Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Brewers Association Lists Top 50 Breweries of 2015

Courtesy of the Brewers Association
Boulder, CO • April 5, 2016 – The Brewers Association (BA)—the not-for-profit trade group representing small and independent craft brewers—today released its annual lists of the top 50 craft and overall brewing companies in the U.S., based on beer sales volume. Of the top 50 overall brewing companies, 43 were craft brewing companies.¹

“The top U.S. brewers continue to drive demand, growth, innovation and exponential interest in beers from small and independent brewers,” said Bart Watson, chief economist, Brewers Association. “With a historic record number of breweries in U.S., the top brewers continue to open new markets and expose beer drinkers to a variety of fuller-flavored styles and offerings.”

Top 50 U.S. Craft Brewing Companies
(Based on 2015 beer sales volume*)
 
Brewing Company
City
State
1
D. G. Yuengling and Son, Inc
Pottsville
PA
2
Boston Beer Co
Boston
MA
3
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co
Chico
CA
4
New Belgium Brewing Co
Fort Collins
CO
5
Gambrinus
San Antonio
TX
6
Lagunitas Brewing Co*
Petaluma
CA
7
Bell's Brewery, Inc
Kalamazoo
MI
8
Deschutes Brewery
Bend
OR
9
Minhas Craft Brewery
Monroe
WI
10
Stone Brewing Co
Escondido
CA
11
Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits*
San Diego
CA
12
Brooklyn Brewery
Brooklyn
NY
13
Firestone Walker Brewing Co
Paso Robles
CA
14
Oskar Blues Brewing Holding Co
Longmont
CO
15
Duvel Moortgat USA
Kansas City & Cooperstown
MO/NY
16
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Milton
DE
17
Matt Brewing Co
Utica
NY
18
SweetWater Brewing Co
Atlanta
GA
19
Harpoon Brewery
Boston
MA
20
New Glarus Brewing Co
New Glarus
WI
21
Great Lakes Brewing Co
Cleveland
OH
22
Alaskan Brewing Co.
Juneau
AK
23
Abita Brewing Co
Abita Springs
LA
24
Anchor Brewing Co
San Francisco
CA
25
Stevens Point Brewery Co
Stevens Point
WI
26
Victory Brewing Co
Downingtown
PA
27
August Schell Brewing Co
New Ulm
MN
28
Long Trail Brewing Co
Bridgewater Corners
VT
29
Summit Brewing Co
Saint Paul
MN
30
Shipyard Brewing Co
Portland
ME
31
Full Sail Brewing Co
Hood River
OR
32
Odell Brewing Co
Fort Collins
CO
33
Southern Tier Brewing Co
Lakewood
NY
34
Rogue Ales Brewery
Newport
OR
35
21st Amendment Brewery
Bay Area
CA
36
Ninkasi Brewing Co
Eugene
OR
37
Flying Dog Brewery
Frederick
MD
38
Narragansett Brewing Co
Providence
RI
39
Left Hand Brewing Company
Longmont
CO
40
Uinta Brewing Co
Salt Lake City
UT
41
Green Flash Brewing Co
San Diego
CA
42
Allagash Brewing Co
Portland
ME
43
Lost Coast Brewery
Eureka
CA
44
Bear Republic Brewing Co
Cloverdale
CA
45
Troegs Brewing Co
Hershey
PA
46
Karl Strauss Brewing Co
San Diego
CA
47
Breckenridge Brewery*
Littleton
CO
48
North Coast Brewing Co Inc.
Fort Bragg
CA
49
Four Peaks Brewing Co*
Tempe
AZ
50
Revolution Brewing Co
Chicago
IL
*Craft volume pro-rated in 2015 or will be pro-rated/exiting craft brewer data set in 2016

Top 50 U.S. Overall Brewing Companies2
(Based on 2015 beer sales volume)

Rank
Brewing Company
City
State
1
Anheuser-Busch, Inc (a)
Saint Louis
MO
2
MillerCoors (b)
Chicago
IL
3
Pabst Brewing Co (c)
Los Angeles
CA
4
D. G. Yuengling and Son Inc
Pottsville
PA
5
Boston Beer Co (d)
Boston
MA
6
North American Breweries (e)
Rochester
NY
7
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co
Chico
CA
8
New Belgium Brewing Co
Fort Collins
CO
9
Craft Brew Alliance (f)
Portland
OR
10
Lagunitas Brewing Co (g)
Petaluma
CA
11
Gambrinus (h)
San Antonio
TX
12
Bell's Brewery, Inc (i)
Kalamazoo
MI
13
Deschutes Brewery
Bend
OR
14
Minhas Craft Brewery (j)
Monroe
WI
15
Stone Brewing Co
Escondido
CA
16
Sleeman Brewing Co (k)
LaCrosse
WI
17
Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits (l)
San Diego
CA
18
Brooklyn Brewery
Brooklyn
NY
19
Firestone Walker Brewing Co (m)
Paso Robles
CA
20
Founders Brewing Co
Grand Rapids
MI
21
Oskar Blues Brewing Holding Co (n)
Longmont
CO
22
Duvel Moortgat USA (o)
Kansas City
MO
23
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Milton
DE
24
Matt Brewing Co (p)
Utica
NY
25
SweetWater Brewing Co
Atlanta
GA
26
Harpoon Brewery
Boston
MA
27
New Glarus Brewing Co
New Glarus
WI
28
Great Lakes Brewing Co
Cleveland
OH
29
Alaskan Brewing Co
Juneau
AK
30
Abita Brewing Co
Abita Springs
LA
31
Anchor Brewing Co
San Francisco
CA
32
Stevens Point Brewery Co (q)
Stevens Point
WI
33
Victory Brewing Co
Downingtown
PA
34
August Schell Brewing Co (r)
New Ulm
MN
35
Long Trail Brewing Co (s)
Bridgewater Corners
VT
36
Summit Brewing Co
Saint Paul
MN
37
Shipyard Brewing Co (t)
Portland
ME
38
Full Sail Brewing Co
Hood River
OR
39
Odell Brewing Co
Fort Collins
CO
40
Southern Tier Brewing Co
Lakewood
NY
41
Rogue Ales Brewery
Newport
OR
42
21st Amendment Brewery
Bay Area
CA
43
Ninkasi Brewing Co
Eugene
OR
44
Flying Dog Brewery
Frederick
MD
45
Narragansett Brewing Co
Providence
RI
46
Pittsburgh Brewing Co (u)
Pittsburgh
PA
47
Left Hand Brewing Company
Longmont
CO
48
Uinta Brewing Co
Salt Lake City
UT
49
Green Flash Brewing Co
San Diego
CA
50
Allagash Brewing Co
Portland
ME
The Association's full 2015 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 2016.

For additional statistics, see the Brewers Association’s annual craft brewing industry growth report for 2015.
1 Figure based on companies that met craft brewer definition for all or part of 2015. An American craft brewer is small, independent and traditional. 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. Traditional: A brewer that has a majority of its total beverage alcohol volume in beers whose flavor derives from traditional or innovative brewing ingredients and their fermentation. Flavored malt beverages (FMBs) are not considered beers.
2Top 50 Overall U.S. Brewing Companies notes: (a) includes 10 Barrel, Bass, Beck’s, Blue Point, Bud Light, Budweiser, Busch, Golden Road (partial year) Goose Island, Elysian (partial year) Landshark, Michelob, Rolling Rock, Shock Top and Wild Series brands. Does not include partially owned Coastal, Craft Brew Alliance, Fordham, Kona, Old Dominion, Omission, Red Hook and Widmer Brothers brands; (b) includes A.C. Golden, Batch 19, Blue Moon, Colorado Native, Coors, Keystone, Killian’s, Leinenkugel’s, Miller, Saint Archer (partial year), and Tenth & Blake brands; (c) includes Pabst, Schlitz, Small Town, and 28+ other brand families; (d) includes Alchemy & Science and Sam Adams brands. Does not include Twisted Tea or Angry Orchard brands; (e) includes Dundee, Genesee, Labatt Lime, Magic Hat and Pyramid brands; (f) includes Kona, Omission, Red Hook and Widmer Brothers brands; (g) full year volume; craft rank reflects pro-rated volume due to sale of stake to Heineken (h) includes BridgePort, Shiner and Trumer brands; (i) includes Bell’s and Upper Hand brands; (j) includes Mountain Crest and 10 other brand families as well as export volume; (k) includes Sleeman and Sapporo brands as well as export volume; (l) volume will be pro-rated in 2016 data set due to sale to Constellation Brands; (m) will be part of control group with Duvel Moortgat USA starting in 2016; (n) includes Utah Brewers Cooperative and Perrin Brewing Company brands, will include Cigar City brands starting in 2016; (o) includes Boulevard and Ommegang brands; (p) includes Flying Bison, Saranac and Utica Club brands; (q) includes James Page, Point and Whole Hog brands; (r) includes Grain Belt and Schell’s brands; (s) includes Long Trail, Otter Creek, The Shed and Wolaver’s brands; (t) includes Casco Bay, Sea Dog and Shipyard brands; (u) includes Iron City and 17 other brand families.

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