 Alabama’s rich and deep history compels locals and visitors alike to explore its cultural heritage and to seek out its undeniably delicious southern cuisine. The Heart of Dixie also has a burgeoning craft brewery scene with 26 active breweries and at least 13 more on the way, due in part to friendlier alcohol laws. America’s Best Beer recently honored the three best breweries in Alabama, all of which represent the state’s up and coming status in the world of American craft beer.
The friendly community of Gadsden lies along the Coosa river and is home to Back Forty Beer Company. The award winning brewery was named after the historical agricultural term for the portion of a farm located furthest away from the barn, consequently the back forty acres were sometimes overlooked. Their flagship Truck Stop Honey is an English Brown Ale brewed with Alabama Wildflower Honey and is rumoured to keep the good times rolling. For a bit more of a punch, the amply hopped Freckle Belly IPA should definitely not be overlooked.. In the Magic City of Birmingham, the Good People Brewing Company churns outs a variety of highly acclaimed beers from their popular Snake Handler IPA to their full bodied and muscular El Gordo Imperial Stout, part of their rare Bearded Reserve series. Since their first beer sale in 2008, the good people at Good People have been brewing some of Alabama’s most critically acclaimed brews. And coming out of the north in the Rocket City of Huntsville, community driven Straight to Ale is comfortably enjoying its new and expanded brewpub and brewery at Campus No. 805. From their hoppy yet extremely drinkable Monkeynaught IPA to the highly decorated Unobtanium, a Barrel-Aged Old Ale which comes in at 11.5%, their selection covers a wide range of flavors and styles. They offer tours on Saturdays at 2pm.. Keep an eye on Alabama’s craft beer scene as new and interesting breweries continue to emerge. The Alabama Craft Beer Festival held August 12-14, 2016 in Florence provides a wonderful opportunity to taste a variety of the best Alabama brews. Vote for the best brewery in Alabama at America’s Best Beer. Current contenders include the breweries above and Avondale Brewing Co., Cahaba Brewing Co., Fairhope Brewing Company, Rocket Republic Brewing Company, Trim Tab Brewing Co. and Yellowhammer Brewing. #drinkAmericanbeer
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America’s Best Beer releases list of each state’s best breweries
SEATTLE, WA, July 20, 2016 - To find the best beer in American beer, over 800 breweries were analyzed and the results combined with an online poll to determine the top breweries in each state. The complete list is available online. List of America’s best breweries. There are more than 4000 breweries in all corners of America, ranging in size from Anheuser-Busch’s 142-acre megacomplex in St. Louis, MO which makes million of barrels of beer every year to locally-owned microbreweries. With more breweries opening every day and the desire for more delicious and interesting beer on the rise, inquiring minds want to know … what are the best breweries in America? Using historical data from 3 major beer competitions, 2 online beer rating websites, the results of an extensive online poll and countless ground truthing samples, the best breweries in America have been determined through a combination of beer judging experts, public opinion and math. They combed through bushels of beer data to curate a list of each state’s top breweries. Then augmented the results with time tested American voting in order to select the three best breweries in every state. With the addition of 3 breweries from Washington, D.C. and 3 extra from California (because of its general brewery dominance) 156 American breweries stood out above the rest of the crowd. From the vast expanses of Alaska’s wild north to the tropical beaches of Hawaii; from the high alpine, snow-capped peaks of New England to the sun drenched, low lying lands of the Deep South, a diverse selection of quality American breweries saturate the USA. Is a seasonal brew from 49th State Brewing Company (Healy,AK) different from one at Wynwood Brewing Company (Miami, FL)? Could the IPAs at Maine Beer Company (Freeport, ME) possibly vary from ones at Ballast Point Brewing Company (San Diego,CA)? Would the Pub Ale from the middle of our country at Tallgrass Brewing Company (Manhattan, KS) define American beer, or is it a starting point to embrace the variety of styles and tastes? You make the call. Drink American Beer. So without further ado here are the winners. The best breweries in America by state: Alabama Back Forty Beer Company, Gadsden Good People Brewing Company, Birmingham Straight to Ale, Huntsville Alaska 49th State Brewing Company, Healy Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau Midnight Sun Brewing Company, Anchorage Arkansas Core Brewing Company, Springdale Diamond Bear Brewing Company, North Little Rock Ozark Beer Company, Rogers Arizona Barrio Brewing Co., Tucson Four Peaks Brewing Company, Tempe Lumberyard Brewing Company, Flagstaff California Ballast Point Brewing Company, San Diego Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co., Buellton Firestone Walker Brewing Company, Paso Robles Russian River Brewing Company, Santa Rosa Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico Stone Brewing Co., Escondido Colorado Avery Brewing Company, Boulder Odell Brewing Co., Fort Collins Oskar Blues Brewery, Longmont Connecticut Back East Brewing Company, Bloomfield New England Brewing Co., Woodbridge Two Roads Brewing Company, Stratford Delaware Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton Fordham & Dominion Brewing, Dover Mispillion River Brewing, Milford Florida Cigar City Brewing, Tampa Funky Buddha Brewery, Oakland Park Wynwood Brewing Company, Miami Georgia Southbound Brewing Company, Savannah SweetWater Brewing Company ,Atlanta Terrapin Beer Co., Athens Hawaii Big Island Brewhaus, Waimea Kona Brewing Company, Kailua-Kona Maui Brewing Co., Kihei Idaho Boise Brewing, Boise Grand Teton Brewing, Victor Laughing Dog Brewing, Ponderay Illinois Half Acre Beer Company, Chicago Revolution Brewing, Chicago Two Brothers Brewing Company, Warrenville Indiana 3 Floyds Brewing Co., Munster Mad Anthony Brewing Company, Fort Wayne Sun King Brewing Company, Indianapolis Iowa Great River Brewery, Davenport Peace Tree Brewing Company, Knoxville Toppling Goliath Brewing Company, Decorah Kansas Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant, Topeka Free State Brewing Company, Lawrence Tallgrass Brewing Company, Manhattan Kentucky Against The Grain Brewery & Smokehouse, Louisville Country Boy Brewing, Lexington West Sixth Brewing, Lexington Louisiana Bayou Teche Brewing, Arnaudville Great Raft Brewing, Shreveport New Orleans Lager & Ale Brewing Company (NOLA), New Orleans Maine Allagash Brewing Company, Portland Baxter Brewing Co., Lewiston Maine Beer Company, Freeport Maryland Flying Dog Brewery, Frederick Heavy Seas, Halethorpe Union Craft Brewing, Baltimore Massachusetts Cisco Brewers, Nantucket Tree House Brewing Company, Monson Wormtown Brewery, Worcester Michigan Bell's Brewery, Kalamazoo Founders Brewing Co., Grand Rapids Short's Brewing Company, Bellaire Minnesota Mankato Brewery, North Mankato Summit Brewing Company, St. Paul Surly Brewing Company, Minneapolis Mississippi Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company, Kiln Lucky Town Brewing Company, Jackson Southern Prohibition Brewing, Hattiesburg Missouri 4 Hands Brewing Co., St. Louis Boulevard Brewing Company, Kansas City Mother's Brewing Company, Springfield Montana KettleHouse Brewing Co., Missoula Lewis & Clark Brewing Company, Helena Überbrew, Billings Nebraska Empyrean Brewing Co., Lincoln Nebraska Brewing Company, Papillion Zipline Brewing Co., Lincoln Nevada Brasserie Saint James, Reno Great Basin Brewing Co., Sparks Tenaya Creek Brewery, Las Vegas New Hampshire 7th Settlement Brewery,Dover Smuttynose Brewing Company,Hampton The Portsmouth Brewery,Portsmouth New Jersey Carton Brewing Company, Atlantic Highlands Flying Fish Brewing Company, Somerdale River Horse Brewing Company, Ewing New Mexico La Cumbre Brewing Company, Albuquerque Marble Brewery, Albuquerque Santa Fe Brewing Company, Santa Fe New York Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown Captain Lawrence Brewing Company, Elmsford Great Adirondack Brewing Co, Lake Placid North Carolina Carolina Brewery, Chapel Hill Foothills Brewing, Winston-Salem Wicked Weed Brewing, West Asheville North Dakota Fargo Brewing Company, Fargo Laughing Sun Brewing Co., Bismarck Souris River Brewing, Minot Oklahoma Choc Beer Company, Krebs Coop Ale Works, Oklahoma City Prairie Artisan Ales, Tulsa Ohio Columbus Brewing Company, Columbus Fat Head's Brewery, North Olmsted Hoppin' Frog Brewery, Akron Oregon 10 Barrel Brewing Co., Bend Barley Brown's Beer, Baker City Rogue Ales, Newport Pennsylvania Fegley's Brew Works, Allentown Sly Fox Brewing Company, Phoenixville Tröegs Independent Brewing, Hershey Rhode Island Foolproof Brewing Company, Pawtucket Grey Sail Brewing of Rhode Island, Westerly Revival Brewing Company, Cranston South Carolina Holy City Brewing Company, Charleston Thomas Creek Brewery, Greenville Westbrook Brewing Company, Mt. Pleasant South Dakota Crow Peak Brewing Company, Spearfish Firehouse Brewing Company, Rapid City Wooden Legs Brewing Company, Brookings Tennessee McHale's Brewhouse, Chattanooga Wiseacre Brewing Co., Memphis Yazoo Brewing Company, Nashville Texas Austin Beerworks, Austin Community Beer Company, Dallas Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Houston Utah Epic Brewing Company, Salt Lake City Moab Brewery, Moab Uinta Brewing Company, Salt Lake City Vermont Hill Farmstead Brewery, Greensboro Bend Lawson's Finest Liquids, Warren Long Trail Brewing Company, Bridgewater Corners Virginia Blue Mountain Brewery, Afton Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, Richmond Port City Brewing Company, Alexandria Washington Chuckanut Brewery & Kitchen, Bellingham Elysian Brewing Company, Seattle Fremont Brewing, Seattle West Virginia Big Timber Brewing Company, Elkins Greenbrier Valley Brewing Company, Maxwelton Mountain State Brewing Co., Thomas Wisconsin Central Waters Brewing Company, Amherst New Glarus Brewing Company, New Glarus Titletown Brewing Company, Green Bay Wyoming Black Tooth Brewing Company, Sheridan Snake River Brewing, Jackson Wind River Brewing Company, Pinedale Washington D.C. 3 Stars Brewing Company DC Brau Brewing Company Right Proper Brewing Company Cheers! Polls close today, November 20, 2015, at midnight. Please vote for the best brewery in your state!
Question of the day, are all votes equal or is there less value to votes that have invalid email addresses? Number of the week ... $107 billion!
That is how much Anheuser-Busch InBev (World's largest brewing company, headquartered in Belgium - making Budweiser, Corona, Stella Artois, etc.) will pay to purchase SABMiller (World's 2nd largest brewing company, headquartered in London - making Miller, Fosters, Grolsch, etc.) The new company will be based in Belgium and produce about 30 percent of the global beer market. It will be called ABIgBeerScABM, which means Global Lager Domination in a regional dialect of Afrikaans spoken mainly in select Brazilian beer forests. Support American breweries and treat someone to an American beer on this fine Friday! And ask your local brewer what they think about this merger. Oh, and just 3 more days to vote your favorite brewery - be awesome and vote! There are now 230 breweries in Michigan and 3 new breweries have been added to their list. Congratulations to Dragonmead Brewery, Jolly Pumpkin Cafe & Brewery, and Odd Side Ales!
Drink Michigan Beer! We all have our own opinions about what constitutes "the best beers", check out what Jim Vorel of Paste Magazine thinks. It is a well written article that captures some of the GABF experience.
The prestigious World Beer Cup will hold a medal ceremony on may 30, 2016 in Munich, Germany.
2016 World Beer Cup European Awards Ceremony - Prost! The great american beer festival will be held in Denver, CO on October 6-8, 2016. It may be a little too much, but it is the good kind of a little too much.
GABF 2016 - Check out the winner of the Great American Beer Festival on their official website:
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