The Brewers Association just announced the top 50 breweries in the U.S. based on sales, by volume, for 2010, which is listed below here. For the fourth year, 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, and updated earlier this year. 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
- Deschutes Brewery; Bend OR
- Independent Brewers United (IBU); Burlington, VT
- Matt Brewing; Utica NY
- Bell’s Brewery; Galesburg MI
- Harpoon Brewery; Boston, MA
- Boulevard Brewing; Kansas City MO
- Dogfish Head Craft Brewery; Lewes DE
- Alaskan Brewing; Juneau AK
- Long Trail Brewing; Bridgewater Corners VT
- Stone Brewing; Escondido CA
- Abita Brewing; New Orleans LA
- Brooklyn Brewery; Brooklyn NY
- Lagunitas Brewing; Petaluma CA
- Full Sail Brewing; Hood River OR
- Shipyard Brewing; Portland ME
- Summit Brewing; Saint Paul MN
- New Glarus Brewing; New Glarus WI
- Great Lakes Brewing; Cleveland OH
- Anchor Brewing; San Francisco CA
- Kona Brewing; Kailua-Kona HI
- Rogue Ales/Oregon Brewing; Newport OR
- Firestone Walker Brewing; Paso Robles CA
- Sweetwater Brewing; Atlanta GA
- Flying Dog Brewery; Frederick MD
- Victory Brewing; Downingtown PA
- Gordon Biersch Brewing; San Jose CA
- BJs Restaurant & Brewery; Huntington Beach CA
- Stevens Point Brewing; Stevens Point WI
- Odell Brewing; Fort Collins CO
- Bridgeport Brewing (Gambrinus); Portland OR
- Rock Bottom Brewery Restaurants; Louisville CO
- Oskar Blues Brewery; Longmont CO
- Blue Point Brewing; Patchogue NY
- Lost Coast Brewery; Eureka CA
- Big Sky Brewing; Missoula MT
- North Coast Brewing; Fort Bragg CA
- Mac and Jack’s Brewery; Redmond WA
- The Saint Louis Brewery; St Louis MO
- Bear Republic Brewing; Cloverdale CA
- Karl Strauss Breweries; San Diego CA
- Breckenridge Brewery; Denver CO
- Utah Brewers Cooperative; Salt Lake City UT
- Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants; Chattanooga TN
- Saint Arnold Brewing; Houston TX
- Real Ale Brewing; Blanco, TX
- Ninkasi Brewing; Eugene, OR
Two breweries are new to the Top 50 Craft Breweries list; Real Ale Brewing and Ninkasi. Here is this year’s press release.
I’ll have my annual annotated list shortly.
wow no Magic Hat? I’m surprised!
Samantha, Magic Hat is in there at #12. After they bought Pyramid Breweries, their company name was changed to Independent Brewers United (IBU), though that will disappear again next year, because IBU was bought last fall by North American Breweries, a private equity firm.
Do you happen to know where Russian River fits into this equation? It’s crazy the way people scramble for Pliny the Elder whenever it’s around here in L.A.
They’re way down on the list. No where near even the Top 100 as I recall. Even with the new production brewery, the amount they make is small. The next issue of New Brewer should have the latest figures.