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brewmaster

brewmaster

3 6.1
A person who makes beer and manages the place where it is made
  • noun
  • /ˈbruːˌmæs.tɚ/
translation icon : maestro cervecero
  • When President Jimmy Carter made home brewing legal in 1978, the newly legitimated hobby spawned fledgling brewmasters across the country.
  • head brewmaster
  • local brewmaster
  • brewmaster and owner

Examples

  • Brewmaster Marc Buttera offered a number of special beers just for the event, a few of which were not available at the Great Taste.

    Blog text (17)

  • While waiting, Joe had been mulling his dissatisfaction with the brewmaster he'd hired after Fred Schildkraut's death.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • I call myself president and brewmaster or owner and brewmaster.

  • All the brewmaster's efforts go to waste!

    Blog text (20)

  • Koch's grandfather was a brewmaster at Anheuser-Busch.

    Blog text (20)

  • The name celebrates Wyatt, the young son of brewmaster Jamie Baertsch.

    Blog text (17)

  • Brewmaster Brian O'Reilly said of the expansion, "Our new building and brewhouse, which have turned out to be everything we expected and more, made this possible."

    Blog text (7)

  • It was one of brewmaster Marc Buttera's special one-off tap beers.

    Blog text (17)

  • All she needed to start her brewpub, she said, was another $30,000 in capital to add to her own hoard, and mental capital in the form of a brewmaster.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The festival featured a local brewmaster who shared his knowledge of crafting unique beers.

Synonyms

brewer
vsbrewmaster
28 2.8

A maker of beer

is a highly skilled leader responsible for a brewery rather than a general producer
beer maker
vsbrewmaster
1 3.3

A person who makes beer from malt, hops, and water

focuses more on expert leadership and managing a brewery rather than ingredient process
beermaker
vsbrewmaster
3.1

A person or company that makes beer to sell

is the specialized, highly skilled manager of a brewery rather than a producer
brasser
vsbrewmaster
9.3

A person who makes beer in a small traditional brewery

works as a highly skilled leader in larger brewery operations rather than small-scale craft

How Skilled

brewmaster
3 6.1
brewer
28 2.8

Surface Forms

brewmaster singular
brewmasters plural

Morphology

brewmaster = brew + master (transparent) = brew + master

The meaning 'person skilled in or in charge of brewing' follows directly from 'brew' + 'master'.

Etymology

Brewmaster breaks into two clear parts: brew, meaning 'to make beer' (like you brew tea), and master, meaning 'an expert or head'. So a brewmaster is the skilled person who is in charge of making beer at a brewery.