we sampled some beer, including my two latest homebrews.

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  • Last weekend, I brewed a batch of homemade beer, and my friends loved the taste of my homebrew.

  • Many people enjoy experimenting with different flavors when making homebrew in their kitchens.

Synonyms

beer
vshomebrew
∞ 1.0

A drink made from grains and hops that contains alcohol

is about being made at home rather than about ingredients or brewing method
home brew
vshomebrew
1 3.9

Beer made at home rather than bought from a shop

focuses on brewing at home rather than on buying from shops or bars

Antonyms

store-bought
26 2.3

People buy it in a shop or store instead of making it at home

How Homemade

homebrew
2 6.7
microbrew
5.0
brewery
102 3.0

Surface Forms

homebrew singular
homebrews plural

Morphology

homebrew = home + brew (transparent) = home + brew

Direct compound 'home' + 'brew' meaning a beverage brewed at home; the meaning follows immediately from the parts.

Etymology

Homebrew comes from the two simple words home ('made at home') and brew ('to make a drink'), so it gives the clear picture of a drink made by someone in their own house. That's why a homebrew is an alcoholic drink, especially beer, that people make at home rather than buy from a brewery.