Just before COVID-19 changed life as we know it, the team at House Method, a homeowner advice and review site, pulled data on every craft brewery in US and then broke their findings down further to determine the Top-5 most popular breweries in every state.
The rankings were totally driven by social media. House Method looked at four factors to determine the most popular breweries in every state: number of Facebook followers, number of Instagram followers, Yelp score, and number of Yelp reviews. So know that that’s what you’re getting into.
And while we get that these kinds of rankings are basically clickbait vehicles intended to drive visitors to their businesses…That’s never stopped us from hyping them in the past.
The Top 5 Most Popular Breweries in Each State
Alabama
- Avondale Brewing Co.
2. Good People Brewing Co.
3. Trim Tab Brewing
4. Cahaba Brewing Co.
5. Fairhope Brewing Co.
Alaska
- Alaskan Brewing Co.
2. Anchorage Brewing Co.
3. Midnight Sun Brewing Co.
4. HooDoo Brewing Co.
5. Broken Tooth Brewing Co.
Arizona
- Four Peaks Brewery & Taproom
2. Four Peaks Brewing Co.
3. Wren House Brewing Co.
4. Sleepy Dog Brewing Co.
5. SanTan Brewing Co.
Arkansas
- Lost Forty Brewing
2. Ozark Beer Co.
3. Diamond Bear Brewing Co.
4. Fossil Cove Brewing Co.
5. Bike Rack Brewing Co.
California
- Lagunitas Brewing Co.
2. Anchor Brewing Co.
3. Ballast Point Brewing Co.
4. Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
5. Green Flash Brewing Co
Colorado
- New Belgium Brewing Co.
2. Great Divide Brewing Co.
3. Left Hand Brewing Co.
4. Odell Brewing Co.
5. Oskar Blues Brewery
Connecticut
- Two Roads Brewing Co.
2. Stony Creek Brewery
3. New England Brewing Co.
4. Fox Farm Brewery
5. Thimble Island Brewery
Delaware
- Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
2. Blue Earl Brewing Co.
3. Mispillion River Brewing
4. Fordham & Old Dominion Brewing Co.
5. Twin Lakes Brewing Co.
Florida
- Cigar City Brewing
2. Funky Buddha Brewery
3. D. G. Yuengling and Son, Inc.
4. Saltwater Brewery
5. J Wakefield Brewing
Georgia
- SweetWater Brewing Co.
2. Creature Comforts Brewing Co.
3. Monday Night Brewing
4. Wild Leap Brewing Co.
5. Reformation Brewery
Hawaii
- Maui Brewing Co.
2. Kohola Brewery
3. Ola Brew Co.
4. Olomana Brewing Co.
5. Waikiki Brewing Co.
Idaho
- Crooked Fence Brewing
2. 10 Barrel Brewing Co.
3. Jim Dandy Brewing
4. County Line Brewing
5. Grand Teton Brewing
Illinois
- Goose Island Beer Co.
2. Lagunitas Brewing Co.
3. Printer’s Row Brewing
4. Revolution Brewing
5. Half Acre Beer Co.
Indiana
- Three Floyds Brewing Co.
2. Sun King Brewing
3. Upland Brewing Co.
4. Cedar Creek Brewing Co.
5. Metazoa Brewing Co.
Iowa
- Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.
2. Exile Brewing
3. Front Street Brewery
4. Confluence Brewing Co.
5. Iowa Brewing
Kansas
- Free State Brewing Co.
2. Defiance Brewing Co.
3. Aero Plains Brewing
4. Drop the H Brewing Co.
5. Three Rings Brewery
Kentucky
- West Sixth Brewing Co.
2. Braxton Brewing Co.
3. Against the Grain Brewery
4. Country Boy Brewing
5. Against the Grain
Louisiana
- Abita Brewing Co.
2. NOLA Brewing
3. Urban South Brewery
4. Port Orleans Brewing Co.
5. Parish Brewing Co.
Maine
- Allagash Brewing Co.
2. Bissell Brothers Brewing
3. Maine Beer Co.
4. Side By Each Brewing Co.
5. Lone Pine Brewing Co.
Maryland
- Flying Dog Brewery
2. Fin City Brewing
3. Burley Oak Craft Brewery
4. Heavy Seas Beer
5. Union Craft Brewing
Massachusetts
- Boston Beer Co.
2. Harpoon Brewery
3. Tree House Brewery
4. Vitamin Sea Brewing
5. Spencer Brewery
Michigan
- Bell’s Brewery, Inc.
2. New Holland Brewing Co.
3. Short’s Brewing Co.
4. The Mitten Brewing Co.
5. Dark Horse Brewing Co.
Minnesota
- Surly Brewing Co.
2. August Schell Brewing Co.
3. Fair State Brewing Cooperative
4. Dangerous Man Brewing Co.
5. Bent Paddle Brewing Co.
Mississippi
- Chandeleur Island Brewing Co.
2. Natchez Brewing Co.
3. Southern Prohibition Brewing
4. Lazy Magnolia Brewing Co.
5. 1817 Brewery
Missouri
- Boulevard Brewing Co.
2. Schlafly Bottleworks
3. 4 Hands Brewing Co.
4. Urban Chestnut Brewing Co.
5. Mother’s Brewing Co.
Montana
- Big Sky Brewing Co.
2. Lewis & Clark Brewing Co.
3. Tamarack Brewing Co.
4. Draught Works Brewing
5. Great Northern Brewing Co.
Nebraska
- Infusion Brewing Co.
2. Brickway Brewery & Distillery
3. Lucky Bucket Brewing Co.
4. Kinkaider Brewing Co.
5. Kros Strain Brewing Co.
Nevada
- Revision Brewing Co.
2. CraftHaus Brewery
3. Bad Beat Brewing
4. Hop Nuts Brewing
5. Lead Dog Brewing
New Hampshire
- University Of New Hampshire Brewery
2. The Outlaw Brewing Co.
3. Smuttynose Brewing Co.
4. Deciduous Brewing Co.
5. 1766 Brewing Co.
New Jersey
Cape May Brewery
2. Kane Brewing
3. Carton Brewing Co.
4. Jersey Girl Brewing Co.
5. Magnify Brewing Co.
New Mexico
- Marble Brewery
2. La Cumbre Brewing Co.
3. Bow and Arrow Brewing Co.
4. Santa Fe Brewing Co.
5. Sierra Blanca Brewing Co.
New York
- Brooklyn Brewery
2. Brewery Ommegang
3. Southern Tier Brewing Co.
4. Sixpoint Brewery
5. Great Flats Brewing
North Carolina
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
2. Wicked Weed Brewing
3. Oskar Blues Brewery
4. Green Man Brewing Co.
5. Burial Beer Co.
North Dakota
- Drekker Brewing Co.
2. Fargo Brewing Co.
3. Bird Dog Brewing
4. Kilstone Brewing
5. Black Leg Brewery
Ohio
- Rhinegeist Brewery
2. MadTree Brewing
3. Great Lakes Brewing Co.
4. Platform Beer Co.
5. Land-Grant Brewing Co.
Oklahoma
- Prairie Artisan Ales
2. Anthem Brewing Co.
3. Stonecloud Brewing Co.
4. COOP Ale Works
5. Twisted Spike Brewing Co.
Oregon
- Rogue Ales Brewery
2. Deschutes Brewery
3. Claim 52 Brewing
4. Chatoe Rogue Farmstead Brewery
5. Binary Brewing Co.
Pennsylvania
- Troegs Brewing Co.
2. Victory Brewing Co.
3. Yards Brewing Co.
4. Goose Island Beer Co.
5. Rubber Soul Brewing Co.
Rhode Island
- Whalers Brewing Co.
2. Proclamation Ale Co.
3. Foolproof Brewing Co.
4. Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co.
5. Ragged Island Brewing Co.
South Carolina
- Holy City Brewing
2. Frothy Beard Brewing Co.
3. Revelry Brewing Co.
4. Palmetto Brewing Co.
5. Thomas Creek Brewery
South Dakota
- Crow Peak Brewing Co.
2. Hay Camp Brewing Co.
3. Fernson Brewing Co.
4. Dakota Territory Brewing
5. Spearfish Brewing Co.
Tennessee
- Yazoo Brewing Co.
2. Bearded Iris Brewing
3. Wiseacre Brewing Co.
4. Tennessee Brew Works
5. Blackberry Farm Brewery
Texas
- Saint Arnold Brewing Co.
2. Karbach Brewing Co.
3. Spoetzl Brewery
4. Deep Ellum Brewing Co.
5. 8th Wonder Brewery
Utah
- Uinta Brewing Co
2. Epic Brewing Co.
3. Red Rock Brewing Co.
4. Salt Lake Brewing Co.
5. Fisher Brewing Co.
Vermont
- The Alchemist
2. Hill Farmstead Brewery
3. Harpoon Brewery
4. Green Empire Brewing
5. Foam Brewers
Virginia
- The Veil Brewing Co.
2. Ballast Point Brewing Co.
3. Port City Brewing Co.
4. Blue Mountain Brewery
5. Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
Washington
Elysian Brewing Co.
2. Fremont Brewing Co.
3. Reuben’s Brews
4. Backwoods Brewing Co.
5. Georgetown Brewing Co.
West Virginia
- Big Timber Brewing
2. Mountain State Brewing Co.
3. Greenbrier Valley Brewing Co.
4. Bridge Brew Works
5. High Ground Brewing
Wisconsin
- New Glarus Brewing Co.
2. Milwaukee Brewing Co.
3. Good City Brewing Co.
4. Potosi Brewing Co.
5. Central Waters Brewing Co.
Wyoming
- Melvin Brewing Co.
2. Snake River Brewing Co.
3. Ten Sleep Brewing Co.
4. Black Tooth Brewing Co.
5. Gruner Brothers Brewing
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