Američko udruženja pivovara The Brewers Association (BA) neprofitna cehovska organizacija, koja okuplja male i nezavisne craft pivovare objavila je godišnju listu 50 proizvođača piva prema količini proizvodnje u dvjema kategorijama – craft pivovara i pivovara ukupno, bez obzira na veličinu.
Riječ je o rang listi po prodanoj količini piva, a zanimljivo je da se na listi 50 najvećih nalazi čak 40 malih i nezavisnih pivovara. „Premda će godina 2020. biti značajno drugačija od prošle, zanatske su pivovare pripremljene na svladavanje aktualne nesigurnosti na tržištu i nametanje oklusom, raznovrsnošću i inovativnošću, koje ljubitelji piva očekuju od craft pivovara,“ rekao je Bart Watson, glavni direktor udruženja Brewers Association.
Ovako velik broj craft pivovara među najvećima u SAD je, naravno, stoga što američka definicija crafta (uostalom i jedina službena uopće), kaže doduše da je craft pivovara mala i nezavisna pivovara, no to mala znači da proizvodi šest milijuna barela piva ili manje, što odgovara udjelu od 3 posto američkog tržišta piva. Tih 6 milijuna barela je otprilike 7 milijuna hektolitara; nezavisna znači da manje od jedne četvrtine vlasničkog udjela smije biti u rukama kompanije koja nije sam mali pivar.
Pa ti onda vidi.
Doduše, top lista nema podatak o količini prodanog piva, ali za vašu informaciju, broj 2 s popisa – Boston Beer Co 5 pretprošle je godine proizveo 5 milijuna hektolitara piva, dok za prvi Yuengling nismo pronašli noviji podatak od onog iz 2015 kada je proizveo 3,4 milijuna, no očito je u velikoj ekspanziji, kad je ove godine (po prvi put( na listi pretekao pivovaru Boston. Posljednja 50. na rang listi, pivovara North Coast Brewing Co, godišnje proizvcede 76 tisuća hektolitara piva.
PEDESET NAJVEĆIH AMERIČKIH CRAFT PIVOVARA
1 D.G. Yuengling and Son Inc Pottsville PA
2 Boston Beer Co Boston MA
3 Sierra Nevada Brewing Co Chico CA
4 New Belgium Brewing Co Fort Collins, San Francisco CO, CA
5 Duvel Moortgat Paso Robles, Kansas City, Cooperstown CA, MO, NY
6 Gambrinus Berkeley, Portland, Shiner CA, OR, TX
7 Bell’s Brewery Inc. Comstock MI
8 CANarchy Longmont, Tampa, Salt Lake City, Comstock, Inglewood, Dallas CO, FL, UT, MI, CA, TX
9 Stone Brewing Escondido CA
10 Artisanal Brewing Ventures Downingtown, Lakewood, Brooklyn PA, NY, NY
11 Deschutes Brewery Bend OR
12 Brooklyn Brewery Brooklyn NY
13 Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Milton DE
14 SweetWater Brewing Co Atlanta GA
15 New Glarus Brewing Co New Glarus WI
16 Matt Brewing Co Utica NY
17 Harpoon Brewery Boston MA
18 Minhas Craft Brewery Monroe WI
19 Odell Brewing Co Fort Collins CO
20 Stevens Point Brewery Stevens Point WI
21 Summit Brewing Co Saint Paul MN
22 Alaskan Brewing Co Juneau AK
23 Great Lakes Brewing Co Cleveland OH
24 Abita Brewing Co Covington LA
25 August Schell Brewing Co New Ulm MN
26 Rhinegeist Brewery Cincinnati OH
27 Troegs Brewing Co Hershey PA
28 Allagash Brewing Co Portland ME
29 21st Amendment Brewery Bay Area CA
30 Narragansett Brewing Co Pawtucket RI
31 Three Floyds Brewing Co Munster IN
32 Gordon Biersch Brewing Co San Jose CA
33 Georgetown Brewing Co Seattle WA
34 Surly Brewing Company Minneapolis MN
35 Flying Dog Brewery Frederick MD
36 Rogue Ales Brewery Newport OR
37 Long Trail Brewing Co Bridgewater Corners VT
38 Ninkasi Brewing Co Eugene OR
39 Karl Strauss Brewing Co San Diego CA
40 Revolution Brewing Chicago IL
41 Lost Coast Brewery Eureka CA
42 Shipyard Brewing Co Portland ME
43 Wachusett Brewing Co Westminster MA
44 Modern Times Beer San Diego CA
45 Saint Arnold Brewing Co Houston TX
46 Full Sail Brewing Co Hood River OR
47 Two Roads Brewing Co Stratford CT
48 Left Hand Brewing Company Longmont CO
49 Bear Republic Brewing Co Cloverdale CA
50 North Coast Brewing Co Inc Fort Bragg CA
PEDESET NAJVEĆIH PIVOVARA UKUPNO
1 Anheuser-Busch Inc (a) St. Louis MO
2 MolsonCoors (b) Chicago IL
3 Constellation (c) Chicago IL
4 Heineken USA (d) White Plains NY
5 Pabst Brewing Co (e) Los Angeles CA
6 Diageo (f) Norwalk CT
7 D.G. Yuengling Pottsville PA
8 FIFCO USA (g) Rochester NY
9 Boston Beer Co (h) Boston MA
10 Sierra Nevada Brewing Co Chico CA
11 New Belgium Brewing Co (i) Fort Collins, San Francisco CO, CA
12 Duvel Moortgat (j) Paso Robles, Kansas City, Cooperstown CA, MO, NY
13 Craft Brew Alliance (k) Portland OR
14 Founders Brewing Co/Mahou San Miguel (l) Grand Rapids, Boulder MI, CO
15 Gambrinus (m) Berkeley, Portland, Shiner CA, OR, TX
16 Bell’s Brewery Inc. (n) Comstock MI
17 CANarchy (o) Longmont, Tampa, Salt Lake City, Comstock, Inglewood, Dallas CO, FL, UT, MI, CA, TX
18 Stone Brewing Escondido CA
19 Sapporo Brewing (p) Tarrytown, San Francisco NY, CA
20 Artisanal Brewing Ventures (q) Downingtown, Lakewood, Brooklyn PA, NY, NY
21 Deschutes Brewery Bend OR
22 Brooklyn Brewery Brooklyn NY
23 Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (r) Milton DE
24 SweetWater Brewing Co Atlanta GA
25 New Glarus Brewing Co New Glarus WI
26 Matt Brewing Co (s) Utica NY
27 Harpoon Brewery Boston MA
28 Minhas Craft Brewery (t) Monroe WI
29 Odell Brewing Co Fort Collins CO
30 Stevens Point Brewery (u) Stevens Point WI
31 Summit Brewing Co Saint Paul MN
32 Alaskan Brewing Co Juneau AK
33 Great Lakes Brewing Co Cleveland OH
34 Abita Brewing Co Covington LA
35 August Schell Brewing Co (v) New Ulm MN
36 Rhinegeist Brewery Cincinnati OH
37 Troegs Brewing Co Hershey PA
38 Allagash Brewing Co Portland ME
39 21st Amendment Brewery Bay Area CA
40 Narragansett Brewing Co Pawtucket RI
41 Three Floyds Brewing Co Munster IN
42 Gordon Biersch Brewing Co San Jose CA
43 Georgetown Brewing Co Seattle WA
44 Surly Brewing Company Minneapolis MN
45 Flying Dog Brewery Frederick MD
46 Rogue Ales Brewery Newport OR
47 Long Trail Brewing Co Bridgewater Corners VT
48 Ninkasi Brewing Co Eugene OR
49 Karl Strauss Brewing Co San Diego CA
50 Revolution Brewing Chicago IL
