Two Upstate New York breweries, plus one on Long Island, were among the fastest growing in the United States in 2017, according to a new report from the national Brewers Association.

War Horse Brewing Co., a part of the Three Brothers Wineries & Estate complex just south of Geneva on Seneca Lake, ranked No. 17 in growth for the year. That was a New York brewery's highest position on the list.

The Brewery at Bacchus, a brewpub (restaurant/brewery) in New Paltz in the Hudson Valley, ranked No. 23.

And 1940s Brewing, in Holbrook on Long Island, ranked No. 36.

The Brewers Association, a trade group based in Boulder, Colo., didn't provide specific production numbers for each brewery. It noted that craft beer production grew 5 percent for all breweries nationwide (by volume) in 2017, and that the median growth for the 50 fastest growing breweries was 216 percent. It reported that the median annual production volume for the breweries on the list was 284 barrels in 2016 and 963 barrels in 2017. (A barrel is 31 gallons).

War Horse Brewing, the highest ranked brewery in New York, opened a tasting roomn within the Three Brothers campus in 2011, but for several years its beer was brewed under contract at CB Craft Brewers of Honeoye Falls. It didn't open its own brewery until 2016 and then began expanding rapidly, co-owner Dave Mansfield said in a 2017 interview.

"Beer is just exploding," Mansfield said. "It's just our second year and already we're in a second big expansion."

Last year, War Horse Brewing Co. took home more medals in the first New York Craft Beer Competition than any other brewery in the state (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze). It is known for such beer as Lieutenant Dan, a pale ale; the Big Broadcast, a double IPA; Breakfast with Churchill, an oatmeal coffee stout; and Peacebomber, a wheat ale blended with Riesling wine.

The number of breweries in New York has more than doubled since 2012, nolw standing at 400, and all-time record for the state. Most of the new breweries are small operations, and many are farm breweries, which pledge to use New York-grown ingredients in exchange for benefits in regulations and licensing.

"With 5 percent growth overall for small and independent brewers in 2017 and microbreweries and brewpubs delivering the majority of that, we wanted to spotlight some of the breweries driving that growth," said Bart Watson, chief economist for the Brewers Association. "As the growth base for craft becomes more diffuse, these fast growing brewing companies illustrate that a diverse set of success stories still exist."

Don Cazentre writes about craft beer, wine, spirits and beverages for NYup.com, syracuse.com and The Post-Standard. Reach him at dcazentre@nyup.com, or follow him at NYup.com, on Twitter or Facebook.