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A brewery is a facility where beer is produced through a process involving kettles and other equipment to combine ingredients like grains and water. Breweries are important because they manufacture beer, a widely consumed beverage, and can range from small operations to large commercial enterprises, with some having cultural or religious significance like Trappist breweries.
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- History
- Industrialization
- Major technological advances
- The modern brewery
- Brewing process
- Brewing companies
- Contract brewing{{anchor|Contract brewing}}
- Gypsy brewing{{anchor|Gypsy brewing}}
- Sponsorship
- Notable brewmasters
- See also
- References
- Further reading
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A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment are called plant. The commercial brewing of beer has taken place since at least 2500 BC; in ancient Mesopotamia, brewers derived social sanction and divine protection from the goddess Ninkasi. Brewing was initially a cottage industry, with production taking place at home; by the ninth century, monasteries and farms would produce beer on a larger scale, selling the excess; and by the eleventh and twelfth centuries larger, dedicated breweries with eight to ten workers were being built.