Boulder Valley, Northern Colorado craft brewers remain among largest as industry growth slows

BOULDER — Fort Collins-based Odell Brewing Co. and Longmont’s CANarchy Holding Co. LLC, a private equity-backed brewery collective with holdings that include Oskar Blues Brewing Co. and Tampa Bay’s Cigar City Brewing, were among the United State’s largest craft breweries in 2022.

Odell clocked in at 22nd largest, down from 20th in 2021, while CANarchy fell one spot to eighth largest craft beer maker in the nation, according to an annual report from the Brewers Association, a Boulder-based trade group.

In 2021, Longmont’s Left Hand Brewing Co. was 47th on BA’s list but did not appear in 2022’s top 50.

“Breweries that managed…