Where not to go to find beer selection.

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  1. bubseymour

    bubseymour Grand Pooh-Bah (4,800) Oct 30, 2010 Maryland
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    Here are what appear to be the worst states in terms of number of breweries that distribute there. Just thought I'd share.

    3rd place - North Dakota
    2nd place - Mississippi
    1st place - Wild and Wonderful West Virginny!!!!

    I think Utah and Wyoming were really bad as well.

    I'm sure there are some good craft beers to find in these states...you're just not going to get much variety or selection when passing through or visiting.

    Used www.seekabrew.com for my analysis....love that website!
     
    #1 bubseymour, May 8, 2012
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  2. palmdalethriller

    palmdalethriller Zealot (624) Dec 26, 2007 California

    Great find!

    Seriously though, what's your point? Yeah these states are deserts, but they aren't completely barren. I don't know much about North Dakota, so I'll skip it, but you've got to check out Lazy Magnolia in Miss. (shameless self promotion: Check out my article on it in Issue 63). There are small local breweries in West Virginia (like Bridge Brew Works, issue 56, that received high reviews from the bros), and I'm sure ND has some too.

    I don't think it's news to anybody that small states that are comprised of predominantly rural communities aren't exactly the Mecca and Medina for breweries. So why put them on blast for it? I'm sorry, I just don't get the point of this post.
     
    #2 palmdalethriller, May 8, 2012
  3. chefkevlar

    chefkevlar Initiate (0) Apr 17, 2010 South Carolina

    I'm glad you mentioned Bridge brew, I have a friend coming down from WV next month, need to see if she will bring me some
     
    #3 chefkevlar, May 8, 2012
  4. daryk77

    daryk77 Pundit (925) Jun 16, 2005 District of Columbia

    Try living in Canada, so close but yet soooooo far
     
    #4 daryk77, May 8, 2012
  5. raffels

    raffels Initiate (0) Dec 12, 2009 West Virginia

    There's a difference between what's distributed in WV and instate breweries (usually with only local distribution). If we're talking about what you can find in your local grocery store, 7-11, and so on, then yeah, WV is pretty much a wasteland. Than goodness for Sierra Nevada.
     
    #5 raffels, May 8, 2012
  6. palmdalethriller

    palmdalethriller Zealot (624) Dec 26, 2007 California

    I'm not denying that these places are not the most bumping of beer scenes. That's clearly the case. I was just giving the OP a hard time for making a post that seemed to have nothing to say except "boy, it must suck to live in these three states."
     
    #6 palmdalethriller, May 8, 2012
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  7. raffels

    raffels Initiate (0) Dec 12, 2009 West Virginia

    No worries. Cheers and play nice.
     
    #7 raffels, May 8, 2012
  8. TheShogun

    TheShogun Savant (1,063) Aug 18, 2011 New York
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    Ah, Molson Land! You have my condolences!
     
    #8 TheShogun, May 9, 2012
  9. bubseymour

    bubseymour Grand Pooh-Bah (4,800) Oct 30, 2010 Maryland
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    I wasn't trying to bash these states. Since I read so much about the top states on the board I figure to let people know where the least distributed states are. I've had several great beer experiences in wv. Been to several nice pubs in harpers ferry and visited the brewery in Davis.
     
    #9 bubseymour, May 9, 2012
  10. bastu

    bastu Initiate (0) May 5, 2011 Tennessee

    Tennessee could be better.
     
    #10 bastu, May 9, 2012
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