Brewers Association releases 2010 top 50 breweries lists
The Brewers Association released its annual lists reporting the top 50 brewing companies in the country, based on 2010 beer sales volume. The two lists are the Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies, comprising small and independent craft brewers as defined by the BA (annual production of beer less than 6 million barrels, independent brewers, traditional brewing) and the Top 50 Overall Brewing Companies. Thirty-six of the top 50 brewing companies are small and independent craft brewing companies.
"At more than 1,700, the number of breweries in the U.S. is higher than any time since the late 1800s," said Paul Gatza, director of the Brewers Association. "Beer lovers’ appreciation for American craft brewers and their craft beers continue to grow."
The Association’s full 2010 industry analysis, which shows regional trends and sales by individual breweries, will be published in May/June.
Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies
(Based on 2010 beer sales volume)
| Rank | Brewing Company | City | State |
| 1 | Boston Beer Co. | Boston | MA |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. | Chico | CA |
| 3 | New Belgium Brewing Co. | Fort Collins | CO |
| 4 | Spoetzl Brewery* | Shiner | TX |
| 5 | Deschutes Brewery | Bend | OR |
| 6 | Independent Brewers United (IBU)* | Burlington | VT |
| 7 | Matt Brewing Co. | Utica | NY |
| 8 | Bell’s Brewery, Inc. | Galesburg | MI |
| 7 | Harpoon Brewery | Boston | MA |
| 10 | Boulevard Brewing Co. | Kansas City | MO |
| 11 | Dogfish Head Craft Brewery | Milton | DE |
| 12 | Alaskan Brewing and Bottling Co. | Juneau | AK |
| 13 | Long Trail Brewing Co. | Bridgewater Corners | VT |
| 14 | Stone Brewing Co. | Escondido | CA |
| 15 | Abita Brewing Co. | Abita Springs | LA |
| 16 | Brooklyn Brewery | Brooklyn | NY |
| 17 | Lagunitas Brewing Co. | Petaluma | CA |
| 18 | Full Sail Brewing Co. | Hood River | OR |
| 19 | Shipyard Brewing Co. | Portland | ME |
| 20 | Summit Brewing Co. | St. Paul | MN |
| 21 | New Glarus Brewing Co. | New Glarus | WI |
| 22 | Great Lakes Brewing Co. | Cleveland | OH |
| 23 | Anchor Brewing Co. | San Francisco | CA |
| 24 | Kona Brewery LLC* | Kailua-Kona | HI |
| 25 | Rogue Ales | Newport | OR |
| 26 | Firestone Walker Brewing Co. | Paso Robles | CA |
| 27 | Sweetwater Brewing Co. | Atlanta | GA |
| 28 | Flying Dog Brewery | Frederick | MD |
| 29 | Victory Brewing Co. | Downingtown | PA |
| 30 | Gordon Biersch Brewing Co. | San Jose | CA |
| 31 | BJ’s Chicago Pizza & Brewery, Inc. | Huntington Beach | CA |
| 32 | Stevens Point Brewery Co. | Stevens Point | WI |
| 33 | Odell Brewing Co. | Fort Collins | CO |
| 34 | BridgePort Brewing Co.* | Portland | OR |
| 35 | Rock Bottom Brewery Restaurants | Louisville | CO |
| 36 | Oskar Blues Brewery | Longmont | CO |
| 37 | Blue Point Brewing Co. | Patchogue | NY |
| 38 | Lost Coast Brewery and Cafe | Eureka | CA |
| 39 | Big Sky Brewing Co. | Missoula | MT |
| 40 | North Coast Brewing Co. Inc. | Fort Bragg | CA |
| 41 | Mac and Jack’s Brewery | Redmond | WA |
| 42 | The Saint Louis Brewery, Inc. | Maplewood | MO |
| 43 | Bear Republic Brewing Co. | Cloverdale | CA |
| 44 | Karl Strauss Brewing Co. | San Diego | CA |
| 45 | Breckenridge Brewery | Denver | CO |
| 46 | Utah Brewers Cooperative | Salt Lake City | UT |
| 47 | Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants | Chattanooga | TN |
| 48 | Saint Arnold Brewing Co. | Houston | TX |
| 49 | Real Ale Brewing Co. | Blanco | TX |
| 50 | Ninkasi Brewing Co. | Eugene | OR |
*Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies notes: Spoetzl is part of Gambrinus Company; IBU January-August only prior to sale to North American Breweries (NAB); Kona January-September only prior to sale to Craft Brewers Alliance (CBA); BridgePort is part of Gambrinus Company.
Top 50 Brewing Companies
(Based on 2010 beer sales volume)
| Rank | Brewing Company | City | State |
| 1 | Anheuser-Busch Inc. | St. Louis | MO |
| 2 | MillerCoors Brewing Co. | Chicago | IL |
| 3 | Pabst | Woodbridge | IL |
| 4 | D. G. Yuengling and Son Inc. | Pottsville | PA |
| 5 | Boston Beer Co. | Boston | MA |
| 6 | Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. | Chico | CA |
| 7 | New Belgium Brewing Co. | Fort Collins | CO |
| 8 | North American Breweries* | Rochester | NY |
| 9 | Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc.* | Portland | OR |
| 10 | Spoetzl Brewery* | Shiner | TX |
| 11 | Deschutes Brewery | Bend | OR |
| 12 | Independent Brewers United (IBU)* | Burlington | VT |
| 13 | Matt Brewing Co. | Utica | NY |
| 14 | Minhas Craft Brewery | Monroe | WI |
| 15 | Bell’s Brewery, Inc. | Galesburg | MI |
| 16 | Harpoon Brewery | Boston | MA |
| 17 | Boulevard Brewing Co. | Kansas City | MO |
| 18 | Goose Island Beer Co. | Chicago | IL |
| 19 | Dogfish Head Craft Brewery | Milton | DE |
| 20 | Alaskan Brewing and Bottling Co. | Juneau | AK |
| 21 | Long Trail Brewing Co. | Bridgewater Corners | VT |
| 22 | August Schell Brewing Co. | New Ulm | MN |
| 23 | Stone Brewing Co. | Escondido | CA |
| 24 | Abita Brewing Co. | Abita Springs | CA |
| 25 | Brooklyn Brewery | Brooklyn | NY |
| 26 | Lagunitas Brewing Co. | Petaluma | CA |
| 27 | Full Sail Brewing Co. | Hood River | OR |
| 28 | Shipyard Brewing Co. | Portland | ME |
| 29 | Summit Brewing Co. | St Paul | MN |
| 30 | New Glarus Brewing Co. | New Glarus | WI |
| 31 | Great Lakes Brewing Co. | Cleveland | OH |
| 32 | Anchor Brewing Co. | San Francisco | CA |
| 33 | Iron City Brewing Co. | Pittsburgh | CA |
| 34 | Kona Brewery LLC* | Kailua-Kona | HI |
| 35 | Rogue Ales | Newport | OR |
| 36 | Firestone Walker Brewing Co. | Paso Robles | CA |
| 37 | Winery Exchange Inc. / World Brews | Novato | CA |
| 38 | Sweetwater Brewing Co. | Atlanta | GA |
| 39 | Mendocino Brewing Co. | Ukiah | CA |
| 40 | Flying Dog Brewery | Frederick | MD |
| 41 | Victory Brewing Co. | Downingtown | PA |
| 42 | Gordon Biersch Brewing Co. | San Jose | CA |
| 43 | BJ’s Chicago Pizza & Brewery, Inc. | Huntington Beach | CA |
| 44 | Stevens Point Brewery Co. | Stevens Point | WI |
| 45 | Odell Brewing Co. | Fort Collins | CO |
| 46 | BridgePort Brewing Co.* | Portland | OR |
| 47 | Cold Spring Brewing Co. | Cold Spring | MN |
| 48 | Rock Bottom Brewery | Louisville | CO |
| 49 | Oskar Blues Brewery | Longmont | CO |
| 50 | Straub Brewery | Saint Marys | PA |
*Top 50 Brewing Companies notes: NAB includes IBU August-December; CBA includes Kona October-December; Spoetzl is part of Gambrinus Company; and IBU is January-August only (sale to NAB); Kona is January-September only (sale to CBA); BridgePort is part of Gambrinus Company. Flavored malt beverages are not considered beer for the Top 50 rankings.
Source
BRAUWELT International 2011
