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Top 50 Craft Breweries For 2007

The Brewers Association just announced the top 50 breweries in the U.S. based on sales, by volume, for 2007, which is listed below here. For the first time, they’ve also released a list of the top 50 craft breweries based on the new definition adopted by the Brewers Association last year. Here is the new craft brewery list:

  1. Boston Beer Co.; Boston MA
  2. Sierra Nevada Brewing; Chico CA
  3. New Belgium Brewing; Fort Collins CO
  4. Spoetzl Brewery (Gambrinus); Spoetzl TX
  5. Pyramid Breweries; Seattle WA
  6. Matt Brewing; Utica NY
  7. Deschutes Brewery; Bend OR
  8. Boulevard Brewing; Kansas City MO
  9. Full Sail Brewing; Hood River OR
  10. Harpoon Brewery; Boston, MA
  11. Alaskan Brewing; Juneau AK
  12. Magic Hat Brewing Company; South Burlington VT
  13. Anchor Brewing; San Francisco CA
  14. Bell’s Brewery; Galesburg MI
  15. Shipyard Brewing; Portland ME
  16. Summit Brewing; Saint Paul MN
  17. Abita Brewing; New Orleans LA
  18. Gordon Biersch Brewing; San Jose CA
  19. Brooklyn Brewery; Brooklyn NY
  20. Stone Brewing; Escondido CA
  21. Rogue Ales; Newport OR
  22. Long Trail Brewing; Bridgewater Corners VT
  23. New Glarus Brewing; New Glarus WI
  24. Kona Brewing; Kailua-Kona HI
  25. Dogfish Head Craft Brewery; Lewes DE
  26. Firestone Walker Brewing; Paso Robles CA
  27. Great Lakes Brewing; Cleveland OH
  28. Lagunitas Brewing; Petaluma CA
  29. Flying Dog Brewery; Denver CO
  30. Sweetwater Brewing; Atlanta GA
  31. Bridgeport Brewing; Portland OR
  32. Rock Bottom Brewery Restaurants; Louisville CO
  33. Odell Brewing; Fort Collins CO
  34. BJs Restaurant & Brewery; Huntington Beach CA</li
  35. Victory Brewing; Downingtown PA
  36. Mac and Jack’s Brewery; Redmond WA
  37. Lost Coast Brewery; Eureka CA
  38. Big Sky Brewing; Missoula MT
  39. Pete’s Brewing; San Antonio TX
  40. Otter Creek Brewing; Middlebury VT
  41. Karl Strauss Breweries; San Diego CA
  42. Breckenridge Brewery; Denver CO
  43. Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant; Chattanooga TN
  44. Anderson Valley Brewing; Boonville CA
  45. Boulder Beer; Boulder CO
  46. North Coast Brewing; Fort Bragg CA
  47. McMenamins; Portland OR
  48. Utah Brewers Cooperative; Salt Lake City UT
  49. Capital Brewing; Middleton WI
  50. Blue Point Brewing; Patchogue NY

From the press release:

The Brewers Association, which tabulates industry growth data, announced its annual list of the top fifty brewing companies. Released are both a Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies list and a list of the Top 50 Overall Brewing Companies. Statistics are based on sales in 2007.

“The majority of breweries in the U.S. are independent craft brewers who continue to push the envelope in flavor and diversity and who continue to set the pace for the beer category,” states Paul Gatza, Director of the

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