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Brewers Association Releases Top 50 Breweries of 2015 List
The hotly-anticipated annual list compiled by craft beer's governing body was released today with some big changes since last year's list.
All of the macro acquisitions of 2015 have yet to be finalized in the BA's eyes, and brands such as Lagunitas (#6), Ballast Point (#11), Breckenridge (#47) and Four Peaks (#49) remain on the list despite being snapped up by conglomerates hungry for craft beer's sales numbers.
Ballast Point, once again, was the largest mover on the list, skyrocketing up 20 places on the list to land at number 11.
Founders, which was a big mover on last year's list, was left off because it sold a 30 percent stake to Spain's largest brewer, Mahou San Miguel.
Lower down, Chicago's Revolution Brewing made its first appearance, rounding out the list at number 50.
Here is the release and full list from the Brewers Association:
Boulder, CO • April 5, 2016 – 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 craft and overall brewing companies in the U.S., based on beer sales volume. Of the top 50 overall brewing companies, 43 were craft brewing companies.¹
"The top U.S. brewers continue to drive demand, growth, innovation and exponential interest in beers from small and independent brewers," said Bart Watson, chief economist, Brewers Association. "With a historic record number of breweries in U.S., the top brewers continue to open new markets and expose beer drinkers to a variety of fuller-flavored styles and offerings."
Top 50 U.S. Craft Brewing Companies
(Based on 2015 beer sales volume*)
|
Brewing Company |
City |
State |
|
|
1 |
D. G. Yuengling and 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 |
Gambrinus |
San Antonio |
TX |
|
6 |
Lagunitas Brewing Co* |
Petaluma |
CA |
|
7 |
Bell's Brewery, Inc |
Kalamazoo |
MI |
|
8 |
Deschutes Brewery |
Bend |
OR |
|
9 |
Minhas Craft Brewery |
Monroe |
WI |
|
10 |
Stone Brewing Co |
Escondido |
CA |
|
11 |
Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits* |
San Diego |
CA |
|
12 |
Brooklyn Brewery |
Brooklyn |
NY |
|
13 |
Firestone Walker Brewing Co |
Paso Robles |
CA |
|
14 |
Oskar Blues Brewing Holding Co |
Longmont |
CO |
|
15 |
Duvel Moortgat USA |
Kansas City & Cooperstown |
MO/NY |
|
16 |
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery |
Milton |
DE |
|
17 |
Matt Brewing Co |
Utica |
NY |
|
18 |
SweetWater Brewing Co |
Atlanta |
GA |
|
19 |
Harpoon Brewery |
Boston |
MA |
|
20 |
New Glarus Brewing Co |
New Glarus |
WI |
|
21 |
Great Lakes Brewing Co |
Cleveland |
OH |
|
22 |
Alaskan Brewing Co. |
Juneau |
AK |
|
23 |
Abita Brewing Co |
Abita Springs |
LA |
|
24 |
Anchor Brewing Co |
San Francisco |
CA |
|
25 |
Stevens Point Brewery Co |
Stevens Point |
WI |
|
26 |
Victory Brewing Co |
Downingtown |
PA |
|
27 |
August Schell Brewing Co |
New Ulm |
MN |
|
28 |
Long Trail Brewing Co |
Bridgewater Corners |
VT |
|
29 |
Summit Brewing Co |
Saint Paul |
MN |
|
30 |
Shipyard Brewing Co |
Portland |
ME |
|
31 |
Full Sail Brewing Co |
Hood River |
OR |
|
32 |
Odell Brewing Co |
Fort Collins |
CO |
|
33 |
Southern Tier Brewing Co |
Lakewood |
NY |
|
34 |
Rogue Ales Brewery |
Newport |
OR |
|
35 |
21st Amendment Brewery |
Bay Area |
CA |
|
36 |
Ninkasi Brewing Co |
Eugene |
OR |
|
37 |
Flying Dog Brewery |
Frederick |
MD |
|
38 |
Narragansett Brewing Co |
Providence |
RI |
|
39 |
Left Hand Brewing Company |
Longmont |
CO |
|
40 |
Uinta Brewing Co |
Salt Lake City |
UT |
|
41 |
Green Flash Brewing Co |
San Diego |
CA |
|
42 |
Allagash Brewing Co |
Portland |
ME |
|
43 |
Lost Coast Brewery |
Eureka |
CA |
|
44 |
Bear Republic Brewing Co |
Cloverdale |
CA |
|
45 |
Troegs Brewing Co |
Hershey |
PA |
|
46 |
Karl Strauss Brewing Co |
San Diego |
CA |
|
47 |
Breckenridge Brewery* |
Littleton |
CO |
|
48 |
North Coast Brewing Co Inc. |
Fort Bragg |
CA |
|
49 |
Four Peaks Brewing Co* |
Tempe |
AZ |
|
50 |
Revolution Brewing Co |
Chicago |
IL |
|
*Craft volume pro-rated in 2015 or will be pro-rated/exiting craft brewer data set in 2016 |
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