The Brewers Association has also just announced the top 50 breweries in the U.S. based on sales, by volume, for 2011. This includes all breweries, regardless of size or other parameters. Here is the new list:
- Anheuser-Busch InBev; St Louis MO
- MillerCoors; Chicago IL
- Pabst Brewing; Woodridge IL
- D. G. Yuengling and Son; Pottsville PA
- Boston Beer Co.; Boston MA
- North American Breweries; Rochester, NY
- Sierra Nevada Brewing; Chico CA
- New Belgium Brewing; Fort Collins CO
- Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc.; Portland, OR
- Gambrinus Company; San Antonio TX
- Deschutes Brewery; Bend OR
- Matt Brewing; Utica NY
- Bell’s Brewery; Galesburg MI
- Minhas Craft Brewery; Monroe WI
- Harpoon Brewery; Boston, MA
- Lagunitas Brewing; Petaluma CA
- Boulevard Brewing; Kansas City MO
- Stone Brewing; Escondido CA
- Dogfish Head Craft Brewery; Lewes DE
- Brooklyn Brewery; Brooklyn NY
- Alaskan Brewing; Juneau AK
- Long Trail Brewing; Burlington VT
- August Schell Brewing; New Ulm MN
- Shipyard Brewing; Portland ME
- Abita Brewing; New Orleans LA
- World Brews/Winery Exchange; Novato CA
- Great Lakes Brewing; Cleveland OH
- New Glarus Brewing; New Glarus WI
- Full Sail Brewing; Hood River OR
- Pittsburgh Brewing; Pittsburgh PA
- Summit Brewing; Saint Paul MN
- Anchor Brewing; San Francisco CA
- Firestone Walker Brewing; Paso Robles CA
- Cold Spring Brewing; Cold Spring MN
- SweetWater Brewing; Atlanta GA
- Rogue Ales Brewery; Newport OR
- Mendocino Brewing; Ukiah CA
- Flying Dog Brewery; Frederick MD
- Victory Brewing; Downington PA
- CraftWorks Breweries & Restaurants (Gordon Biersch/Rock Bottom); Chattanooga TN/Louisville KY
- Oskar Blues Brewery; Longmont CO
- Odell Brewing; Fort Collins CO
- Stevens Point Brewery; Stevens Point WI
- Ninkasi Brewing; Eugene OR
- BJs Restaurant & Brewery; Huntington Beach CA
- Blue Point Brewing; Patchogue NY
- Bear Republic Brewing; Cloverdale CA
- Goose Island Beer; Chicago IL
- Lost Coast Brewery; Eureka CA
- Narragansett Brewing; Providence RI
Here is this year’s press release.