10 Best Craft Brew States

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  1. champ103

    champ103 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,296) Sep 3, 2007 Texas
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    #1 champ103, Apr 24, 2013
  2. greenspointexas

    greenspointexas Pooh-Bah (2,075) Jan 16, 2011 Texas
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    In my unbiased opinion, Texas has no business being anywhere near the top 10.
     
    #2 greenspointexas, Apr 24, 2013
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  3. Danielbt

    Danielbt Initiate (0) May 4, 2012 Texas

    Seeing as the list is based on number, you're wrong.

    If you want to argue quality, you're still wrong.
     
    #3 Danielbt, Apr 24, 2013
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  4. mattisloco

    mattisloco Maven (1,306) Feb 13, 2007 Texas
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    I agree. We don't have a lot of shit breweries and brew pubs, most of what we have is very solid.
     
    #4 mattisloco, Apr 24, 2013
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  5. BlindSalimander

    BlindSalimander Initiate (0) Aug 16, 2010 Texas

    Is that Bob Vila drinking the Sierra Nevada?
     
    #5 BlindSalimander, Apr 24, 2013
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  6. mudbug

    mudbug Pooh-Bah (1,762) Mar 27, 2009 Oregon
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    This list plainly shows why the West Coast Region needed to be split up.
     
    #6 mudbug, Apr 24, 2013
  7. FUNKPhD

    FUNKPhD Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2010 Texas

    Bogus that only Austin gets mentioned.
     
    #7 FUNKPhD, Apr 24, 2013
  8. rainerschuhsler

    rainerschuhsler Initiate (0) May 17, 2012 Texas

    But it mentions Saint Arnold specifically.
     
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  9. greenspointexas

    greenspointexas Pooh-Bah (2,075) Jan 16, 2011 Texas
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    And other than ABW, JK, Karbach, and mayyyyybe SA/DE, no other breweries in this state are even worth mentioning when comparing them nationally. States like Maine, North Carolina, Minnesota and even Vermont are light years better than Texas.

    Just cause we have breweries like Pedernales, Texas Big Beer, and South Austin Brewing doesn't mean we are one of the nations top 10 brew-states (in terms of quality)
     
    #9 greenspointexas, Apr 24, 2013
  10. ChanceK

    ChanceK Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2012 Texas

    For someone who has Horns as their avatar, you sure seem to be a self hating Texan.....
     
    #10 ChanceK, Apr 25, 2013
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  11. ChanceK

    ChanceK Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2012 Texas

    And ABW... Who is this? I must be STUPID.
     
    #11 ChanceK, Apr 25, 2013
  12. ChanceK

    ChanceK Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2012 Texas

    Yeah, never mind.
     
    #12 ChanceK, Apr 25, 2013
  13. TNasty1126

    TNasty1126 Initiate (0) Jun 21, 2012 Washington

    Quality over Quantity IMO, how can you not mention states that hold great breweries such as Indiana (3floyds) or Ohio (Great Lakes, Hoppin Frog, and Jackie O's)
     
    #13 TNasty1126, Apr 25, 2013
  14. kmello69

    kmello69 Initiate (0) Nov 27, 2011 Texas

    Well, if you read the quoted article, the rankings are based solely on total number of craft breweries. It has nothing to do with quality, thus making it meaningless
     
    #14 kmello69, Apr 25, 2013
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  15. TNasty1126

    TNasty1126 Initiate (0) Jun 21, 2012 Washington

    Which was precisely my point.
     
    #15 TNasty1126, Apr 25, 2013
  16. ChanceK

    ChanceK Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2012 Texas

    Have you had many Texas brews.
     
    #16 ChanceK, Apr 25, 2013
  17. Danielbt

    Danielbt Initiate (0) May 4, 2012 Texas

    Oh? Live Oak? (512)? Freetail? Easy to forget breweries when there are so many.


    And having a single great brewery in a state doesn't mean anything either. You should compare an entire body of breweries.

    While I certainly agree that the breweries you listed here are not good, at all, the vast majority of breweries in Texas make quality beer. Maybe not world class, but 50 good breweries beat 1 great one if you're comparing on a state-vs-state level. Otherwise, you're not actually comparing states, just breweries.
     
    #17 Danielbt, Apr 25, 2013
  18. champ103

    champ103 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,296) Sep 3, 2007 Texas
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    While I see greenspoint's point, I don't know if I agree. Every state has bad breweries, still I don't know if I would put Texas in the "top 10," but see how it is not cut and dry. I know Illinois should not be on there, if this is suppose to be just a state breweries thing (though typical USA Today, they don't specify anything). Chicago has some very good to excellent breweries, though the rest of the state sucks monkey balls. If we are talking distribution throughout different states, then Illinois is in the discussion, but that is it.

    Anyway, I don't know if I really have a point, just that Texas is very under rated in the US beer world, arguably "top 10." though "arguably" is as good as it gets right now.
     
    #18 champ103, Apr 25, 2013
  19. shuntstout

    shuntstout Initiate (0) Apr 2, 2010 New Mexico

    New Mexico will be in the top 10 soon!!!!!!!
     
    #19 shuntstout, Apr 25, 2013
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  20. champ103

    champ103 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,296) Sep 3, 2007 Texas
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    Agreed, there are some very good breweries in NM, most are very under rated.
     
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