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San Diego Breweries Make National List Of Top 50 Beer Companies

By City News Service, Dwane Brown / KPBS Evening Edition Anchor/Reporter

Contributors: Christopher Maue / Broadcast Director and Lighting Designer

Published March 31, 2015 at 1:56 PM PDT

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San Diego Breweries Make National List Of Top 50 Beer Companies

Four San Diego County breweries are among the top 50 craft and overall brewing companies in the United States, according to a list released Tuesday by the Brewers Association.

Stone Brewing Co. of Escondido was ranked ninth in the top 50 craft breweries for 2014.

Nickie Peña, the media coordinator for Stone Brewing, said the company stands apart because its beers are "bold, flavorful and hop centric."

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She said the company's sales topped $135 million last year.

Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits was ranked 31st, followed by Karl Strauss Brewing Co., 45th, and Green Flash Brewing Co., ranked 48th.

The annual list of top breweries from the Brewers Association — which represents small and independent craft brewers — is based on beer sales volume.

The largest craft brewery in the United States for 2014 was D.G Yuengling and Son Inc. of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, followed by Boston Beer Co. of Boston, Massachusetts. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., based in Chico, California, was ranked third.

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Dwane Brown

Brown started his career with KPBS in the early '90s as a radio anchor and reporter before expanding his broadcast news experience at CBS radio and television in New York. He’s been a news director, anchor, reporter and correspondent in San Francisco and has worked as a writer, producer, assignment editor and talk show host. He returned to KPBS in 2005. As the former anchor for KPBS Evening Edition, Brown provided an in-depth look at issues and stories relevant to San Diego. He spent nearly seven years as anchor/host of Morning Edition on KPBS Radio. Between 2006 and 2010, the San Diego Press Club named Brown "Best Morning Newscaster" in San Diego Radio. In 2006, the Society of Professional Journalists also named him "Best Morning Newscaster." During that time he managed and taught a two-week high school boot camp for aspiring radio reporters at KPBS in conjunction with the California Chicano News Media Association. Brown studied English/Journalism at San Diego State University and is a Fast Trac graduate from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business. He’s a popular public speaker and Toastmaster International member. He’s been master of ceremonies for the American Red Cross, VA Medical Center San Diego, Urban League, San Diego Office of Emergency Services and numerous foundations. Brown is also a voice actor for movie, documentary, television, radio and Internet projects.

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