"craft beer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: craft beers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} craft beer (countable and uncountable, plural craft beers)
  1. Beer of the kind made by a craft brewery. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (craft beer): 精釀啤酒 /精酿啤酒 (jīngniàng píjiǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 工坊啤酒 (gōngfáng píjiǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), Craftbier [neuter] (German), クラフトビール (kurafuto bīru) (Japanese), piwo kraftowe [neuter] (Polish), piwo rzemieślnicze [neuter] (Polish)

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