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04 May 2009

Brewers Association Releases Top 50 Breweries List, part 2: Overall Brewing Companies

Changes from last year’s list include breweries moving up or down in the rankings based on volume sales. Two craft brewers have claimed spots in the Top 50 Overall list—Big Sky Brewing Co. and Mac & Jack’s Brewery. Consolidation of MillerCoors, last year’s number 2 and 3 brewers, opened up a slot, and the merger of Widmer Brothers and Redhook into the company now named Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc. opened up another slot filled by emerging small and independent craft brewers.

For additional statistics, see Craft Brewing Statistics.

Top 50 overall brewing companies by beer sales volume (based on 2008 sales)

RankBrewing CompanyCityState
1Anheuser-Busch InBevSt. LouisMO
2Miller Coors Brewing Co.ChicagoIL
3Pabst Brewing Co.WoodridgeIL
4Boston Beer Co.BostonMA
5D. G. Yuengling and Son Inc.PottsvillePA
6Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.ChicoCA
7Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc.WoodinvilleWA
8New Belgium Brewing Co.Fort Collins CO
9High Falls Brewing Co.RochesterNY
10Spoetzl BreweryShinerTX
11Pyramid Breweries Inc.SeattleWA
12Deschutes BreweryBendOR
13Iron City Brewing Co.PittsburghPA
14Minhas Craft BreweryMonroeWI
15Matt Brewing Co.UticaNY
16Boulevard Brewing Co.Kansas CityMO
17Full Sail Brewing Co.Hood RiverOR
18Magic Hat Brewing Co.BurlingtonVT
19Alaskan Brewing Co.JuneauAK
20Harpoon BreweryBostonMA
21Bell’s Brewery Inc.td>GalesburgMI
22Goose Island Beer Co.ChicagoIL
23Kona Brewery LLCKailua-KonaHI
24Anchor Brewing Co.San FranciscoCA
25August Schell Brewing Co.New UlmMN
26Shipyard BrewingPortlandME
27Summit Brewing Co.Saint PaulMN
28Stone Brewing Co.EscondidoCA
29Mendocino Brewing Co.UkiahCA
30Abita Brewing Co., L.L.C.Abita SpringsLA
31The Brooklyn BreweryBrooklynNY
32New Glarus Brewing Co.New GlarusWI
33Dogfish Head Draft BreweryMiltonDE
34Long Trail Brewing Co.Bridgewater CornersVT
35Gordon Biersch Brewing Co.San JoseCA
36Rogue Ales/ Oregon Brewing Co.NewportOR
37Great Lakes Brewing Co.ClevelandOH
38The Lagunitas Brewing Co.PetalumaCA
39Firestone Walker Brewing Co.Paso RoblesCA
40Sweet Water Brewing Co.AtlantaGA
41Flying Dog Brweing Co.FrederickMD
42BJ’s Restaurant and BreweryHuntington BeachCA
43Rock Bottom Brewery RestaurantsLouisvilleCO
44BridgePort Brewing Co.PortlandOR
45Odell Brewing Co.Fort CollinsCO
46Victory Brewing Co.DowningtownPA
47Straub BrewerySaint MarysPA
48Cold Spring Brewing Co.Cold SpringMN
49Mac and Jack’s BreweryRedmontWA
50Big Sky Brewing Co.MissoulaMT

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