A brew pub is a pub or restaurant that brews beer on the premises. Some brew pubs, such as those in Europe, have been brewing traditionally on the premises for hundreds of years."A micro brewery is a small brewery with a limited production capacity which, produces hand-crafted beers.

Although originally "micro brewery" was used in relation to the size of breweries, it gradually came to reflect an alternative attitude and approach to brewing flexibility, adaptability, experimentation and customer service.Micro or craft breweries have adopted a different marketing strategy than large, mass-market