The Brewers Association has just announced the top 50 breweries in the U.S. based on sales, by volume, for 2007. Here is the new list:
- Anheuser-Busch; St Louis MO
- Miller Brewing; Milwaukee WI
- Coors Brewing; Golden CO
- Pabst Brewing; Woodridge IL
- Boston Beer Co.; Boston MA
- D. G. Yuengling and Son; Pottsville PA
- Sierra Nevada Brewing; Chico CA
- New Belgium Brewing; Fort Collins CO
- High Falls Brewing; Rochester NY
- Spoetzl Brewery (Gambrinus); Spoetzl TX
- Widmer Brothers Brewing; Portland OR
- Redhook Ale Brewery; Woodinville WA
- Pyramid Breweries; Seattle WA
- Matt Brewing; Utica NY
- Minhas Craft Brewery; Monroe WI
- Deschutes Brewery; Bend OR
- Iron City Brewing (fka Pittsburgh Brewing); Pittsburgh PA
- Boulevard Brewing; Kansas City MO
- Full Sail Brewing; Hood River OR
- Harpoon Brewery; Boston, MA
- Alaskan Brewing; Juneau AK
- Magic Hat Brewing Company; South Burlington VT
- Anchor Brewing; San Francisco CA
- Bell’s Brewery; Galesburg MI
- Goose Island Beer; Chicago IL
- August Schell Brewing; New Ulm MN
- Shipyard Brewing; Portland ME
- Summit Brewing; Saint Paul MN
- Mendocino Brewing; Ukiah CA
- Abita Brewing; New Orleans LA
- Gordon Biersch Brewing; San Jose CA
- Brooklyn Brewery; Brooklyn NY
- Stone Brewing; Escondido CA
- Rogue Ales; Newport OR
- Long Trail Brewing; Bridgewater Corners VT
- New Glarus Brewing; New Glarus WI
- Kona Brewing; Kailua-Kona HI
- Dogfish Head Craft Brewery; Lewes DE
- Firestone Walker Brewing; Paso Robles CA
- Great Lakes Brewing; Cleveland OH
- Lagunitas Brewing; Petaluma CA
- Flying Dog Brewery; Denver CO
- Sweetwater Brewing; Atlanta GA
- Bridgeport Brewing; Portland OR
- Rock Bottom Brewery Restaurants; Louisville CO
- Gluek Brewing (just changed its name Cold Spring Brewery); Cold Spring MN
- Straub Brewery; Saint Mary’s PA
- Odell Brewing; Fort Collins CO
- BJs Restaurant & Brewery; Santa Ana CA</li
- Victory Brewing; Downington PA
From the press release:
Twenty-one states are represented in the top 50 brewing companies list, according to the Brewers Association. California hosts eight top breweries. Colorado and Oregon each host five, and Pennsylvania hosts four top producers. The remainder of the top 50 operate from Minnesota (3), New York (3), Wisconsin (3), Illinois (2), Massachusetts (2), Missouri (2), Vermont (2), and Washington (2). Alaska, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Ohio, and Texas each host one.