make (beer) by soaking, boiling, and fermentation

within five years the company will brew as much beer in China as in Australia

the brewing industry

make (tea or coffee) by mixing it with hot water

I've just brewed some coffee

(of an unwelcome event or situation) begin to develop

there was more trouble brewing as the miners went on strike

a storm was brewing

a kind of beer

small breweries which are able to offer rare brews

a cup or mug of tea or coffee

she took a sip of the hot reviving brew

a mixture of events, people, or things which interact to form a more potent whole

a dangerous brew of political turmoil and violent conflict