date:Apr 11, 2013
The Brewers Associationthe not-for-profit trade group that tabulates production statistics for the U.S. brewing industrytoday released its annual lists of the top 50 craft and overall brewing companies in the U.S., based on 2012 beer sales volume. Of the top 50 overall brewing companies, 39 are small and independent craft brewing companies.
In 2012, craft surpassed six percent of the total U.S. beer market, with volume and dollar sales reaching record levels, said Paul Gatza, director, Brewers