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.[1] Consumer purchases of Arkansas' brewery products generated another $68 million in tax revenue.[2] In 2012, according to the Brewers Association, Arkansas ranked 41st in per capita craft breweries with 10.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

Breweries

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Bentonville

• Bentonville Brewing Company[6][7]
• Bike Rack Brewing Company[8]

Fayetteville

• Apple Blossom Brewing Company[9][10][11]
• Boston Mountain Brewing[12]
• Columbus House Brewery [13]
• Crisis Brewing [14]
• Fossil Cove Brewing Company[9][10][15][16]
• West Mountain Brewing Company[9][10][17]

Fort Smith

• Fort Smith Brewing Company[18]

Harrison

• Brick & Forge Brew Works[19]

Hot Springs

• Superior Bathhouse Brewery [20]

Little Rock

• Blue Canoe Brewing Co.[21][22]
• Buffalo Brewing Company[23]
• Damgoode Pies Brewpub[24]
• Diamond Bear Brewing Company[9][10][15][25]
• Flyway Brewing Co[26]
• Lost 40 Brewing - Little Rock[27]
• Rebel Kettle Brewing Co[28]
• Refined Ale Brewery[9][10][15][29]
• Stone's Throw Brewing[9][10][30]
• Vino's Brewpub[9][10][15][31][32]

Paris

• Prestonrose Farm and Brewing Co.[33]

Rogers

• Ozark Beer Company[34]

Springdale

• Core Brewing and Distilling Company[9][10][15][35]
• Saddlebock Brewery[9][10][15][36]

See also

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

References

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14. "Crisis Brewing the latest to join Fayetteville's brewing ranks". Fayetteville Flyer. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
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16. "Fossil Cove Brewing Co. to open June 2 in Fayetteville". Fayetteville Flyer. May 24, 2012.
17. "First beers from West Mountain Brewing Co. almost ready to taste". Fayetteville Flyer. November 2, 2011.
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20. "Check out this National Park's Microbrewery". Outside. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
21. "Blue Canoe Brewing Co. to Open in River Market". Little Rock Soiree.
22. Koon, David (October 1, 2014). "Blue Canoe Brewing shooting for Nov. 1 open on E. Third St".
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24. Roberts, Michael. "Damgoode Pies to join the brewpub scene". Arkansas Times. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
25. "Crafting Suds: Diamond Bear grows along with tastes for real beer". Arkansas Times. July 22, 2010.
26. "First Look: Flyway Brewing Set to Open in Argenta". Rock City Eats. December 14, 2015.
27. Harrison, Eric E. "Lost 40 brews, food top finds". Retrieved 16 September 2015.
28. "First Look at Rebel Kettle". Rock City Eats. March 18, 2016.
29. "Refined Ale begins self-distribution". Sync Weekly. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. February 8, 2011.
30. "New beer on the block". Sync Weekly. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. May 28, 2013.
31. "Vino's Brewpub". Brew Your Own Magazine. March 1998.
32. "For The Love Of Beer". Talk Business Arkansas. January 20, 2014.
33. "Prestonrose is a Pilgrimage for Craft Beer Lovers". Rock City Eats. 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
34. Gill, Todd (December 14, 2015). "Ozark Beer Co. adds distribution to Little Rock". Fayetteville Flyer. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
35. "Sales hopping at 2 state breweries: Core Brewing, Diamond Bear planning expansions to meet demand". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. April 14, 2013.
36. "Saddlebock's bock slightly sweeter than most, but still a pleasure to drink". Fayetteville Flyer. November 21, 2013.