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We’ve managed to stagger our way to the 28th state on our list, The Silver State, Nevada. The state’s nickname comes from the huge silver boom it experienced after the discovery of the rare metal at the Comstock Lode in 1858.

We’ve managed to reach the 27th state on our list, The Cornhusker State, Nebraska. The state's nickname is synonymous with the mascot of the University of Nebraska, a moniker coined by Charles S. “Cy” Sherman, a sportswriter for the Nebraska State Journal in Lincoln.

I’m sure you’re as shocked as we are that we’ve passed the halfway point by reaching the 26th state on our list, The Treasure State, Montana. More commonly known as Big Sky Country, the state’s name of Montaña is Spanish for “mountain” or “mountainous region.”

With our headquarters in Washington DC and the bulk of our correspondents found near America’s top producing craft beer regions ...

With our headquarters in Washington DC and the bulk of our correspondents found near America's top producing craft beer regions on the coasts, it only makes sense for us to start a new series giving all the states their due, featuring breweries large and small, plus the histories behind them.

With our headquarters in Washington DC and the bulk of our correspondents found near America's top producing craft beer regions on the coasts, it only makes sense for us to start a new series giving all the states their due, featuring breweries large and small, plus the histories behind them.

We've reached our 22nd state on the list, one with many nicknames including Water Wonderland, The Peninsula State, The Mitten State and the official one, The Great Lake State. Also known as "The Wolverine State," the name is rumored to have been given by either Native Americans or Ohioans due to settlers ravenous acquisition of land. The Wolverine, an intense member of the weasel family, is not at all indigenous to Michigan. 

We've now reached our 21st state, making our state series old enough to drink and also reminding us of our favorite amendment. So it's only apropos that we'd be celebrating where beer in America began, Massachusetts.  The Bay State is not only where the Mayflower's crew dropped the Pilgrims off to ensure they had enough beer for the return trip, but also one of the regions that fed the rebirth of artisan brewing in the 1980's. 

Somehow we've managed to tap our twentieth state on the list, The Old Line State, Maryland. One of the original 13 colonies and home to some of the first Army regiments, the state's nickname was coined by General Washington following the Maryland Line's stand at the Battle of Long Island. Due to their high quality soldiering and long service, he called them his "Old Line." 

It's time to tap our the nineteenth state on the list. The Pine Tree State, Maine, ranks 42nd in total population (roughly 1.3 million) and houses 52 craft breweries as of 2014 (roughly 60+ today) who are represented by the Maine Brewers Guild. The state ranks 20th in total breweries and 6th in breweries per capita as of 2014, according to the Brewers Association.