Brewers Association Releases Top 50 Breweries of 2015 List

The hotly-anticipated annual list compiled by craft beer's governing body was released today with some big changes since last year's list.

All of the macro acquisitions of 2015 have yet to be finalized in the BA's eyes, and brands such as Lagunitas (#6), Ballast Point (#11), Breckenridge (#47) and Four Peaks (#49) remain on the list despite being snapped up by conglomerates hungry for craft beer's sales numbers.

Ballast Point, once again, was the largest mover on the list, skyrocketing up 20 places on the list to land at number 11.

Founders, which was a big mover on last year's list, was left off because it sold a 30 percent stake to Spain's largest brewer, Mahou San Miguel.

Lower down, Chicago's Revolution Brewing made its first appearance, rounding out the list at number 50.

Here is the release and full list from the Brewers Association:

Boulder, CO • April 5, 2016 – The Brewers Association (BA)—the not-for-profit trade group representing small and independent craft brewers—today released its annual lists of the top 50 craft and overall brewing companies in the U.S., based on beer sales volume. Of the top 50 overall brewing companies, 43 were craft brewing companies.¹

"The top U.S. brewers continue to drive demand, growth, innovation and exponential interest in beers from small and independent brewers," said Bart Watson, chief economist, Brewers Association. "With a historic record number of breweries in U.S., the top brewers continue to open new markets and expose beer drinkers to a variety of fuller-flavored styles and offerings."

Top 50 U.S. Craft Brewing Companies

(Based on 2015 beer sales volume*)

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	Brewing Company	City	State
1	D. G. Yuengling and Son, Inc	Pottsville	PA
2	Boston Beer Co	Boston	MA
3	Sierra Nevada Brewing Co	Chico	CA
4	New Belgium Brewing Co	Fort Collins	CO
5	Gambrinus	San Antonio	TX
6	Lagunitas Brewing Co*	Petaluma	CA
7	Bell's Brewery, Inc	Kalamazoo	MI
8	Deschutes Brewery	Bend	OR
9	Minhas Craft Brewery	Monroe	WI
10	Stone Brewing Co	Escondido	CA
11	Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits*	San Diego	CA
12	Brooklyn Brewery	Brooklyn	NY
13	Firestone Walker Brewing Co	Paso Robles	CA
14	Oskar Blues Brewing Holding Co	Longmont	CO
15	Duvel Moortgat USA	Kansas City & Cooperstown	MO/NY
16	Dogfish Head Craft Brewery	Milton	DE
17	Matt Brewing Co	Utica	NY
18	SweetWater Brewing Co	Atlanta	GA
19	Harpoon Brewery	Boston	MA
20	New Glarus Brewing Co	New Glarus	WI
21	Great Lakes Brewing Co	Cleveland	OH
22	Alaskan Brewing Co.	Juneau	AK
23	Abita Brewing Co	Abita Springs	LA
24	Anchor Brewing Co	San Francisco	CA
25	Stevens Point Brewery Co	Stevens Point	WI
26	Victory Brewing Co	Downingtown	PA
27	August Schell Brewing Co	New Ulm	MN
28	Long Trail Brewing Co	Bridgewater Corners	VT
29	Summit Brewing Co	Saint Paul	MN
30	Shipyard Brewing Co	Portland	ME
31	Full Sail Brewing Co	Hood River	OR
32	Odell Brewing Co	Fort Collins	CO
33	Southern Tier Brewing Co	Lakewood	NY
34	Rogue Ales Brewery	Newport	OR
35	21st Amendment Brewery	Bay Area	CA
36	Ninkasi Brewing Co	Eugene	OR
37	Flying Dog Brewery	Frederick	MD
38	Narragansett Brewing Co	Providence	RI
39	Left Hand Brewing Company	Longmont	CO
40	Uinta Brewing Co	Salt Lake City	UT
41	Green Flash Brewing Co	San Diego	CA
42	Allagash Brewing Co	Portland	ME
43	Lost Coast Brewery	Eureka	CA
44	Bear Republic Brewing Co	Cloverdale	CA
45	Troegs Brewing Co	Hershey	PA
46	Karl Strauss Brewing Co	San Diego	CA
47	Breckenridge Brewery*	Littleton	CO
48	North Coast Brewing Co Inc.	Fort Bragg	CA
49	Four Peaks Brewing Co*	Tempe	AZ
50	Revolution Brewing Co	Chicago	IL
	*Craft volume pro-rated in 2015 or will be pro-rated/exiting craft brewer data set in 2016

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