From The Brewers Association:
Boulder, CO — The Brewers Association —the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent 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 companies.1
“The COVID-19 pandemic drastically changed where Americans purchased alcohol in 2020. Breweries who had established packaging and distribution capacity were best positioned to take advantage of the boom in off-premise sales and weather market uncertainty,” said Bart Watson, chief economist, Brewers Association. “These businesses also saw variation in performance based on geography and business model, with different parts of the country seeing very different beer trends, and draught-heavy breweries suffering.”
View and download map of top 50 producing craft brewing companies
A comprehensive State of the Industry report will be presented via online webinar on April 8, 2021.
The Brewers Association’s full 2020 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 2021.
Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies
Rank
Brewery
City
State
1
D. G. Yuengling and Son Inc
Pottsville
PA
2
Boston Beer Co
Boston, Milton
MA, DE
3
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co
Chico
CA
4
Duvel Moortgat
Paso Robles, Kansas City, Cooperstown
CA, MO, NY
5
Gambrinus
Berkeley, Shiner
CA, TX
6
CANarchy
Longmont, Tampa, Salt Lake City, Comstock, Inglewood, Dallas
CO, FL, UT, MI, CA, TX
7
Bell's Brewery, Inc
Comstock
MI
8
Artisanal Brewing Ventures
Downington, Lakewood, Brooklyn
PA, NY, NY
9
Stone Brewing
Escondido
CA
10
Deschutes Brewery
Bend
OR
11
SweetWater Brewing Co
Atlanta
GA
12
New Glarus Brewing Co
New Glarus
WI
13
Matt Brewing Co
Utica
NY
14
Brooklyn Brewery
Brooklyn
NY
15
Harpoon Brewery
Boston
MA
16
Stevens Point Brewery
Stevens Point
WI
17
Odell Brewing Co
Fort Collins
CO
18
Minhas Craft Brewery
Monroe
WI
19
Abita Brewing Co
Covington
LA
20
Troegs Brewing Co
Hershey
PA
21
Summit Brewing Co
Saint Paul
MN
22
Great Lakes Brewing Company
Cleveland
OH
23
August Schell Brewing Company
New Ulm
MN
24
Three Floyds Brewing Co
Munster
IN
25
Rhinegeist Brewery
Cincinnati
OH
26
Alaskan Brewing Co
Juneau
AK
27
Gordon Biersch Brewing Co
San Jose
CA
28
Georgetown Brewing Co
Seattle
WA
29
Allagash Brewing Company
Portland
ME
30
Kings & Convicts Brewing/Ballast Point
Pleasant Prairie, San Diego
WI, CA
31
Long Trail Brewing Co
Bridgewater Corners
VT
32
Narragansett Brewing Co
Pawtucket
RI
33
Ninkasi Brewing Co
Eugene
OR
34
21st Amendment Brewery
Bay Area
CA
35
Flying Dog Brewery
Frederick
MD
36
Surly Brewing Company
Minneapolis
MN
37
Rogue Ales Brewery
Newport
OR
38
Lost Coast Brewery
Eureka
CA
39
Revolution Brewing
Chicago
IL
40
Modern Times Beer
San Diego
CA
41
BrewDog Brewing Company
Canal Winchester
OH
42
Saint Arnold Brewing Co
Houston
TX
43
Toppling Goliath Brewing Co
Decorah
IA
44
Two Roads Brewing Co
Stratford
CT
45
Fremont Brewing
Seattle
WA
46
Shipyard Brewing Co
Portland
ME
47
Left Hand Brewing Company
Longmont
CO
48
Creature Comforts Brewing Co
Athens
GA
49
Montauk Brewing Co
Montauk
NY
50
New Holland Brewing
Holland
MI
Top 50 Overall Brewing Companies
Rank
Company
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 and Son Inc
Pottsville
PA
8
FIFCO USA (g)
Rochester
NY
9
Boston Beer Co (h)
Boston, Milton
MA, DE
10
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co
Chico
CA
11
New Belgium Brewing Co / Kirin (I)
Fort Collins, San Francisco
CO, CA
12
Founders Brewing / Mahou San Miguel (j)
Grand Rapids, Boulder
MI, CO
13
Duvel Moortgat (k)
Paso Robles, Kansas City, Cooperstown
CA, MO, NY
14
Gambrinus (l)
Berkeley, Shiner
CA, TX
15
CANarchy (m)
Longmont, Tampa, Salt Lake City, Comstock, Inglewood, Dallas
CO, FL, UT, MI, CA, TX
16
Bell's Brewery, Inc (n)
Comstock
MI
17
Artisanal Brewing Ventures (o)
Downington, Lakewood, Brooklyn
PA, NY, NY
18
Stone Brewing
Escondido
CA
19
Deschutes Brewery
Bend
OR
20
SweetWater Brewing Co
Atlanta
GA
21
New Glarus Brewing Co
New Glarus
WI
22
Matt Brewing Co (p)
Utica
NY
23
Brooklyn Brewery
Brooklyn
NY
24
Harpoon Brewery
Boston
MA
25
Stevens Point Brewery (q)
Stevens Point
WI
26
Odell Brewing Co
Fort Collins
CO
27
Minhas Craft Brewery (r)
Monroe
WI
28
Abita Brewing Co
Covington
LA
29
Troegs Brewing Co
Hershey
PA
30
Summit Brewing Co
Saint Paul
MN
31
Great Lakes Brewing Co
Cleveland
OH
32
August Schell Brewing Co (s)
New Ulm
MN
33
Three Floyds Brewing Co
Munster
IN
34
Rhinegeist Brewery
Cincinnati
OH
35
Alaskan Brewing Co.
Juneau
AK
36
Gordon Biersch Brewing Co
San Jose
CA
37
Georgetown Brewing Co
Seattle
WA
38
Allagash Brewing Company
Portland
ME
39
Kings & Convicts Brewing/Ballast Point
Pleasant Prairie, San Diego
WI, CA
40
Long Trail Brewing Co
Bridgewater Corners
VT
41
Narragansett Brewing Co
Pawtucket
RI
42
Ninkasi Brewing Co
Eugene
OR
43
21st Amendment Brewery
Bay Area
CA
44
Flying Dog Brewery
Frederick
MD
45
Surly Brewing Company
Minneapolis
MN
46
Rogue Ales Brewery
Newport
OR
47
Lost Coast Brewery
Eureka
CA
48
Anchor Brewing Co / Sapporo USA (t)
Tarrytown, San Francisco
NY, CA
49
Revolution Brewing
Chicago
IL
50
Modern Times Beer
San Diego
CA
1 Figure based on companies that met the craft brewer definition for all or part of 2020. An American craft brewer is a small and independent brewer. 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. Brewer: has a TTB brewer’s notice and makes beer.
View a list of brands included under the companies in the overall brewing category
Contact: Jenelle Scott (on behalf of the Brewers Association) jenelle.scott@backbonemedia.net, 970-963-4873 x224
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