Brewers Association (BA), l’associazione senza scopo di lucro che rappresenta piccoli e indipendenti birrifici artigianali negli USA ha pubblicato i suoi elenchi annuali delle prime 50 aziende produttrici di birra artigianale e di tutte le società produttrici di birra negli Stati Uniti, basate sul volume delle vendite di birra. Delle 50 principali società produttrici di birra, 40 erano piccole e indipendenti società produttrici di birra artigianale.
“In un mercato sempre più competitivo e maturo, queste aziende produttrici di birra continuano a guidare e aprire la strada a birrifici artigianali piccoli e indipendenti”, ha affermato Bart Watson, capo economista della Brewers Association.
Top 50 USA Craft Brewing Companies 2017
1 – D. G. Yuengling & 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 – Duvel Moortgat – Paso Robles/Kansas City/Cooperstown – CA/MO/NY
6 – Gambrinus – San Antonio/Berkeley/Portland – TX/CA/OR
7 – Bell’s Brewery, Inc – Comstock – MI
8 – Stone Brewing Co – Escondido – CA
9 – CANarchy – Longmont/Tampa/Salt Lake City/Comstock Park – CO/FL/UT/MI
10 – Deschutes Brewery – Bend – OR
11 – Brooklyn Brewery – Brooklyn – NY
12 – Dogfish Head Craft Brewery – Milton – DE
13 – Minhas Craft Brewery – Monroe – WI
14 – Artisanal Brewing Ventures – Downingtown/Lakewood – PA/NY
15 – SweetWater Brewing Co – Atlanta – GA
16 – New Glarus Brewing Co – New Glarus – WI
17 – Matt Brewing Co – Utica – NY
18 – Harpoon Brewery – Boston – MA
19 – Alaskan Brewing – Juneau – AK
20 – Great Lakes Brewing Co – Cleveland – OH
21 – Abita Brewing Co – Abita Springs – LA
22 – Odell Brewing Co – Fort Collins – CO
23 – Stevens Point Brewery – Stevens Point – WI
24 – August Schell Brewing Co – New Ulm – MN
25 – Summit Brewing Co – Saint Paul – MN
26 – 21st Amendment Brewery – Bay Area – CA
27 – Shipyard Brewing Co – Portland – ME
28 – Flying Dog Brewery – Frederick – MD
29 – Full Sail Brewing Co – Hood River – OR
30 – Troëgs Brewing Co – Hershey – PA
31 – Long Trail Brewing Co – Bridgewater Corners – VT
32 – Rogue Ales – Newport – OR
33 – Rhinegeist Brewery – Cincinnati – OH
34 – Narragansett Brewing Co – Providence – RI
35 – Gordon Biersch Brewing Co – San Jose – CA
36 – Allagash Brewing Co – Portland – ME
37 – Uinta Brewing Co – Salt Lake City – UT
38 – Ninkasi Brewing Co – Eugene – OR
39 – Surly Brewing Company – Minneapolis – MN
40 – Revolution Brewing – Chicago – IL
41 – Karl Strauss Brewing Co – San Diego – CA
42 – Bear Republic Brewing Co – Cloverdale – CA
43 – Green Flash Brewing Co – San Diego – CA
44 – Left Hand Brewing Company – Longmont – CO
45 – Three Floyds Brewing Co – Munster – IN
46 – Saint Arnold Brewing Co – Houston
47 – Lost Coast Brewery – Eureka – CA
48 – North Coast Brewing Co – Fort Bragg – CA
49 – Wachusett Brewing Co – Westminster – MA
50 – Avery Brewing Co – Boulder – CO
Top 50 USA Overall Brewing Companies 2017
1 – Anheuser-Busch, Inc (a) – Saint Louis – MO
2 – MillerCoors (b) – Chicago – IL
3 – Constellation (c) – Chicago – IL
4 – Heineken (d) – White Plains – NY
5 – Pabst Brewing Co (e) – Los Angeles – CA
6 – D. G. Yuengling & Son, Inc – Pottsville – PA
7 – North American Breweries (f) – Rochester – NY
8 – Diageo (g) – Norwalk – CT
9 – Boston Beer Co (h) – Boston – MA
10 – Sierra Nevada Brewing Co – Chico – CA
11 – New Belgium Brewing Co (i) – Fort Collins – CO
12 – Craft Brew Alliance (j) – Portland – OR
13 – Duvel Moortgat (k) – Paso Robles/Kansas City/Cooperstown – CA/MO/NY
14 – Gambrinus (l) – San Antonio/Berkeley/Portland – TX/CA/OR
15 – Founders Brewing Co (m) – Grand Rapids – MI
16 – Bell’s Brewery, Inc (n) – Comstock – MI
17 – Sapporo USA (o) – La Crosse – WI
18 – Stone Brewing Co – Escondido – CA
19 – CANarchy (p) – Longmont/Tampa/Salt Lake City/Comstock Park – CO/FL/UT/MI
20 – Deschutes Brewery – Bend – OR
21 – Brooklyn Brewery – Brooklyn – NY
22 – Dogfish Head Craft Brewery – Milton – DE
23 – Minhas Craft Brewery (q) – Monroe – WI
24 – Artisanal Brewing Ventures (r) – Downingtown/Lakewood – PA/NY
25 – SweetWater Brewing Co – Atlanta – GA
26 – New Glarus Brewing Co – New Glarus – WI
27 – Matt Brewing Co (s) – Utica – NY
28 – Harpoon Brewery – Boston – MA
29 – Alaskan Brewing – Juneau – AK
30 – Great Lakes Brewing Co – Cleveland – OH
31 – Abita Brewing Co – Abita Springs – LA
32 – Odell Brewing Co – Fort Collins – CO
33 – Stevens Point Brewery (t) – Stevens Point – WI
34 – August Schell Brewing Co (u) – New Ulm – MN
35 – Summit Brewing Co – Saint Paul – MN
36 – 21st Amendment Brewery – Bay Area – CA
37 – Shipyard Brewing Co (v) – Portland – ME
38 – Flying Dog Brewery – Frederick – MD
39 – Full Sail Brewing Co – Hood River – OR
40 – Troëgs Brewing Co – Hershey – PA
41 – Long Trail Brewing Co (w) – Bridgewater Corners – VT
42 – Rogue Ales – Newport – OR
43 – Rhinegeist Brewery – Cincinnati – OH
44 – Narragansett Brewing Co – Providence – RI
45 – Gordon Biersch Brewing Co – San Jose – CA
46 – Allagash Brewing Co – Portland – ME
47 – Uinta Brewing Co – Salt Lake City – UT
48 – Ninkasi Brewing Co – Eugene – OR
49 – Surly Brewing Company – Minneapolis – MN
50 – Revolution Brewing – Chicago – IL
Neretto (bold) = piccoli o indipendenti birrifici
