年復一年，美國最大啤酒企業的排名并無重大變化。高居榜首的總是百威英博，Yuengling則是精釀龍頭。但說到美國增長最快的啤酒釀造商，情況就會變得有趣一些。

美國釀酒商協會公布了今年的年產量增長最快的小型獨立啤酒制造商名單，排名首位的是來自于艾奧瓦州克利爾萊克的湖光釀造公司。

除非是當地居民，否則大家很可能沒有聽說過這家公司，就連精釀啤酒發燒友也不例外。在上榜的50家啤酒制造商中，大多數公司的情況可能都是如此。

前十名如下：

1. 湖光釀造公司，克利爾萊克，艾奧瓦州

2. 芬斯大牡蠣啤酒廠，里霍博斯比奇，特拉華州

3. 橡樹路啤酒廠，薩默維爾，南卡羅來納州

4. 追夢人啤酒廠，瓦克斯霍，北卡羅來納州

5. 孤松釀造有限公司，波特蘭，緬因州

6. 破碎橡樹釀造公司，俄勒岡市，俄勒岡州

7. 新格洛里-克拉夫特啤酒廠，薩克拉門托，加利福尼亞州

8. 波恩普萊斯釀造公司，伯利恒，賓夕法尼亞州

9. 邊境釀造有限公司，圖森，亞利桑那州

10. 皮瑞奧德克釀造公司，萊德維爾，科羅拉多州

整體而言，上榜公司的增長率中值為163%，其產量從每年50桶到逾4萬桶不等。

釀酒商協會的首席經濟學家巴特·沃特森說：“盡管市場競爭不斷升溫，但這些小型獨立啤酒制造商和精釀公司向我們表明，在各個地區以及各類業務模式下仍有增長機會。”（財富中文網）

譯者：Charlie

審校：夏林

The rankings of the nation’s biggest breweries don’t change dramatically from year to year. AB InBev is always atop the list. And Yuengling leads the craft brewing category. But when it comes to the nation’s fastest growing breweries, things get a bit more interesting.

The Brewer’s Association has announced this year’s list of the small and independent beer makers whose production has increased the most in the past year. And Lake Time Brewery from Clear Lake, Iowa tops the list.

There’s a fair chance you haven’t heard of Lake Time, even if you’re a craft beer enthusiast, unless you live in the area. That’s likely true of most of the 50 breweries on the list.

Take a look at the top 10 yourself:

1. Lake Time Brewing, Clear Lake, Iowa

2. Fins Big Oyster Brewery, Rehoboth Beach, Del.

3. Oak Road Brewery, Summerville, S.C.

4. The Dreamchaser’s Brewery, Waxhaw, N.C.

5. Lone Pine Brewing Co, Portland, Maine

6. Shattered Oak Brewing, Oregon City, Ore.

7. New Glory Craft Brewery, Sacramento, Calif.

8. Bonn Place Brewing, Bethlehem, Pa.

9. Borderlands Brewing Co., Tucson, Ariz.

10. Periodic Brewing, Leadville, Colo.

Overall, the brewers on the list experienced a median growth of 163%. Production volumes ranged from 50 barrels per year to over 40,000 per year.

“Even as market competition continues to increase, these small and independent breweries and brewpubs demonstrate there are still growth opportunities across a diverse set of regions and business models,” said Bart Watson, chief economist at the Brewers Association.