These Are the Top 50 Craft Breweries of 2023

On Tuesday, the Brewers Association (BA) released its annual overview of the craft brewing industry and a list of the 50 top-producing craft brewing companies of 2023.

Last year, the number of U.S. craft breweries reached an all-time high, with 9,683 operational across all 50 states and Washington D.C. That figure included 2,071 microbreweries, 3,467 brewpubs, 3,900 taproom breweries, and 245 regional craft breweries. But for the second year in a row, new brewery openings decreased, with just 495 opening their doors in 2023 — down from approximately 550 in 2022. The closing rate also increased year-over-year, but the BA doesn’t seem concerned, referring to the 4-percent rate as “relatively low.”

As a whole, small and independent craft brewers produced 23.4 million barrels of beer in 2023, a one percent decline year-over-year. On the bright side, craft beer’s overall market share grew to 13.3 percent in terms of volume, up 0.2 percent from 2022. The craft brewing sect of the industry also fared better than the overall beer industry, which saw volume shrink by 5.1 percent year-over-year. And yet, retail value increased by 3 percent, with the market valued at approximately $28.6 billion.

“2023 was another competitive and challenging year for small and independent brewers,” said Bart Watson, vice president of strategy and chief economist of the BA, in a press release. “Nevertheless, even as growth has downshifted, small brewers have proved quite resilient, as seen in the increase in number of breweries, relatively low closing rates, and gains in onsite sales and jobs.”

Of the 50 top-producing craft breweries in the U.S., which the BA ranks in terms of beer sales and volume, 40 are small and independent craft brewing companies.

“While distribution is as competitive as ever, we continue to see success stories and pockets of growth across the top 50 list,” Watson explained. “Even in an era of slow growth, the strongest brands still resonate with beer drinkers, regardless of company size or location.”

Check out the full list of the 50 top-producing craft breweries and a map of their locations below.

Credit: The Brewers Association

Rank
Company
City
State

1
D. G. Yuengling and Son Inc
Pottsville
PA

2
Boston Beer Co
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
Shiner, Berkeley
TX, CA

6
Tilray Beer Brands
Atlanta, Montauk, San Diego, Bend, Seattle, Portland, Breckenridge, Patchogue
GA, NY, CA, OR, WA, OR, CO, NY

7
Artisanal Brewing Ventures
Downingtown, Lakewood, Brooklyn
PA, NY, NY

8
Brooklyn Brewery
Brooklyn
NY

9
Monster Brewing
Longmont, Tampa, Salt Lake City, Comstock, Dallas
CO, FL, UT, MI, TX

10
Athletic Brewing Company
Milford
CT

11
New Glarus Brewing Co
New Glarus
WI

12
Deschutes Brewery
Bend
OR

13
Matt Brewing Co
Utica
NY

14
Gordon Biersch Brewing Co
San Jose
CA

15
Allagash Brewing Company
Portland
ME

16
Georgetown Brewing Co
Seattle
WA

17
Great Lakes Brewing Company
Cleveland
OH

18
Harpoon Brewery
Boston
MA

19
Stevens Point Brewery
Stevens Point
WI

20
Three Floyds Brewing
Munster
IN

21
Pittsburgh Brewing Co
Pittsburgh
PA

22
Rhinegeist Brewery
Cincinnati
OH

23
Narragansett Brewing Co
Pawtucket
RI

24
August Schell Brewing Company
New Ulm
MN

25
Odell Brewing Co
Fort Collins
CO

26
Craft ‘Ohana (Maui/Modern Times)
Kihei, San Diego
HI, CA

27
Troegs Brewing Co
Hershey
PA

28
Fiddlehead Brewing
Shelburne
VT

29
Minhas Craft Brewery
Monroe
WI

30
Kings & Convicts Brewing
San Diego
CA

31
Alaskan Brewing Co
Juneau
AK

32
Kona Brewing Hawaii
Kailua-Kona
HI

33
Abita Brewing Co
Covington
LA

34
Creature Comforts Brewing Co.
Athens
GA

35
Great Frontier Holdings
Eugene, Portland
OR, OR

36
BrewDog Brewing Co
Canal Winchester
OH

37
Summit Brewing Co
St. Paul
MN

38
Jack’s Abby Brewing, LLC
Framingham
MA

39
Revolution Brewing
Chicago
IL

40
Montucky Cold Snacks
Bozeman
MT

41
Saint Arnold Brewing Co
Houston
TX

42
Lost Coast Brewery
Eureka
CA

43
Surly Brewing Company
Minneapolis
MN

44
Rogue Ales Brewery
Newport
OR

45
United States Beverage LLC
Salt Lake City, Elmsford
UT, NY

46
Shipyard Brewing Co
Portland
ME

47
Pizza Port
Carlsbad
CA

48
Coronado Brewing Co
Coronado
CA

49
Drake’s Brewing Co
San Leandro
CA

50
IndieBrew
Atlanta, Nashville
GA, TN

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