2018 Zymurgy Best Beers By State

In addition to announcing Zymurgy‘s Best Beers in America 2018, we also like to break out the results by state.

Check out the table below to see what earned the titles of Top Beer and Top Brewery.

Note: The Top Beer and Top Brewery by state results are unique, meaning the Top Beer is not always brewed by the Top Brewery. The results for each were compiled in one table, organized alphabetically by state name, for your convenience.

Certified Independent Breweries

All the breweries marked with an asterisk (*) are independent breweries in the United States.

More than 6,000 operating breweries exist in the U.S., and 98 percent are considered independent.

When you’re shopping for beer, look for the independent craft brewer seal. You’ll spot it in a variety of places, including on packaging and labels, at events, on tap handles, and on menus and websites. This seal signifies a brewery as independent.

Learn more about independent craft breweries on CraftBeer.com.

State	Top Beer	Top Brewery
Alabama	Snake Handler \| Double IPA Good People Brewing Co.*	Good People Brewing Co.*
Alaska	Alaskan Smoked Porter \| Smoked Porter Alaskan Brewing Co.*	Alaskan Brewing Co.*
Arizona	Tower Station \| American IPA Mother Road Brewing Co.*	SanTan Brewing Co.*
Arkansas	Love Honey \| Bock Lost 40 Brewing*	Ozark Beer Co.*
California	Pliny the Elder \| Double IPA Russian River Brewing*	Russian River Brewing*
Colorado	Juicy Bits \| New England IPA WeldWerks Brewing Co.*	New Belgium Brewing*
Connecticut	Too Juicy \| New England IPA Two Roads Brewing Co.*	Two Roads Brewing Co.*
Delaware	90 Minute IPA \| Imperial IPA Dogfish Head Craft Brewery*	Dogfish Head Craft Brewery*
Florida	Jai Alai \| IPA Cigar City Brewing*	Cigar City Brewing*
Georgia	Tropiclia \| American IPA Creature Comforts Brewing Co.*	Creature Comforts Brewing Co.*
Hawaii	Coconut Hiwa Porter \| Porter Maui Brewing Co.*	Maui Brewing Co.*
Idaho	1910 Black Lager \| Schwarzbier Wallace Brewing Co.*	Wallace Brewing Co.*
Illinois	Bourbon County Brand Stout \| Imperial Stout Goose Island Beer Co.	Goose Island Beer Co.
Indiana	Zombie Dust \| American Pale Ale 3 Floyds Brewing Co.*	3 Floyds Brewing Co.*
Iowa	PseudoSue \| Pale Ale Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.*	Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.*
Kansas	8-Bit Pale Ale \| American Pale Ale Tallgrass Brewing Co.*	Tallgrass Brewing Co.*
Kentucky	Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale \| Strong Ale Alltech Lexington Brewing*	Old Louisville Brewery*
Louisiana	Ghost in the Machine \| Double IPA Parish Brewing Co.*	Parish Brewing Co.*
Maine	White \| Belgian Wit Allagash Brewing Co.*	Allagash Brewing Co.*
Maryland	Loose Canon \| American IPA Heavy Seas Beer*	Heavy Seas Beer*
Massachussetts	Julius \| American IPA Tree House Brewing Co.*	Tree House Brewing Co.*
Michigan	Two Hearted Ale \| American IPA Bell’s Brewery, Inc.*	Bell’s Brewery, Inc.*
Minnesota	Todd the Axe Man \| West Coast IPA Surly Brewing Co.*	Surly Brewing Co.*
Mississippi	Southern Pecan \| Brown Ale Lazy Magnolia Brewing Co.*	Southern Prohibition Brewing*
Missouri	Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale \| Saison Boulevard Brewing Co.*	Boulevard Brewing Co.*
Montana	Moose Drool \| American Brown Ale Big Sky Brewing*	Big Sky Brewing*
Nebraska	Fairy Nectar \| American IPA Kros Strain Brewing Co.*	Nebraska Brewing Co.*
Nevada	Disco Ninja \| American IPA Revision Brewing Co.*	Revision Brewing Co.*
New Hampshire	Baltic Porter \| Baltic Porter Smuttynose Brewing Co.*	Smuttynose Brewing Co.*
New Jersey	A Night to End All Dawns \| Imperial Stout Kane Brewing Co.*	Kane Brewing Co.*
New Mexico	Elevated IPA \| American IPA La Cumbre Brewing Co.*	La Cumbre Brewing Co.*
New York	Three Philosophers \| Quadrupel Brewery Ommegang*	Brewery Ommegang*
North Carolina	Hop, Drop n Roll \| American IPA NoDa Brewing Co.*	NoDa Brewing Co.*
North Dakota	Stones Throw \| Scottish Ale Fargo Brewing Co.*	Drekker Brewing Co.*
Ohio	Hop JuJu Imperial IPA \| Imperial IPA Fat Head’s Brewery*	Great Lakes Brewing Co.*
Oklahoma	Bomb! \| Imperial Stout Prairie Artisan Ales*	Prairie Artisan Ales*
Oregon	Fresh Squeezed IPA \| American IPA Deschutes Brewery*	Deschutes Brewery*
Pennsylvania	Prima Pils \| German Pilsner Victory Brewing Co.*	Victory Brewing Co.*
Rhode Island	Derivative: Mosaic \| American Pale Ale Proclamation Ale Co.*	Proclamation Ale Co.*
South Carolina	Mexican Cake \| Imperial Stout Westbrook Brewing Co.*	Westbrook Brewing Co.*
South Dakota	Pile O Dirt Porter \| American Porter Crow Peak Brewing Co.*	Crow Peak Brewing Co.*
Tennessee	Homestyle \| IPA Bearded Iris Brewing*	Bearded Iris Brewing*
Texas	Yellow Rose \| IPA Lone Pint Brewery*	Saint Arnold Brewing Co.*
Utah	Big Bad Baptist \| Imperial Stout Epic Brewing Co.*	Epic Brewing Co.*
Vermont	Heady Topper \| Double IPA The Alchemist*	The Alchemist*
Virginia	Master Shredder \| American IPA The Veil Brewing Co.*	The Veil Brewing Co.*
Washington	Bodhizafa IPA \| American IPA Georgetown Brewing Co.*	Fremont Brewing*
Washington D.C.	Starsky & Dutch \| Sweet Stout 3 Stars Brewing*	3 Stars Brewing*
West Virginia	Porter \| American Porter Big Timber Brewing*	Big Timber Brewing*
Wisconsin	Wisconsin Belgian Red \| Fruit Beer New Glarus Brewing Co.*	New Glarus Brewing Co.*
Wyoming	2×4 DIPA \| Double IPA Melvin Brewing*	Melvin Brewing*