English edit

Etymology edit

mega- +‎ brew

Noun edit

megabrew (plural megabrews)

  1. (informal) A large-scale commercial beer.
    • 2008, Lew Bryson, New Jersey Breweries, page 83:
      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. []
    • 2010, Becky Ohlsen, Sweden, page 47:
      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.