The Brewers Association—the not-for-profit trade group that tabulates production statistics for the U.S. brewing industry— yesterday released its annual lists of the top 50 craft and overall brewing companies in the U.S., based on 2012 beer sales volume.
Top 50 U.S. Craft Brewing Companies (Based on 2012 beer sales volume)
San Diego County breweries in bold; other West Coast – CA, Oregon & Washington – breweries in italics
1. Boston Beer Co.
2. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (Chico, CA)
3. New Belgium Brewing Co.
4. The Gambrinus Co.
5. Deschutes Brewery (Bend, OR)
6. Lagunitas Brewing Co. (Petaluma, CA)
7. Bell’s Brewery, Inc.
8. Matt Brewing Co.
9. Harpoon Brewery
10. Stone Brewing Co. (Escondido, CA)
11. Brooklyn Brewery
12. Boulevard Brewing Co.
13. Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
14. Abita Brewing Co.
15. Shipyard Brewing Co.
16. Alaskan Brewing Co.
17. New Glarus Brewing Co.
18. Long Trail Brewing Co.
19. Great Lakes Brewing Co.
20. Firestone Walker Brewing Co. (Paso Robles, CA)
21. Anchor Brewing Co. (San Francisco, CA)
22. Rogue Ales (Newport, OR)
23. Summit Brewing Co.
t24. Full Sail Brewing Co. (Hood River, OR)
t24. SweetWater Brewing Co.
26. Victory Brewing Co.
27. Oskar Blues Brewery
28. Cold Spring Brewing Co./Third Street Brewhouse
29. Flying Dog Brewery
30. Founders Brewing Co.
31. Ninkasi Brewing Co. (Eugene, OR)
32. CraftWorks Restaurant & Breweries, Inc.
33. Odell Brewing Co.
34. Bear Republic Brewing Co. (Cloverdale, CA)
35. Stevens Point Brewery
36. Blue Point Brewing Co.
37. Southern Tier Brewing Co.
38. Lost Coast Brewery and Cafe (Eureka, CA)
39. Karl Strauss Brewing Co. (San Diego, CA)
40. BJ’s Chicago Pizza & Brewery, Inc. (Huntington Beach, CA)
41. Breckenridge Brewery
42. North Coast Brewing Co. (Fort Bragg, CA)
43. Left Hand Brewing Co.
44. St. Louis Brewery, Inc./Schlafly Beers
45. Saint Arnold Brewing Co.
46. Ballast Point Brewing Co. (San Diego, CA)
47. Big Sky Brewing Co.
48. Allagash Brewing Co.
49. Uinta Brewing Co.
50. Tröegs Brewing Co.
See the top 50 overall brewing companies here.