Brewers Association Releases 2009 Top 50 Overall Breweries Lists Boulder, CO • April 14, 2010—The Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade group that tabulates production statistics for U.S. breweries, released its annual lists reporting the top 50 brewing companies in the country, based on 2009 beer sales volume. The list below contains the Top 50 Overall Brewing Companies. The Top 50 Overall Brewing Companies list contains 76 percent craft brewing companies. “Beer lovers continue to find great value and enjoyment in fuller flavored craft beers,” said Paul Gatza, director of the Brewers Association. “Americans have an increasing appreciation of craft beers, and the growing number of brewers behind them."
Top 50 Overall Brewing Companies (Based on 2009 beer sales volume) | Rank | Brewing Company | City | State | | 1 | Anheuser-Busch InBev | St. Louis | MO | | 2 | MillerCoors Brewing Co. | Chicago | IL | | 3 | Pabst Brewing Co. | Woodridge | 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 | Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc. | Portland | OR | | 9 | Spoetzl Brewery (part of Gambrinus) | Shiner | TX | | 10 | High Falls Brewing Co. | Rochester | NY | | 11 | Minhas Craft Brewery | Monroe | WI | | 12 | Pyramid Breweries (part of IBU) | Seattle | WA | | 13 | Deschutes Brewery | Bend | OR | | 14 | F.X. Matt Brewing Co. | Utica | NY | | 15 | Magic Hat Brewing Co. (part of IBU) | Burlington | VT | | 16 | Boulevard Brewing Co. | Kansas City | MO | | 17 | Harpoon Brewery | Boston | MA | | 18 | Alaskan Brewing Co. | Juneau | AK | | 19 | Bell's Brewery, Inc. | Galesburg | MI | | 20 | Goose Island Beer Co. | Chicago | IL | | 21 | Kona Brewing Co. | Kailua-Kona | HI | | 22 | Full Sail Brewing Co. | Hood River | OR | | 23 | Stone Brewing Co. | Escondido | CA | | 24 | Dogfish Head Craft Brewery | Milton | DE | | 25 | Iron City Brewing Co. | Pittsburgh | PA | | 26 | August Schell Brewing Co. | New Ulm | MN | | 27 | The Brooklyn Brewery | Brooklyn | NY | | 28 | Abita Brewing Co., L.L.C. | Abita Springs | LA | | 29 | Summit Brewing Co. | Saint Paul | MN | | 30 | Anchor Brewing Co. | San Francisco | CA | | 31 | Shipyard Brewing Co. | Portland | ME | | 32 | New Glarus Brewing Co. | New Glarus | WI | | 33 | Great Lakes Brewing Co. | Cleveland | OH | | 34 | Rogue Ales/Oregon Brewing Co. | Newport | OR | | 35 | Long Trail Brewing Co. | Burlington | VT | | 36 | The Lagunitas Brewing Co. | Petaluma | CA | | 37 | Mendocino Brewing Co. | Ukiah | CA | | 38 | Gordon Biersch Brewing Co. | San Jose | CA | | 39 | SweetWater Brewing Co. | Atlanta | GA | | 40 | Firestone Walker Brewing Co. | Paso Robles | CA | | 41 | Victory Brewing Co. | Downingtown | PA | | 42 | Flying Dog Brewing Co. | Frederick | MD | | 43 | BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery | Huntington Beach | CA | | 44 | Odell Brewing Co. | Fort Collins | CO | | 45 | Rock Bottom Brewery Restaurants | Louisville | CO | | 46 | Straub Brewery | Saint Marys | PA | | 47 | BridgePort Brewing Co. (part of Gambrinus) | Portland | OR | | 48 | Lost Coast Brewery & Cafe | Eureka | CA | | 49 | Big Sky Brewing Co. | Missoula | MT | | 50 | Stevens Point Brewery Co. | Stevens Point | WI | |
