Brewers Industry Competitors

Anheuser-Busch Companies (A-B) wants to be the life of every party, whether with its beer or its theme parks. One of the world's largest brewers, the company is best known for Budweiser and Bud Light, as well as such labels as Busch and Michelob. Its beers lead the US with a market share of some 48%....

Panning for gold in the Klondike made more than a few thirsty during the heady Alaskan gold rush. The beer that quenched many a palate then is still served today by the Alaskan Brewing Co. The company started off in 1986 as the Chinook Alaskan Brewing Company selling this original recipe....

Beijing Enterprises operates in four business sectors -- consumer products; infrastructure and utilities; tourism and retail services; and technology. The group manages subsidiaries that make and distribute beer, wine, dairy, and processed meat and seafood products....

Belhaven pubs offer thirsty beer drinkers a safe haven to enjoy Belhaven beers. Belhaven Brewing Company owns and operates breweries an estate of about 300 pubs throughout Scotland. The company brews several beers including Belhaven Best, 80 Shilling, and St....

Imagine, if you can, a ski bum who loves to drink beer. Actually, that's not so hard to imagine. So it was with Richard Squire, who ended his search for the perfect brew by making his own. As the popularity of his beers grew, Squire spent less time on the slopes and more time brewing beer....

Brick Brewing offers rock-solid brews in small batches. The brewer produces several kinds of beer including amber, dark, light, and premium ales and lagers; its brands include JR Brickman, Conners, and Formosa Springs, as well as its flagship Brick line. The company has an arrangement with Big Rock Brewery that allows each company to sell the other's beverages; Brick sells Big Rock beers in Ontario while Big Rock sells Brick suds in Alberta....

City Brewing Company has been brewing beer in the same city since its predecessor's inception in the mid-1800s. The corner of Third and Mississippi streets in La Crosse, Wisconsin, once home to the G. Heileman Brewing Company, is today City Brewing. The company produces some eight core beers under the City trademark, as well as KUL and LaCrosse labels....

Coopers sells barrels and barrels of suds to thirsty Australians. The company, which touts itself as the third largest brewer in Australia, offers a range of popular ales, lagers, and stouts, including Coopers Premium Lager, Coopers DB, Best Extra Stout, Heritage Premium Ale, and its flagship Sparkling Ale....

Coors Brewers Limited attends to the thirsts of UK drinkers. The brewer owns the widely recognized Carling beer brand and in 2003 launched the Silver Bullet (Coors Fine Light Beer or as it's known in the US, Coors Light). Other products distributed by the company include Caffrey's, Dos Equis, Grolsch, Kasteel Cru, Palm Speciale, Sol, White Shield, Worthington, and Zatec....

Named for a nearby river, Deschutes Brewery is a craft brewer in business in Oregon since 1988. Among its stable of beers are the Cinder Cone, Jubelale, and Twilight brands. Beers can be found in retail stores throughout the Pacific Northwest, California, Alaska, and Nevada....

Anyone thirsty? A subsidiary of Fomento Económico Mexicano (FEMSA), FEMSA Cerveza produces and distributes beer from six breweries under labels such as Carta Blanca, Dos Equis, Tecate, Bohemia, and Sol. FEMSA Cerveza generates about a quarter of its parent company's revenues....

Too much of this Flying Dog might lead to howling at the moon, so consume responsibly. Flying Dog Brewery makes a variety of ales -- a litter of 10 or so, actually -- that are distributed throughout the US and in Canada. Offerings include In Heat Wheat, K-9 Cruiser, Old Scratch Amber, Road Dog Ale, and Tire Bite Golden Ale....

The locals at the pub know a good thing when they drink it. The good thing in this case is a Dutch-brewed "Heinie." Heineken U.K. imports and distributes Heineken, Amstel, Wieckse Witte, and Heineken Pilsener throughout the UK....

High Falls Brewing Company has been helping beer drinkers enjoy a cool one for more than a century. The former Genesee Brewing Co. (founded in 1878) was renamed for Rochester, New York's High Falls district after a management buyout in 2000. Now one of the nation's top 10 brewers, High Falls' lineup of lagers and ales includes JW Dundee's Honey Brown Lager, Michael Shea's Irish Amber, Genesee brands, and Koch's Golden Anniversary....

Holsten-Brauerei makes Holsten Pilsener, which is sold mainly in northern and eastern Germany but also exported to nearly 90 countries. The company also distributes brands including Astra, Duckstein, Feldschlösschen, Lübzer, Landskron, and Tuborg....

When your sneck lifter (door latch) needs a little lubricating, Jennings Brothers has just the thing. The UK company's brews (made at Castle Brewery in Cockermouth) include Sneck Lifter, Cross Buttock Ale, Cumberland Ale, and Cragrat. The company was acquired by larger rival Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries (now called Marston's PLC) in 2005....

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Beer lovers hanging ten on the big island can pull up a chair at the Kona Brewing Company, which operates two pubs -- one on Hawaii's big island and the second in Hawaii Kai, Oahu. Kona Brewing produces a number of craft brews including Fire Rock, Long Board, Big Wave, and Wailua....

One of the country's largest brewers, Labatt Breweries of Canada is true blue to lovers of the brew. The company, maker of the first "iced" beer, manufactures Labatt Blue. The company also brews more than 60 other brands including Keith's, Blue Star, Club, Kootenay, Oland, and Schooner....

Little World brews divine beverages for Australian creatures of legal drinking age. Through its Little Creatures Brewing subsidiary, Little World Beverages makes the Little Creatures line of craft beers. The company's award-winning varieties -- all of which sport its trademark cherub logo -- are Little Creatures Pale Ale, the amber Rogers' Beer, and Little Creatures Pilsner....