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Top 25 High alcohol beer breweries based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 503 high alcohol beer breweries headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 6,759 professional contacts across them, including 2,049 with verified work emails. Chicago is the largest hub.

This list covers high alcohol beer breweries 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 20, 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.

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The 25 largest high alcohol beer breweries based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 503 high alcohol beer breweries based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to high alcohol beer breweries: 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceChico, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000760 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Quality, Integrity, People, Community and Sustainability These are not just words, but a cultural lifestyle and commitment at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2Indirect evidenceBend, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500275 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Deschutes Brewery is an independent craft brewer in Bend, Oregon, family and employee owned since 1988.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3Partial evidenceMilton, DE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500255 contacts →

Partial 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 20, 2026
4Partial evidenceSan Diego, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000254 contacts →

Partial 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 20, 2026
5Partial evidenceSan Diego, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500185 contacts →

Partial evidence

“What started in 1996 as a small group of home brewers who simply wanted to make great beer evolved into the team of adventurers known today as Ballast Point.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6Indirect evidenceGrand Rapids, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500175 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Mike Stevens and Dave Engbers both had steady jobs when they decided to chase their dreams and open a brewery–which meant writing a business plan, quitting their jobs, and taking…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500150 contacts →

Partial 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 20, 2026
8Indirect evidenceAsheville, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500143 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Wicked Weed was imagined, created, and brought to life by the Dickinsons and the Guthys; two families that have been lifelong friends, each bringing a unique skill to the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9Indirect evidenceParkesburg, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500143 contacts →

Indirect 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 20, 2026
10Indirect evidenceBloomington, IN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200118 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Upland Brewing Co, has been brewing ales, lagers, and sours in Bloomington, Indiana since 1998.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11Indirect evidencePortland, ME, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200108 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 20, 2026
12Partial evidenceBrooklyn, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20094 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Brooklyn Brewery started with a dream to return brewing to Brooklyn, once a powerhouse of American beer production.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13Indirect evidenceAthens, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20078 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20061 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Revolution Brewing is Illinois' Largest Craft Brewery located in the heart of Chicago.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15Indirect evidenceRichmond, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20058 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Hardywood’s mission is to brew with purpose.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16Indirect evidenceSeattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-50054 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Elysian Brewing Company operates three locations and a production brewery in Seattle, Washington.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17Indirect evidenceBoulder, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20053 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The new Avery Brewing Co.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18Indirect evidenceEverett, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20052 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Night Shift Brewing was founded in 2012 by a trio of friends with a shared passion for nocturnal homebrewing.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19Partial evidenceDecorah, IA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20050 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 2009 Toppling Goliath Brewing Company was a runaway success, in less than a decade TG has become world renown it's IPA and barrel-aged beers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20Partial evidenceWinston-salem, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20048 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Triad's largest craft beer brewery!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21Partial evidenceCoronado, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20047 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Believe it or not, there was a time when the words “San Diego” and “craft beer” weren’t synonymous.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22Partial evidenceMunster, IN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20045 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Brewer of some of the most insane and delicious craft beers in the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23Indirect evidenceBellaire, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20045 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“THE SHORT’S STORY BEGAN IN 2002 when a 22-year-old brewer named Joe Short registered Short’s Brewing Company as a business in the state of Michigan.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24Indirect evidenceRio Rancho, NM, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-50044 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Companies that craft artisanal products are often motivated by producing an excellent product.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20043 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Half Acre is invested in each end of the brewing spectrum: time-honored classics and experimental, sensory-expanding releases.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

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High alcohol beer breweries based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
30.3%Verified-email coverage
13.4Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
1.8%Largest-city concentration · Chicago
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
194
11-50
217
51-200
71
201-500
12
501-1,000
1
1,001-5,000
1

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 503 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 high alcohol beer breweries, 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 “high alcohol beer breweries”. 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 high alcohol beer breweries), 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 high alcohol beer breweries, 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, 2,049 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 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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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 high alcohol beer breweries, 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 high alcohol beer breweries are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 503 high alcohol beer breweries 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?

Sierra Nevada Brewing CO, headquartered in Chico, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most high alcohol beer breweries?

Chicago leads with 9 headquartered companies, followed by San Diego (7) and New York (6).

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 2,049 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 503 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 20, 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.