E-Malt.com News article: USA: Brewers Association releases top 50 brewers lists

The Brewers Association — the not-for-profit trade group that tabulates production statistics for U.S. breweries — released on April, 17 its annual lists of the top 50 craft and overall brewing companies in the U.S., based on 2011 beer sales volume.

Of the top 50 overall brewing companies, 36 are small and independent craft brewing companies, the Association said.

“In the last 15 years, craft brewing has gone from one percent of the overall beer market to almost six percent in 2011,” said Paul Gatza, director of the Brewers Association. “We attribute a large part of that growth to the many talented brewers who are providing beer lovers with more beer style and flavor choices than ever before.”

Top 50 U.S. Craft Brewing Companies (Based on 2011 beer sales volume)

1 Boston Beer Co.
2 Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
3 New Belgium Brewing Co.
4 The Gambrinus Company
5 Deschutes Brewery
6 Matt Brewing Co.
7 Bell's Brewery, Inc.
8 Harpoon Brewery
9 Lagunitas Brewing Co.
10 Boulevard Brewing Co.
11 Stone Brewing Company
12 Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
13 Brooklyn Brewery
14 Alaskan Brewing & Bottling Co.
15 Long Trail Brewing Co.
16 Shipyard Brewing Co.
17 Abita Brewing Co.
18 Great Lakes Brewing Co.
19 New Glarus Brewing Co.
20 Full Sail Brewing Co.
21 Summit Brewing Co.
22 Anchor Brewing Co.
23 Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
24 Sweetwater Brewing Co.
25 Rogue Ales Brewery
26 Flying Dog Brewery
27 Victory Brewing Co.
28 CraftWorks Breweries & Restaurants
29 Oskar Blues Brewery
30 Odell Brewing Co.
31 Stevens Point Brewery Co.
32 Ninkasi Brewing Co.
33 BJ's Chicago Pizza & Brewery, Inc.
34 Blue Point Brewing Co.
35 Bear Republic Brewing Co.
36 Lost Coast Brewery Cafe
37 Big Sky Brewing Co.
38 North Coast Brewing Co. Inc.
39 Saint Louis Brewery, Inc./Schlafly Bottleworks
40 Gordon Biersch Brewing Co.
41 Breckenridge Brewery
42 Founders Brewing Co.
43 Saint Arnold Brewing Co.
44 Karl Strauss Brewing Co.
45 Real Ale Brewing Co.
46 Mac and Jack's Brewery Inc.
47 Smuttynose Brewing Co.
48 Utah Brewers Cooperative
49 Left Hand Brewing Co.
t.50 Anderson Valley Brewing Co.
t.50 Four Peaks Brewing Co.


Top 50 Overall Brewing Companies (Based on 2011 beer sales volume)

1 Anheuser-Busch Inc. (a)
2 MillerCoors (b)
3 Pabst Brewing Co. (c)
4 D. G. Yuengling and Son Inc.
5 Boston Beer Co.
6 North American Breweries (d)
7 Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
8 New Belgium Brewing Co.
9 Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc. (e)
10 The Gambrinus Company (f)
11 Deschutes Brewery
12 Matt Brewing Co. (g)
13 Bell's Brewery, Inc.
14 Minhas Craft Brewery (h)
15 Harpoon Brewery
16 Lagunitas Brewing Co.
17 Boulevard Brewing Co.
18 Stone Brewing Co.
19 Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
20 Brooklyn Brewery
21 Alaskan Brewing and Bottling Co.
22 Long Trail Brewing Co.
23 August Schell Brewing Co. (i)
24 Shipyard Brewing Co.
25 Abita Brewing Co.
26 World Brews/Winery Exchange (j)
27 Great Lakes Brewing Co.
28 New Glarus Brewing Co.
29 Full Sail Brewing Co.
30 Pittsburgh Brewing Co.
31 Summit Brewing Co.
32 Anchor Brewing Co.
33 Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
34 Cold Spring Brewing Co. (k)
35 Sweetwater Brewing Co.
36 Rogue Ales Brewery
37 Mendocino Brewing Co. (l)
38 Flying Dog Brewery
39 Victory Brewing Co.
40 CraftWorks Breweries & Restaurants (m)
41 Oskar Blues Brewery & Tasty Weasel Tap Room
42 Odell Brewing Co.
43 Stevens Point Brewery Co. (n)
44 Ninkasi Brewing Co.
45 BJ's Chicago Pizza & Brewery
46 Blue Point Brewing Co.
47 Bear Republic Brewing Co.
48 Goose Island Brewing Co. (o)
49 Lost Coast Brewery and Cafe
50 Narragansett Brewing Co.

*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.


20 April, 2012