2017 Best Breweries & Beer By State
State | Top Brewery | Top Beer |
Alabama | Yellowhammer Brewery | Rebellion (Yellowhammer Brewery), Shadwocaster Porter (Folklore Brewing & Meadery, LLC)* |
Alaska | Alaskan Brewing Co. | A Deal with the Devil (Anchorage Brewing Co.), Alaskan Smoked Porter & Alaskan Amber (Alaskan Brewing Co.)* |
Arizona | Prescott Brewing Co. | Achocolypse (Prescott Brewing Co.), Tower Station (Mother Road Brewing Co.)* |
Arkansas | Diamond Bear Brewing Co. & Ozark Beer Co.* | Cream Stout (Ozark Beer Co.) |
California | Russian River Brewing Co. | Pliny the Elder (Russian River Brewing Co.) |
Colorado | Odell Brewing Co. | Milk Stout Nitro (Left Hand Brewing) |
Connecticut | New England Brewing Co. | Imperial Stout Trooper (New England Brewing Co.) |
Delaware | Dogfish Head Craft Brewery | 90 Minute IPA (Dogfish Head Craft Brewery) |
District of Columbia | DC Brau Brewing Co. | On the Wings of Armageddon (DC Brau Brewing Co.), NSFW (Atlas Brew Works)* |
Florida | Cigar City Brewing Co. | Jai Alai IPA (Cigar City Brewing Co.) |
Georgia | Terrapin Beer Co. & Creature Comforts Brewing Co. | Tropiclia (Creature Comforts Brewing Co.) |
Hawaii | Kona Brewing Co. | Coconut Porter (Maui Brewing Co.), Pipeline Porter & Koko Brown (Kona Brewing Co.)* |
Idaho | Barbarian Brewing, Grand Teton Brewing Co. & RAM Restaurant & Brewery | Rabbit Punch (RAM Restaurant & Brewery), Sour Porter (Barbarian Brewing)* |
Illinois | Goose Island Beer Co. | Bourbon County Brand Stout (Goose Island Beer Co.) |
Indiana | Three Floyds Brewing Co. | Zombie Dust (Three Floyds Brewing Co.) |
Iowa | Toppling Goliath Brewing Co. | pseudoSue (Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.) |
Kansas | Tallgrass Brewing Co. | Buffalo Sweat (Tallgrass Brewing Co.) |
Kentucky | West Sixth Brewing | West Sixth IPA (West Sixth Brewing) |
Louisiana | Bayou Teche Brewing | Miel Sauvage (Bayou Teche Brewing) |
Maine | Maine Beer Co. | Dinner (Main Beer Co.) |
Maryland | Flying Dog Brewery | Raging Bitch Belgian IPA (Flying Dog Brewery) |
Massachusetts | Tree House Brewing Co. | Julius (Tree House Brewing Co.) |
Michigan | Bell’s Brewery | Two Hearted Ale (Bell’s Brewery) |
Minnesota | Surly Brewing Co. | Abrasive Ale & Todd the Axe Man (Surly Brewing Co.)* |
Mississippi | Lazy Magnolia Brewing Co. | Southern Pecan (Lazy Magnolia Brewing Co.) |
Missouri | Boulevard Brewing Co. | Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale (Boulevard Brewing Co.) |
Montana | Big Sky Brewing | Single Hop Ale (Bitter Root Brewing Co.) |
Nebraska | Nebraska Brewing Co. | Hop God (Nebraska Brewing Co.) |
Nevada | The Brewer’s Cabinet | Dirty Wookie (The Brewer’s Cabinet) |
New Hampshire | Moonlight Meadery | Utopian (Moonlight Meadery) |
New Jersey | Carton Brewing Co. | Head High (Kane Brewing) |
New Mexico | La Cumbre Brewing Co. | Elevated IPA (La Cumbre Brewing Co.) |
New York | Southern Tier Brewing Co. | Choklat Oranj (Southern Tier Brewing Co.) |
North Carolina | Wicked Weed Brewing Co. | Pernicious IPA (Wicked Weed Brewing Co.) |
North Dakota | N/A | N/A |
Ohio | Great Lakes Brewing Co. | Hop JuJu Imperial IPA (Fat Heads Brewery) |
Oklahoma | Prairie Artisan Ales | Bomb! (Prairie Artisan Ales) |
Oregon | Deschutes Brewery | Fresh Squeezed IPA (Deschutes Brewery) |
Pennsylvania | Victory Brewing Co. | Nugget Nectar (Troegs Brewing Co.) |
Rhode Island | Grey Sail Brewing of Rhode Island | Captains Daughter (Grey Sail Brewing of Rhode Island) |
South Carolina | Palmetto Brewing Co. | Huger Street IPA (Palmetto Brewing Co.) |
South Dakota | Firehouse Brewing Co. & Miner Brewing Co. | Blue Eyed Girl (Firehouse Brewing), Chokecherry Brown Ale (Miner Brewing Co.)* |
Tennessee | Yazoo Brewing Co. | Hefeweizen (Yazoo Brewing Co.) |
Texas | Peticolas Brewing Co. | Atrial Rubicite (Jester King Craft Brewery) |
Utah | EPIC Brewing Co. | Big Bad Baptist (EPIC Brewing Co.) |
Vermont | The Alchemist | Heady Topper (The Alchemist) |
Virginia | Port City Brewing Co. | Christmas Morning (Hardywood Park Craft Brewery) |
Washington | Fremont Brewing | Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Star (Fremont Brewing) |
West Virginia | N/A | N/A |
Wisconsin | New Glarus Brewing Co. | Wisconsin Belgian Red (New Glarus Brewing Co.) |
Wyoming | Melvin Brewing | 2×4 DIPA (Melvin Brewing) |