BEER’S Top 5Os

THE BREWERS ASSOCIATION has released its annual lists of the top fifty brewing companies for both craft and overall brewing companies. Statistics are based on sales in 2OO7.  “The majority of breweries in the US are independent craft brewers who continue to push the envelope in flavor and diversity and who continue to set the pace for the beer category,” stated Paul Gatza, Director of the Brewers Association. “In 2OO7, 14O6 of the 1449 breweries were small, independent and traditional brewers.”

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Craft Brewing Companies
1 Boston Beer Co., MA
2 Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., CA
3 New Belgium Brewing Co. Inc., CO
4 Spoetzl Brewery, TX
5 Pyramid Breweries Inc., WA
6 Matt Brewing Co., NY
7 Deschutes Brewery, Inc., OR
8 Boulevard Brewing Co., MO
9 Full Sail Brewing Co., OR
1O Harpoon Brewery, MA
11 Alaskan Brewing and Bottling Co., AK
12 Magic Hat Brewing Co., VT
13 Anchor Brewing Co., CA
14 Bell’s Brewery, Inc., MI
15 Shipyard Brewing Co., ME
16 Summit Brewing Co., MN
17 Abita Brewing Co., LA
18 Gordon Biersch Brewing Co., CA
19 Brooklyn Brewery, NY
2O Stone Brewing Co., CA
21 Rogue Ales/Oregon Brewing, OR
22 Long Trail Brewing Co., VT
23 New Glarus Brewing Co., WI
24 Kona Brewing Co., HI
25 Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, DE
26 Firestone Walker Brewing Co., CA
27 Great Lakes Brewing Co./Ohio, OH
28 The Lagunitas Brewing Co., CA
29 Flying Dog Brewery, CO
3O Sweetwater Brewing Co., GA
31 Bridgeport Brewing Co., OR
32 Rock Bottom Brewery Restaurants, CO
33 Odell Brewing Co., CO
34 BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery, CA
35 Victory Brewing Co., PA
36 Mac and Jack’s Brewery, WA
37 Lost Coast Brewery and Café, CA
38 Big Sky Brewing Co., MT
39 Pete’s Brewing Co., TX
4O Otter Creek Brewing Co., VT
41 Karl Strauss Breweries, CA
42 Breckenridge Brewery, CO
43 Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, TN
44 Anderson Valley Brewing Co., CA
45 Boulder Beer Co., CO
46 North Coast Brewing Co. Inc., CA
47 McMenamins, OR
48 Utah Brewers Cooperative, UT
49 Capital Brewing Co., WI
5O Blue Point Brewing Co., NY

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Overall Brewing Companies
1 Anheuser-Busch Inc., MO
2 Miller Brewing Co., WI
3 Coors Brewing Co., CO
4 Pabst Brewing Co., IL
5 Boston Beer Co., MA
6 D.G. Yuengling and Son Inc., PA
7 Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., CA
8 New Belgium Brewing Co. Inc., CO
9 High Falls Brewing Co., NY
1O Spoetzl Brewery, TX
11 Widmer Brothers Brewing Co., OR
12 Redhook Ale Brewery, WA
13 Pyramid Breweries Inc., WA
14 Matt Brewing Co., NY
15 Minhas Craft Brewery, WI
16 Deschutes Brewery, Inc., OR
17 Iron City Brewing Co., PA
18 Boulevard Brewing Co., MO
19 Full Sail Brewing Co., OR
2O Harpoon Brewery, MA
21 Alaskan Brewing and Bottling Co., AK
22 Magic Hat Brewing Co., VT
23 Anchor Brewing Co., CA
24 Bell’s Brewery, Inc., MI
25 Goose Island Beer Co., IL
26 August Schell Brewing Co., MN
27 Shipyard Brewing Co., ME
28 Summit Brewing Co., MN
29 Mendocino Brewing Co., CA
3O Abita Brewing Co., LA
31 Gordon Biersch Brewing Co., CA
32 Brooklyn Brewery, NY
33 Stone Brewing Co., CA
34 Rogue Ales/Oregon Brewing, OR
35 Long Trail Brewing Co., VT
36 New Glarus Brewing Co., WI
37 Kona Brewing Co., HI
38 Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, DE
39 Firestone Walker Brewing Co., CA
4O Great Lakes Brewing Co./Ohio, OH
41 The Lagunitas Brewing Co., CA
42 Flying Dog Brewery, CO
43 Sweetwater Brewing Co., GA
44 Bridgeport Brewing Co., OR
45 Rock Bottom Brewery Restaurants, CO
46 Gluek Brewing Co., MN
47 Straub Brewery, PA
48 Odell Brewing Co., CO
49 BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery, CA
5O Victory Brewing Co., PA