Brewers Association Releases Top 50 Brewing Companies of 2017 by Sales Volume

Boulder, Colorado.-The Brewers Association (BA) – the nonprofit trade group representing small, independent craft brewers – today released its annual lists of the top 50 producing craft breweries and all breweries in the United States, based on volume of beer sales. Of the 50 largest breweries, 40 were small independent craft breweries.¹

(SEE ALSO: 2018 Top 50 Breweries)

“In an increasingly competitive and mature market, these brewing companies continue to lead and pave the way for small, independent craft brewers,” said Bart Watson, Chief Economist, Brewers Association.

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Top 50 craft breweries

Top 50 Global Brewing Companies

A comprehensive report on the state of the industry will be presented during the Craft Brewers Conference 2018, from April 30 to May 3, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. The association’s comprehensive 2017 industry analysis, which shows regional trends and sales by individual breweries, will be published in the May/June issue of The new breweravailable in May 2018.

¹ Figure based on companies that met the craft brewer definition for all or part of 2017. An American craft brewer is small, independent and traditional. Small: Annual production of 6 million barrels of beer or less (about 3% of annual sales in the United States). Beer production is attributed to the rules of alternate ownership. Independent: less than 25% of the craft brewer is owned or controlled (or an equivalent economic interest) by a member of the beverage alcohol industry who is not themselves a craft brewer. Traditional: A brewer whose majority of total beverage alcohol volume comes from beers whose flavor comes from traditional or innovative brewing ingredients and their fermentation. Flavored malt beverages (FMB) are not considered beers.

See the full list of brands in the global brewing category.

Media contact: Abby Cohen (on behalf of the Brewers Association) (646) 695-7044

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