Brewers Association Lists Top 50 Breweries of 2015
By Chilled Magazine
The Brewers Association (BA), the not-for-profit trade group representing small and independent craft brewers, has 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. 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.”
– Bart Watson, chief economist, Brewers Association
Top 50 U.S. Craft Brewing Companies – Based on 2015 beer sales volume*
- D. G. Yuengling and Son, Inc. • Pottsville, PA
- Boston Beer Co. • Boston, MA
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. • Chico, CA
- New Belgium Brewing Co. • Fort Collins, CO
- Gambrinus • San Antonio, TX
- Lagunitas Brewing Co.* • Petaluma, CA
- Bell’s Brewery, Inc. • Kalamazoo, MI
- Deschutes Brewery • Bend, OR
- Minhas Craft Brewery • Monroe, WI
- Stone Brewing Co. • Escondido, CA
- Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits* • San Diego, CA
- Brooklyn Brewery • Brooklyn, NY
- Firestone Walker Brewing Co. • Paso Robles, CA
- Oskar Blues Brewing Holding Co. • Longmont, CO
- Duvel Moortgat USA • Kansas City & Cooperstown, MO/NY
- Dogfish Head Craft Brewery • Milton, DE
- Matt Brewing Co. • Utica, NY
- SweetWater Brewing Co. • Atlanta, GA
- Harpoon Brewery • Boston, MA
- New Glarus Brewing Co. • New Glarus, WI
- Great Lakes Brewing Co. • Cleveland, OH
- Alaskan Brewing Co. • Juneau, AK
- Abita Brewing Co. • Abita Springs, LA
- Anchor Brewing Co. • San Francisco, CA
- Stevens Point Brewery Co. • Stevens Point, WI
- Victory Brewing Co. • Downingtown, PA
- August Schell Brewing Co. • New Ulm, MN
- Long Trail Brewing Co. • Bridgewater Corners, VT
- Summit Brewing Co. • Saint Paul, MN
- Shipyard Brewing Co. • Portland, ME
- Full Sail Brewing Co. • Hood River, OR
- Odell Brewing Co. • Fort Collins, CO
- Southern Tier Brewing Co. • Lakewood, NY
- Rogue Ales Brewery • Newport, OR
- 21st Amendment Brewery • Bay Area, CA
- Ninkasi Brewing Co. • Eugene, OR
- Flying Dog Brewery • Frederick, MD
- Narragansett Brewing Co. • Providence, RI
- Left Hand Brewing Company • Longmont, CO
- Uinta Brewing Co. • Salt Lake City, UT
- Green Flash Brewing Co. • San Diego, CA
- Allagash Brewing Co. • Portland, ME
- Lost Coast Brewery • Eureka, CA
- Bear Republic Brewing Co. • Cloverdale, CA
- Troegs Brewing Co. • Hershey, PA
- Karl Strauss Brewing Co. • San Diego, CA
- Breckenridge Brewery* • Littleton, CO
- North Coast Brewing Co. Inc. • Fort Bragg, CA
- Four Peaks Brewing Co* • Tempe, AZ
- Revolution Brewing Co. • Chicago, IL
*Craft volume pro-rated in 2015 or will be pro-rated/exiting craft brewer data set in 2016
Top 50 U.S. Overall Brewing Companies[2] – Based on 2015 beer sales volume
- Anheuser-Busch, Inc. (a) • Saint Louis, MO
- MillerCoors (b) • Chicago, IL
- Pabst Brewing Co. (c) • Los Angeles, CA
- D. G. Yuengling and Son Inc. • Pottsville, PA
- Boston Beer Co. (d) • Boston, MA
- North American Breweries (e) • Rochester, NY
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. • Chico, CA
- New Belgium Brewing Co. • Fort Collins, CO
- Craft Brew Alliance (f) • Portland, OR
- Lagunitas Brewing Co. (g) • Petaluma, CA
- Gambrinus (h) • San Antonio, TX
- Bell’s Brewery, Inc. (i) • Kalamazoo, MI
- Deschutes Brewery • Bend, OR
- Minhas Craft Brewery (j) • Monroe, WI
- Stone Brewing Co. • Escondido, CA
- Sleeman Brewing Co. (k) • LaCrosse, WI
- Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits (l) • San Diego, CA
- Brooklyn Brewery • Brooklyn, NY
- Firestone Walker Brewing Co. (m) • Paso Robles, CA
- Founders Brewing Co. • Grand Rapids, MI
- Oskar Blues Brewing Holding Co. (n) • Longmont, CO
- Duvel Moortgat USA (o) • Kansas City, MO
- Dogfish Head Craft Brewery • Milton, DE
- Matt Brewing Co. (p) • Utica, NY
- SweetWater Brewing Co. • Atlanta, GA
- Harpoon Brewery • Boston, MA
- New Glarus Brewing Co. • New Glarus, WI
- Great Lakes Brewing Co. • Cleveland, OH
- Alaskan Brewing Co. • Juneau, AK
- Abita Brewing Co. • Abita Springs, LA
- Anchor Brewing Co. • San Francisco, CA
- Stevens Point Brewery Co. (q) • Stevens Point, WI
- Victory Brewing Co. • Downingtown, PA
- August Schell Brewing Co. (r) • New Ulm, MN
- Long Trail Brewing Co. (s) • Bridgewater Corners, VT
- Summit Brewing Co. • Saint Paul, MN
- Shipyard Brewing Co. (t) • Portland, ME
- Full Sail Brewing Co. • Hood River, OR
- Odell Brewing Co. • Fort Collins, CO
- Southern Tier Brewing Co. • Lakewood, NY
- Rogue Ales Brewery • Newport, OR
- 21st Amendment Brewery • Bay Area, CA
- Ninkasi Brewing Co. • Eugene, OR
- Flying Dog Brewery • Frederick, MD
- Narragansett Brewing Co. • Providence, RI
- Pittsburgh Brewing Co. (u) • Pittsburgh, PA
- Left Hand Brewing Company • Longmont, CO
- Uinta Brewing Co. • Salt Lake City, UT
- Green Flash Brewing Co. • San Diego, CA
- Allagash Brewing Co. • Portland, ME
The Association’s full 2015 industry analysis, which shows regional trends and sales by individual breweries, will be published in the May/June issue ofThe New Brewer, available in May 2016. For additional statistics, see the Brewers Association’s annual craft brewing industry growth report for 2015.
Beer lovers are invited to learn more about the dynamic world of craft beer at CraftBeer.com and about homebrewing via the BA’s American Homebrewers Association. You can also follow on Twitter.