Best beer destination in the US

San Diego, CA

 

Not a festival fan, much prefer to belly up to a bar and drink a full size beer. With that being said, I went to Denver during 2019 GABF and we only hit bars over the course of 3 days and we had an awesome time. Great beer and food scene, plus a very walkable city. I would also add Philly to the list (hometown bias) and San Francisco. Both have a great craft beer history, walkable and great food.

 

I visited Portland, OR in June 2018 as part of attending HomebrewCon. There is no doubt the beer scene there is great. After all of the 'excitement' there in 2020 it will likely be a long time before I visit Portland, OR.

Permit me to suggest an alternative of Portland. ME. I visited Portland, ME in 2019 and the beer scene there is excellent too.

Must be something about naming a city "Portland" and craft beer!?!

Cheers!

 

Yeah, because of what happened in a 2 block area is perfect reason to discard a whole city.

Better not visit Philadelphia, the city government there burns down whole blocks of their own city. Oh, wait......

 

Burlington, VT.

 

I always suggest Bend Oregon in these threads. Especially if you like doing outdoors things.

Fly into PDX, spend a couple days (day trips to Hood River and/or The Coast are easy), a few days in Bend, then back to PDX for a couple more days and your flight home.

 

We all get to decide where we want to visit. Even you too.

And you have sage advice on Philly. I have decided to not visit that city either.

 

Austin TX

 

And permit me to suggest visiting the breweries in the surrounding Hill Country. For example:

http://hillcountrycraftbeertrail.com/

Cheers!

 

Florida during the winter.
Colorado during the summer.

 

Second for Portland, ME. The city is small, quaint, vibrant, and diverse. Lots of great beer, and then you got the Mane Coast and easy access to the interior.

I’m certain they have some good festivals, though I’ve never checked. Pick late Summer (August / September), for the weather, and hope they are back to up and running after this past year.

 

North Carolina is a great beer destination.

 

Very vague. At least suggest a city. States are big places.

 

And let me say, there is a lot about Austin I do not like, but it’s a pretty nice beer scene.

 

I always had fun on 6th street.

Cheers!

 

I thought Philly was a hell of a beer city when I visited a few years back.

 

Richmond, VA