Brewery Name Ideas
60 name ideas for a brewery, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.
Brewery name ideas
Tap a name to read what its key word means and where it comes from. Always check trademarks and your state's business name rules before you register.
Name words that fit, with their meanings
How a brewery is classified
For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a brewery usually falls under NAICS 312120: Breweries.
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in brewing beer, ale, lager, malt liquors, and nonalcoholic beer.
Businesses classified here include
- Ale brewing
- Beer brewing
- Beverages, beer, ale, and malt liquors, manufacturing
- Breweries
- Grain, brewers' spent, manufacturing
- Lager brewing
- Malt liquor brewing
- Near beer brewing
- Nonalcoholic beer brewing
- Porter brewing
- Stout brewing
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 312120), U.S. Census Bureau.
Breweries in the U.S. by the numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
States with the most breweries locations
- California 560 locations
- New York 313 locations
- Colorado 266 locations
- Washington 262 locations
- North Carolina 259 locations
- Pennsylvania 244 locations
- Florida 227 locations
- Texas 209 locations
- Ohio 181 locations
- Virginia 178 locations
Each state page shows local numbers and links to that state's official business registration offices.