List of breweries in Arkansas

Breweries in Arkansas produce a wide range of beers in different styles that are marketed locally, regionally, and nationally. In 2012 Arkansas' 14 breweries, importers, brewpubs, and company-owned packagers and wholesalers employed 100 people directly, and another 6,000 in related jobs such as wholesaling and retailing.^[1] Including people directly employed in brewing, as well as those who supply Arkansas' breweries with everything from ingredients to machinery, the total business and personal tax revenue generated by Arkansas' breweries and related industries was more than $129 million.^[2] Consumer purchases of Arkansas' brewery products generated another $68 million in tax revenue.^[3] In 2012, according to the Brewers Association, Arkansas ranked 41st in per capita craft breweries with 10.^[4]

For context, at the end of 2013 there were 2,822 breweries in the United States, including 2,768 craft breweries subdivided into 1,237 brewpubs, 1,412 microbreweries and 119 regional craft breweries.^[5] In that same year, according to the Beer Institute, the brewing industry employed around 43,000 Americans in brewing and distribution and had a combined economic impact of more than $246 billion.^[6]

Breweries

Bentonville

• Bentonville Brewing Company^[7][8]

Fayetteville

• Apple Blossom Brewing Company^[9][10][11]
• Fossil Cove Brewing Company^{[9][10][12][13]}
• Hog Haus Brewing Company^{[9][10][12][14]}
• Tanglewood Branch Beer Company^{[9][10][12][15]}
• West Mountain Brewing Company^[9][10][16]

Little Rock

• Blue Canoe Brewing Co.^[17][18][19]
• Diamond Bear Brewing Company^{[9][10][12][20]}
• Lost 40 Brewing - Little Rock^[21]
• Refined Ale Brewery^{[9][10][12][22]}
• Stone's Throw Brewing^[9][10][23]
• Vino's Brewpub^{[9][10][12][24][25]}

Rogers

• Ozark Brewing Company^[26]

Springdale

• Core Brewing and Distilling Company^{[9][10][12][27]}
• Saddlebock Brewery^{[9][10][12][28]}

See also

• Beer in the United States
• List of breweries in the United States
• List of microbreweries

References

1. "The Economic Impact of the Beer Industry--State Legislative & Congressional District Data, Arkansas". The Beer Institute. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
2. "The Economic Impact of the Beer Industry--State Legislative & Congressional District Data, Arkansas". The Beer Institute. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
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4. "Capita per Brewery" (PDF). Brewers Association. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
5. "Brewers Association Announces 2013 Craft Brewer Growth". Retrieved 14 May 2014.
6. "Beer Serves America". The Beer Institute. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
7. "Bentonville Brewing is now open". Arkansas Times. June 9, 2015.
8. "Bentonville welcomes its second brewery". Fayetteville Flyer. May 15, 2015.
9. "Crafting a Legacy". Arkansas Life. October 2013.
10. "Brews Cruise: Our Guide To Craft Beer". AY Magazine. October 2013.
11. "Apple Blossom Brewing Company hires brewmaster Nathan Traw". Fayetteville Flyer. April 30, 2013.
12. "Breweries & Wineries in Arkansas". Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
13. "Fossil Cove Brewing Co. to open June 2 in Fayetteville". Fayetteville Flyer. May 24, 2012.
14. "New Brewer at Hog Haus Brewing Co. in Fayetteville". KFSM-TV. May 11, 2012.
15. "Tanglewood Branch Beer Co. debuts first brews Monday". Fayetteville Flyer. May 7, 2012.
16. "First beers from West Mountain Brewing Co. almost ready to taste". Fayetteville Flyer. November 2, 2011.
17. https://www.facebook.com/bluecanoebrew
18. http://www.littlerocksoiree.com/post/101165/blue-canoe-brewing-co-to-open-in-river-market
19. http://www.arktimes.com/EatArkansas/archives/2014/10/01/blue-canoe-brewing-shooting-for-nov-1-open-on-e-third-st
20. "Crafting Suds: Diamond Bear grows along with tastes for real beer". Arkansas Times. July 22, 2010.
21. Harrison, Eric E. "Lost 40 brews, food top finds". Retrieved 16 September 2015.
22. "Refined Ale begins self-distribution". Sync Weekly. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. February 8, 2011.
23. "New beer on the block". Sync Weekly. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. May 28, 2013.
24. "Vino's Brewpub". Brew Your Own Magazine. March 1998.
25. "For The Love Of Beer". Talk Business Arkansas. January 20, 2014.
26. Gill, Todd (December 14, 2015). "Ozark Beer Co. adds distribution to Little Rock". Fayetteville Flyer. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
27. "Sales hopping at 2 state breweries: Core Brewing, Diamond Bear planning expansions to meet demand". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. April 14, 2013.
28. "Saddlebock's bock slightly sweeter than most, but still a pleasure to drink". Fayetteville Flyer. November 21, 2013.