Rainy Days & Mondays Always Get Me Down
I still really want to go on a beer vacation. I think that would be sweet. Colorado, I haven't scheduled it yet, but I will come see you soon.
I just realized that I don't have a tag created for "craft beer." How can this be? I guess I get to start one, and play a re-tagging old posts game tonight.
Today the Brewer's Association released top 50 lists, in terms of sales volume in 2008.
Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies by Beer Sales Volume
(Based on 2008 sales)
| Rank | Brewing Company | City | State |
| 1 | Boston Beer Co. | Boston | MA |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. | Chico | CA |
| 3 | New Belgium Brewing Co. | Fort Collins | CO |
| 4 | Spoetzl Brewery | Shiner | TX |
| 5 | Pyramid Breweries Inc. | Seattle | WA |
| 6 | Deschutes Brewery | Bend | OR |
| 7 | Matt Brewing Co. | Utica | NY |
| 8 | Boulevard Brewing Co. | Kansas City | MO |
| 9 | Full Sail Brewing Co. | Hood River | OR |
| 10 | Magic Hat Brewing Co. | Burlington | VT |
| 11 | Alaskan Brewing Co. | Juneau | AK |
| 12 | Harpoon Brewery | Boston | MA |
| 13 | Bell's Brewery, Inc. | Galesburg | MI |
| 14 | Kona Brewing Co. | Kailua-Kona | HI |
| 15 | Anchor Brewing Co. | San Francisco | CA |
| 16 | Shipyard Brewing Co. | Portland | ME |
| 17 | Summit Brewing Co. | Saint Paul | MN |
| 18 | Stone Brewing Co. | Escondido | CA |
| 19 | Abita Brewing Co. | Abita Springs | LA |
| 20 | The Brooklyn Brewery | Brooklyn | NY |
| 21 | New Glarus Brewing Co. | New Glarus | WI |
| 22 | Dogfish Head Craft Brewery | Milton | DE |
| 23 | Long Trail Brewing Co. | Bridgewater Corners | VT |
| 24 | Gordon Biersch Brewing Co. | San Jose | CA |
| 25 | Rogue Ales/Oregon Brewing Co. | Newport | OR |
| 26 | Great Lakes Brewing Co. | Cleveland | OH |
| 27 | The Lagunitas Brewing Co. | Petaluma | CA |
| 28 | Firestone Walker Brewing Co. | Paso Robles | CA |
| 29 | SweetWater Brewing Co. | Atlanta | GA |
| 30 | Flying Dog Brewing Co. | Frederick | MD |
| 31 | BJ's Restaurant & Brewery | Huntington Beach | CA |
| 32 | Rock Bottom Brewery Restaurants | Louisville | CO |
| 33 | BridgePort Brewing Co. | Portland | OR |
| 34 | Odell Brewing Co. | Fort Collins | CO |
| 35 | Victory Brewing Co. | Downingtown | PA |
| 36 | Mac and Jack's Brewery | Redmond | WA |
| 37 | Big Sky Brewing Co. | Missoula | MT |
| 38 | Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants | Chattanooga | TN |
| 39 | Karl Strauss Brewing Co. | San Diego | CA |
| 40 | Breckenridge Brewery | Denver | CO |
| 41 | Lost Coast Brewery and Cafe | Eureka | CA |
| 42 | Otter Creek Brewing Co. | Middlebury | VT |
| 43 | Utah Brewers Cooperative | Salt Lake City | UT |
| 44 | North Coast Brewing Co. | Fort Bragg | CA |
| 45 | Blue Point Brewing Co. | Patchogue | NY |
| 46 | Boulder Beer Co. | Boulder | CO |
| 47 | Pete's Brewing Co. | San Antonio | TX |
| 48 | McMenamins Breweries | Portland | OR |
| 49 | Anderson Valley Brewing Co. | Boonville | CA |
| 50 | The Saint Louis Brewery, Inc. | St Louis | MO |
Top 50 Overall Brewing Companies by Beer Sales Volume
(Based on 2008 sales)
| Rank | Brewing Company | City | State |
| 1 | Anheuser-Busch InBev | St. Louis | MO |
| 2 | MillerCoors Brewing Co. | Chicago | IL |
| 3 | Pabst Brewing Co. | Woodridge | IL |
| 4 | Boston Beer Co. | Boston | MA |
| 5 | D. G. Yuengling and Son Inc. | Pottsville | PA |
| 6 | Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. | Chico | CA |
| 7 | Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc. | Woodinville | WA |
| 8 | New Belgium Brewing Co. | Fort Collins | CO |
| 9 | High Falls Brewing Co. | Rochester | NY |
| 10 | Spoetzl Brewery | Shiner | TX |
| 11 | Pyramid Breweries Inc. | Seattle | WA |
| 12 | Deschutes Brewery | Bend | OR |
| 13 | Iron City Brewing Co. | Pittsburgh | PA |
| 14 | Minhas Craft Brewery | Monroe | WI |
| 15 | Matt Brewing Co. | Utica | NY |
| 16 | Boulevard Brewing Co. | Kansas City | MO |
| 17 | Full Sail Brewing Co. | Hood River | OR |
| 18 | Magic Hat Brewing Co. | Burlington | VT |
| 19 | Alaskan Brewing Co. | Juneau | AK |
| 20 | Harpoon Brewery | Boston | MA |
| 21 | Bell's Brewery, Inc. | Galesburg | MI |
| 22 | Goose Island Beer Co. | Chicago | IL |
| 23 | Kona Brewery LLC | Kailua-Kona | HI |
| 24 | Anchor Brewing Co. | San Francisco | CA |
| 25 | August Schell Brewing Co. | New Ulm | MN |
| 26 | Shipyard Brewing | Portland | ME |
| 27 | Summit Brewing Co. | Saint Paul | MN |
| 28 | Stone Brewing Co. | Escondido | CA |
| 29 | Mendocino Brewing Co. | Ukiah | CA |
| 30 | Abita Brewing Co., L.L.C. | Abita Springs | LA |
| 31 | The Brooklyn Brewery | Brooklyn | NY |
| 32 | New Glarus Brewing Co. | New Glarus | WI |
| 33 | Dogfish Head Craft Brewery | Milton | DE |
| 34 | Long Trail Brewing Co. | Bridgewater Corners | VT |
| 35 | Gordon Biersch Brewing Co. | San Jose | CA |
| 36 | Rogue Ales/Oregon Brewing Co. | Newport | OR |
| 37 | Great Lakes Brewing Co. | Cleveland | OH |
| 38 | The Lagunitas Brewing Co. | Petaluma | CA |
| 39 | Firestone Walker Brewing Co. | Paso Robles | CA |
| 40 | SweetWater Brewing Co. | Atlanta | GA |
| 41 | Flying Dog Brewing Co. | Frederick | MD |
| 42 | BJ's Restaurant & Brewery | Huntington Beach | CA |
| 43 | Rock Bottom Brewery Restaurants | Louisville | CO |
| 44 | BridgePort Brewing Co. | Portland | OR |
| 45 | Odell Brewing Co. | Fort Collins | CO |
| 46 | Victory Brewing Co. | Downingtown | PA |
| 47 | Straub Brewery | Saint Marys | PA |
| 48 | Cold Spring Brewing Co. | Cold Spring | MN |
| 49 | Mac and Jack's Brewery | Redmond | WA |
| 50 | Big Sky Brewing Co. | Missoula | MT |
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