USA: Brewers Association publishes this year’s top 50 breweries list

The Brewers Association (BA) — the not-for-profit trade group representing small and independent craft brewers in the United States — on April 5 released its annual lists of the top 50 craft and overall brewing companies in the U.S., based on beer sales volume. Of the top 50 overall brewing companies, 43 were craft brewing companies.

“The top U.S. brewers continue to drive demand, growth, innovation and exponential interest in beers from small and independent brewers,” said Bart Watson, chief economist, Brewers Association. “With a historic record number of breweries in U.S., the top brewers continue to open new markets and expose beer drinkers to a variety of fuller-flavored styles and offerings.”

The top 50 US craft brewing companies this year are:

D. G. Yuengling and Son, Inc
Boston Beer Co
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co
New Belgium Brewing Co
Gambrinus

The top 50 US overall brewing companies are:

Anheuser-Busch, Inc (a)
MillerCoors (b)
Pabst Brewing Co (c)
D. G. Yuengling and Son Inc
Boston Beer Co (d)

(a) includes 10 Barrel, Bass, Beck’s, Blue Point, Bud Light, Budweiser, Busch, Golden Road (partial year) Goose Island, Elysian (partial year) Landshark, Michelob, Rolling Rock, Shock Top and Wild Series brands. Does not include partially owned Coastal, Craft Brew Alliance, Fordham, Kona, Old Dominion, Omission, Red Hook and Widmer Brothers brands;

(b) includes A.C. Golden, Batch 19, Blue Moon, Colorado Native, Coors, Keystone, Killian’s, Leinenkugel’s, Miller, Saint Archer (partial year), and Tenth & Blake brands;

(c) includes Pabst, Schlitz, Small Town, and 28+ other brand families;

(d) includes Alchemy & Science and Sam Adams brands. Does not include Twisted Tea or Angry Orchard brands.

06 April, 2016