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Top 25 Craft brewing ingredient distributors based in the United States

Name: Craft brewing ingredient distributors based in the United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 1,158 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,158 craft brewing ingredient distributors headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 16,899 professional contacts across them, including 4,846 with verified work emails. Portland is the largest hub.

This list covers craft brewing ingredient distributors 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 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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16,899Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest craft brewing ingredient distributors based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,158 craft brewing ingredient distributors based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to craft brewing ingredient distributors: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Columbia Distributing	Partial evidence	Wilsonville, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,299 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Columbia Distributing is one of the nation’s finest beer, cider, wine, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverage distributors since 1935.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2	Deschutes Brewery	Partial evidence	Bend, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	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 16, 2026
3	Dogfish Head	Strong evidence	Milton, DE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	255 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Dogfish Head has proudly been focused on brewing beers with culinary ingredients outside the Reinheitsgebot since the day it opened as the smallest American brewery 23 years ago.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4	Karl Strauss Brewing Company	Strong evidence	San Diego, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	254 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Karl Strauss Brewing Company has been proudly independent since 1989, pioneering the craft beer scene throughout San Diego and beyond with innovative and award-winning releases.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	Union Beer Distributors	Indirect evidence	Brooklyn, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	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 16, 2026
6	Yakima Chief Hops	Indirect evidence	Yakima, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	214 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As a 100% grower-owned network of family hop farms, Yakima Chief Hops is uniquely positioned to establish strong relationships between the growers who supply our super-premium…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	Cavalier Distributing	Indirect evidence	Blue Ash, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	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 16, 2026
8	Blue Ridge Beverage Company, INC	Partial evidence	Salem, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	198 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Blue Ridge Beverage Company, Inc, founded in 1938, is a full-service distributor of beer, wine, cider, flavored malt beverages, hard seltzers, canned cocktails, and non-alcohol…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	Beer Capitol Distributing, LLC	Partial evidence	Sussex, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	192 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Beer Capitol Distributing LLC, Wisconsin's largest beer distributor serving Waukesha, Ozaukee, Washington and Milwaukee counties, opened its doors in 1981.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	Doll Distributing	Indirect evidence	Des Moines, IA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	178 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “OUR MISSION STATEMENT:"Building Brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	Rahrbsg	Partial evidence	Shakopee, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	176 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The largest variety of quality ingredients with the reliability you need to create outstanding beers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	Savannah Distributing CO INC	Indirect evidence	Savannah, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	175 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Savannah Distributing Co Inc is a food & beverages company based out of P.O.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	Gusmer Enterprises	Indirect evidence	Mountainside, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	173 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Gusmer Enterprises, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	John I. Haas, INC	Indirect evidence	Yakima, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	158 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “John I.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	Cone Distributing, INC	Indirect evidence	Ocala, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	158 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	Champion Brands, INC	Indirect evidence	Jacksonville, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	157 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Champion Brands sells a robust portfolio of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	Oskar Blues Brewery	Partial evidence	Longmont, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	154 contacts →
	Partial evidence “In 2002, in the funky little town of Lyons, Colorado, we shattered craft beer convention by stuffing our voluminously hopped mutha of a brew, Dale’s Pale Ale, into a portable…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18	Goose Island Beer Company	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	150 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our famous beer began with a trip across Europe, when Goose Island founder (and unabashed beer lover) John Hall took a tour across the continent.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	Beechwood Sales And Service	Indirect evidence	New Berlin, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	146 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Beechwood Sales & Service is a Top Workplace in Southeast Wisconsin as recognized by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	Athens Distributing Company Of Tennessee	Indirect evidence	Nashville, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	145 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Athens Distributing Company of Tennessee is the state's premier purveyor of fine wine, spirits, and beer.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	Victory Brewing Company	Partial evidence	Parkesburg, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	143 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Victory Brewing Company was founded in Downingtown, Pennsylvania and operates under Artisanal Brewing Ventures in alliance with Southern Tier Brewing, Southern Tier Distilling…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	Virginia Eagle Distributing CO	Partial evidence	Verona, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	136 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Based out of Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Lynchburg, Pulaski, Springfield, Verona and Winchester, Virginia Eagle Distributing is a beverage distributor providing the entire…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23	The Gambrinus Company	Indirect evidence	San Antonio, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	129 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Gambrinus Company is a family-owned beverage company based in San Antonio, Texas.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24	Briess Malt & Ingredients CO	Partial evidence	Chilton, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	121 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Welcome to Briess, a vertically integrated malted barley and ingredient supplier with corporate headquarters in Wisconsin.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25	Alliance Beverage Distributing LLC	Partial evidence	Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	116 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ALLIANCE BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTING LLC is a Wholesale Beer, Wine and Non-alcoholic beverage distributor.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

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 brewing ingredient distributors. 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 brewing ingredient distributors.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of craft brewing ingredient distributors, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name craft brewing ingredient distributors. 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 brewing ingredient distributors based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

28.7%Verified-email coverage

14.6Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

2.6%Largest-city concentration · Portland

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

500

11-50

418

51-200

175

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

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 1,158 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 brewing ingredient distributors, 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 brewing ingredient distributors”. 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 brewing ingredient distributors), 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 brewing ingredient distributors, 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, 4,846 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 16, 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.

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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 brewing ingredient distributors, 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 brewing ingredient distributors are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 1,158 craft brewing ingredient distributors 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?

Columbia Distributing, headquartered in Wilsonville, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most craft brewing ingredient distributors?

Portland leads with 30 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (18) and New York (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 4,846 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,158 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 16, 2026.

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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.