Does Bigger Mean Better?
The beer industry is clearly changing. “All American” beers are moving overseas - and craft brewing companies are making bold moves despite much speculation outside of the beer industry that it was just a phase. In fact, two of the top ten craft brewing companies also ranked in the top ten overall brewing companies by sales in 2007 according to a report issued by the Brewers Association (BA) earlier in the month.
According to the BA, the Top 10 Craft Brewing Companies by Beer Sales Volume
for 2007 were:
1 Boston Beer Co.
2 Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
3 New Belgium Brewing Co. Inc.
4 Spoetzl Brewery
5 Pyramid Breweries Inc.
6 Matt Brewing Co.
7 Deschutes Brewery, Inc.
8 Boulevard Brewing Co.
9 Full Sail Brewing Co.
10 Harpoon Brewery
In comparison, the Top 10 Overall Brewing Companies by Beer Sales Volume for 2007 were:
1 Anheuser- Busch Inc.
2 Miller Brewing Co.
3 Coors Brewing Co.
4 Pabst Brewing Co.
5 Boston Beer Co.
6 D.G. Yuengling and Son Inc.
7 Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
8 New Belgium Brewing Co. Inc.
9 High Falls Brewing Co.
10 Spoetzl Brewery
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(c) Brew Ha-Ha, 2008
Tags: Boston Beer Co, Boulevard Brewing, Deschutes, Full Sail, Harpoon, Matt Brewing Co, New Belgium, Pyramid, Sierra Nevada, SpoetzelRelated Stories
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1 opinion for Does Bigger Mean Better?
Michelle S
Aug 18, 2008 at 10:36 pm
I live down the road from the Sierra Nevada Brewery in Chico, CA. We can smell it all the time (smells strangely like Cheezit crackers to me). I love the beer, but even more than Sierra Nevada, I love the Mirror Pond Pale Ale, by the Deschutes Brewery. My boyfriend lives in Bend and he introduced me to it. Now, he drinks my local beer Sierra Nevada and I drink his Mirror Pond.
I can always find the Sierra Nevada, but I wish that the Mirror Pond was available more places.
In additon, the Sierra Nevada Brewery has a great restaurant. We ate there on my birthday, last Monday. :D
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