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With over 331 million people living in the United States, it comes as no surprise that there is a copious amount of beer consumed here every year. Americans consume over 6.4 billion — yes billion with a B — gallons of beer annually, blowing the consumption of wine and spirits out of the water. And with so many brews consumed and with the number of U.S. breweries at an all-time high, each state is bound to have a brew that emerges as a clear favorite.
In order to determine Americans’ favorite beers, VinePair consulted Beer Advocate’s list of top-rated beers from breweries in all 50 states and Washington D.C. To keep projections as accurate as possible, only beers with over 100 ratings from Beer Advocate users were considered as the contenders for each state’s top dog. Surprisingly, despite the IPAs dominance at craft breweries far and wide, only 19 states have an IPA as their highest-rated brew — an exact tie with the Imperial Stout.
Curious to know how your beer preferences measure up to the rest of your home state? Read on to discover the highest-rated beer in each state.
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Ed. Note: The ratings cutoff was based on data from each state’s Top Rated Beer page, not the beer’s profile page, which in some cases may be lower.
| State | Beer |
| Alabama | Hitchhiker Good People Brewing Company IPA – American | 7.40% |
| Alaska | Blessed Anchorage Brewing Company Stout – American Imperial | 15.50% |
| Arizona | White Russian Imperial Stout Sun Up Brewing Co. Stout – American Imperial | 9.20% |
| Arkansas | BDCS Ozark Beer Co. Stout – Sweet / Milk | 10.20% |
| California | Pliny The Younger Russian River Brewing Company IPA – Imperial | 10.25% |
| Colorado | Leaner Casey Brewing & Blending and Barrel Cellar Saison | 8.00% |
| Connecticut | Locust Reign New England Brewing Co. IPA – New England | 8.20% |
| Delaware | Utopias Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Stout – American Imperial | 17.30% |
| District of Columbia | On The Wings Of Armageddon DC Brau Brewing Co. IPA – Imperial | 9.20% |
| Florida | Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout – Double Barrel Aged Cigar City Brewing Stout – American Imperial | 11.00% |
| Georgia | Tropicália Creature Comforts IPA – America | 6.60% |
| Hawaii | Imperial Coconut Porter Maui Brewing Co. Porter – Imperial | 9.40% |
| Idaho | 5 O’Clock Shadow – Spring Grand Teton Brewing Co. Porter – Imperial | 7.50% |
| Illinois | Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout Goose Island Beer Co. Stout – American Imperial | 13.20% |
| Indiana | Marshmallow Handjee 3 Floyds Brewing Co. Stout – Russian Imperial | 15.00% |
| Iowa | Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout Toppling Goliath Brewing Company Stout – American Imperial | 12.00% |
| Kansas | Old Backus Barleywine Free State Brewing Co. Barleywine – American | 10.50% |
| Kentucky | 70K Against the Grain Brewery & Smokehouse Stout – Sweet / Milk | 13.00% |
| Louisiana | Ghost In The Machine – Double Dry-Hopped Parish Brewing Company IPA – New England | 8.50% |
| Maine | Dinner Maine Beer Company IPA – Imperial | 8.20% |
| Maryland | Hyde RAR Brewing (Real Ale Revival) IPA – New England | 6.40% |
| Massachusetts | King Julius Tree House Brewing Company IPA – New England | 8.20% |
| Michigan | CBS (Canadian Breakfast Stout) Founders Brewing Company Stout – American Imperial | 11.30% |
| Minnesota | Nillerzzzzz Forager Brewing Company Stout – American Imperial | 14.00% |
| Mississippi | Crowd Control Southern Prohibition Brewing IPA – Imperial | 8.00% |
| Missouri | Abraxas – Barrel-Aged Prennial Artisan Ales Stout – American Imperial | 11.00% |
| Montana | Ivan the Terrible Imperial Stout – Barrel-Aged Big Sky Brewing Company Stout – Russian Imperial | 11.60% |
| Nebraska | Melange A Trois – Reserve Series Aged In French Oak Chardonnay Barrels Nebraska Brewing Company Production Brewery & Tap Room Strong Ale – Belgian Pale | 11.30% |
| Nevada | Disco Ninja Revision Brewing Company IPA – New England | 7.00% |
| New Hampshire | RIS Stoneface Brewing Co. Stout – Russian Imperial | 9.50% |
| New Jersey | Sunday Brunch Kane Brewing Company Porter – Imperial | 9.20% |
| New Mexico | Project Dank La Cumbre Brewing Co. IPA – American | 7.50% |
| New York | 4th Anniversary Other Half Brewing Company IPA – New England | 10.00% |
| North Carolina | Citraquench’l Heist Brewery IPA – New England | 7.10% |
| North Dakota | Freak Parade Drekker Brewing Company IPA – New England | 8.20% |
| Ohio | Appervation Jackie O’s Pub & Brewery Stout – American Imperial | 15.00% |
| Oklahoma | Bourbon Paradise Prairie Artisan Ales Stout – American Imperial | 13.70% |
| Oregon | Nectarine Premiere de Garde Brewing Farmhouse Ale – Saison | 7.10% |
| Pennsylvania | Le Roar Grrrz Bullfrog Brewery Wild Ale | 7.20% |
| Rhode Island | The Chosen One Tilted Barn Brewery IPA – New England | 8.50% |
| South Carolina | Mexican Coffee Cake Westbrook Brewing Co. Stout – American Imperial | 10.50% |
| South Dakota | Pile O’ Dirt Porter Crow Peak Brewing Porter – Robust | 6.00% |
| Tennessee | Astronaut Status Wiseacre Brewing – Broad Ave OG Stout – American Imperial | 12.20% |
| Texas | Atrial Rubicite Jester King Brewery Wild Ale | 5.80% |
| Utah | Big Bad Baptista Epic Brewing Company Stout – American Imperial | 11.70% |
| Vermont | Heady Topper The Alchemist IPA – New England | 8.00% |
| Virginia | Double Orange Starfish Aslin Beer Company IPA – New England | 8.30% |
| Washington | Coffee Cinnamon B-Bomb Fremont Brewing Company Strong Ale – American | 13.00% |
| West Virginia | Porter Big Timber Brewing Porter – American | 6.50% |
| Wisconsin | Black Gold Central Waters Brewing Co. Stout – American Imperial | 11.00% |
| Wyoming | 2×4 DIPA Melvin Brewing IPA – Imperial | 9.90% |
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