Posted in Beer News, Headlines

Top 50 Overall U.S. Brewing Companies 2014 (By Volume)

Top 50 Breweries 2014

Early today, the Top 50 craft breweries by sales volume in 2014 was revealed. Below you will find the list of breweries by sales volume (both macro and craft combined) below. No surprises when you see Anheuser-Busch at the #1 spot, followed by Miller Coors, then Pabst.

To put things in a little bit of a perspective, the Cartersville, Georgia Anheuser-Busch facility produces around 10 million barrels (310 million gallons) at just that location annually.

Rank Company City State
1 Anheuser-Busch, Inc (a) St. Louis MO
2 Miller Coors (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 Gambrinus (g) Shiner TX
11 Lagunitas Brewing Co Petaluma CA
12 Bell’s Brewery, Inc (h) Galesburg MI
13 Deschutes Brewery Bend OR
14 Stone Brewing Co Escondido CA
15 Sleeman Brewing Co (i) LaCrosse WI
16 Minhas Craft Brewery (j) Monroe WI
17 Brooklyn Brewery Brooklyn NY
18 Duvel Moortgat USA (k) Kansas City & Cooperstown MO/NY
19 Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Milton DE
20 Matt Brewing Co (l) Utica NY
21 Harpoon Brewery Boston MA
22 Firestone Walker Brewing Co Paso Robles CA
23 Founders Brewing Co Grand Rapids MI
24 SweetWater Brewing Co Atlanta GA
25 New Glarus Brewing Co New Glarus WI
26 Alaskan Brewing Co Juneau AK
27 Abita Brewing Co Abita Springs LA
28 Anchor Brewing Co San Francisco CA
29 Great Lakes Brewing Co Cleveland OH
30 Oskar Blues Brewery Longmont CO
31 Shipyard Brewing Co (m) Portland ME
32 Stevens Point Brewery Co (n) Stevens Point WI
33 August Schell Brewing Co (o) New Ulm MN
34 Summit Brewing Co Saint Paul MN
35 Victory Brewing Co Downingtown PA
36 Long Trail Brewing Co (p) Bridgewater Corners VT
37 Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits San Diego CA
38 Rogue Ales Brewery & Headquarters Newport OR
39 Full Sail Brewing Co Hood River OR
40 Odell Brewing Co Fort Collins CO
41 Southern Tier Brewing Co Lakewood NY
42 Ninkasi Brewing Co Eugene OR
43 World Brews/Winery Exchange (q) Novato CA
44 Flying Dog Brewery Frederick MD
45 Pittsburgh Brewing Co (r) Pittsburgh PA
46 Uinta Brewing Co Salt Lake City UT
47 Bear Republic Brewing Co Cloverdale CA
48 Left Hand Brewing Company Longmont CO
49 21st Amendment Brewery Cafe San Francisco CA
50 Allagash Brewing Co Portland OR

Top 50 Overall U.S. Brewing Companies notes: (a) includes Bass, Beck’s, Blue Point, Bud Light, Budweiser, Busch, Goose Island, 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 and Tenth & Blake brands; (c) includes Pabst, Schlitz and 28+ other brand families; (d) includes Alchemy & Science and Sam Adams brands. Does not include Twisted Tea or Angry Orchard brands; (e) includes Dundee, Genesee, Labatt Lime, Magic Hat and Pyramid brands; (f) includes Kona, Omission, Red Hook and Widmer Brothers brands; (g) includes BridgePort, Shiner and Trumer brands; (h) includes Bell’s and Upper Hand brands; (i) includes Sleeman and Sapporo brands; (j) includes Mountain Crest and 10 other brand families; (k) includes Boulevard and Ommegang brands; (l) includes Flying Bison, Saranac and Utica Club brands; (m) includes Casco Bay, Sea Dog and Shipyard brands; (n) includes James Page, Point and Whole Hog brands; (o) includes Grain Belt and Schell’s brands; (p) includes Long Trail, Otter Creek, The Shed and Wolaver’s brands; (q) private label brands, primarily for grocery store chains; (r) includes Iron City and 17 other brand families.

One thought on “Top 50 Overall U.S. Brewing Companies 2014 (By Volume)

Leave a Reply