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
4,209 breweries
50 states
1,565 cities
2,458,381 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 friendly223 breweries Outdoor seating327 breweries Food menu176 breweries Food trucks146 breweries Live music172 breweries Trivia nights196 breweries Kid friendly177 breweries Tours39 breweries

Cities with the most breweries

1,565 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 47 breweries

Denver

CO
 Bottles of beer on a shelf 47 breweries

San Diego

CA
 Brewing tanks in a taproom 40 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 (13,001 on Google)

BrewDog Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV

 Beer poured into a glass
Brewery

4.6 (11,838 on Google)

49th State Brewing - Anchorage

Anchorage, AK

 Bottles of beer on a shelf
Beer Garden

4.7 (6,839 on Google)

Axelrad Beer Garden

Houston, TX

 Brewing tanks in a taproom
Brewery

4.9 (5,731 on Google)

Florence Wine and Beer Garden

Mooresville, NC

 A pint of beer on a bar
Brewpub

4.6 (5,318 on Google)

McMenamins Old St. Francis School

Bend, OR

 Friends sharing beers at a table
Brewery

4.7 (5,182 on Google)

Pinthouse Pizza

Austin, TX

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A row of beer taps
Brewery

4.7 (529 on Google)

Arrowood Farms

Accord, NY

 Beer poured into a glass
Brewery

4.3 (540 on Google)

Looking Glass Brewing Co.

Dewitt, MI

 Bottles of beer on a shelf
Sake Brewery

4.5 (686 on Google)

Sango Kura

Delaware Water Gap, PA

 Brewing tanks in a taproom
Brewery

4.9 (125 on Google)

Mountain King Brewing Company

Windham, NY

 A pint of beer on a bar
Brewery

4.0 (535 on Google)

McMenamins Mill Creek

Mill Creek, WA

 Friends sharing beers at a table
Brewpub

4.4 (2,002 on Google)

Off Square Brewing

Crown Point, IN

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Brewery3,647 Brewpub314 Beer Garden104 Beer Store61 Beer Hall49 Cider Bar23 Sake Brewery9 Cider Mill2

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 50. They have pages because the breweries in them are real.

Alabama18 Alaska26 Arizona82 Arkansas15 California529 Colorado217 Connecticut35 Delaware9 District of Columbia17 Florida201 Georgia76 Hawaii11 Idaho43 Illinois121 Indiana64 Iowa27 Kansas27 Kentucky34 Louisiana20 Maine44 Maryland57 Massachusetts86 Michigan131 Minnesota88 Mississippi5 Missouri68 Montana39 Nebraska28 Nevada33 New Hampshire28 New Jersey40 New Mexico56 New York211 North Carolina243 North Dakota5 Ohio164 Oklahoma30 Oregon160 Pennsylvania195 Rhode Island13 South Carolina46 South Dakota16 Tennessee81 Texas182 Utah32 Vermont21 Virginia172 Washington219 West Virginia9 Wisconsin120 Wyoming15

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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