Brewers Association 2017 Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies List Revealed

(Boulder, CO) — 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 producing craft brewing companies and overall brewing companies in the U.S., based on beer sales volume. Of the top 50 overall brewing companies, 40 were small and independent craft brewing companies.1

“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.

Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies

Rank	Brewery Name	City	State
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/Kansas City/Cooperstown	CA/MO/NY
6	Gambrinus	San Antonio/Berkeley/Portland	TX/CA/OR
7	Bell’s Brewery, Inc	Comstock	MI
8	Stone Brewing Co	Escondido	CA
9	CANarchy	Longmont/Tampa/Salt Lake City/Comstock Park	CO/FL/UT/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/Lakewood	PA/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
21	Abita Brewing Co	Abita Springs	LA
22	Odell Brewing Co	Fort Collins	CO
23	Stevens Point Brewery	Stevens Point	WI
24	August Schell Brewing Co	New Ulm	MN
25	Summit Brewing Co	Saint Paul	MN
26	21st Amendment Brewery	Bay Area	CA
27	Shipyard Brewing Co	Portland	ME
28	Flying Dog Brewery	Frederick	MD
29	Full Sail Brewing Co	Hood River	OR
30	Troëgs Brewing Co	Hershey	PA
31	Long Trail Brewing Co	Bridgewater Corners	VT
32	Rogue Ales	Newport	OR
33	Rhinegeist Brewery	Cincinnati	OH
34	Narragansett Brewing Co	Providence	RI
35	Gordon Biersch Brewing Co	San Jose	CA
36	Allagash Brewing Co	Portland	ME
37	Uinta Brewing Co	Salt Lake City	UT
38	Ninkasi Brewing Co	Eugene	OR
39	Surly Brewing Company	Minneapolis	MN
40	Revolution Brewing	Chicago	IL
41	Karl Strauss Brewing Co	San Diego	CA
42	Bear Republic Brewing Co	Cloverdale	CA
43	Green Flash Brewing Co	San Diego	CA
44	Left Hand Brewing Company	Longmont	CO
45	Three Floyds Brewing Co	Munster	IN
46	Saint Arnold Brewing Co	Houston	TX
47	Lost Coast Brewery	Eureka	CA
48	North Coast Brewing Co	Fort Bragg	CA
49	Wachusett Brewing Co	Westminster	MA
50	Avery Brewing Co	Boulder	CO

Top 50 Overall Brewing Companies

Rank	Brewery Name	City	State
Bold = small and independent craft brewery

View a complete list of brands in the overall brewing category.

A comprehensive State of the Industry report will be delivered during the 2018 Craft Brewers Conference, held from April 30 – May 3, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. The association’s full 2017 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 2018.

¹ Figure based on companies that met craft brewer definition for all or part of 2017. 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.

About the Brewers Association

The Brewers Association (BA) is the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American brewers, their beers and the community of brewing enthusiasts. The BA represents 4,000-plus U.S. breweries. The BA’s independent craft brewer seal is a widely adopted symbol that differentiates beers by small and independent craft brewers. The BA organizes events including the World Beer Cup℠, Great American Beer Festival®, Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America®, SAVOR℠: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience, Homebrew Con, National Homebrew Competition and American Craft Beer Week®. The BA publishes The New Brewer® magazine, and Brewers Publications™ is the leading publisher of brewing literature in the U.S.

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