US. Brewers Association Releases 2010 Top 50 Breweries Lists

Post published:14/04/2011
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The Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade group that tabulates production statistics for U.S. breweries, released its annual lists reporting the top 50 brewing companies in the country, based on 2010 beer sales volume. The two lists are the Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies, comprising small and independent craft brewers,? and the Top 50 Overall Brewing Companies. Thirty-six of the top 50 brewing companies are small and independent craft brewing companies.

“At more than 1,700, the number of breweries in the U.S. is higher than any time since the late 1800s,” said Paul Gatza, director of the Brewers Association. “Beer lovers’ appreciation for American craft brewers and their craft beers continue to grow.”

Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies
(Based on 2010 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	Spoetzl Brewery*	Shiner	TX
5	Deschutes Brewery	Bend	OR
6	Independent Brewers United (IBU)*	Burlington	VT
7	Matt Brewing Co.	Utica	NY
8	Bell’s Brewery, Inc.	Galesburg	MI
9	Harpoon Brewery	Boston	MA
10	Boulevard Brewing Co.	Kansas City	MO
11	Dogfish Head Craft Brewery	Milton	DE
12	Alaskan Brewing and Bottling Co.	Juneau	AK
13	Long Trail Brewing Co.	Bridgewater Corners	VT
14	Stone Brewing Co.	Escondido	CA
15	Abita Brewing Co.	Abita Springs	LA
16	Brooklyn Brewery	Brooklyn	NY
17	Lagunitas Brewing Co.	Petaluma	CA
18	Full Sail Brewing Co.	Hood River	OR
19	Shipyard Brewing Co.	Portland	ME
20	Summit Brewing Co.	St. Paul	MN
21	New Glarus Brewing Co.	New Glarus	WI
22	Great Lakes Brewing Co.	Cleveland	OH
23	Anchor Brewing Co.	San Francisco	CA
24	Kona Brewery LLC*	Kailua-Kona	HI
25	Rogue Ales	Newport	OR
26	Firestone Walker Brewing Co.	Paso Robles	CA
27	Sweetwater Brewing Co.	Atlanta	GA
28	Flying Dog Brewery	Frederick	MD
29	Victory Brewing Co.	Downingtown	PA
30	Gordon Biersch Brewing Co.	San Jose	CA
31	BJ’s Chicago Pizza & Brewery, Inc.	Huntington Beach	CA
32	Stevens Point Brewery Co.	Stevens Point	WI
33	Odell Brewing Co.	Fort Collins	CO
34	BridgePort Brewing Co.*	Portland	OR
35	Rock Bottom Brewery Restaurants	Louisville	CO
36	Oskar Blues Brewery	Longmont	CO
37	Blue Point Brewing Co.	Patchogue	NY
38	Lost Coast Brewery and Cafe	Eureka	CA
39	Big Sky Brewing Co.	Missoula	MT
40	North Coast Brewing Co. Inc.	Fort Bragg	CA
41	Mac and Jack’s Brewery	Redmond	WA
42	The Saint Louis Brewery, Inc.	Maplewood	MO
43	Bear Republic Brewing Co.	Cloverdale	CA
44	Karl Strauss Brewing Co.	San Diego	CA
45	Breckenridge Brewery	Denver	CO
46	Utah Brewers Cooperative	Salt Lake City	UT
47	Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants	Chattanooga	TN
48	Saint Arnold Brewing Co.	Houston	TX
49	Real Ale Brewing Co.	Blanco	TX
50	Ninkasi Brewing Co.	Eugene	OR

*Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies notes: Spoetzl is part of Gambrinus Company; IBU January-August only prior to sale to North American Breweries (NAB); Kona January-September only prior to sale to Craft Brewers Alliance (CBA); BridgePort is part of Gambrinus Company.

Top 50 Brewing Companies
(Based on 2010 beer sales volume)

Rank	Brewing Company	City	State
1	Anheuser-Busch Inc.	St. Louis	MO
2	MillerCoors Brewing Co.	Chicago	IL
3	Pabst	Woodbridge	IL
4	D. G. Yuengling and Son Inc.	Pottsville	PA
5	Boston Beer Co.	Boston	MA
6	Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.	Chico	CA
7	New Belgium Brewing Co.	Fort Collins	CO
8	North American Breweries*	Rochester	NY
9	Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc.*	Portland	OR
10	Spoetzl Brewery*	Shiner	TX
11	Deschutes Brewery	Bend	OR
12	Independent Brewers United (IBU)*	Burlington	VT
13	Matt Brewing Co.	Utica	NY
14	Minhas Craft Brewery	Monroe	WI
15	Bell’s Brewery, Inc.	Galesburg	MI
16	Harpoon Brewery	Boston	MA
17	Boulevard Brewing Co.	Kansas City	MO
18	Goose Island Beer Co.	Chicago	IL
19	Dogfish Head Craft Brewery	Milton	DE
20	Alaskan Brewing and Bottling Co.	Juneau	AK
21	Long Trail Brewing Co.	Bridgewater Corners	VT
22	August Schell Brewing Co.	New Ulm	MN
23	Stone Brewing Co.	Escondido	CA
24	Abita Brewing Co.	Abita Springs	LA
25	Brooklyn Brewery	Brooklyn	NY
26	Lagunitas Brewing Co.	Petaluma	CA
27	Full Sail Brewing Co.	Hood River	OR
28	Shipyard Brewing Co.	Portland	ME
29	Summit Brewing Co.	St Paul	MN
30	New Glarus Brewing Co.	New Glarus	WI
31	Great Lakes Brewing Co.	Cleveland	OH
32	Anchor Brewing Co.	San Francisco	CA
33	Iron City Brewing Co.	Pittsburgh	PA
34	Kona Brewery LLC*	Kailua-Kona	HI
35	Rogue Ales	Newport	OR
36	Firestone Walker Brewing Co.	Paso Robles	CA
37	Winery Exchange Inc. / World Brews	Novato	CA
38	Sweetwater Brewing Co.	Atlanta	GA
39	Mendocino Brewing Co.	Ukiah	CA
40	Flying Dog Brewery	Frederick	MD
41	Victory Brewing Co.	Downingtown	PA
42	Gordon Biersch Brewing Co.	San Jose	CA
43	BJ’s Chicago Pizza & Brewery, Inc.	Huntington Beach	CA
44	Stevens Point Brewery Co.	Stevens Point	WI
45	Odell Brewing Co.	Fort Collins	CO
46	BridgePort Brewing Co.*	Portland	OR
47	Cold Spring Brewing Co.	Cold Spring	MN
48	Rock Bottom Brewery	Louisville	CO
49	Oskar Blues Brewery	Longmont	CO
50	Straub Brewery	Saint Marys	PA

*Top 50 Brewing Companies notes: NAB includes IBU August-December; CBA includes Kona October-December; Spoetzl is part of Gambrinus Company; and IBU is January-August only (sale to NAB); Kona is January-September only (sale to CBA); BridgePort is part of Gambrinus Company. Flavored malt beverages are not considered beer for the Top 50 rankings.

The Association’s full 2010 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 18.

For additional statistics, see the craft brewing statistics, and 2010 craft brewer sales numbers press release.

?The 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.

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