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That said, Salt Lake City is a pretty cool place with an underrated beer scene.ĭogfish Head can only do so much. Outside of Salt Lake City, there aren’t a whole lot of people and therefore, not a lot of beer.

There is some great beer, Epic, Squatters and Uinta, but the strange laws make it hard to do a whole lot when you’re actually in Utah. Apple Blossom Brewing, Lost Forty Brewing (pictured) and Fossil Cove Brewing are three breweries making their way to relevancy.

Still, like every state, there is some solid beer being brewed in the state, led by Ozark Beer Company. Like many of its fellow southern states, Arkansas is lagging behind much of the rest of the nation.

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Like some of the fellow prairie states, there’s decent beer in the state but finding it can be a challenge still, breweries like Free State and Defiance are fantastic. Tallgrass Brewing made some ripples in the beer industry, but sadly is no more. Breweries like Buttonwoods Brewery, Apponaug Brewing and Proclamation Ale Company do make good brews. Providence is a pretty cool city anchoring the tiny state. Like its northern partner, South Dakota was slow to develop a scene beyond a few older breweries, but now more breweries are starting to show off a bit of brewing prowess with establishments like Hydra Beer Co., Crow Peak Brewing, WoodGrain Brewing (pictured) and Fernson Brewing turning out excellent hop-laden liquid.Īside from Narragansett’s fun nostalgic taste, Rhode Island is another New England state without much to brag about in terms of beer. Drekker especially is trying to turn Fargo into a beer destination. What breweries do keep the state from dipping lower is the presence of Drekker Brewing and Fargo Brewing. The Dakotas just don’t have much going for them. But with neighboring states Georgia and Florida kicking strong and Avondale Brewing, Back Forty and Good People Brewing making solid beer in-state, there’s hope for the future. In terms of breweries per capita, however, Alabama ranks 49th. The OG Mountain State Brewing helped set a trend, while others have popped up in the last decade or so, like Chestnut Brew Works, Bridge Brew Works and Greenbrier Valley Brewing and its Mothman Black IPA.Ī decade ago, Alabama had fewer than 10 breweries, but like the rest of the states it's starting to climb and is now fostering an industry with more than 40 breweries. A hot college town like Morgantown does help save some face. There’s not much beer being made in West Virginia. But Lazy Magnolia shows even the worst beer state can have incredible brews. There’s fewer than 20 breweries in the Magnolia state and it ranks lowest in breweries per capita and gallons produced per adult. It might start sooner than later now that homebrewing has been legal for the past six years, which is how so many of America’s small brewers got their start. (Note: Breweries per capita data represents numbers of breweries per 100,000 21+ adults in any given state.) The ranking also takes into account the following statistics from the Brewers Association of breweries per capita, beer consumed per adult, number of breweries and economic impact of the brewing industry. This ranking is based on several factors, including beers reviewed in The Beer Connoisseur’s Official Review, but also reputable beers and breweries, number of breweries, solid beer cities, vibrant home-brew communities and legacy and pioneer breweries. Ranking all 50 states is not an easy task and any list such as this is sure to foster discussion, as it should! The movement was first concentrated largely in certain parts of the country, but as it has spread over the past decade, breweries have sprouted up everywhere. The United States has come a long way in beer since the beginnings of the craft beer movement starting in the 1970s. An in-depth ranking of all 50 states based on their beer scene, number of breweries, best beers and more.

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