The Brewers Association just announced the top 50 craft breweries in the U.S. based on sales, by volume, for 2012, which is listed below here. For the sixth year, they’ve also released a list of the top 50 breweries, which includes all breweries. Here is the new craft brewery list:
- Boston Beer Co.; Boston MA
- Sierra Nevada Brewing; Chico CA
- New Belgium Brewing; Fort Collins CO
- Gambrinus Company; San Antonio TX
- Deschutes Brewery; Bend OR
- Lagunitas Brewing; Petaluma CA
- Bell’s Brewery; Galesburg MI
- Matt Brewing; Utica NY
- Harpoon Brewery; Boston, MA
- Stone Brewing; Escondido CA
- Brooklyn Brewery; Brooklyn NY
- Boulevard Brewing; Kansas City MO
- Dogfish Head Craft Brewery; Milton DE
- Abita Brewing; New Orleans LA
- Shipyard Brewing; Portland ME
- Alaskan Brewing; Juneau AK
- New Glarus Brewing; New Glarus WI
- Long Trail Brewing; Bridgewater Corners VT
- Great Lakes Brewing; Cleveland OH
- Firestone Walker Brewing; Paso Robles CA
- Anchor Brewing; San Francisco CA
- Rogue Ales/Oregon Brewing; Newport OR
- Summit Brewing; Saint Paul MN
- Full Sail Brewing; Hood River OR
- Sweetwater Brewing; Atlanta GA
- Victory Brewing; Downingtown PA
- Oskar Blues Brewery; Longmont CO
- Cold Spring Brewing/Third Street Brewhouse; Cold Spring MN
- Flying Dog Brewery; Frederick MD
- Founders Brewing; Grand Rapids MI
- Ninkasi Brewing; Eugene, OR
- CraftWorks Breweries & Restaurants (Gordon Biersch/Rock Bottom); Chattanooga TN/Louisville KY
- Odell Brewing; Fort Collins CO
- Bear Republic Brewing; Cloverdale CA
- Stevens Point Brewing; Stevens Point WI
- Blue Point Brewing; Patchogue NY
- Southern Tier Brewing; Lakewood NY
- Lost Coast Brewery; Eureka CA
- Karl Strauss Breweries; San Diego CA
- BJs Chicago Pizza & Brewery; Huntington Beach CA
- Breckenridge Brewery; Denver CO
- North Coast Brewing; Fort Bragg CA
- Left Hand Brewing; Longmont CO
- St. Louis Brewery, Inc./Schlafly Beers; St Louis MO
- Saint Arnold Brewing; Houston TX
- Ballast Point Brewing; San Diego CA
- Big Sky Brewing; Missoula MT
- Allagash Brewing; Portland ME
- Uinta; Salt Lake City UT
- Tröegs Brewing; Hershey PA
Five breweries are new to this year’s Top 50 Craft Breweries list; Cold Spring Brewing/Third Street Brewhouse, Southern Tier Brewing, Ballast Point Brewing, Allagash and Tröegs Brewing. Here is this year’s press release.
I’ll have my annual annotated list shortly.