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Top 25 Local brewery distributors based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 2,091 local brewery distributors headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 41,947 professional contacts across them, including 11,584 with verified work emails. Portland is the largest hub.

This list covers local brewery 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 17, 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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2,091Companies
41,947Contacts tracked
11,584Verified emails
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The 25 largest local brewery distributors based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 2,091 local brewery distributors based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to local brewery 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceWilsonville, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,0001,299 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 17, 2026
2Indirect evidenceMoraine, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,000760 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Heidelberg Distributing Company began in 1938, with founder Albert W.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3Partial evidenceAustell, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,000758 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Empire is a wholesale beverage distributor home to over 1,600 teammates across four states: Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Colorado.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
4Indirect evidenceMesa, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,000688 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Crescent Crown sells and delivers more than 30 million cases annually throughout its distribution territories in Arizona and Louisiana.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5Indirect evidenceEscondido, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026501-1,000558 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 17, 2026
6Indirect evidencePhoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,000540 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1955, Hensley Beverage Company is one of the largest privately held companies in Arizona.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7Indirect evidenceBellevue, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,000512 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Are you a traveler, not afraid to try new things, curious of the unknown & intrigued by life & what you’ve yet to discover?”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
8Partial evidenceGlenwillow, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026501-1,000444 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Superior Beverage Group is a leading distributor of beer, wine and various non-alcoholic beverages in Central and Northeastern Ohio.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9Partial evidenceRock Hill, SC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-200405 contacts →

Partial evidence

“B&B is a wholesale beverage distributor located in Rock Hill, South Carolina.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
10Indirect evidenceDallas, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,000352 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Glazer’s Beer and Beverage, LLC we are privileged to be recognized as one of the most successful sales and marketing organizations in our industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
11Partial evidenceDenver, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026201-500352 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Coors Distributing Company (CDC) is a beer distributor operating in Colorado.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12Indirect evidenceNorcross, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026501-1,000340 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Eagle Rock Distributing Company is a full-service beverage distribution company servicing license retailers across Georgia and Colorado.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13Partial evidenceBend, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026201-500275 contacts →

Partial evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14Partial evidenceMadison, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026501-1,000270 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Established in 1933 and family owned ever since, General Beverage is the largest wholesale distributor of wine, distilled spirits, beer and non alcoholic beverages in Wisconsin.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15Partial evidenceMilton, DE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
16Indirect evidenceSan Diego, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026501-1,000254 contacts →

Indirect 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 17, 2026
17Indirect evidenceAustin, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026201-500245 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Brown Distributing Company was founded in 1962 by J.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18Indirect evidencePottsville, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026201-500239 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“D.G.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19Indirect evidenceMcdonough, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026201-500234 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in August 1938 by the late Fate D.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20Indirect evidenceBrooklyn, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026501-1,000233 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 17, 2026
21Indirect evidenceWilmington, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026201-500232 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Coastal Beverage Company, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22Partial evidenceAurora, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026501-1,000229 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Beverage Distributors Company has served the Colorado beverage market for more than twenty years.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23Indirect evidenceBoise, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026501-1,000224 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in the 1930s in Boise, our family-owned business started with beer sales and has since transformed into a dynamic company offering a diverse range of products, including…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24Partial evidencePortland, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026501-1,000217 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 1935, Maletis Beverage is a locally owned and operated distributor of domestic & craft beer, wine, cider, and non-alcoholic beverages.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25Indirect evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026501-1,000211 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Atlanta Beverage Company was founded in 1930 and has been a family-owned company, distributing the highest quality beverages to thirsty customers in Georgia, ever since!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026

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Local brewery distributors based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026
27.6%Verified-email coverage
20.1Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
1.5%Largest-city concentration · Portland
Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
785
11-50
779
51-200
358
201-500
110
501-1,000
24
1,001-5,000
18
5,001-10,000
1
10001+
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 2,091 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 local brewery 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 “local brewery 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 local brewery 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 local brewery 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, 11,584 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 17, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Local brewery distributors by metro

  • Local brewery distributors in Portland31

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 local brewery 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 local brewery distributors are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 2,091 local brewery 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 local brewery distributors?

Portland leads with 31 headquartered companies, followed by Seattle (20) and Chicago (19).

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 11,584 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 2,091 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 17, 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.