From Boston Beer to Tröegs: Top 50 craft brewers in 2012

Boston Beer Co., Sierra Nevada and New Belgium top the 2012 list of best selling craft brewers. How did the rest of the ranking shake out? Take a look.

The Brewers Association (BA) released its annual list of the top 50 craft brewers. The rankings are compiled based on beer sales volume. So, who topped out the list in 2012? Did your brewery make it on the list this year? Check out the full chart below — and after that, we’ve posted the top 50 U.S. beer companies overall, also compiled by the BA.

Rank	COMPANY	City	State
1	Boston Beer Co.	Boston	MA
2	Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.	Chico	CA
3	New Belgium Brewing Co.	Fort Collins	CO
4	The Gambrinus Co.	San Antonio	TX
5	Deschutes Brewery	Bend	OR
6	Lagunitas Brewing Co.	Petaluma	CA
7	Bell’s Brewery Inc.	Galesburg	MI
8	Matt Brewing Co.	Utica	NY
9	Harpoon Brewery	Boston	MA
10	Stone Brewing Co.	Escondido	CA
11	Brooklyn Brewery	Brooklyn	NY
12	Boulevard Brewing Co.	Kansas City	MO
13	Dogfish Head Craft Brewery	Milton	DE
14	Abita Brewing Co.	Abita Springs	LA
15	Shipyard Brewing Co.	Portland	ME
16	Alaskan Brewing Co.	Juneau	AK
17	New Glarus Brewing Co.	New Glarus	WI
18	Long Trail Brewing Co.	Bridgewater Corners	VT
19	Great Lakes Brewing Co.	Cleveland	OH
20	Firestone Walker Brewing Co.	Paso Robles	CA
21	Anchor Brewing Co.	San Francisco	CA
22	Rogue Ales	Newport	OR
23	Summit Brewing Co.	St. Paul	MN
t. 24	Full Sail Brewing Co.	Hood River	OR
t. 24	SweetWater Brewing Co.	Atlanta	GA
26	Victory Brewing Co.	Downingtown	PA
27	Oskar Blues Brewery	Longmont	CO
28	Cold Spring Brewing Co./Third Street Brewhouse	Cold Spring	MN
29	Flying Dog Brewery	Frederick	MD
30	Founders Brewing Co.	Grand Rapids	MI
31	Ninkasi Brewing Co.	Eugene	OR
32	CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries, Inc.	Chattanooga, TN & Louisville, CO
33	Odell Brewing Co.	Fort Collins	CO
34	Bear Republic Brewing Co.	Cloverdale	CA
35	Stevens Point Brewery Co.	Stevens Point	WI
36	Blue Point Brewing Co.	Patchogue	NY
37	Southern Tier Brewing Co.	Lakewood	NY
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	Denver	CO
42	North Coast Brewing Co.	Fort Bragg	CA
43	Left Hand Brewing Co.	Longmont	CO
44	St. Louis Brewery, Inc./Schlafly Beers	St. Louis	MO
45	Saint Arnold Brewing Co.	Houston	TX
46	Ballast Point Brewing Co.	San Diego	CA
47	Big Sky Brewing Co.	Missoula	MT
48	Allagash Brewing Co.	Portland	ME
49	Uinta Brewing Co.	Salt Lake City	UT
50	Tröegs Brewing Co.	Hershey	PA

And the top 50 overall…

Rank	COMPANY	City	STATE
1	Anheuser-Busch, Inc. (a)	St. Louis	MO
2	MillerCoors (b)	Chicago	IL
3	Pabst Brewing Co. (c )	Woodridge	IL
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, Inc. (f)	Portland	OR
10	The Gambrinus Co. (g)	San Antonio	TX
11	Minhas Craft Brewery (h)	Monroe	WI
12	Deschutes Brewery	Bend	OR
13	Lagunitas Brewing Co.	Petaluma	CA
14	Bell’s Brewery, Inc.	Galesburg	MI
15	Matt Brewing Co. (i)	Utica	NY
16	Harpoon Brewery	Boston	MA
17	Stone Brewing Co.	Escondido	CA
18	Brooklyn Brewery	Brooklyn	NY
19	Boulevard Brewing Co.	Kansas City	MO
20	Dogfish Head Craft Brewery	Milton	DE
21	Abita Brewing Co.	Abita Springs	LA
22	World Brews/Winery Exchange (j)	Novato	CA
23	Shipyard Brewing Co. (k)	Portland	ME
24	Alaskan Brewing Co.	Juneau	AK
25	August Schell Brewing Co. (l)	New Ulm	MN
26	New Glarus Brewing Co.	New Glarus	WI
27	Long Trail Brewing Co. (m)	Bridgewater Corners	VT
28	Great Lakes Brewing Co.	Cleveland	OH
29	Firestone Walker Brewing Co.	Paso Robles	CA
30	Anchor Brewing Co.	San Francisco	CA
31	Rogue Ales	Newport	OR
32	Summit Brewing Co.	St. Paul	MN
t. 33	Full Sail Brewing Co.	Hood River	OR
t. 33	SweetWater Brewing Co.	Atlanta	GA
35	Victory Brewing Co.	Downingtown	PA
36	Oskar Blues Brewery	Longmont	CO
37	Pittsburgh Brewing Co. (n)	Pittsburgh	PA
38	Mendocino Brewing Co. (o)	Ukiah	CA
39	Cold Spring Brewing Co./Third Street Brewhouse (p)	Cold Spring	MN
40	Flying Dog Brewery	Frederick	MD
41	Founders Brewing Co.	Grand Rapids	MI
42	Ninkasi Brewing Co.	Eugene	OR
43	CraftWorks Breweries & Restaurants, Inc. (q)	Chattanooga, TN & Louisville, CO
44	Odell Brewing Co.	Fort Collins	CO
45	Bear Republic Brewing Co.	Cloverdale	CA
46	Stevens Point Brewery Co. (r)	Stevens Point	WI
47	Blue Point Brewing Co.	Patchogue	NY
48	Southern Tier Brewing Co.	Lakewood	NY
49	Lost Coast Brewery and Cafe	Eureka	CA
50	Karl Strauss Brewing Co.	San Diego	CA