The Brewers Association recently announced the production numbers from 2015 and, while there was a slight decrease in momentum from 2014, they were looking pretty good. We predict they won’t hit their 2020 prediction of 20% market share because the growth required to reach it would need another steep increase in 2016 and beyond.
The BA has now announced it’s 2015 Top Beer Producers. California leads the way with 12 of the top 50 producers. Colorado rolls in with 6 and Oregon has 4. Yuengling leads the way with Boston Beer Company right behind.
Below are rankings for top craft breweries AND top overall breweries, with AB leading the way.
Top 50 Craft Breweries of 2015
Brewing Company | City | State | |
1 | D. G. Yuengling and Son, Inc | Pottsville | PA |
2 | Boston Beer Co | Boston | MA |
3 | Sierra Nevada Brewing Co | Chico | CA |
4 | New Belgium Brewing Co | Fort Collins | CO |
5 | Gambrinus | San Antonio | TX |
6 | Lagunitas Brewing Co* | Petaluma | CA |
7 | Bell’s Brewery, Inc | Kalamazoo | MI |
8 | Deschutes Brewery | Bend | OR |
9 | Minhas Craft Brewery | Monroe | WI |
10 | Stone Brewing Co | Escondido | CA |
11 | Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits* | San Diego | CA |
12 | Brooklyn Brewery | Brooklyn | NY |
13 | Firestone Walker Brewing Co | Paso Robles | CA |
14 | Oskar Blues Brewing Holding Co | Longmont | CO |
15 | Duvel Moortgat USA | Kansas City & Cooperstown | MO/NY |
16 | Dogfish Head Craft Brewery | Milton | DE |
17 | Matt Brewing Co | Utica | NY |
18 | SweetWater Brewing Co | Atlanta | GA |
19 | Harpoon Brewery | Boston | MA |
20 | New Glarus Brewing Co | New Glarus | WI |
21 | Great Lakes Brewing Co | Cleveland | OH |
22 | Alaskan Brewing Co. | Juneau | AK |
23 | Abita Brewing Co | Abita Springs | LA |
24 | Anchor Brewing Co | San Francisco | CA |
25 | Stevens Point Brewery Co | Stevens Point | WI |
26 | Victory Brewing Co | Downingtown | PA |
27 | August Schell Brewing Co | New Ulm | MN |
28 | Long Trail Brewing Co | Bridgewater Corners | VT |
29 | Summit Brewing Co | Saint Paul | MN |
30 | Shipyard Brewing Co | Portland | ME |
31 | Full Sail Brewing Co | Hood River | OR |
32 | Odell Brewing Co | Fort Collins | CO |
33 | Southern Tier Brewing Co | Lakewood | NY |
34 | Rogue Ales Brewery | Newport | OR |
35 | 21st Amendment Brewery | Bay Area | CA |
36 | Ninkasi Brewing Co | Eugene | OR |
37 | Flying Dog Brewery | Frederick | MD |
38 | Narragansett Brewing Co | Providence | RI |
39 | Left Hand Brewing Company | Longmont | CO |
40 | Uinta Brewing Co | Salt Lake City | UT |
41 | Green Flash Brewing Co | San Diego | CA |
42 | Allagash Brewing Co | Portland | ME |
43 | Lost Coast Brewery | Eureka | CA |
44 | Bear Republic Brewing Co | Cloverdale | CA |
45 | Troegs Brewing Co | Hershey | PA |
46 | Karl Strauss Brewing Co | San Diego | CA |
47 | Breckenridge Brewery* | Littleton | CO |
48 | North Coast Brewing Co Inc. | Fort Bragg | CA |
49 | Four Peaks Brewing Co* | Tempe | AZ |
50 | Revolution Brewing Co | Chicago | IL |
Top 50 Overall Beer Producers of 2015
Rank | Brewing Company | City | State |
1 | Anheuser-Busch, Inc (a) | Saint Louis | MO |
2 | MillerCoors (b) | Chicago | IL |
3 | Pabst Brewing Co (c) | Los Angeles | CA |
4 | D. G. Yuengling and Son Inc | Pottsville | PA |
5 | Boston Beer Co (d) | Boston | MA |
6 | North American Breweries (e) | Rochester | NY |
7 | Sierra Nevada Brewing Co | Chico | CA |
8 | New Belgium Brewing Co | Fort Collins | CO |
9 | Craft Brew Alliance (f) | Portland | OR |
10 | Lagunitas Brewing Co (g) | Petaluma | CA |
11 | Gambrinus (h) | San Antonio | TX |
12 | Bell’s Brewery, Inc (i) | Kalamazoo | MI |
13 | Deschutes Brewery | Bend | OR |
14 | Minhas Craft Brewery (j) | Monroe | WI |
15 | Stone Brewing Co | Escondido | CA |
16 | Sleeman Brewing Co (k) | LaCrosse | WI |
17 | Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits (l) | San Diego | CA |
18 | Brooklyn Brewery | Brooklyn | NY |
19 | Firestone Walker Brewing Co (m) | Paso Robles | CA |
20 | Founders Brewing Co | Grand Rapids | MI |
21 | Oskar Blues Brewing Holding Co (n) | Longmont | CO |
22 | Duvel Moortgat USA (o) | Kansas City | MO |
23 | Dogfish Head Craft Brewery | Milton | DE |
24 | Matt Brewing Co (p) | Utica | NY |
25 | SweetWater Brewing Co | Atlanta | GA |
26 | Harpoon Brewery | Boston | MA |
27 | New Glarus Brewing Co | New Glarus | WI |
28 | Great Lakes Brewing Co | Cleveland | OH |
29 | Alaskan Brewing Co | Juneau | AK |
30 | Abita Brewing Co | Abita Springs | LA |
31 | Anchor Brewing Co | San Francisco | CA |
32 | Stevens Point Brewery Co (q) | Stevens Point | WI |
33 | Victory Brewing Co | Downingtown | PA |
34 | August Schell Brewing Co (r) | New Ulm | MN |
35 | Long Trail Brewing Co (s) | Bridgewater Corners | VT |
36 | Summit Brewing Co | Saint Paul | MN |
37 | Shipyard Brewing Co (t) | Portland | ME |
38 | Full Sail Brewing Co | Hood River | OR |
39 | Odell Brewing Co | Fort Collins | CO |
40 | Southern Tier Brewing Co | Lakewood | NY |
41 | Rogue Ales Brewery | Newport | OR |
42 | 21st Amendment Brewery | Bay Area | CA |
43 | Ninkasi Brewing Co | Eugene | OR |
44 | Flying Dog Brewery | Frederick | MD |
45 | Narragansett Brewing Co | Providence | RI |
46 | Pittsburgh Brewing Co (u) | Pittsburgh | PA |
47 | Left Hand Brewing Company | Longmont | CO |
48 | Uinta Brewing Co | Salt Lake City | UT |
49 | Green Flash Brewing Co | San Diego | CA |
50 | Allagash Brewing Co | Portland | ME |