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megabrew en · NOUN

Etymology

From mega- + brew.

Meanings

1. (informal) A large-scale commercial beer.
   • The pioneering Pennsylvania brewer Carol Stoudt attributes their hesitation to a megabrew backlash: “People who have had nothing but bland lagers for years want the extremes: heavy-handed hops, fruit beers, even smoked beers. […] 2008, Lew Bryson, New Jersey Breweries, page 83:
   • Local megabrew lagers, such as Spendrups, Pripps or Falcon, cost anywhere from Skr40 to Skr58 a pint, and imported beer or mixed drinks can be twice that. 2010, Becky Ohlsen, Sweden, page 47:

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