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Top 25 Craft beer retailers based in the United States
RevenueBase identified 1,533 craft beer retailers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 13,977 professional contacts across them, including 2,823 with verified work emails. Portland is the largest hub.
This list covers craft beer retailers headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.
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The 25 largest craft beer retailers based in the United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 779 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Founded by Jack Holloway in 1936 in Orlando, Florida, ABC Fine Wine & Spirits is America's largest family-owned wine and spirits retailer.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 558 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded by Greg Koch and Steve Wagner, we've come a long way since opening in San Diego County in 1996.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 528 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “World of Beer® Bar & Kitchen is a craft beer-focused, neighborhood gathering place built on the idea that there’s a beer out there for everyone.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 275 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Deschutes Brewery is an independent craft brewer in Bend, Oregon, family and employee owned since 1988.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 243 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “The Brass Tap locations offer over 150+ craft beers from around the globe in a neighborhood atmosphere that feels both relaxed and upscale.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 233 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Area serviced: New York City (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island) and Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk counties).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 200 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Since 1992 Cavalier Distributing is proud to represent some of the finest breweries from the United States and throughout the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 178 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “OUR MISSION STATEMENT:"Building Brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 155 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “New Holland exists to enhance our customers quality of life by providing the most remarkable experience possible.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 145 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “At K&L, our expert buyers travel the world to bring you the finest wines, spirits, and beer from producers we believe in.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 137 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Big Red Liquors Indiana’s Premier Beer, Wine & Spirits Retailer.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 136 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The first brewery for SweetWater was off of Fulton Industrial Boulevard, on Atlanta’s west side and opened our doors on February 17th, 1997.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 129 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Gambrinus Company is a family-owned beverage company based in San Antonio, Texas.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 118 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “New Realm Brewing Company is an American craft brewery started in 2016 by co-founders Carey Falcone, Bob Powers and Mitch Steele.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 114 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We started back in 2006 with three guys in Bend, Oregon who shared one simple mindset; brew beer, drink beer, and have fun doing it.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 113 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Tryon Distributing is a family-owned fine wine and craft beer wholesale distributor headquartered in Charlotte, NC.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 109 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “WineStyles Tasting Station® is an innovative retail concept dedicated to simplifying wine, craft beers and gourmet food through a unique, convenient and affordable boutique…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 108 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Since 1994, Shipyard Brewing Company has been brewing fine quality products with a wide range of style profiles.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 99 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Faust Distributing Company is one of the largest family-owned wholesale beer distributors in Texas and one of the largest independent distributors of Miller Brewing Company and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 97 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “With over 200 years of combined industry experience, our dedicated sales and support staff understand the importance of high-quality ingredients, product knowledge and the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 86 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Karbach Brewing Company is a regional craft brewery established in Houston, Texas in 2011.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 85 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Friends & Beers for 25 Years!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 81 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “S.K.I.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 80 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Serving Kentuckians for more than 30 years, Liquor Barn, Party Mart, and DEP'S is Kentucky’s favorite wine, spirits, beer, and cigar store.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 78 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Established in 1997, Appalachian Brewing Company (ABC) restaurant and brewery proudly serves fine hand-crafted ales and lagers, craft sodas and exceptional fare in a warm and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: craft beer retailers. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names craft beer retailers.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of craft beer retailers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name craft beer retailers. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Craft beer retailers based in the United States at a glance
As of Sep 19, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 1,533 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among craft beer retailers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “craft beer retailers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names craft beer retailers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among craft beer retailers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,823 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names craft beer retailers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many craft beer retailers are there based in the United States?
RevenueBase identified 1,533 craft beer retailers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
ABC Fine Wine & Spirits, headquartered in Orlando, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most craft beer retailers?
Portland leads with 20 headquartered companies, followed by New York (19) and Chicago (15).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,823 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,533 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.
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About this data
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.