brett

nounnouncommon in dialogue

A fault in wine caused by Brettanomyces yeast.

noun

1
informalA fault in wine caused by Brettanomyces yeast.
2
Variant of BrettAlternative letter-case form of Brett (“Brettanomyces”).
The brewery produces a series of wild brett beers called Cases of the Mondays, a name inspired by the movie Office Space.
“Wild Wild Brett,” an early experiment of all-brett beers based on the color spectrum is now a part of the Crooked Stave lore, too.

Etymology

Short for Brettanomyces.

noun

1
archaicA britchka; a kind of horse-drawn carriage.

Forms

plural: bretts

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brett · A fault in wine caused by Brettanomyces yeast.

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