Boulder, CO • March 14, 2018—The Brewers Association (BA)—the not-for-profit trade group representing small and independent craft brewers—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. Of the top 50 overall brewing companies, 40 were small and independent craft brewing companies.1
“In an increasingly competitive and mature marketplace, these brewing companies continue to lead and pave the path for small and independent craft brewers,” 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
5
Duvel Moortgat
Paso Robles/Kansas City/Cooperstown
CA/MO/NY
6
Gambrinus
San Antonio/Berkeley/Portland
TX/CA/OR
7
Bell’s Brewery, Inc
Comstock
MI
8
Stone Brewing Co
Escondido
CA
9
CANarchy
Longmont/Tampa/Salt Lake City/Comstock Park
CO/FL/UT/MI
10
Deschutes Brewery
Bend
OR
11
Brooklyn Brewery
Brooklyn
NY
12
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Milton
DE
13
Minhas Craft Brewery
Monroe
WI
14
Artisanal Brewing Ventures
Downingtown/Lakewood
PA/NY
15
SweetWater Brewing Co
Atlanta
GA
16
New Glarus Brewing Co
New Glarus
WI
17
Matt Brewing Co
Utica
NY
18
Harpoon Brewery
Boston
MA
19
Alaskan Brewing
Juneau
AK
20
Great Lakes Brewing Co
Cleveland
OH
21
Abita Brewing Co
Abita Springs
LA
22
Odell Brewing Co
Fort Collins
CO
23
Stevens Point Brewery
Stevens Point
WI
24
August Schell Brewing Co
New Ulm
MN
25
Summit Brewing Co
Saint Paul
MN
26
21st Amendment Brewery
Bay Area
CA
27
Shipyard Brewing Co
Portland
ME
28
Flying Dog Brewery
Frederick
MD
29
Full Sail Brewing Co
Hood River
OR
30
Troëgs Brewing Co
Hershey
PA
31
Long Trail Brewing Co
Bridgewater Corners
VT
32
Rogue Ales
Newport
OR
33
Rhinegeist Brewery
Cincinnati
OH
34
Narragansett Brewing Co
Providence
RI
35
Gordon Biersch Brewing Co
San Jose
CA
36
Allagash Brewing Co
Portland
ME
37
Uinta Brewing Co
Salt Lake City
UT
38
Ninkasi Brewing Co
Eugene
OR
39
Surly Brewing Company
Minneapolis
MN
40
Revolution Brewing
Chicago
IL
41
Karl Strauss Brewing Co
San Diego
CA
42
Bear Republic Brewing Co
Cloverdale
CA
43
Green Flash Brewing Co
San Diego
CA
44
Left Hand Brewing Company
Longmont
CO
45
Three Floyds Brewing Co
Munster
IN
46
Saint Arnold Brewing Co
Houston
TX
47
Lost Coast Brewery
Eureka
CA
48
North Coast Brewing Co
Fort Bragg
CA
49
Wachusett Brewing Co
Westminster
MA
50
Avery Brewing Co
Boulder
CO
Top 50 Overall Brewing Companies
Rank
Brewery Name
City
State
Bold = small and independent craft brewery
1
Anheuser-Busch, Inc (a)
Saint 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
North American Breweries (f)
Rochester
NY
8
Diageo (g)
Norwalk
CT
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/Kansas City/Cooperstown
CA/MO/NY
14
Gambrinus (l)
San Antonio/Berkeley/Portland
TX/CA/OR
15
Founders Brewing Co (m)
Grand Rapids
MI
16
Bell’s Brewery, Inc (n)
Comstock
MI
17
Sapporo USA (o)
La Crosse
WI
18
Stone Brewing Co
Escondido
CA
19
CANarchy (p)
Longmont/Tampa/Salt Lake City/Comstock Park
CO/FL/UT/MI
20
Deschutes Brewery
Bend
OR
21
Brooklyn Brewery
Brooklyn
NY
22
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Milton
DE
23
Minhas Craft Brewery (q)
Monroe
WI
24
Artisanal Brewing Ventures (r)
Downingtown/Lakewood
PA/NY
25
SweetWater Brewing Co
Atlanta
GA
26
New Glarus Brewing Co
New Glarus
WI
27
Matt Brewing Co (s)
Utica
NY
28
Harpoon Brewery
Boston
MA
29
Alaskan Brewing
Juneau
AK
30
Great Lakes Brewing Co
Cleveland
OH
31
Abita Brewing Co
Abita Springs
LA
32
Odell Brewing Co
Fort Collins
CO
33
Stevens Point Brewery (t)
Stevens Point
WI
34
August Schell Brewing Co (u)
New Ulm
MN
35
Summit Brewing Co
Saint Paul
MN
36
21st Amendment Brewery
Bay Area
CA
37
Shipyard Brewing Co (v)
Portland
ME
38
Flying Dog Brewery
Frederick
MD
39
Full Sail Brewing Co
Hood River
OR
40
Troëgs Brewing Co
Hershey
PA
41
Long Trail Brewing Co (w)
Bridgewater Corners
VT
42
Rogue Ales
Newport
OR
43
Rhinegeist Brewery
Cincinnati
OH
44
Narragansett Brewing Co
Providence
RI
45
Gordon Biersch Brewing Co
San Jose
CA
46
Allagash Brewing Co
Portland
ME
47
Uinta Brewing Co
Salt Lake City
UT
48
Ninkasi Brewing Co
Eugene
OR
49
Surly Brewing Company
Minneapolis
MN
50
Revolution Brewing
Chicago
IL
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A comprehensive State of the Industry report will be delivered during the 2018 Craft Brewers Conference, held from April 30 – May 3, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. The association’s full 2017 industry analysis, which shows regional trends and sales by individual breweries, will be published in the May/June issue of The New Brewer, available in May 2018.
1 Figure based on companies that met craft brewer definition for all or part of 2017. An American craft brewer is small, independent and traditional. Small: Annual production of 6 million barrels of beer or less (approximately 3 percent of U.S. annual sales). Beer production is attributed to the rules of alternating proprietorships. Independent: Less than 25 percent of the craft brewery is owned or controlled (or equivalent economic interest) by an alcoholic beverage industry member that is not itself a craft brewer. Traditional: A brewer that has a majority of its total beverage alcohol volume in beers whose flavor derives from traditional or innovative brewing ingredients and their fermentation. Flavored malt beverages (FMBs) are not considered beers.
View a complete list of brands in the overall brewing category.
Media contact: Abby Berman (on behalf of the Brewer Association) (646) 695-7044
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