2020 Zymurgy's Best Beers in America By State

By the American Homebrewers Association

In addition to announcing Zymurgy‘s Best Beers in America 2020, we have broken out the results by state (and the District of Columbia!).

Scroll through to find what was voted the top beer in your state!

Alabama	Snake Handler \| Double IPA Good People Brewing Co.*
Alaska	Alaskan Smoked Porter \| Smoked Porter Alaskan Brewing Co.*
Arizona	Tower Station \| India Pale Ale Mother Road Brewing Co.*
Arkansas	Fallen Queen \| Belgian Witbier New Province Brewing Co.*
California	Pliny the Elder \| Double India Pale Ale Russian River Brewing Co.*
Colorado	Odell IPA \| American IPA Odell Brewing Co.*
Connecticut	Coolship Lager \| Czech-style Blonde Lager OEC Brewing*
Delaware	120 Minute IPA \| Imperial IPA Dogfish Head Craft Brewery*
Florida	Jai Alai \| IPA Cigar City Brewing*
Georgia	Tropicália \| American IPA Creature Comforts Brewing Co.*
Hawaii	Big Wave \| Golden Ale Kona Brewing Co.
Idaho	Helm of Awe \| Robust Oatmeal Porter Mad Swede Brewing Co.*
Illinois	Bourbon County Brand Stout \| Imperial Stout Goose Island Beer Co.
Indiana	Zombie Dust \| American Pale Ale 3 Floyds Brewing *
Iowa	PseudoSue \| Pale Ale Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.*
Kansas	Oatmeal Stout \| Oatmeal Stout Free State Brewing Co.*
Kentucky	Tropic Flare \| New England IPA Braxton Brewing Co.*
Louisiana	Ghost in the Machine \| Double IPA Parish Brewing Co.*
Maine	White \| Belgian Wit Allagash Brewing Co.*
Maryland	Sweet Baby Jesus! \| Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter DuClaw Brewing Co.*
Massachusetts	Julius \| American IPA Tree House Brewing Co.*
Michigan	Two Hearted Ale \| American IPA Bell’s Brewery, Inc.*
Minnesota	Extra Pale Ale \| EPA Summit Brewing Co.*
Mississippi	Paradise Lost \| Double IPA Southern Prohibition Brewing Co.*
Missouri	Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale \| Saison Boulevard Brewing Co.*
Montana	Moose Drool \| American Brown Ale Big Sky Brewing*
Nebraska	Fairy Nectar \| New England IPA Kros Strain Brewing Co.*
Nevada	Revision IPA \| American IPA Revision Brewing Co.*
New Hampshire	Erastus \| Abbey-style Tripel Schilling Beer Co.*
New Jersey	Head High \| American IPA Kane Brewing Co.*
New Mexico	Elevated IPA \| American IPA La Cumbre Brewing Co.*
New York	Three Philosophers \| Belgian Ale Brewery Ommegang*
North Carolina	Surf Wax IPA \| West Coast-style IPA Burial Beer Co.*
North Dakota	Radegast Amber \| Hazy Amber Ale Prairie Brothers Brewing Co.*
Ohio	Headhunter IPA \| India Pale Ale Fat Head’s Brewery*
Oklahoma	Bomb! \| Imperial Stout Prairie Artisan Ales*
Oregon	Fresh Squeezed IPA \| American IPA Deschutes Brewery*
Pennsylvania	Prima Pils \| German-style Pilsner Victory Brewing Co.*
Rhode Island	Captain’s Daugther \| Double IPA Grey Sail Brewing Co.*
South Carolina	World Court \| White Stout Legal Remedy Brewing Co.*
South Dakota	German Pilsner \| German Pilsner Zymurcracy Brewing Co.*
Tennessee	Homestyle \| Oat IPA Bearded Iris Brewing*
Texas	Electric Jellyfish \| India Pale Ale Pinthouse Pizza*
Utah	Big Bad Baptist \| Imperial Stout Epic Brewing Co.*
Vermont	Heady Topper \| Double IPA The Alchemist*
Virginia	Falcon Smash \| American IPA Triple Crossing Brewing Co.*
Washington	Lush IPA \| American IPA Fremont Brewing*
Washington, D.C.	Can’t You See the Sunshine \| Fruited Sour 3 Stars Brewing Co.*
West Virginia	Devil Anse \| India Pale Ale Greenbrier Valley Brewing Co.*
Wisconsin	Spotted Cow \| Farmhouse Ale New Glarus Brewing Co.*
Wyoming	2×4 DIPA \| Double IPA Melvin Brewing*

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

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