Biggest Beer Sellers 2004
The seven biggest U.S. beer sellers in 2004 were on neither coast, but cover middle America from north to south, with only one state, Wisconsin, having two big breweries.
1. Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis, MO 2. Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI (Acquired in 2002 by South African Brewery, brewer of Castle Beer, the best-selling beer in Africa, so that SABMiller claims to be the largest brewery in the world.) 3. Coors Brewing Co., Golden, CO (Acquired by Molson, a Canadian brewery. MolsonCoors has posted a CSR Statement.) 4. Pabst Brewing Co., San Antonio, TX 5. City Brewing Co., LaCrosse, WI 6. D. G. Yuengling and Son, Inc., Pottsville, PA 7. High Falls Brewing Co., Rochester, NY
Source: Brewers Association, http://beertown.org/pr/pdf_Word/2004_Craft_Beer_Stats.doc.
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