NAICS 312120:
Breweries
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in brewing beer, ale, lager, malt liquors, and nonalcoholic beer.
BreweriesAle brewingBeer brewing+5 examples
Lager brewingStout brewingPorter brewingNear beer brewingMalt liquor brewing
Also called: brewery
Matching SIC code: 2082 Malt Beverages
Where it sits
Largest companies with NAICS 312120
Updated Nov 9, 2026| Rank | Company | Headquarters | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Molson Coors Beverage Companymolsoncoors.com | Chicago, US | 12K |
| 2 |  Anheuser-Buschanheuser-busch.com | St. Louis, US | 7.2K |
| 3 |  Constellation Brandscbrands.com | Rochester, US | 6K |
| 4 |  The Boston Beer Companybostonbeer.com | Boston, US | 2.3K |
| 5 |  New Belgium Brewingnewbelgium.com | Fort Collins, US | 803 |
| 6 |  Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.sierranevada.com | Chico, US | 778 |
| 7 |  Stone Brewingstonebrewing.com | Escondido, US | 531 |
| 8 |  City Brewing Companycitybrewery.com | La Crosse, US | 411 |
| 9 |  Lagunitas Brewing Companylagunitas.com | Petaluma, US | 362 |
| 10 |  Pabst Brewing Companypabst.com | San Antonio, US | 361 |
Not this code?
Similar activities the Census classifies elsewhere.
- 424810Beer and Ale Merchant WholesalersBottling or canning purchased malt liquors and wholesaling bottled or canned malt liquors
- 311213Malt ManufacturingManufacturing malt
Questions about NAICS 312120
What is the NAICS code for brewery?
NAICS 312120, Breweries. This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in brewing beer, ale, lager, malt liquors, and nonalcoholic beer.
Which businesses use NAICS 312120?
Breweries, ale brewing and beer brewing, and similar businesses in the Manufacturing sector.
What SIC code matches NAICS 312120?
SIC 2082, Malt Beverages, from the US Census Bureau's concordance between the two systems.
How many companies have NAICS 312120?
7,477 companies with a website carry NAICS 312120 as their primary code in Crustdata's data, worldwide.
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