Despite that precision, it hasn’t lost the “soul and spark” that take a beer from something we respect to something we love. It does exactly what it intends to do, and nothing more or less. Taken together, there’s a feeling of precision on display. Glimpses of grassy grapefruit and pine are there, but flash through without dominating the conversation. It doesn’t shy away from bitterness, but it’s sculpted just-so with a tropical tinge that draws it together with the prominent tropical fruit aromas and flavors. One of just a few 100-point beers this year, It Just Works is a master class in subtlety and expression. Yet those tools, in the hand of a visionary brewer such as Green Cheek’s Evan Price, can make real art. But there’s no denying how compelling these beers are to those of us who love a crisp yet expressively hop-forward beer.Ĭonceptually, it makes sense-today’s hops are pretty incredible, and pushing those to the forefront while minimizing other impacts from fermentation or malt is an elegant way to tell those hops’ stories. Does this portend some alternate future for West Coast IPA? Maybe. Green Cheek It Just Worksįor the second year in a row, a cold IPA has made our top 20. To hear more about all 20 beers and your Readers’ Choice picks too, be sure to check out this special episode of the Craft Beer & Brewing Podcast. Amid the ups and down and variants and gradual, stutter-step return to social life, we experienced some transcendent beers-beers that shone, beers that enlightened, beers that made us stop and remember what it’s all about. Maybe it did-we’re not sure what normal means anymore. Yuengling & Son, followed by the Boston Beer Company of Massachusetts and the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, according to the Brewers Association.This was going to be the year that life got back to normal. The most popular craft brewery in the U.S., in terms of sales volume, is Pennsylvania-based D. While the above breweries are certainly most popular with Yelp users, the sales figures of America’s top-producing craft breweries tell a different story. More information, and links to each brewery’s Yelp page, can be found at. Wyoming - Ten Sleep Brewing Company, in Ten Sleep.Wisconsin - Vennture Brew, in Milwaukee.West Virginia - Screech Owl Brewing, in Bruceton Mills.Washington - Georgetown Brewing Company, in Seattle.Virginia - Barley Naked Brewing Company, in Stafford.Utah - Kiitos Brewing, in Salt Lake City.Texas - Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling, in San Antonio.Tennessee - Southern Grist Brewing, in Nashville.South Dakota - Remedy Brewing, in Sioux Falls.South Carolina - Low Tide Brewing, Johns Island.Rhode Island - Crooked Current Brewery, in Pawtucket.Pennsylvania - Brew Gentlemen, in Braddock.Oklahoma - Stonecloud Brewing Company, in Oklahoma City.Ohio - Noble Beast Brewing, in Cleveland.North Dakota - Drekker Brewing Company, in Fargo.North Carolina - Whistle Hop Brewing Company, in Fairview.New Mexico - Truth or Consequences Brewing, in Truth or Consequences.New Jersey - Eclipse Brewing, in Merchantville.New Hampshire - Schilling Beer, in Littleton.
Maryland - Streetcar 82 Brewing, in Hyattsville.Maine - Allagash Brewing Company, in Portland.Louisiana - Bywater Brew Pub, in New Orleans.Kentucky - West Sixth Brewing, in Lexington.Kansas - Central Standard Brewing, in Wichita.Iowa - Jubeck New World Brewing, in Dubuque.Indiana - Guggman Haus Brewing Co, in Indianapolis.Idaho - Daft Badger Brewing, in Coeur D’alene.Hawaii - Stewbum & Stonewall Brewing Co., in Honolulu.Florida - Florida Keys Brewing, in Islamorada.Delaware - Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, in Minton.Connecticut - Fox Farm Brewery, in Salem.Colorado - Broken Compass Brewing, in Breckenridge.California - Home Brewing, in San Diego.Arkansas - Gotahold Brewing, in Eureka Springs.Arizona - Front Pourch Brewing, in Phoenix.Alaska - Devil’s Club Brewing, in Juneau.Alabama - Good People Brewing, in Birmingham.
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