It's Beer Time - Cork & Knife

It should come as no surprise that Americans drink a lot of beer every year, but we also make a lot of beer. New statistics released by the Brewers Association ranks nearly 1500 breweries in the U.S., including both major producers you have probably heard of, as well as countless craft brewers with which you may be less familiar.

"The majority of breweries in the U.S. are independent craft brewers who continue to push the envelope in flavor and diversity and who continue to set the pace for the beer category," states Paul Gatza, Director of the Brewers Association. "In 2007, 1,406 of the 1,449 breweries were small, independent and traditional brewers."

Here then are the leaders in the craft beer category, with the most sales recorded in 2007:

1	Boston Beer Co.	Boston	MA
2	Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.	Chico	CA
3	New Belgium Brewing Co. Inc.	Fort Collins	CO
4	Spoetzl Brewery	Shiner	TX
5	Pyramid Breweries Inc.	Seattle	WA
6	Matt Brewing Co.	Utica	NY
7	Deschutes Brewery, Inc.	Bend	OR
8	Boulevard Brewing Co.	Kansas City	MO
9	Full Sail Brewing Co.	Hood River	OR
10	Harpoon Brewery	Boston	MA

And the overall list, featuring most of the big boys as well as a few you may not recognize:

1	Anheuser- Busch Inc.	St. Louis	MO
2	Miller Brewing Co.	Milwaukee	WI
3	Coors Brewing Co.	Golden	CO
4	Pabst Brewing Co.	Woodridge	IL
5	Boston Beer Co.	Boston	MA
6	D.G. Yuengling and Son Inc.	Pottsville	PA
7	Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.	Chico	CA
8	New Belgium Brewing Co. Inc.	Fort Collins	CO
9	High Falls Brewing Co.	Rochester	NY
10	Spoetzl Brewery	Shiner	TX

(All statistics courtesy of the Brewers Association.)

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