Brewers Association Releases the Top 50 Brewing Companies by Sales Volume for 2020

Brewers Association Releases the Top 50 Brewing Companies by Sales Volume for 2020

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


About the Brewers Association

The Brewers Association (BA) is the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American brewers, their beers and the community of brewing enthusiasts. The BA represents 5,400-plus U.S. breweries. The BA’s independent craft brewer seal is a widely adopted symbol that differentiates beers by small and independent craft brewers. The BA organizes events including the World Beer Cup®, Great American Beer Festival®, Craft Brewers Conference® & BrewExpo America®, SAVOR: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience, Homebrew Con, National Homebrew Competition and American Craft Beer Week®. The BA publishes The New Brewer® magazine, and Brewers Publications® is the leading publisher of brewing literature in the U.S. Beer lovers are invited to learn more about the dynamic world of craft beer at CraftBeer.com® and about homebrewing via the BA’s American Homebrewers Association® and the free Brew Guru® mobile app. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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