Largest Craft Breweries 2015

Four San Diego breweries rank among the 50 largest craft breweries in the U.S. (based on the metric of 2014 beer sales volume)

9. Stone Brewing Co. (2014  production: 287,075 barrels, a 35% increase from 2013 and 62% from 2012) (10th in 2013)

31. Ballast Point (2014  production: 123,435 barrels, a 74% increase from 2013 and 260% from 2012) (45th in 2013)

45. Karl Strauss Brewing Co. (2014 production: 67,920,  an 11% increase from 2013 and 16% from 2012) (38th in 2013)

48. Green Flash (2014 production: 2014 production: 64,640, a 16% increase over 2013)

Sources: West Coaster

To put that into some perspective, the top craft brewer on the list

1. D.G. Yuengling and Son Inc sold 2,917,992 barrels in 2014

2. Boston Beer Co - 2,550,000

3. Sierra Nevada - 1,069,694

6. Lagunitas - 601,420 (50% more than in 2013)