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

April 10, 2013Chris Crowell

Top 50 craft brewers
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

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  1. TroegsMDVADC says

    April 10, 2013 at 9:58 pm

    RT @CraftBrewingBiz: From @SamuelAdamsBeer to @Troegsbeer: Top 50 #CraftBeer #brewers in 2012. http://t.co/h9la7LGg6Q

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  2. DenverBeerGuy says

    April 10, 2013 at 3:03 pm

    RT @CraftBrewingBiz: From @SamuelAdamsBeer to @Troegsbeer: Top 50 #CraftBeer #brewers in 2012. http://t.co/h9la7LGg6Q

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