Just in case you haven’t seen this yet today on every other beer blog…The Brewers Association has named it’s 2010 Top 50 Craft Breweries, based on sales volume. For those that don’t want to read on, Victory at #29 was our only PA brewery on the craft list and I’ve also included the overall sales volume Top 50.
The Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade group that tabulates production statistics for U.S. breweries, released its annual lists reporting the top 50 brewing companies in the country, based on 2010 beer sales volume. The two lists are the Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies, comprising small and independent craft brewers,¹ and the Top 50 Overall Brewing Companies. Thirty-six of the top 50 brewing companies are small and independent craft brewing companies.
"At more than 1,700, the number of breweries in the U.S. is higher than any time since the late 1800s," said Paul Gatza, director of the Brewers Association. "Beer lovers' appreciation for American craft brewers and their craft beers continue to grow."
Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies
(Based on 2010 beer sales volume)
| Rank | Brewing Company | City | State |
| 1 | Boston Beer Co. | Boston | MA |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. | Chico | CA |
| 3 | New Belgium Brewing Co. | Fort Collins | CO |
| 4 | Spoetzl Brewery* | Shiner | TX |
| 5 | Deschutes Brewery | Bend | OR |
| 6 | Independent Brewers United (IBU)* | Burlington | VT |
| 7 | Matt Brewing Co. | Utica | NY |
| 8 | Bell's Brewery, Inc. | Galesburg | MI |
| 9 | Harpoon Brewery | Boston | MA |
| 10 | Boulevard Brewing Co. | Kansas City | MO |
| 11 | Dogfish Head Craft Brewery | Milton | DE |
| 12 | Alaskan Brewing and Bottling Co. | Juneau | AK |
| 13 | Long Trail Brewing Co. | Bridgewater Corners | VT |
| 14 | Stone Brewing Co. | Escondido | CA |
| 15 | Abita Brewing Co. | Abita Springs | LA |
| 16 | Brooklyn Brewery | Brooklyn | NY |
| 17 | Lagunitas Brewing Co. | Petaluma | CA |
| 18 | Full Sail Brewing Co. | Hood River | OR |
| 19 | Shipyard Brewing Co. | Portland | ME |
| 20 | Summit Brewing Co. | St. Paul | MN |
| 21 | New Glarus Brewing Co. | New Glarus | WI |
| 22 | Great Lakes Brewing Co. | Cleveland | OH |
| 23 | Anchor Brewing Co. | San Francisco | CA |
| 24 | Kona Brewery LLC* | Kailua-Kona | HI |
| 25 | Rogue Ales | Newport | OR |
| 26 | Firestone Walker Brewing Co. | Paso Robles | CA |
| 27 | Sweetwater Brewing Co. | Atlanta | GA |
| 28 | Flying Dog Brewery | Frederick | MD |
| 29 | Victory Brewing Co. | Downingtown | PA |
| 30 | Gordon Biersch Brewing Co. | San Jose | CA |
| 31 | BJ's Chicago Pizza & Brewery, Inc. | Huntington Beach | CA |
| 32 | Stevens Point Brewery Co. | Stevens Point | WI |
| 33 | Odell Brewing Co. | Fort Collins | CO |
| 34 | BridgePort Brewing Co.* | Portland | OR |
| 35 | Rock Bottom Brewery Restaurants | Louisville | CO |
| 36 | Oskar Blues Brewery | Longmont | CO |
| 37 | Blue Point Brewing Co. | Patchogue | NY |
| 38 | Lost Coast Brewery and Cafe | Eureka | CA |
| 39 | Big Sky Brewing Co. | Missoula | MT |
| 40 | North Coast Brewing Co. Inc. | Fort Bragg | CA |
| 41 | Mac and Jack's Brewery | Redmond | WA |
| 42 | The Saint Louis Brewery, Inc. | Maplewood | MO |
| 43 | Bear Republic Brewing Co. | Cloverdale | CA |
| 44 | Karl Strauss Brewing Co. | San Diego | CA |
| 45 | Breckenridge Brewery | Denver | CO |
| 46 | Utah Brewers Cooperative | Salt Lake City | UT |
| 47 | Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants | Chattanooga | TN |
| 48 | Saint Arnold Brewing Co. | Houston | TX |
| 49 | Real Ale Brewing Co. | Blanco | TX |
| 50 | Ninkasi Brewing Co. | Eugene | OR |
*Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies notes: Spoetzl is part of Gambrinus Company; IBU January-August only prior to sale to North American Breweries (NAB); Kona January-September only prior to sale to Craft Brewers Alliance (CBA); BridgePort is part of Gambrinus Company.
Top 50 Brewing Companies
(Based on 2010 beer sales volume)
| Rank | Brewing Company | City | State |
| 1 | Anheuser-Busch Inc. | St. Louis | MO |
| 2 | MillerCoors Brewing Co. | Chicago | IL |
| 3 | Pabst | Woodbridge | IL |
| 4 | D. G. Yuengling and Son Inc. | Pottsville | PA |
| 5 | Boston Beer Co. | Boston | MA |
| 6 | Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. | Chico | CA |
| 7 | New Belgium Brewing Co. | Fort Collins | CO |
| 8 | North American Breweries* | Rochester | NY |
| 9 | Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc.* | Portland | OR |
| 10 | Spoetzl Brewery* | Shiner | TX |
| 11 | Deschutes Brewery | Bend | OR |
| 12 | Independent Brewers United (IBU)* | Burlington | VT |
| 13 | Matt Brewing Co. | Utica | NY |
| 14 | Minhas Craft Brewery | Monroe | WI |
| 15 | Bell's Brewery, Inc. | Galesburg | MI |
| 16 | Harpoon Brewery | Boston | MA |
| 17 | Boulevard Brewing Co. | Kansas City | MO |
| 18 | Goose Island Beer Co. | Chicago | IL |
| 19 | Dogfish Head Craft Brewery | Milton | DE |
| 20 | Alaskan Brewing and Bottling Co. | Juneau | AK |
| 21 | Long Trail Brewing Co. | Bridgewater Corners | VT |
| 22 | August Schell Brewing Co. | New Ulm | MN |
| 23 | Stone Brewing Co. | Escondido | CA |
| 24 | Abita Brewing Co. | Abita Springs | LA |
| 25 | Brooklyn Brewery | Brooklyn | NY |
| 26 | Lagunitas Brewing Co. | Petaluma | CA |
| 27 | Full Sail Brewing Co. | Hood River | OR |
| 28 | Shipyard Brewing Co. | Portland | ME |
| 29 | Summit Brewing Co. | St Paul | MN |
| 30 | New Glarus Brewing Co. | New Glarus | WI |
| 31 | Great Lakes Brewing Co. | Cleveland | OH |
| 32 | Anchor Brewing Co. | San Francisco | CA |
| 33 | Iron City Brewing Co. | Pittsburgh | PA |
| 34 | Kona Brewery LLC* | Kailua-Kona | HI |
| 35 | Rogue Ales | Newport | OR |
| 36 | Firestone Walker Brewing Co. | Paso Robles | CA |
| 37 | Winery Exchange Inc. / World Brews | Novato | CA |
| 38 | Sweetwater Brewing Co. | Atlanta | GA |
| 39 | Mendocino Brewing Co. | Ukiah | CA |
| 40 | Flying Dog Brewery | Frederick | MD |
| 41 | Victory Brewing Co. | Downingtown | PA |
| 42 | Gordon Biersch Brewing Co. | San Jose | CA |
| 43 | BJ's Chicago Pizza & Brewery, Inc. | Huntington Beach | CA |
| 44 | Stevens Point Brewery Co. | Stevens Point | WI |
| 45 | Odell Brewing Co. | Fort Collins | CO |
| 46 | BridgePort Brewing Co.* | Portland | OR |
| 47 | Cold Spring Brewing Co. | Cold Spring | MN |
| 48 | Rock Bottom Brewery | Louisville | CO |
| 49 | Oskar Blues Brewery | Longmont | CO |
| 50 | Straub Brewery | Saint Marys | PA |
*Top 50 Brewing Companies notes: NAB includes IBU August-December; CBA includes Kona October-December; Spoetzl is part of Gambrinus Company; and IBU is January-August only (sale to NAB); Kona is January-September only (sale to CBA); BridgePort is part of Gambrinus Company. Flavored malt beverages are not considered beer for the Top 50 rankings.
The Association's full 2010 industry analysis, which shows regional trends and sales by individual breweries, will be published in the May/June issue of The New Brewer, available May 18.
For additional statistics, see the craft brewing statistics, and 2010 craft brewer sales numbers press release.
¹The definition of a craft brewer as stated by the Brewers Association: An American craft brewer is small, independent, and traditional. Small: Annual production of beer less than 6 million barrels. Beer production is attributed to a brewer according to the rules of alternating proprietorships. Flavored malt beverages are not considered beer for purposes of this definition. Independent: Less than 25% of the craft brewery is owned or controlled (or equivalent economic interest) by an alcoholic beverage industry member who is not themselves a craft brewer. Traditional: A brewer who has either an all malt flagship (the beer which represents the greatest volume among that brewer's brands) or has at least 50% of its volume in either all malt beers or in beers which use adjuncts to enhance rather than lighten flavor.
Contact
Julia Herz, Craft Beer Program Director, julia@brewersassociation.org, 303.447.0816 x113
Barbara Fusco, Sales & Marketing Director, barbara@brewersassociation.org, 303.447.0816 x152
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Based in Boulder, Colorado, USA, the Brewers Association (BA) is the not-for-profit trade and education association dedicated to small and independent American brewers, their craft beers and the community of brewing enthusiasts. Visit BrewersAssociation.org to learn more. The association's activities include events and publishing: CraftBeer.com, World Beer Cup®; Great American Beer Festival®; Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo America®; National Homebrewers Conference; National Homebrew Competition; SAVOR: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience; American Craft Beer Week; Zymurgy magazine; The New Brewer magazine; and books on beer and brewing. The Brewers Association has an additional membership division of 25,000+ homebrewers: American Homebrewers Association.
Beer lovers are invited to learn more about the dynamic world of craft beer at CraftBeer.com.
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