Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies in the United States (2023)
The Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies in the United States
The Brewer’s Association has released their annual “Top 50 US Craft Brewing Companies“. They release this yearly, and its always a gold mine of information on what breweries are producing how much, distribution, sales, and who all is still considered ‘craft beer’ vs ‘macro beer’.
From their report:
The Brewers AssociationOpens in new window (BA)—the trade association representing small and independent1Opens in new window American craft brewers—today released annual production figures for the U.S. craft brewing industry. 2 In 2022, small and independent brewers collectively produced 24.3 million barrels of beer, on par with 2021’s numbers3, and craft’s overall beer market share by volume grew to 13.2%, up from 13.1% the previous year.
The overall beer market* shrank 3% by volume in 2022. Retail dollar value was estimated at $28.46 billion, representing a 24.6% market share and 6% growth over 2021. Sales growth was stronger than volume due to pricing, share shift to smaller brewers—who are more likely to sell onsite and via distributed draught—as well as the continued channel shift back to on-premise, which has a higher average retail value. Craft brewers provided 189,413 direct jobs, a 9% increase from 2021, driven both by growth in the number of breweries and a continued shift to hospitality-focused business models.
Brewer’s Association: Top 50 US Craft Brewing Companies
Growth in Craft Breweries
Overall in 2022 the total number of craft breweries increased. Hitting an all time high of 9,552 breweries open in 2022.
The number of operating craft breweries continued to climb in 2022, reaching an all-time high of 9,552, including 2,035 microbreweries, 3,418 brewpubs, 3,838 taproom breweries, and 261 regional craft breweries. The total U.S. operating brewery count was 9,709, up from 9,384 in 2021. Throughout the year, there were 549 new brewery openings and 319 closings. Openings decreased for a second consecutive year, with the continued decline reflecting a more mature market. The closing rate increased in 2022 but continued to remain relatively low, at approximately 3%.
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Of the top 50 overall brewing companies in 2022, 40 were small and independent craft brewing companies.4
“Breweries that managed to move up the list organically are often those that are adding incremental growth to the category,” said Watson. “Both beer and craft need to create new occasions and new beer lovers to find growth.”
Brewer’s Association: Top 50 US Craft Brewing Companies
Top 50 US Craft Breweries as per Production
| Rank: | Brewery: | Town: | State: |
| 1. | D. G. Yuengling and Son Inc | Pottsville | PA |
| 2. | Boston Beer Company | Boston, Milton | MA, DE |
| 3. | Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. | Chico | CA |
| 4. | Duvel Moortgat USA | Paso Robles, Kansas City, Cooperstown | CA, MO, NY |
| 5. | Gambrinus Company | Shiner, Berkley | TX, CA |
| 6. | Artisanal Brewing Ventures | Dowingtown, Lakewood, Brooklyn | PA, NY, NY |
| 7. | Stone Brewing | Escondido | CA |
| 8. | CANarchy | Longmont, Tampa, Salt Lake City, Comstock, Dallas | CO, FL, UT, MI, TX |
| 9. | Tilray Beer Brands | Atlanta, Montauk, San Diego | GA, NY, CA |
| 10. | Brooklyn Brewing Co. | Brooklyn | NY |
| 11. | Deschutes Brewery | Bend | OR |
| 12. | New Glarus Brewing Co. | New Glarus | WI |
| 13. | Athletic Brewing Co. | Milford | CT |
| 14. | Matt Brewing Co | Utica | NY |
| 15. | Minhas Craft Brewery | Monroe | WI |
| 16. | Harpoon Brewing | Boston | MA |
| 17. | Gordon Biersch Brewing Co | San Jose | CA |
| 18. | Great Lakes Brewing Company | Cleveland | OH |
| 19. | Stevens Point Brewery | Stevens Point | WI |
| 20. | Allagash Brewing Company | Portland | ME |
| 21. | Georgetown Brewing Co. | Seattle | WA |
| 22. | Odell Brewing Co. | Fort Collins | CO |
| 23. | Rhinegeist Brewery | Cincinnati | OH |
| 24. | Three Floyds Brewing | Munster | IN |
| 25. | Troegs Independent Craft Brewing Company | Hershey | PA |
| 26. | Summit Brewing Co. | Saint Paul | MN |
| 27. | Narragansett Brewing Co | Providence | RI |
| 28. | Craft Ohana | Kihei, San Diego | HI, CA |
| 29. | August Schell Brewing Company | New Ulm | MN |
| 30. | Kings & Convicts Brewing | San Diego | CA |
| 31. | Pittsburgh Brewing Co. | Pittsburgh | PA |
| 32. | Alaskan Brewing Co. | Juneau | AK |
| 33. | Kona Brewing Co | Kailua – Kona | HI |
| 34. | Flying Dog Brewery | Frederick | MD |
| 35. | Abita Brewing Co. | Covington | LA |
| 36. | Fiddlehead Brewing | Shelburne | VT |
| 37. | Creature Comforts Brewing Co. | Athens | GA |
| 38. | BrewDog Brewing Company | Canal Winchester | OH |
| 39. | Revolution Brewing | Chicago | IL |
| 40. | Lost Coast Brewing | Eureka | CA |
| 41. | Rogue Ales Brewery | Newport | OR |
| 42. | Surley Brewing Co. | Minneapolis | MN |
| 43. | Ninkasi Brewing Co | Eugene | OR |
| 44. | Saint Arnold Brewing Co. | Houston | TX |
| 45. | IndieBrew | Atlanta, Nashville | GA, TN |
| 46. | Shipyard Brewing Co | Portland | ME |
| 47. | Jack’s Abby Brewing | Framingham | MA |
| 48. | North Coast Brewing Co | Fort Bragg | CA |
| 49. | Pizza Port Brewing Company | Carlsbad | CA |
| 50. | Made by the Water | New Orleans, Apalachicola, Asheville, Charleston | LA, FL, NC, SC |
Top 50 Overall
The Brewer’s Association also unveiled the Top 50 Breweries overall. I will do an article about that as well in just a bit. But needless to say, Anheuser-Busch Inc is number one. Yuengling is number seven.
For More Information
If you would like to see the Brewer’s Association’s full article, you can find that here:
- Brewer’s Association: Top 50 US Craft Brewing Companies
For more information on the Brewer’s Association, you can find there homepage here:
(The Brewers Association is an American trade group of over 5,400 brewers, breweries in planning, suppliers, distributors, craft beer retailers, and individuals particularly concerned with the promotion of craft beer and homebrewing.)
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