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
2,705 breweries
50 states
523 cities
1,712,244 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 friendly232 breweries Outdoor seating338 breweries Food menu180 breweries Food trucks151 breweries Live music175 breweries Trivia nights202 breweries Kid friendly186 breweries Tours39 breweries

Cities with the most breweries

523 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 (322 on Google)

Autumn Arch Beer Project

Newark, DE

 Beer poured into a glass
Brewery

4.8 (86 on Google)

Broad Street Brewing

Bristol, PA

 Bottles of beer on a shelf
Brewery

4.5 (403 on Google)

Fields & Ivy Brewery

Lawrence, KS

 Brewing tanks in a taproom
Brewery

4.3 (55 on Google)

BabyCat Brewery Bethesda

Bethesda, MD

 A pint of beer on a bar
Brewery

4.5 (628 on Google)

Hangar 24 Lake Havasu

Lake Havasu City, AZ

 Friends sharing beers at a table
Brewery

4.6 (324 on Google)

Crooked Lane Brewing Company

Auburn, CA

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Brewery2,292 Brewpub211 Beer Garden75 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 50. They have pages because the breweries in them are real.

Alabama12 Alaska18 Arizona70 Arkansas6 California378 Colorado169 Connecticut6 Delaware4 District of Columbia17 Florida149 Georgia40 Hawaii5 Idaho21 Illinois60 Indiana44 Iowa16 Kansas18 Kentucky24 Louisiana12 Maine28 Maryland40 Massachusetts31 Michigan64 Minnesota48 Mississippi1 Missouri48 Montana26 Nebraska20 Nevada31 New Hampshire19 New Jersey5 New Mexico48 New York117 North Carolina168 North Dakota3 Ohio101 Oklahoma22 Oregon123 Pennsylvania109 Rhode Island4 South Carolina25 South Dakota12 Tennessee71 Texas126 Utah20 Vermont9 Virginia106 Washington147 West Virginia1 Wisconsin55 Wyoming8

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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