What are your top 5 beer cities?

What does this mean? Possible answers include:

• Top 5 I want to visit
• Top 5 I spend time in
• Top 5 that I think have the best beer
• Top 5 that I think produce the best on average

These aren't the same for me. Not even close.

 

1.) Portland, Maine
2.) San Diego
3.) Chicago
4.) Bend, OR
5.) St. Louis

Obviously, I am an American who has never gone abroad to Europe.

 

St. Louis.

sorry i don’t have more but i hate flying and it’s been rough traveling the last few years.

 

San Diego
Phoenix
Burlington
Portland
Austin

Honorable Mention:
Placer County
Milwaukee

 

Munich, Brussels, Denver, and Portland. Those are pretty easy. Bamberg is definitely there if you count it as a "city." Ft. Collins, too. If not, San Diego or Tampa.

 

New York (Brooklyn)
Helsinki (obviously)
Copenhagen
Chicago
Lübeck

 

I presume we're considering only American cities, so:

1. Portland, OR
2. Denver
3. Chicago
4. Bend, OR
5. Grand Rapids

If international can be considered, these could be inserted after Portland in the list above:

1. Munich
2. Bamberg
3. Regensburg
4. Brussels
5. Brugge

 

Why did you pick Lübeck?

 

Best cities I’ve personally been to with a conscious focus on beer (in no particular order):

• Portland, Oregon
• Seattle, Washington
• Denver, Colorado
• San Diego, California

I know I’m supposed to have a fifth one but I really only have four. I’m sure all the other beer cities around the world are wonderful too.

 

Well, can’t say I have traveled to places specifically for beer. But my top 5 cities are places that I drank beer in and enjoyed the atmosphere and beer combined:

5. London, England
4. Kinsale, Ireland
3. Edinburgh, Scotland
2. Dublin, Ireland
1. Harrisburg, PA

 

Top cities I've actually visited:

1) Asheville, NC
2) Portland, ME
3) Richmond, VA
4) Philadelphia, PA
5) Multi-Way Tie

 

Out of where I’ve been.

1. Portland, ME
2. Brooklyn, NY
3. San Francisco during beer week
4. St. Louis, MO
5. Burlington, VT (including Stowe/Waterbury/Greensboro Bend)

Honorable Mention to:
Austin, TX
Asheville 8 years ago

 

In no particular order.
Chicagoland
San Diego
NYC
LA County
Orange County

Game over.

 

I haven't been to many great beer cities, so my top 5 currently are:

1. Minneapolis, MN
2. Milwaukee, WI
3. Richmond, VA
4. Charleston, SC
5. Rochester, NY

I need to travel more!

 

Interesting choice. I could see Harrisburg maybe getting to #5 (or close to it) on my list if Harrisburg includes "and surrounding area."

 

In no order, and cities I have been to:

Denver
Austin
Edinburgh
Chicago
Brussles

Edinburgh is a bit of an odd ball addition. While, it does have good breweries (though not near the number normally expected for a "top beer city" listicle thing), the actual amount of quality pubs and cask available is amazing. Which more than makes up for any other short comings IMO. Brussles also doesn't have a ton of breweries, but the ones they do have are incredible, plus the many fantastic cafes/bars.

Cities I want to experience but haven't been able to:
Both Portland's, Munich and Bamberg, Bend...

I have been to London once, but would love to go back and explore more. I'm pretty sure that would make my list if I spent more time there.

 

"Places" that I've been to, or would like to go to:

1. Munich (by far);
2. Bamberg;
3. Warstein;
4. Wesvleteren;
5. Austin ("Beer capital of the US").

 

1. Chicago
2. St Louis
3. Denver
4. San Diego
5. Minneapolis

 

My top 5 US beer cities that I have visited:

· Portland, ME

· Asheville, NC

· Philadelphia, PA

· Portland, OR

· Grand Rapids, MI

And an honorable mention to San Diego.

As regards non-US cities I have enjoyed the beer scene in London and Prague so for those two cities.

Cheers!