The Brewers Association today released its annual lists of the top 50 producing craft brewing companies and overall brewing companies in the U.S., based on beer sales volume.
“Although the market has grown more competitive, particularly for regional craft breweries with the widest distribution, these 50 small and independent brewing companies continue to lead the craft brewing market in sales through strong brands, quality, and innovation,” said Bart Watson, chief economist, Brewers Association.
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Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies
Rank) Brewery Name, City, State
1) D. G. Yuengling & Son Inc., Pottsville, PA
2) Boston Beer Co. Boston, MA
3) Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, CA
4) New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO, San Francisco, CA
5) Duvel Moortgat Paso Robles, Kansas City, Cooperstown, CA, MO, NY
6) Gambrinus, San Antonio, TX, Berkeley, CA, Portland, OR
7) Bell’s Brewery Inc., Comstock, MI
8) CANarchy, Longmont, CO, Tampa, FL, Salt Lake City, UT, Comstock, MI, Inglewood, CA, Dallas, TX
9) Stone Brewing Co., Escondido, CA
10) Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR
11) Artisanal Brewing Ventures, Downingtown, PA, Lakewood, NY, Brooklyn, NY
12) Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY
13) Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, DE
14) SweetWater Brewing Co., Atlanta, GA
15) Minhas Craft Brewery, Monroe, WI
16) New Glarus Brewing Co. New Glarus, WI
17) Matt Brewing Co., Utica, NY
18) Harpoon Brewery, Boston, MA
19) Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, AK
20) Great Lakes Brewing Co., Cleveland, OH
21) Abita Brewing Co., Abita Springs, LA
22) Stevens Point Brewery,, Stevens Point, WI
23) Odell Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO
24) Summit Brewing Co., St. Paul, MN
25) August Schell Brewing Co., New Ulm, MN
26) 21st Amendment Brewery, Bay Area, CA
27) Troëgs Brewing Co., Hershey, PA
28) Rhinegeist Brewery, Cincinnati, OH
29) Shipyard Brewing Co., Portland, ME
30) Allagash Brewing Co., Portland, ME
31) Long Trail Brewing Co., Bridgewater Corners, VT
32) Narragansett Brewing Co., Providence, RI
33) Flying Dog Brewery, Frederick, MD
34) Surly Brewing Company Minneapolis, MN
35) Ninkasi Brewing Co., Eugene, OR
36) Rogue Ales, Newport, OR
37) Gordon Biersch Brewing Co., San Jose, CA
38) Revolution Brewing, Chicago IL
39) Three Floyds Brewing Co., Munster, IN
40) Karl Strauss Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
41) Georgetown Brewing Co., Seattle, WA
42) Uinta Brewing Co., Salt Lake City, UT
43) Wachusett Brewing Co. Westminster, MA
44) Full Sail Brewing Co., Hood River, OR
45) Modern Times Beer, San Diego, CA
46) North Coast Brewing Co., Fort Bragg, CA
47) Lost Coast Brewery, Eureka, CA
48) Saint Arnold Brewing Co., Houston, TX
49) Bear Republic Brewing Co., Cloverdale, CA
50) Left Hand Brewing Company, Longmont, CO
Top 50 Overall Brewing Companies
Rank) Brewery Name, City, State
1) Anheuser-Busch Inc. (a) St. Louis, MO
2) MillerCoors (b), Chicago IL
3) Constellation (c) , Chicago IL
4) Heineken (d), White Plains, NY
5) Pabst Brewing Co. (e), Los Angeles, CA
6) D. G. Yuengling & Son Inc., Pottsville, PA
7) Diageo (f) , Norwalk, CT
8) FIFCO USA (g), Rochester, NY
9) Boston Beer Co. (h), Boston, MA
10) Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, CA
11) New Belgium Brewing Co. (i), Fort Collins, CO
12) Craft Brew Alliance (j), Portland, OR
13) Duvel Moortgat (k), Paso Robles, CA, Kansas City, MO, Cooperstown, NY
14) Founders Brewing Co. (l) , Grand Rapids, MI
15) Gambrinus (m), San Antonio, TX, Berkeley, CA, Portland, OR
16) Bell’s Brewery Inc. (n), Comstock, MI
17) CANarchy (o), Longmont, CO, Tampa, FL, Salt Lake City, UT, Comstock, MI, Inglewood, CA, Dallas, TX
18) Stone Brewing Co., Escondido, CA
19) Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR
20) Artisanal Brewing Ventures (p), Downingtown, PA, Lakewood, NY, Brooklyn, NY
21) Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY
22) Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, DE
23) SweetWater Brewing Co., Atlanta, GA
24) Minhas Craft Brewery (q), Monroe, WI
25) New Glarus Brewing Co. New Glarus, WI
26) Matt Brewing Co. (r), Utica, NY
27) Sapporo USA (s) La Crosse, WI, San Francisco, CA
28) Harpoon Brewery, Boston, MA
29) Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, AK
30) Great Lakes Brewing Co., Cleveland, OH
31) Abita Brewing Co., Abita Springs, LA
32) Stevens Point Brewery (t) Stevens Point, WI
33) Odell Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO
34) Summit Brewing Co., St. Paul, MN
35) August Schell Brewing Co. (u), New Ulm, MN
36) 21st Amendment Brewery, Bay Area, CA
37) Troëgs Brewing Co., Hershey, PA
38) Rhinegeist Brewery, Cincinnati, OH
39) Shipyard Brewing Co. (v) , Portland, ME
40) Allagash Brewing Co., Portland, ME
41) Long Trail Brewing Co., Bridgewater Corners, VT
42) Narragansett Brewing Co., Providence, RI
43) Flying Dog Brewery, Frederick, MD
44) Surly Brewing Company Minneapolis, MN
45) Ninkasi Brewing Co., Eugene, OR
46) Rogue Ales, Newport, OR
47) Gordon Biersch Brewing Co., San Jose, CA
48) Revolution Brewing, Chicago IL
49) Three Floyds Brewing Co., Munster, IN
50) Karl Strauss Brewing Co., San Diego, CA