BREWING’S BEST

The cream of the crop has been announced.  The Brewers Association has released its annual lists reporting the top 5O brewing companies in the country, based on 2O1O beer sales volume.  The two lists are the
Top 5O Craft Brewing Companies, comprising small and independent craft brewers, and the Top 5O Overall Brewing Companies.  Thirty-six of the top companies are small and independent craft brewing companies.
The top 1O craft breweries
1 Boston Beer Company, Boston, MA
2 Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Chico, CA
3 New Belgium Brewing Company, Fort Collins, CO
4 Spoetzl Brewery, Shiner, TX
5 Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR
6 Independent Brewers United, Burlington, VT
7 Matt Brewing Company, Utica, NY
8 Bell’s Brewing Inc., Galesburg, MI
9 Harpoon Brewery, Boston, MA
1O Boulevard Brewing Company, Kansas City, MO

The top 1O overall
brewing companies
1 Anheuser-Busch Inc., St. Louis, MO
2 MillerCoors Brewing Company, Chicago, IL
3 Pabst, Woodbridge, IL
4 D. G. Yuengling and Son Inc., Pottsville, PA
5 Boston Beer Company, Boston, MA
6 Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Chico, CA
7 New Belgium Brewing Company, Fort Collins, CO
8 North American Breweries, Rochester, NY
9 Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc. Portland, OR
1O Spoetzl Brewery, Shiner, TX
Find the complete lists at brewersassociation.org.