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US craft continues to surge

April 18, 2012 by Media Release

The US Brewers Association—the not-for-profit trade group that tabulates production statistics for US breweries—today released its annual lists of the top 50 craft and overall brewing companies in the States, based on 2011 beer sales volume. Of the top 50 overall brewing companies, 36 are small and independent¹ craft brewing companies.

Craft brewers saw volume rise 13 per cent, with a 15 per cent increase in retail sales from 2010 to 2011, representing a total barrel increase of 1.3 million.

In 2011, craft brewers represented 5.68 per cent of volume of the US beer market, up from 4.97 in 2010, with production reaching 11,468,152 barrels. Additionally, the BA estimates the actual dollar sales figure from craft brewers in 2011 was $8.7 billion, up from $7.6 billion in 2010. Increased retails sales represented 9.1 per cent of the $95.5 billion dollar U.S. beer market.

“While the overall beer market experienced a 1.32 per cent volume decrease in 2011, craft brewing saw significant growth, surpassing five per cent total market volume share for the first time,” said Paul Gatza, director, Brewers Association.

“It’s becoming increasingly clear that with the variety of styles and flavours to choose from, Americans are developing a strong taste for high-quality, small-batch beer from independent brewers.”

The actual volume of beer sold by the top brewers won’t be released for several weeks, but below are tables  that show the top 50 US craft breweries, the top 50 breweries overall and the beer volumes produced by the top 10 in 2009. One barrel equals approximately 1117 litres of beer, so in 2009 Sierra Nevada produced almost 84 million litres of beer. By way of comparison, our own Coopers last year produced almost 63 million litres.

The growth of the industry is astounding too, with 250 brewery openings and only 37 closings, the BA also reported that 1,989 breweries were operating in the U.S. in 2011—an 11 per cent increase from the previous year.

Small brewers employed approximately 103,585 workers in the U.S in 2011.

“We saw rapid growth in brewery openings last year, particularly with microbrewery start-ups, and these numbers are poised to rise even more in 2012,” added Gatza. “In February 2012, we already topped 2,000 operating breweries—a truly remarkable milestone. We look forward to even more success and the continued expansion of the craft beer market.”

Table 1. Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies (Based on 2011 beer sales volume)

TrademarkKindClassAcceptedOwner
GYPSYWord3201 Jul 2020Ravala Beverages OU
THE KITCHEN BY WOOLWORTHSWord18, 21, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 43, 4410 Jul 2020Woolworths Group Limited
NAVITIWord32, 33, 4321 Jul 2020WARWICK INTERNATIONAL HOTELS N.V.
The Hamper EmporiumWord30, 32, 3301 Jul 2020DAVID MORGAN INVESTMENTS PTY LTD
SPINDRIFTWord32, 3303 Jul 2020Spindrift Beverage Co., Inc.
McGUIGAN ZEROWord3208 Jul 2020Australian Vintage Limited
EL PACHO TEQUILA EST 2019Figurative1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 16, 18, 25, 26, 29, 32, 33, 4402 Jul 2020MACKO FOODS & BEVERAGES Pty Ltd
YELLOWGLENWord3220 Jul 2020Treasury Wine Estates Vintners Limited
ECS OrganicsWord3, 5, 29, 30, 32, 35, 4409 Jul 2020ECS Botanics Pty Ltd
10's ESTATEWord29, 31, 32, 3313 Jul 202010’s Estate Pty Ltd
ESTRELLA GALICIAFigurative3217 Jul 2020HIJOS DE RIVERA, S.A.
DRINK.O.POPFigurative3216 Jul 2020PROMASIDOR IP HOLDINGS LIMITED
HAZY JANEWord3214 Jul 2020BrewDog plc
100 ACRESFigurative32, 3320 Jul 2020Public Brewing Co Pty Ltd
ALTUNSAFigurative29, 30, 3222 Jul 2020ALTUNKAYA İNŞAAT NAKLİYAT GIDA TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
THE GRAIN OF TRUTH IN EVERY BEERWord30, 31, 32, 35, 3927 Jul 2020Barrett Burston Malting Co. Pty Ltd
SUPER "DRY" ASAHIFancy3207 Jul 2020Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.
100 ACRESWord32, 3320 Jul 2020Public Brewing Co Pty Ltd
SQUARE GRAPEWord32, 33, 35, 36, 4107 Jul 2020Treasury Wine Estates Vintners Limited
Sons of FunWord32, 33, 35, 4306 Jul 2020SONS OF FUN PTY LTD.
BUTTERFLY CANNONWord32, 3306 Jul 2020Biggar & Leith, LLC
BESTIESWord32, 3306 Jul 2020Constellation Brands New Zealand Limited
the land of fizzWord32, 33, 3502 Jul 2020FELLR ENTERPRISES PTY LTD
LIFE SMOOTHEFigurative29, 32, 3308 Jul 2020HBTC TRADING PTY LTD
CONQUERWord3208 Jul 2020Xebra Brands, Ltd.
ENJOY THE TRIPWord3208 Jul 2020Xebra Brands, Ltd.
NATIONAL LOCAL DAYWord25, 32, 33, 35, 36, 41, 4310 Jul 2020Lion-Beer, Spirits & Wine Pty Ltd
Future BrewingWord32, 4010 Jul 2020FUTURE BREWING PTY LTD
KNOBBYWord3208 Jul 2020KNOBBY IP PTY LTD
Budgy SmugglerWord3214 Jul 2020Leokadia Pty Ltd
PRELOADWord32, 3317 Jul 2020Jo Furphy as the Trustee for the Hawthorn Furphy Farms Trust
PRESWord32, 3315 Jul 2020Jo Furphy as the Trustee for the Hawthorn Furphy Farms Trust
SPICE ISLANDS BEVERAGE COMPANYWord32, 3309 Jul 2020VICTOR WASKITA PURWANA
SPICE ISLANDS DISTILLING COMPANYWord32, 3309 Jul 2020VICTOR WASKITA PURWANA
GREAT NORTHERN BREWING CO. EST QLDFigurative3217 Jul 2020Queensland Breweries Pty Ltd
BEE AND BIOTICSWord3213 Jul 2020BEE AND BIOTICS PTY LTD
MAD MONDAYWord32, 33, 3927 Jul 2020Mad Monday Pty Ltd
Hawkesbury Brewing Company Prohibition Pale AleWord3217 Jul 2020HAWKESBURY BREWING COMPANY PTY LTD
HAIL HARD SELTZERFigurative3221 Jul 2020Intellectual Property Development Corporation Pty Ltd
STUNNED MULLETFigurative3210 Jul 2020LE GRAND IMPORTS EXPORTS PTY. LTD.
DRYNKS UNLIMITED SMASHED CIDERWord3215 Jul 2020RMGL Trading Limited
BENTSPOKE BREWING COFigurative3214 Jul 2020BentSpoke Holdings Pty Ltd as trustee for BentSpoke Brewing Unit Trust
DAVEFigurative3209 Jul 2020david williams
SOURCE BEARNAISEFancy25, 29, 30, 32, 33, 3513 Jul 2020Bizko Pty Ltd as trustee for the Bizko Unit Trust
DECLARE LOVEFancy3228 Jul 2020GINZA INTERNATIONAL PTY. LTD.
ASAHI BREWERIES LIMITED SUPER "DRY" ASAHI ASAHI SUPER DRY IS BREWED WITH PRECISION TO VERY HIGH QUALITY STANDARDS, UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF JAPANESE MASTER BREWERS. OUR ADVANCED BREWING TECHNIQUES DELIVER A DRY, CRISP TASTE AND QUICK, CLEAN FINISH. WE CALL IT KARAKUCHI TASTE.Figurative3207 Jul 2020Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.
DRINK THE JOURNEY. EXPERIENCE PARADISE. CELEBRATE ADVENTUREWord3202 Jul 2020Phoenix Beverages Limited
KOMMUNITY BREWFigurative30, 32, 3306 Jul 2020KOMMUNITY BREWING COMPANY PTY LTD
HAMMERHEADWord32, 3308 Jul 2020ALDI Foods Pty Ltd
CHIPPERWord32, 3316 Jul 2020Endeavour Group Limited
TEA OF PLENT-TYFigurative32, 3316 Jul 2020Endeavour Group Limited
DRIP & DASH COFFEE SPIRITSFigurative32, 3316 Jul 2020Endeavour Group Limited
TIPPLE TEA MERCHANTS XX XXFigurative32, 3316 Jul 2020Endeavour Group Limited
FROTH ROOKIES BREWING COWord32, 40, 4107 Jul 2020TAFE Queensland
GAGE ROADSFigurative32, 33, 4303 Jul 2020Gage Roads Brewing Co Ltd
JULOVEWord7, 9, 11, 15, 20, 25, 28, 32, 33, 3502 Jul 2020GLOBAL MARKETPLACE PTY LTD
CLICK FRENZY JULOVEWord7, 9, 11, 15, 20, 25, 28, 32, 33, 3502 Jul 2020GLOBAL MARKETPLACE PTY LTD
ZYNAMITEFigurative32, 3306 Jul 2020NEKTIUM PHARMA S.L.
The Immortal Pale AleWord3209 Jul 2020Glebe Brewing Co
The LoyalistWord32, 3320 Jul 2020CHRONICLES GIN PTY LTD
THE SNEAKY BUCHAFancy3207 Jul 2020Kombucha Brewing Co Pty Ltd
BOLD BY NATUREWord32, 3315 Jul 2020Public Brewing Co Pty Ltd
GRILL MEISTERFigurative3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 16, 21, 25, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 4129 Jul 2020Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG
Common People Brewing CoWord3207 Jul 2020COMMON PEOPLE BREWING CO PTY. LTD.
BLOCK BREWINGWord3227 Jul 2020Endeavour Group Limited
INITIAL BREWINGWord3227 Jul 2020Endeavour Group Limited
WAY EAST POINTWord3213 Jul 2020Fermentum Pty Ltd
BXR Brewing Co.Word3214 Jul 2020A Pale Chook Pty Ltd
BlueFace Brewing Co.Word3214 Jul 2020A Pale Chook Pty Ltd
DUNBARWord3210 Jul 2020Dunbar Brews Pty Ltd
BREW GARAGEWord3215 Jul 2020Liebenau Brewing Pty Ltd
COOPERS PACIFIC PALE ALEWord3215 Jul 2020Coopers Brewery Limited
RINSE VODKA SODAWord32, 3320 Jul 2020Clean Collective Ltd
EAST POINTFigurative3220 Jul 2020Fermentum Pty Ltd
NW TALE ENDER BREWERY EST 2017Figurative3220 Jul 2020MR Christopher Wood
FLIPSIDEWord3221 Jul 2020Launch Liquor Pty Ltd
BONDI DRAUGHT THE BEER FOR DRINKINGFIgurative3227 Jul 2020Paul Parks
FOREVER BITTERWord3222 Jul 2020BRIGHTER DESIGN PTY LTD
Keyboard WarriorWord3229 Jul 2020Red Island Group Pty Ltd As Trustee for Red Island Group Unit Trust
Blur VinesWord3229 Jul 2020Red Island Group Pty Ltd As Trustee for Red Island Group Unit Trust

Table 2. Top 10 US craft breweries 2009 with production volume

[table “7” not found /]

1 barrel = 117 litres

*Note, following the 2010 sale of Magic Hat Brewing Co(#8), which also owns Pyramid Breweries Inc (#5), to North American Breweries in August 2010, these breweries no longer fall within the definition of craft beer on account of the ‘independent’ element of the definition. North American Breweries describes itself as “the national platform for investments and growth in the beer and malt beverages industries for KPS Capital Partners, LP.” The ease with which breweries can fall out of the definition on account of ownership is a cause for some criticism.

Table 2. Top 50 Overall Brewing Companies (Based on 2011 beer sales volume)

 

Category: News Tagged: Brewers Association, craft beer, industry statistics, statistics, US

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