Craft breweries worth the trip, city by city

We read each brewery's own website and its Google listing, then write down what you need before you go. What they pour, what the room is like, and what else is close by.

Browse breweries by state
2,624 breweries
49 states
485 cities
1,674,856 reviews

Find a brewery that fits your plans

Pick what matters for the trip. Each list comes from what the brewery says on its own website.

Dog friendly233 breweries Outdoor seating339 breweries Food menu181 breweries Food trucks151 breweries Live music175 breweries Trivia nights202 breweries Kid friendly188 breweries Tours40 breweries

Cities with the most breweries

485 cities carry at least one brewery on record. These twelve carry the most.

A row of beer taps 59 breweries

Seattle

WA
 Beer poured into a glass 48 breweries

San Diego

CA
 Bottles of beer on a shelf 47 breweries

Denver

CO
 Brewing tanks in a taproom 41 breweries

Portland

OR
 A pint of beer on a bar 39 breweries

Chicago

IL
 Friends sharing beers at a table 32 breweries

Asheville

NC
 Beer taps lined up on a bar 31 breweries

Charlotte

NC
 A city street at dusk 31 breweries

Albuquerque

NM
 A row of beer taps 28 breweries

Raleigh

NC
 Beer poured into a glass 26 breweries

Austin

TX
 Bottles of beer on a shelf 25 breweries

Atlanta

GA
 Brewing tanks in a taproom 23 breweries

Nashville

TN

Most reviewed breweries

Breweries at 4.6 stars or higher, ordered by how many reviews are on record.

A row of beer taps
Brewpub

4.7 (12,918 on Google)

BrewDog Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV

 Beer poured into a glass
Brewery

4.6 (11,802 on Google)

49th State Brewing - Anchorage

Anchorage, AK

 Bottles of beer on a shelf
Beer Garden

4.7 (6,799 on Google)

Axelrad Beer Garden

Houston, TX

 Brewing tanks in a taproom
Brewery

4.9 (5,615 on Google)

Florence Wine and Beer Garden

Mooresville, NC

 A pint of beer on a bar
Brewpub

4.6 (5,296 on Google)

McMenamins Old St. Francis School

Bend, OR

 Friends sharing beers at a table
Brewery

4.7 (5,157 on Google)

Pinthouse Pizza

Austin, TX

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Brewery

4.8 (547 on Google)

Happy Valley Filling Station

Lenoir, NC

 Beer poured into a glass
Brewery

4.9 (68 on Google)

Happenstance Brewing Project

Marysville, OH

 Bottles of beer on a shelf
Brewery

4.7 (142 on Google)

Bardic Brewing and Cider

Spokane Valley, WA

 Brewing tanks in a taproom
Brewery

4.8 (440 on Google)

Municipal Brew Works

Hamilton, OH

 A pint of beer on a bar
Brewpub

4.8 (148 on Google)

Silver Branch Rockville Beerworks

Derwood, MD

 Friends sharing beers at a table
Brewery

4.4 (761 on Google)

Peoria Artisan Brewery & Gastropub

Peoria, AZ

Browse by kind of place

Brewery2,219 Brewpub204 Beer Garden74 Beer Store61 Beer Hall39 Cider Bar20 Sake Brewery6 Cider Mill1

Browse by state

The number beside each is how many we hold on record there.

We also hold records for District of Columbia, which are not states and are not counted in the 49. They have pages because the breweries in them are real.

Alabama11 Alaska17 Arizona69 Arkansas6 California368 Colorado161 Connecticut5 Delaware3 District of Columbia17 Florida146 Georgia38 Hawaii5 Idaho21 Illinois57 Indiana42 Iowa16 Kansas17 Kentucky24 Louisiana12 Maine28 Maryland38 Massachusetts29 Michigan60 Minnesota48 Mississippi1 Missouri48 Montana26 Nebraska20 Nevada31 New Hampshire18 New Jersey3 New Mexico48 New York113 North Carolina163 North Dakota3 Ohio99 Oklahoma22 Oregon121 Pennsylvania106 Rhode Island4 South Carolina24 South Dakota10 Tennessee70 Texas123 Utah19 Vermont9 Virginia103 Washington141 Wisconsin54 Wyoming7

Number shown is breweries on record

No brewery paid to be here

Every page starts with the brewery's own website and its Google listing. No brewery paid to be listed and none can pay to rank higher. We have not visited these places, so check the hours before you drive.

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