Top Breweries of 2008
The Brewers Association released their list of the top 50 breweries (based on sales) in the US yesterday afternoon:
- Anheuser-Busch InBev (St. Louis, MO)
- MillerCoors Brewing Co. (Chicago, IL)
- Pabst Brewing Co. (Woodridge, IL)
- Boston Beer Co. (Boston, MA)
- D. G. Yuengling and Son Inc. (Pottsville, PA)
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (Chico, CA)
- Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc. (Woodinville, WA)
- New Belgium Brewing Co. (Fort Collins, CO)
- High Falls Brewing Co. (Rochester, NY)
- Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner, TX)
- Pyramid Breweries Inc. (Seattle, WA)
- Deschutes Brewery (Bend, OR)
- Iron City Brewing Co. (Pittsburgh, PA)
- Minhas Craft Brewery (Monroe, WI)
- Matt Brewing Co. (Utica, NY)
- Boulevard Brewing Co. (Kansas City, MO)
- Full Sail Brewing Co. (Hood River, OR)
- Magic Hat Brewing Co. (Burlington, VT)
- Alaskan Brewing Co. (Juneau, AK)
- Harpoon Brewery (Boston, MA)
- Bell’s Brewery, Inc. (Galesburg, MI)
- Goose Island Beer Co. (Chicago, IL)
- Kona Brewery LLC (Kailua-Kona, HI)
- Anchor Brewing Co. (San Francisco, CA)
- August Schell Brewing Co. (New Ulm, MN)
- Shipyard Brewing (Portland, ME)
- Summit Brewing Co. (Saint Paul, MN)
- Stone Brewing Co. (Escondido, CA)
- Mendocino Brewing Co. (Ukiah, CA)
- Abita Brewing Co., L.L.C. (Abita Springs, LA)
- The Brooklyn Brewery (Brooklyn, NY)
- New Glarus Brewing Co. (New Glarus, WI)
- Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (Milton, DE)
- Long Trail Brewing Co. (Bridgewater Corners, VT)
- Gordon Biersch Brewing Co. (San Jose, CA)
- Rogue Ales/Oregon Brewing Co. (Newport, OR)
- Great Lakes Brewing Co. (Cleveland, OH)
- The Lagunitas Brewing Co. (Petaluma, CA)
- Firestone Walker Brewing Co. (Paso Robles, CA)
- SweetWater Brewing Co. (Atlanta, GA)
- Flying Dog Brewing Co. (Frederick, MD)
- BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery (Huntington Beach, CA)
- Rock Bottom Brewery Restaurants (Louisville, CO)
- BridgePort Brewing Co. (Portland, OR)
- Odell Brewing Co. (Fort Collins, CO)
- Victory Brewing Co. (Downingtown, PA)
- Straub Brewery (Saint Marys, PA)
- Cold Spring Brewing Co. (Cold Spring, MN)
- Mac and Jack’s Brewery (Redmond, WA)
- Big Sky Brewing Co. (Missoula, MT)
Jay Brooks has an annotated view of the list showing the breweries positions the year before for comparison.