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Here’s a ranking of the 50 fastest growing craft breweries in the United States

April 11, 2018Chris Crowell

Yesterday, the Brewers Association (BA) released its inaugural list of the 50 fastest growing small and independent craft brewing companies of 2017. Median growth from 2016 to 2017 for these breweries was 216 percent; the median size of breweries on the list went from 284 barrels in 2016 to 963 barrels in 2017. These companies represent 5.5 percent of craft’s growth by volume for 2017 and include eight brewpubs, 40 microbreweries and two regional craft breweries.

“With 5 percent growth overall for small and independent brewers in 2017 and microbreweries and brewpubs delivering the majority of that, we wanted to spotlight some of the breweries driving that growth,” said Bart Watson, chief economist, Brewers Association. “As the growth base for craft becomes more diffuse, these fast growing brewing companies illustrate that a diverse set of success stories still exist.”

Here’s the list. Special CBB hometown shout out to Canton, Ohio’s Royal Docks Brewing coming in at No. 5.

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