The nation's civic leaders in making, celebrating and, of course, drinking hop juice.
8 best beer towns in America —
The nation's civic leaders in making, celebrating and, of course, drinking hop juice.
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Portland, Oregon: More breweries than any city in the world, where you'll find Hopworks Urban Brewery, Alameda Brewing Company, Cascade Brewing and family-owned Hair Of The Dog, all renowned for their care and creativity.
1. Portland, Oregon —
Portland, Oregon: More breweries than any city in the world, where you'll find Hopworks Urban Brewery, Alameda Brewing Company, Cascade Brewing and family-owned Hair Of The Dog, all renowned for their care and creativity.
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The Bay Area is bursting with micro- and nanobreweries that have been experimenting with food-inspired brews like nowhere else. The city's Toronado Pub hosts arguably America's preeminent barleywine festival.
2. San Francisco —
The Bay Area is bursting with micro- and nanobreweries that have been experimenting with food-inspired brews like nowhere else. The city's Toronado Pub hosts arguably America's preeminent barleywine festival.
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With 30-plus breweries in the county and its own IPA category, San Diego's a beacon on any beer explorer's map.
3. San Diego —
With 30-plus breweries in the county and its own IPA category, San Diego's a beacon on any beer explorer's map.
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The Pilgrims built a brewery in Boston because beer was safer than the water -- little wonder the city consumes the most beer per capita in the United States.
4. Boston —
The Pilgrims built a brewery in Boston because beer was safer than the water -- little wonder the city consumes the most beer per capita in the United States.
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Colorado is fourth out of 50 states in breweries per capita and while there are only a handful in Denver proper, there are loads of notable breweries outside town and in nearby Boulder.
5. Denver —
Colorado is fourth out of 50 states in breweries per capita and while there are only a handful in Denver proper, there are loads of notable breweries outside town and in nearby Boulder.
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Philly Beer Week is the city's most "hoppening" event, but the Greater Northeast Philadelphia Beer Festival, begun in 2011, is already proving a worthy companion.
6. Philadelphia —
Philly Beer Week is the city's most "hoppening" event, but the Greater Northeast Philadelphia Beer Festival, begun in 2011, is already proving a worthy companion.
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With one brewery for every 9,111 people, descriptors for Bend include "beervana" and "Beer City, USA."
7. Bend, Oregon —
With one brewery for every 9,111 people, descriptors for Bend include "beervana" and "Beer City, USA."
With at least five major beer events, Asheville keeps the party going all year round with its own Oktoberfest, Beer Week and Winter Warmer, Best Firkin, Beer City and Brewgrass Festivals.
8. Asheville, North Carolina —
With at least five major beer events, Asheville keeps the party going all year round with its own Oktoberfest, Beer Week and Winter Warmer, Best Firkin, Beer City and Brewgrass Festivals.
courtesy Green Man Beers