many) excellent beers made by local brewers across the country. Some are from small shops – as in places that don't distribute outside their own zip code, or even their own tasting room.
Some are burgeoning empires, as with Tree House Brewing Company of Massachusetts. But all are worth a try.To choose the best beer from each state, we went to a reputable source: beer-lovers.
We consulted the ratings at Beer Advocate, a popular site for brew aficionados, which allows members to rate and review the beers they try in detail.
In most cases, we went with the top-rated beer from each state, only going further down the list when the beer in question had fewer than 200 ratings.