The Brewers Association just announced the top 50 breweries in the U.S. based on sales, by volume, for 2009, which is listed below here. For the third time, they’ve also released a list of the top 50 craft breweries based on the new definition adopted by the Brewers Association a few years ago. Here is the new craft brewery list:
- Boston Beer Co.; Boston MA
- Sierra Nevada Brewing; Chico CA
- New Belgium Brewing; Fort Collins CO
- Spoetzl Brewery (Gambrinus); Spoetzl TX
- Pyramid Breweries; Seattle WA
- Deschutes Brewery; Bend OR
- Matt Brewing; Utica NY
- Magic Hat Brewing Company; Burlington VT
- Boulevard Brewing; Kansas City MO
- Harpoon Brewery; Boston, MA
- Alaskan Brewing; Juneau AK
- Bell’s Brewery; Galesburg MI
- Kona Brewing; Kailua-Kona HI
- Full Sail Brewing; Hood River OR
- Stone Brewing; Escondido CA
- Dogfish Head Craft Brewery; Lewes DE
- Brooklyn Brewery; Brooklyn NY
- Abita Brewing; New Orleans LA
- Summit Brewing; Saint Paul MN
- Anchor Brewing; San Francisco CA
- Shipyard Brewing; Portland ME
- New Glarus Brewing; New Glarus WI
- Great Lakes Brewing; Cleveland OH
- Rogue Ales/Oregon Brewing; Newport OR
- Long Trail Brewing; Bridgewater Corners VT
- Lagunitas Brewing; Petaluma CA
- Gordon Biersch Brewing; San Jose CA
- Sweetwater Brewing; Atlanta GA
- Firestone Walker Brewing; Paso Robles CA
- Victory Brewing; Downingtown PA
- Flying Dog Brewery; Frederick MD
- BJs Restaurant & Brewery; Huntington Beach CA
- Odell Brewing; Fort Collins CO
- Rock Bottom Brewery Restaurants; Louisville CO
- Bridgeport Brewing; Portland OR
- Lost Coast Brewery; Eureka CA
- Big Sky Brewing; Missoula MT
- Stevens Point Brewing; Stevens Point WI
- Mac and Jack’s Brewery; Redmond WA
- Karl Strauss Breweries; San Diego CA
- The Saint Louis Brewery; St Louis MO
- Blue Point Brewing; Patchogue NY
- Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants; Chattanooga TN
- Oskar Blues Brewery; Longmont CO
- North Coast Brewing; Fort Bragg CA
- Breckenridge Brewery; Denver CO
- Utah Brewers Cooperative; Salt Lake City UT
- Saint Arnold Brewing; Houston TX
- Boulder Beer; Boulder CO
- Bear Republic Brewing; Cloverdale CA
Four breweries are new to the Top 50 Craft Breweries list; Bear Republic Brewing, Oskar Blues Brewery, Saint Arnold Brewing and Stevens Point. In addition, four dropped off the list; Otter Creek Brewing, Pete’s Brewing, McMenamins and Anderson Valley Brewing. Here is this year’s press release.
I’ll have my annual annotated list shortly.