We’re No. 1! Grand Rapids Once AGAIN Crowned Best Beer City in America

We’re No. 1! Grand Rapids Once AGAIN Crowned Best Beer City in America

We've been calling Grand Rapids "Beer City USA" for a good, long time... well over a decade. So it's awesome to share that once again, Grand Rapids has defended the title!

For the fifth year in a row, GR has taken the No. 1 spot in USA Today and 10Best's "Best Beer City in America" poll.

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Greyline Brewing, City Built Brewing, Kusterer Brauhaus, Founders Brewing Company, Broad Leaf Brewing, Arvon Brewing, Brewery Vivant/ Facebook
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To nab the top spot, Grand Rapids had to duke it out with 19 other beer-centric cities chosen by a panel of experts.

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The 20 cities were chosen for their: "stellar selections of established and up-and-coming breweries, beer bars, brewpubs, beer festivals and even thriving homebrewing communities where novice brewers can get their foot in the door."

GR was up against some big cities too, like Chicago and New York City! (They didn't make the top ten though...)

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It was then put up to a public vote to determine the top ten beer cities in the U.S. - and Grand Rapids was once again victorious!

Here is the full ranking:

  1. Grand Rapids - Michigan
  2. St. Louis - Missouri
  3. San Diego - California
  4. Pittsburg - Pennsylvania
  5. Columbus - Ohio
  6. Portland - Oregon
  7. Asheville - North Carolina
  8. Milwaukee - Wisconsin
  9. Charlotte - North Carolina
  10. Denver - Colorado

Here's USA Today's praise for Grand Rapids,

Michigan’s second-largest city sports the state’s strongest beer scene, thanks largely to the presence of the world-renowned Founders Brewing Co. Not to be outdone, there are several other brewing operations around town, most notably the Belgian-inspired Brewery Vivant. The city’s official “Beer City Ale Trail” lists more than 80 breweries in the surrounding area, and the local calendar is constantly filled with beer festivals, events, and promotions. Throw in exceptional beer stores such as Siciliano’s Market, and it’s easy to see why Grand Rapids proudly stakes its claim as “Beer City USA."

Grand Rapids' City Built Brewing has also nabbed an honor. It's Homeslice beer has been voted the No. 2 beer label in the U.S. 

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To find the best beer in each state and Washington D.C., Stacker analyzed January 2020 data from BeerAdvocate, a website that gathers user scores for beer in real-time. BeerAdvocate makes its determinations by compiling consumer ratings for all 50 states and Washington D.C. and applying a weighted rank to each. The weighted rank pulls the beer toward the list's average based on the number of ratings it has and aims to allow lesser-known beers to increase in rank. Only beers with at least 10 rankings to be considered; we took it a step further to only include beers with at least 100 user rankings in our gallery. Keep reading to find out what the best beer is in each of the 50 states and Washington D.C.

Gallery Credit: Angela Underwood

 

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