Brewers Association Announces Top 50 Brewing Companies by Sales Volume of 2019

From The Brewers Association:

Boulder, CO • April 1, 2020 — The Brewers Association—the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American brewers—today released its annual list 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 companies¹.

“Although 2020 will be a markedly different year than 2019 for the craft brewing market, these companies are well positioned to help the craft category weather the current market uncertainty and rebound with the flavor, variety, and innovation that beer lovers have come to expect from small 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 and Son Inc
Pottsville
PA

2
Boston Beer Co
Boston
MA

3
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co
Chico
CA

4
New Belgium Brewing Co
Fort Collins, SanFrancisco
CO, CA

5
Duvel Moortgat
Paso Robles, Kansas City, Cooperstown
CA, MO, NY

6
Gambrinus
Berkeley, Portland, Shiner
CA, OR, TX

7
Bell’s Brewery Inc.
Comstock
MI

8
CANarchy
Longmont, Tampa, Salt Lake City, Comstock, Inglewood, Dallas
CO, FL, UT, MI, CA, TX

9
Stone Brewing
Escondido
CA

10
Artisanal Brewing Ventures
Downingtown, Lakewood, Brooklyn
PA, NY, NY

11
Deschutes Brewery
Bend
OR

12
Brooklyn Brewery
Brooklyn
NY

13
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Milton
DE

14
SweetWater Brewing Co
Atlanta
GA

15
New Glarus Brewing Co
New Glarus
WI

16
Matt Brewing Co
Utica
NY

17
Harpoon Brewery
Boston
MA

18
Minhas Craft Brewery
Monroe
WI

19
Odell Brewing Co
Fort Collins
CO

20
Stevens Point Brewery
Stevens Point
WI

21
Summit Brewing Co
Saint Paul
MN

22
Alaskan Brewing Co
Juneau
AK

23
Great Lakes Brewing Co
Cleveland
OH

24
Abita Brewing Co
Covington
LA

25
August Schell Brewing Co
New Ulm
MN

26
Rhinegeist Brewery
Cincinnati
OH

27
Troegs Brewing Co
Hershey
PA

28
Allagash Brewing Co
Portland
ME

29
21st Amendment Brewery
Bay Area
CA

30
Narragansett Brewing Co
Pawtucket
RI

31
Three Floyds Brewing Co
Munster
IN

32
Gordon Biersch Brewing Co
San Jose
CA

33
Georgetown Brewing Co
Seattle
WA

34
Surly Brewing Company
Minneapolis
MN

35
Flying Dog Brewery
Frederick
MD

36
Rogue Ales Brewery
Newport
OR

37
Long Trail Brewing Co
Bridgewater Corners
VT

38
Ninkasi Brewing Co
Eugene
OR

39
Karl Strauss Brewing Co
San Diego
CA

40
Revolution Brewing
Chicago
IL

41
Lost Coast Brewery
Eureka
CA

42
Shipyard Brewing Co
Portland
ME

43
Wachusett Brewing Co
Westminster
MA

44
Modern Times Beer
San Diego
CA

45
Saint Arnold Brewing Co
Houston
TX

46
Full Sail Brewing Co
Hood River
OR

47
Two Roads Brewing Co
Stratford
CT

48
Left Hand Brewing Company
Longmont
CO

49
Bear Republic Brewing Co
Cloverdale
CA

50
North Coast Brewing Co Inc
Fort Bragg
CA

Top 50 Overall Brewing Companies

Rank
Brewery Name
City
State

1
Anheuser-Busch Inc (a)
St. Louis
MO

2
MolsonCoors (b)
Chicago
IL

3
Constellation (c)
Chicago
IL

4
Heineken USA (d)
White Plains
NY

5
Pabst Brewing Co (e)
Los Angeles
CA

6
Diageo (f)
Norwalk
CT

7
D.G. Yuengling
Pottsville
PA

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, San Francisco
CO, CA

12
Duvel Moortgat (j)
Paso Robles, Kansas City, Cooperstown
CA, MO, NY

13
Craft Brew Alliance (k)
Portland
OR

14
Founders Brewing Co/Mahou San Miguel (l)
Grand Rapids, Boulder
MI, CO

15
Gambrinus (m)
Berkeley, Portland, Shiner
CA, OR, TX

16
Bell’s Brewery Inc. (n)
Comstock
MI

17
CANarchy (o)
Longmont, Tampa, Salt Lake City, Comstock, Inglewood, Dallas
CO, FL, UT, MI, CA, TX

18
Stone Brewing
Escondido
CA

19
Sapporo Brewing (p)
Tarrytown, San Francisco
NY, CA

20
Artisanal Brewing Ventures (q)
Downingtown, Lakewood, Brooklyn
PA, NY, NY

21
Deschutes Brewery
Bend
OR

22
Brooklyn Brewery
Brooklyn
NY

23
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (r)
Milton
DE

24
SweetWater Brewing Co
Atlanta
GA

25
New Glarus Brewing Co
New Glarus
WI

26
Matt Brewing Co (s)
Utica
NY

27
Harpoon Brewery
Boston
MA

28
Minhas Craft Brewery (t)
Monroe
WI

29
Odell Brewing Co
Fort Collins
CO

30
Stevens Point Brewery (u)
Stevens Point
WI

31
Summit Brewing Co
Saint Paul
MN

32
Alaskan Brewing Co
Juneau
AK

33
Great Lakes Brewing Co
Cleveland
OH

34
Abita Brewing Co
Covington
LA

35
August Schell Brewing Co (v)
New Ulm
MN

36
Rhinegeist Brewery
Cincinnati
OH

37
Troegs Brewing Co
Hershey
PA

38
Allagash Brewing Co
Portland
ME

39
21st Amendment Brewery
Bay Area
CA

40
Narragansett Brewing Co
Pawtucket
RI

41
Three Floyds Brewing Co
Munster
IN

42
Gordon Biersch Brewing Co
San Jose
CA

43
Georgetown Brewing Co
Seattle
WA

44
Surly Brewing Company
Minneapolis
MN

45
Flying Dog Brewery
Frederick
MD

46
Rogue Ales Brewery
Newport
OR

47
Long Trail Brewing Co
Bridgewater Corners
VT

48
Ninkasi Brewing Co
Eugene
OR

49
Karl Strauss Brewing Co
San Diego
CA

50
Revolution Brewing
Chicago
IL

A State of the Industry report will be presented via online webinar in mid-April. The Brewers Association’s full 2019 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 2020.

¹ Figure based on companies that met the craft brewer definition for all or part of 2019. An American craft brewer is a small and independent brewer. Small: annual production of 6 million barrels of beer or less (approximately 3% of U.S. annual sales). Beer production is attributed to the rules of alternating proprietorships. Independent: less than 25% 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. Brewer: has a TTB brewer’s notice and makes beer.