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
1,952 breweries
44 states
228 cities
1,320,849 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 friendly239 breweries Outdoor seating345 breweries Food menu183 breweries Food trucks153 breweries Live music181 breweries Trivia nights205 breweries Kid friendly193 breweries Tours42 breweries

Cities with the most breweries

228 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
Brewpub

4.6 (5,296 on Google)

McMenamins Old St. Francis School

Bend, OR

 A pint of beer on a bar
Brewery

4.7 (5,157 on Google)

Pinthouse Pizza

Austin, TX

 Friends sharing beers at a table
Beer Garden

4.6 (4,865 on Google)

Drake's Dealership

Oakland, CA

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Brewery

4.4 (2,362 on Google)

Fat Head's Brewery

Canton, OH

 Beer poured into a glass
Brewery

4.9 (72 on Google)

Skip Rock Distillers

Snohomish, WA

 Bottles of beer on a shelf
Brewery

4.7 (233 on Google)

Fort Orange Brewing

Albany, NY

 Brewing tanks in a taproom
Brewery

4.8 (60 on Google)

Mad Macks Brewery

Golden, CO

 A pint of beer on a bar
Brewery

4.6 (638 on Google)

Fortnight Brewing Company

Cary, NC

 Friends sharing beers at a table
Brewery

4.6 (145 on Google)

Broken Loop Brewing Co.

Albany, NY

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Brewery1,649 Brewpub144 Beer Store61 Beer Garden50 Beer Hall28 Cider Bar14 Sake Brewery5 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 44. They have pages because the breweries in them are real.

Alabama11 Alaska11 Arizona66 Arkansas4 California272 Colorado125 Delaware1 District of Columbia17 Florida102 Georgia25 Hawaii5 Idaho14 Illinois40 Indiana27 Iowa6 Kansas10 Kentucky24 Louisiana12 Maine23 Maryland31 Massachusetts25 Michigan43 Minnesota39 Missouri42 Montana10 Nebraska20 Nevada28 New Hampshire4 New Jersey3 New Mexico40 New York76 North Carolina138 Ohio79 Oklahoma19 Oregon89 Pennsylvania68 South Carolina15 South Dakota7 Tennessee59 Texas102 Utah16 Vermont6 Virginia51 Washington107 Wisconsin40

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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