Top 50 Breweries of 2016

The Brewers Association (BA) released on March 15, 2017 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, 40 were craft brewing companies.

“With such a broad range of brewers in today’s beer landscape, the leading small and independent producers have helped build the craft brewing industry to what it is today,” said Bart Watson, chief economist, Brewers Association. “Embracing their experience and ability to thrive and overcome challenges, the top producing craft brewers will continue to inspire, innovate and influence the future of beer.”

The top 20 U.S. craft breweries in 2016:

1) D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc. (Pottsville, Pa.)

2) Boston Beer Co (Boston, Mass.)

3) Sierra Nevada Brewing Co (Chico, Calif.)

4) New Belgium Brewing Co (Fort Collins, Colo.)

5) Gambrinus (San Antonio, Tex.)

6) Duvel Moortgat (Paso Robles, Calif., Kansas City, Mo., Cooperstown, N.Y.)

7) Bell’s Brewery, Inc (Comstock, Mich.)

8) Deschutes Brewery (Bend, Oreg.)

9) Stone Brewing Co (Escondido, Calif.)

10) Oskar Blues Brewing Holding Co (Longmont, Colo.)

11) Brooklyn Brewery (Brooklyn, N.Y.)

12) Minhas Craft Brewery (Monroe, Wis.)

13) Artisanal Brewing Ventures (Downingtown, Pa., Lakewood, N.Y.)

14) Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (Milton, Del.)

15) SweetWater Brewing Co (Atlanta, Ga.)

16) New Glarus Brewing Co (New Glarus, Wis.)

17) Matt Brewing Co (Utica, N.Y.)

18) Harpoon Brewery (Boston, Mass.)

19) Alaskan Brewing (Juneau, Alaska)

20) Abita Brewing Co (Abita Springs, La.)

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