Anyone live in a bad state for craft beer?

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  1. cmiller4642

    cmiller4642 Maven (1,399) Aug 17, 2013 West Virginia

    West Virginia for me.

    *sigh*

    Taken from this site

    SeekABrew US Distribution Map

    our beers distributed are:

    Anchor
    Blue Mountain
    Boston Beer Co. (Sam Adams)
    Breckenridge
    Bridge Brew Works
    Chestnut Brew Works
    Country Boy
    DuClaw
    Finch's
    Flying Dog
    Goose Island
    Great Lakes
    Green Flash
    Greenbrier Valley
    Harpoon
    Hook & Ladder
    Horny Goat
    Iron City
    Kona
    Laughing Dog
    Leinenkugel
    Lion Brewery
    Magic Hat
    Matt (Saranac)
    Mendocino
    Mountain State
    Napa Smith
    Ommegang
    Penn
    Pyramid
    Redhook
    RJ Rockers
    Rogue
    Sea Dog
    Shipyard
    Sierra Nevada
    Southern Tier
    Spoetzl (Shiner)
    Terrapin
    Widmer Bros.
    Yuengling

    Thankfully I live on the Ohio border and can drive 5 minutes to go get things like Bells and Founders.
     
    #1 cmiller4642, Aug 20, 2015
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  2. johnyb

    johnyb Pooh-Bah (2,336) Aug 11, 2012 Florida
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    Nope
     
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  3. Wiffler27

    Wiffler27 Pooh-Bah (2,092) Aug 16, 2009 South Carolina
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    a lot of people dump on NJ, for many reasons, and craft beer is yet another thing to pile on. Our distribution is better than WV, no offense! but a 30 minute drive to my go-to in PA and it is much better, especially Bells and Deschutes to name a few.

    in terms of breweries NJ is on the rise; Carton and Kane especially. River Horse, Flying Fish, and Cape May are the other breweries that i frequently try to buy from, i know i'm forgetting a few too
     
    #3 Wiffler27, Aug 20, 2015
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  4. cmiller4642

    cmiller4642 Maven (1,399) Aug 17, 2013 West Virginia

    none taken. I can drive 5 minutes across the border and get this: (shame my dollars have to go to Ohio but if our state refuses to step up, I'm thankful that they choose to)


    21st Amendment
    5 Rabbit
    Abita
    Actual
    Adroit Theory [Limited]
    Against the Grain
    AleSmith
    Anchor
    Anchorage
    Anderson Valley
    Arcadia
    Atlantic Brewing
    Atwater
    Avery
    Ballast Point
    Bard's Tale
    Barley's Brewing [Draft only]
    Bear Republic
    Bells
    Bison
    Black Diamond
    Blue Mountain
    Bluegrass
    Boston Beer Co. (Sam Adams)
    Boulder
    Boulevard
    Breckenridge
    Brew Kettle
    Brooklyn
    Buckeye
    Buffalo Bill's
    Cellar Rats
    Christian Moerlein
    Cismontane
    Cisco
    City Brewery
    Clown Shoes
    Columbus
    Coronado
    Crazy Mountain [Limited]
    D.L. Geary's
    Dark Horse
    Dayton Beer Company [Draft only]
    Deschutes
    Destihl
    Dogfish Head
    DuClaw
    Eel River
    Elevator
    Epic (Utah)
    Erie
    Eudora [Draft only]
    Evil Twin
    Fat Head's
    Fifth Street [Draft only]
    Fifty West
    Finch's
    Flying Dog
    Fort Collins
    Founders
    Full Sail
    Goose Island
    Gordon Biersch
    Granite City
    Great Divide
    Great Lakes
    Green Flash
    Harpoon
    Heavy Seas - see Clipper City
    Hinterland
    Homestead
    Hoof Hearted [Draft only]
    Hook & Ladder
    Hoppin Frog
    Horny Goat
    Hudepohl (Christian Moerlein brand)
    Indigo Imp
    Iron City
    Ironfist
    Ithaca
    Jackie O's
    Jolly Pumpkin
    Keweenaw
    Knee Deep
    Kona
    Lagunitas
    Lake Placid
    Lakefront
    Laughing Dog
    Lavery [Limited]
    Leelanau [Limited]
    Left Hand
    Leinenkugel
    Lexington (Alltech/Kentucky)
    Lion Brewery
    Listermann
    Little Kings (Christian Moerlein brand)
    Local Option [Limited]
    Long Trail
    Lost Coast
    Mad River (Steelhead)
    Mad Tree
    Magic Hat
    Matt (Saranac)
    Maumee Bay
    Mendocino
    Mission
    Moylan's
    Mt Carmel
    Napa Smith
    Nectar Ales
    New Albanian
    New Belgium
    New Holland
    New Planet
    No-Li
    North Coast
    North Country
    North High [Draft only]
    North Peak
    O'Fallon
    Off Color
    Ohio
    Old Dominion
    Ommegang
    Oskar Blues
    Otter Creek
    Portsmouth (OH)
    Prairie Artisan Ales
    Pyramid
    Redhook
    Revolution
    Rhinegeist
    Rivertown
    RJ Rockers
    Rochester Mills
    Rockmill Brewing
    Rogue
    Rust Belt
    Sand Creek (Lilja's)
    Sea Dog
    Seventh Son [Draft only]
    Shelton Brothers (importers)
    Shipyard
    Shmaltz (He'Brew)
    Sideswipe
    Sierra Nevada
    Sixpoint
    Small Town
    Smuttynose
    Southern Star
    Southern Tier
    Speakeasy [Limited]
    Spoetzl (Shiner)
    Sprecher
    Stevens Point
    Stillwater
    Stone
    Stoudt's
    Summit
    Sweetwater
    The Bruery
    Thirsty Dog
    Three Floyds [Limited]
    Tommyknocker
    Toxic Brew Company [Draft only]
    Trinity (CO)
    Triple Digit
    Troegs
    Two Brothers
    Uinta
    Upland
    Victory
    Warped Wing
    West Sixth
    Weyerbacher
    White Birch
    Widmer Bros.
    Wooden Shoe
    Yellow Springs [Draft only]
    Yuengling
     
    #4 cmiller4642, Aug 20, 2015
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  5. Lazhal

    Lazhal Pooh-Bah (1,890) Mar 13, 2011 Michigan
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    Seekabrew already did the work for you. Your state, West Virginia, is ranked 45.
    1. Illinois 410
    2. Pennsylvania 358
    3. Ohio 346
    4. New Jersey 318
    5. Massachusetts 314
    6. California 312
    7. Wisconsin 307
    8. North Carolina 305
    9. New York 301
    10. Minnesota 278
    11. Virginia 277
    12. Maryland 265
    13. Georgia 250
    14. Arizona 248
    15. Indiana 245
    16. Florida 244
    17. Colorado 233
    18. Texas 232
    19. Washington DC 227
    20. South Carolina 226
    21. Oregon 225
    22. Washington 221
    23. Missouri 218
    24. Michigan 216
    25. Vermont 215
    26. Alabama 211
    27. Connecticut 206
    28. Tennessee 194
    29. Kentucky 193
    30. Louisiana 182
    31. Maine 176
    32. Iowa 174
    33. Rhode Island 163
    34. Kansas 159
    35. Arkansas 158
    36. New Hampshire 158
    37. Delaware 151
    38. New Mexico 150
    39. Nebraska 149
    40. Nevada 131
    41. South Dakota 125
    42. Idaho 119
    43. Oklahoma 106
    44. Alaska 101
    45. West Virginia 82
    46. Mississippi 81
    47. North Dakota 79
    48. Hawaii 70
    49. Montana 70
    50. Wyoming 58
    51. Utah 55
    I guess seekabrew thinks DC is a state.
     
    #5 Lazhal, Aug 20, 2015
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  6. cmiller4642

    cmiller4642 Maven (1,399) Aug 17, 2013 West Virginia

    DC lol

    yea we're straight up pathetic. Luckily I got the #3 state literally a hop skip and a jump away, so I guess no harm no foul. It is kind of a pain in the ass to drive 15 minutes to a bottle shop with a great selection, but I get by.
     
    #6 cmiller4642, Aug 20, 2015
  7. tylerstravis

    tylerstravis Pooh-Bah (2,487) Feb 14, 2014 Colorado
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    How is this determined?

    In Colorado we have more breweries IN the state than are listed on here. I know Oregon is the same.
     
    #7 tylerstravis, Aug 20, 2015
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  8. Steban

    Steban Initiate (0) Dec 3, 2014 North Carolina

    Washington DC is listed.
     
    #8 Steban, Aug 20, 2015
  9. PourMore

    PourMore Crusader (462) Oct 4, 2014 Florida

    I strongly recommend doing your own research into your state's distributors. Talk to your local stores, ask them who their "buyer" is and if you can have their contact info, or at least get the names of the distributors that supply them. If you get to know them, you may be able to influence what they stock.

    That website you used does not appear to be comprehensive for my state. Also, it doesn't list any imports.
     
    #9 PourMore, Aug 20, 2015
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  10. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    No... Live in Minneapolis
     
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  11. cmiller4642

    cmiller4642 Maven (1,399) Aug 17, 2013 West Virginia

    I will give WV one thing, they are trying. Craft beer was virtually unheard of in this state 4 years ago (outside of Sam Adams/Sierra Nevada) now we're starting to get a better selection in our restaurants and bars. Terrapin has been a big hit since it made its way up here.
     
    #11 cmiller4642, Aug 20, 2015
  12. sharpski

    sharpski Grand Pooh-Bah (3,100) Oct 11, 2010 Oregon
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    It's just the number of breweries distributed to the state per Seekabrew, not a qualitative ranking of "best" distribution.
     
    #12 sharpski, Aug 20, 2015
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  13. Wasatch

    Wasatch Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,050) Jun 8, 2005 Colorado
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    From experience Utah.

    Cheers!
     
    #13 Wasatch, Aug 20, 2015
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  14. Lazhal

    Lazhal Pooh-Bah (1,890) Mar 13, 2011 Michigan
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    seekabrew.com is the best site out there right now for determining which breweries distribute to each state. The more that do, the better the ranking. However, the site is _always_ out of date. There are tons of breweries that aren't even listed that distribute their beer.

    Overall, they do a pretty good job. If they made money off the site, they would probably update it more frequently.
     
    #14 Lazhal, Aug 20, 2015
  15. tylerstravis

    tylerstravis Pooh-Bah (2,487) Feb 14, 2014 Colorado
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    Only TO not necessarily IN? No wonder we're not that high up there :slight_smile:
     
    #15 tylerstravis, Aug 20, 2015
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  16. JLaw55

    JLaw55 Pooh-Bah (2,417) Jul 10, 2014 Missouri
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    Driving 15 minutes is a pain???? Say what?!?! How much closer could you get other than living IN the bottle shop? lol

    First world problems right there.
     
    #16 JLaw55, Aug 20, 2015
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  17. WesMantooth

    WesMantooth Grand Pooh-Bah (4,844) Jan 8, 2014 Ohio
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    You can add Maine Brewing to that list in about a month
     
    #17 WesMantooth, Aug 20, 2015
  18. cmiller4642

    cmiller4642 Maven (1,399) Aug 17, 2013 West Virginia

    Are imports really a state by state basis? I can get things like Ayinger, Samuel Smith, Rochefort, St. Bernadus ABT 12, etc... relatively easily.
     
    #18 cmiller4642, Aug 20, 2015
  19. ChrisMon02

    ChrisMon02 Pooh-Bah (1,757) May 2, 2010 Ohio
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    I travel for work and dread going to Tennessee (Memphis) due to the lack of decent craft beers in bars/restaurants. It definitely makes me appreciate living in Ohio though.
     
    #19 ChrisMon02, Aug 20, 2015
  20. jason3125

    jason3125 Pundit (860) Jul 15, 2014 Vermont
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    I use to live in Delaware! Holy Shit it is scary just thinking about it. I live in New Hampshire now, night and day difference.
     
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