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
2,896 breweries
50 states
633 cities
1,813,490 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 friendly231 breweries Outdoor seating336 breweries Food menu180 breweries Food trucks149 breweries Live music175 breweries Trivia nights201 breweries Kid friendly186 breweries Tours39 breweries

Cities with the most breweries

633 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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A row of beer taps
Beer Garden

4.7 (281 on Google)

The Landing at Hoyt Park

Wauwatosa, WI

 Beer poured into a glass
Cider Bar

4.8 (52 on Google)

Santa Cruz Cider Company

Watsonville, CA

 Bottles of beer on a shelf
Brewery

4.3 (342 on Google)

Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company Westlake Village

Westlake Village, CA

 Brewing tanks in a taproom
Brewery

4.9 (192 on Google)

Morgan Territory Brewing

Tracy, CA

 A pint of beer on a bar
Brewery

4.5 (279 on Google)

Matchless Brewing

Tumwater, WA

 Friends sharing beers at a table
Brewery

4.6 (180 on Google)

Strum Brewing Company

Ontario, CA

Browse by kind of place

Brewery2,455 Brewpub229 Beer Garden81 Beer Store61 Beer Hall41 Cider Bar22 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 Alaska20 Arizona71 Arkansas9 California403 Colorado175 Connecticut10 Delaware5 District of Columbia17 Florida155 Georgia45 Hawaii5 Idaho22 Illinois67 Indiana48 Iowa18 Kansas20 Kentucky24 Louisiana12 Maine30 Maryland41 Massachusetts37 Michigan67 Minnesota49 Mississippi2 Missouri53 Montana26 Nebraska21 Nevada31 New Hampshire19 New Jersey8 New Mexico49 New York132 North Carolina182 North Dakota4 Ohio110 Oklahoma22 Oregon128 Pennsylvania117 Rhode Island5 South Carolina29 South Dakota13 Tennessee71 Texas136 Utah21 Vermont9 Virginia117 Washington156 West Virginia2 Wisconsin62 Wyoming9

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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