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I’m with you there about both Stone and Avery, and IPA’s too. Next time you come to San Diego go to Modern Times by the Sports Arena if you haven’t already. They make a great sour, Fruitlands. They recently opened a place in LA too.
Ps. I’m with you on your next post too about picking between San Diego, Denver, and Portland. Obviously I’m more familiar with San Diego and can be a complete homer, but I’ve had beers in both Denver and Portland as well and won’t dismiss them. Picking between the three is like asking a parent which kid they love more.
Modern Times has some solid beer too. Some great IPAs, though I see you’re not a hop head. Mountain Voice is probabaly the best I’ve had by them. They distribute to Craft Beer Cellars out in MA (as do many popular breweries out West including Avery and Stone).
I suspect their beers would be even better fresh as they largely subscribe to the New England, unfiltered style. Tough to distribute that across country without losing some balance.
I’m with you there about both Stone and Avery, and IPA’s too. Next time you come to San Diego go to Modern Times by the Sports Arena if you haven’t already. They make a great sour, Fruitlands. They recently opened a place in LA too.
Ps. I’m with you on your next post too about picking between San Diego, Denver, and Portland. Obviously I’m more familiar with San Diego and can be a complete homer, but I’ve had beers in both Denver and Portland as well and won’t dismiss them. Picking between the three is like asking a parent which kid they love more.
Took a pic just now for you. I know their chef quite well. I’ve also been to their spot in Portland. Great beer.
PS. It’s a joke that California only has 3 votes in this poll. People just don’t know. Since it was multiple vote I went CA, CO, OR
A surprisingly good list by Thrillist (which is rare). I’d move VT up, and Michigan down. Other than that, I agree with almost everything. Great notes about the local scene under each State too.
I'm gonna say it's the two with the most craft breweries and, in my opinion, the best craft beers: California and Washington. Also, Washington is where 75% of the country's hops are grown and where the first post-prohibition brewpub was opened (Yakima Brewing).
The map illustrates the problem with calling a state a "good beer state" based on the number of breweries it has. The New England states are tiny in area, while expansive states like CA and TX have plenty of room and plenty of cities where craft breweries thrive.
I'd like to see a ranking of states based on breweries per capita (# of breweries per 1,000 state residents). Unfortunately, I don't feel like crunching numbers for all 50 states!
Even that's not the best, given the variation in size among craft breweries. Another alternative is production: each state's # of barrels produced per state 1,000 state residents.
Anyone have any pre-processed data on this (or willingness to crunch all these numbers)?
The map illustrates the problem with calling a state a "good beer state" based on the number of breweries it has. The New England states are tiny in area, while expansive states like CA and TX have plenty of room and plenty of cities where craft breweries thrive.
I'd like to see a ranking of states based on breweries per capita (# of breweries per 1,000 state residents). Unfortunately, I don't feel like crunching numbers for all 50 states!
Even that's not the best, given the variation in size among craft breweries. Another alternative is production: each state's # of barrels produced per state 1,000 state residents.
Anyone have any pre-processed data on this (or willingness to crunch all these numbers)?
VT has more breweries per capita, and more gallons consumed per capita than any other state. 75% more craft beer consumed than the second state in line, which is a staggering delta. Not only that, and not to beat a dead horse, but it’s my unbiased opinion that VT likely supplies the highest quality beer scene I’ve come across along with CO.
VT is craft beer and delicious cheese. That’s literally the entire being of VT. It’s like a foodie, crafty, upscale Wisconsin with mountains.. (no offense, WI).
In TN, Chattanooga Brewing (Chattanooga) and Yeehaw Brewing Company (Johnson City) are so good.
In NC, Wicked Weed in Asheville and Duck Rabbit in Farmville are stand outs.
Asheville in a silo is impressive fore sure, but NC is rarely mentioned if ever among the heavyweights. Wicked Weed would be a neighborhood brewery in CO.. Honestly, the liquids elsewhere are just that polished now.
VT has more breweries per capita, and more gallons consumed per capita than any other state. 75% more craft beer consumed than the second state in line, which is a staggering delta. Not only that, and not to beat a dead horse, but it’s my unbiased opinion that VT likely supplies the highest quality beer scene I’ve come across along with CO.
VT is craft beer and delicious cheese. That’s literally the entire being of VT. It’s like a foodie, crafty, upscale Wisconsin with mountains.. (no offense, WI).
Oregon belongs in that craft beer and cheese conversation too: Tillamook cheese is about as good as it gets.
Oregon belongs in that craft beer and cheese conversation too: Tillamook cheese is about as good as it gets.
Totally true. Oregon is like a foodie, crafty Wisconsin with big mountains and ocean.
Tough to beat.
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