Top 50 Breweries of 2017

The Brewers Association (BA) released on March 14, 2018 its annual lists of the top 50 craft and overall brewing companies in the US, based on beer sales volume. Of the top 50 overall brewing companies, 40 were craft brewing companies.

“In an increasingly competitive and mature marketplace, these brewing companies continue to lead and pave the path for small and independent craft brewers,” said Bart Watson, chief economist, Brewers Association.

The top 20 U.S. craft breweries in 2017:

1) D.G. Yuengling & 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) Duvel Moortgat (Paso Robles, CA; Kansas City, MO; Cooperstown, NY)

6) Gambrinus (San Antonio, TX; Berkeley, CA; Portland, OR)

7) Bell’s Brewery, Inc (Comstock, MI)

8) Stone Brewing Co (Escondido, CA)

9) CANarchy (Longmont, CO, Tampa, FL; Salt Lake City, UT; Comstock Park, MI)

10) Deschutes Brewery (Bend, OR)

11) Brooklyn Brewery (Brooklyn, NY)

12) Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (Milton, DE)

13) Minhas Craft Brewery (Monroe, WI)

14) Artisanal Brewing Ventures (Downingtown, PA; Lakewood, NY)

15) SweetWater Brewing Co (Atlanta, GA)

16) New Glarus Brewing Co (New Glarus, WI)

17) Matt Brewing Co (Utica, NY)

18) Harpoon Brewery (Boston, MA)

19) Alaskan Brewing (Juneau, AK)

20) Great Lakes Brewing Co (Cleveland, OH)

For the complete list please go to the Brewers Association website at www.brewersassociation.org