Genny brewer again 6th largest beer maker in US

Rochester-based North American Breweries was again the sixth-largest beer brewing company in the nation last year.

The annual rankings, released this week by the beer brewing trade group, Brewers Association, are based on 2014 volumes.

North American, the home of such brands as Genesee, Dundee, Seagram's Escapes, Magic Hat and Pyramid — and the exclusive U.S. rights to Labatt products — was also sixth in the 2014 rankings, based on 2013 volumes.

Leading the pack was beer titan Anheuser-Busch Inc.

Other Empire State beermakers in the top 50 were Brookyn Brewery at 17; Buvel Moortgat of Kansas City and Cooperstown at 18; Utica's Matt Brewing Co. at 20th; and Southern Tier Brewing Co. of Chautauqua County at 41st.

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