Top 50 Breweries in 2011–Brewers Association
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From the Brewers Association:
Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies
(Based on 2011 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 |
The Gambrinus Company |
San Antonio |
TX |
|
5 |
Deschutes Brewery |
Bend |
OR |
|
6 |
Matt Brewing Co. |
Utica |
NY |
|
7 |
Bell’s Brewery, Inc. |
Galesburg |
MI |
|
8 |
Harpoon Brewery |
Boston |
MA |
|
9 |
Lagunitas Brewing Co. |
Petaluma |
CA |
|
10 |
Boulevard Brewing Co. |
Kansas City |
MO |
|
11 |
Stone Brewing Company |
Escondido |
CA |
|
12 |
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery |
Milton |
DE |
|
13 |
Brooklyn Brewery |
Brooklyn |
NY |
|
14 |
Alaskan Brewing & Bottling Co. |
Juneau |
AK |
|
15 |
Long Trail Brewing Co. |
Burlington |
VT |
|
16 |
Shipyard Brewing Co. |
Portland |
ME |
|
17 |
Abita Brewing Co. |
Abita Springs |
LA |
|
18 |
Great Lakes Brewing Co. |
Cleveland |
OH |
|
19 |
New Glarus Brewing Co. |
New Glarus |
WI |
|
20 |
Full Sail Brewing Co. |
Hood River |
OR |
|
21 |
Summit Brewing Co. |
St. Paul |
MN |
|
22 |
Anchor Brewing Co. |
San Francisco |
CA |
|
23 |
Firestone Walker Brewing Co. |
Paso Robles |
CA |
|
24 |
Sweetwater Brewing Co. |
Atlanta |
GA |
|
25 |
Rogue Ales |
Newport |
OR |
|
26 |
Flying Dog Brewery |
Frederick |
MD |
|
27 |
Victory Brewing Co. |
Downingtown |
PA |
|
28 |
CraftWorks Breweries & Restaurants |
Chattanooga/Louisville |
TN/CO |
|
29 |
Oskar Blues Brewery |
Longmont |
CO |
|
30 |
Odell Brewing Co. |
Fort Collins |
CO |
|
31 |
Stevens Point Brewery Co. |
Stevens Point |
WI |
|
32 |
Ninkasi Brewing Co. |
Eugene |
OR |
|
33 |
BJ’s Chicago Pizza & Brewery, Inc. |
Huntington Beach |
CA |
|
34 |
Blue Point Brewing Co. |
Patchogue |
NY |
|
35 |
Bear Republic Brewing Co. |
Cloverdale |
CA |
|
36 |
Lost Coast Brewery Cafe |
Eureka |
CA |
|
37 |
Big Sky Brewing Co. |
Missoula |
MT |
|
38 |
North Coast Brewing Co. Inc. |
Fort Bragg |
CA |
|
39 |
Saint Louis Brewery, Inc./Schlafly Bottleworks |
St. Louis |
MO |
|
40 |
Gordon Biersch Brewing Co. |
San Jose |
CA |
|
41 |
Breckenridge Brewery |
Denver |
CO |
|
42 |
Founders Brewing Co. |
Grand Rapids |
MI |
|
43 |
Saint Arnold Brewing Co. |
Houston |
TX |
|
44 |
Karl Strauss Brewing Co. |
San Diego |
CA |
|
45 |
Real Ale Brewing Co. |
Blanco |
TX |
|
46 |
Mac and Jack’s Brewery Inc. |
Redmond |
WA |
|
47 |
Smuttynose Brewing Co. |
Portsmouth |
NH |
|
48 |
Utah Brewers Cooperative |
Salt Lake City |
UT |
|
49 |
Left Hand Brewing Co. |
Longmont |
CO |
|
t.50 |
Anderson Valley Brewing Co. |
Boonville |
CA |
|
t.50 |
Four Peaks Brewing Co. |
Tempe |
AZ |
Top 50 Brewing Companies
(Based on 2011 beer sales volume)
|
Rank |
Brewing Company |
City |
State |
|
1 |
Anheuser-Busch Inc. (a) |
St. Louis |
MO |
|
2 |
MillerCoors (b) |
Chicago |
IL |
|
3 |
Pabst Brewing Co. (c) |
Woodbridge |
IL |
|
4 |
D. G. Yuengling and Son Inc. |
Pottsville |
PA |
|
5 |
Boston Beer Co. |
Boston |
MA |
|
6 |
North American Breweries (d) |
Rochester |
NY |
|
7 |
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. |
Chico |
CA |
|
8 |
New Belgium Brewing Co. |
Fort Collins |
CO |
|
9 |
Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc. (e) |
Portland |
OR |
|
10 |
The Gambrinus Company (f) |
San Antonio |
TX |
|
11 |
Deschutes Brewery |
Bend |
OR |
|
12 |
Matt Brewing Co. (g) |
Utica |
NY |
|
13 |
Bell’s Brewery, Inc. |
Galesburg |
MI |
|
14 |
Minhas Craft Brewery (h) |
Monroe |
WI |
|
15 |
Harpoon Brewery |
Boston |
MA |
|
16 |
Lagunitas Brewing Co. |
Petaluma |
CA |
|
17 |
Boulevard Brewing Co. |
Kansas City |
MO |
|
18 |
Stone Brewing Co. |
Escondido |
CA |
|
19 |
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery |
Milton |
DE |
|
20 |
Brooklyn Brewery |
Brooklyn |
NY |
|
21 |
Alaskan Brewing and Bottling Co. |
Juneau |
AK |
|
22 |
Long Trail Brewing Co. |
Burlington |
VT |
|
23 |
August Schell Brewing Co. (i) |
New Ulm |
MN |
|
24 |
Shipyard Brewing Co. |
Portland |
ME |
|
25 |
Abita Brewing Co. |
Abita Springs |
LA |
|
26 |
World Brews/Winery Exchange (j) |
Novato |
CA |
|
27 |
Great Lakes Brewing Co. |
Cleveland |
OH |
|
28 |
New Glarus Brewing Co. |
New Glarus |
WI |
|
29 |
Full Sail Brewing Co. |
Hood River |
OR |
|
30 |
Pittsburgh Brewing Co. |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
|
31 |
Summit Brewing Co. |
St. Paul |
MN |
|
32 |
Anchor Brewing Co. |
San Francisco |
CA |
|
33 |
Firestone Walker Brewing Co. |
Paso Robles |
CA |
|
34 |
Cold Spring Brewing Co. (k) |
Cold Spring |
MN |
|
35 |
Sweetwater Brewing Co. |
Atlanta |
GA |
|
36 |
Rogue Ales Brewery |
Newport |
OR |
|
37 |
Mendocino Brewing Co. (l) |
Ukiah |
CA |
|
38 |
Flying Dog Brewery |
Frederick |
MD |
|
39 |
Victory Brewing Co. |
Downingtown |
PA |
|
40 |
CraftWorks Breweries & Restaurants (m) |
Chattanooga/Louisivlle |
TN/CO |
|
41 |
Oskar Blues Brewery & Tasty Weasel Tap Room |
Longmont |
CO |
|
42 |
Odell Brewing Co. |
Fort Collins |
CO |
|
43 |
Stevens Point Brewery Co. (n) |
Stevens Point |
WI |
|
44 |
Ninkasi Brewing Co. |
Eugene |
OR |
|
45 |
BJ’s Chicago Pizza & Brewery |
Huntington Beach |
CA |
|
46 |
Blue Point Brewing Co. |
Patchogue |
NY |
|
47 |
Bear Republic Brewing Co. |
Cloverdale |
CA |
|
48 |
Goose Island Brewing Co. (o) |
Chicago |
IL |
|
49 |
Lost Coast Brewery and Cafe |
Eureka |
CA |
|
50 |
Narragansett Brewing Co. |
Providence |
RI |
*Top 50 U.S. Overall Brewing Companies notes: (a) includes Bass, Beck’s, Busch, Goose Island, Landshark, Michelob, Rolling Rock, Shock Top and Wild Blue brands. Does not include partially owned Coastal, Kona, Red Hook and Widmer Brothers brands; (b) includes A.C. Golden, Batch 19, Blue Moon, Colorado Native, Herman Joseph, Keystone, Killian’s and Leinenkugel’s brands; (c) includes Schlitz and 28 other brand families; (d) includes Dundee, Genesee, Labatt Lime, Magic Hat and Pyramid brands; (e) includes Kona, Red Hook and Widmer Brothers brands; (f) includes BridgePort, Shiner and Trumer brands; (g) includes Flying Bison brands; (h) includes Mountain Crest and 10 other brand families; (i) includes Grain Belt brand; (j) private label brands; (k) includes Gluek and 17 other brand families; (l) includes Butte Creek, Kingfisher and Olde Saratoga brands; (m) includes A1A, Big River, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants, Rock Bottom Restaurants, Ragtime and Seven Bridges brewpubs; (n) includes James Page and Whole Hog brands; (o) sold to Anheuser-Busch in 2011.
The Association’s full 2011 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 22, 2012.
For additional statistics, see the craft brewing statistics, and 2011 craft brewer sales numbers.
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.
²Flavored malt beverages are not considered beer for the Top 50 rankings.
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