The Best Craft Beers in Every State

We've found them so you don't have to.
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It is, officially, beer season. As such, and in anticipation of summer and all its gaudy backyard-barbecue-and-beer celebrations, we've put together a list of our favorite brews from every state. With literally thousands of breweries now open in America—and many hundreds more in planning—this list is a celebration of American beer, with myriad styles and flavors running the gamut from pale session beers to their darker, slower-drinking counterparts. And we stand by each of our 51 picks (we included one from D.C., too) as undisputably awesome things to drink at your next barbecue. So go forth, and pick up a case.

Alabama
Good People' Coffee Oatmeal Stout

Alaska
Anchorage Brewing's Love Buzz Saison

Arizona
Arizona Wilderness' DC Mountain Double IPA

Arkansas
Ozark Beer Company's American Pale Ale

California
Firestone Walker's Parabola Imperial Stout

Colorado
Crooked Stave's Vieille Artisanal Saison

Connecticut
Kent Falls' Alternate World Gose

Delaware
Dogfish Head's Palo Santo Marron Strong Ale

Florida
J. Wakefield's Dragonfruit Passionfruit Berliner Weisse

Georgia
Creature Comforts' Tropicália IPA

Hawaii
Maui Brewing Coconut Hiwa Porter

Idaho
Grand Teton's Double Vision Doppelbock

Illinois
Off Color's Apex Predator Saison

Indiana
18th Street's Jade Pale Ale

Iowa
Toppling Goliath's Zeelander IPA

Kansas
Free State's Old Backus Barleywine

Kentucky
Against the Grain's Citra Ass Down Double IPA

Louisiana
Parish Brewing's Ghost in the Machine Double IPA

Maine
Allagash Tripel

Maryland
Burley Oak's Sorry Chicky Berliner Weisse

Massachusetts
Trillium 's Fort Point Pale Ale

Michigan
Bell's Two Hearted IPA

Minnesota
Surly's Bender Brown Ale

Mississippi
Southern Prohibition's Crowd Control Double IPA

Missouri Side Project's Saison du Fermier

Montana
Big Sky's Olde Bluehair Barleywine

Nebraska
Nebraska Brewing's Melange A Trois Strong Ale

Nevada
Brasserie Saint James' Daily Wages Saison

New Hampshire
Deciduous' Sylph Saison

New Jersey
Carton's Boat Beer Session IPA

New Mexico
La Cumbre's Elevated IPA

New York
Suarez Family Brewery's 100 Feet North Country Beer

North Carolina
Duck-Rabbit's Baltic Porter

North Dakota
Fargo Brewing Iron Horse Pale Ale

Ohio
Great Lakes' Edmund Fitzgerald Porter

Oklahoma
American Solera's Foeder Cerise Wild Ale

Oregon
Hair of the Dog's "Adam" Old Ale

Pennsylvania
Forest & Main's Lunaire Saison

Rhode Island
Proclamation's Derivative: Galaxy Pale Ale

South Carolina
Westbrook 's Gose

South Dakota
Crow Peak's Pile-O-Dirt Porter

Tennessee
Blackberry Farm's Classic Saison

Texas
Live Oak's HefeWeizen

Utah
Epic Brewing Company's Big Bad Baptist Imperial Stout

Vermont
Hill Farmstead's "Anna" Saison

Virginia
AleWerks' Bitter Valentine Double IPA

Washington
Holy Mountain Brewing Company's Misère au Borinage Grisette

West Virginia
Big Timber's Porter

Wisconsin
New Glarus' Raspberry Tart Fruit Ale

Wyoming
Melvin's 2x4 Double IPA

Washington, DC
Blue Jacket's Forbidden Planet Kolsch


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