Your favorite beer states.

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  1. SimcoeJoe

    SimcoeJoe Initiate (0) Jan 13, 2013 Michigan

    I'm from Detroit Michigan and I'm an avid beer consumer. I always look for new beers whenever I'm at my local beer hot spots. Maybe I'm being biased when I say Michigan turns out the best beer. But I also have a theory that someones taste in beer may be based on the region they grew up in. So I'm interested in what everyone else thinks. My top 3 are as follows:
    1. Michigan
    2. Illinois
    3. Colorado
     
    #1 SimcoeJoe, Apr 6, 2013
  2. Frankinstiener

    Frankinstiener Initiate (0) Jul 28, 2009 Illinois

    I live in Illinois. I am biased toward Illinois not just because I like our breweries but becuase being in the middle of the country helps get distribution form both coasts as well as the midwest stuff. That said:
    1. California: Extremely impressed by the breweries in this state including a few that don't distribute elsewhere.
    2. Illinois: Two Brothers, Revolution, Metropolitan, Pipeworks etc can hold their own, FFF is distributed here, I can drive 45 minutes to get New Glarus stuff, we get most of the Michigan and Wisconsin stuff (Founders, Bells, Central Waters, Tyranena, etc) and we get a good amount of beer from both coasts. Being in the middle also helps for travel and shipping costs (not that I trade, but for the breweries).
    3. Michigan: Really impressed by their breweries but we get most of their stuff here
     
    #2 Frankinstiener, Apr 6, 2013
  3. 19etz55

    19etz55 Savant (1,236) Aug 12, 2007 New Jersey
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    1. United States
    2. United States.
    3. United States
    The good ole' Red White and Brew!
     
    #3 19etz55, Apr 6, 2013
  4. RochefortChris

    RochefortChris Grand Pooh-Bah (3,271) Oct 2, 2012 North Carolina
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    :rolling_eyes:
     
    #4 RochefortChris, Apr 6, 2013
  5. Handle

    Handle Initiate (0) Mar 16, 2009 North Carolina

    1. North Carolina. Yes, I'm a homer.
    2. Michigan.
    3. California.
     
    #5 Handle, Apr 6, 2013
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  6. yemenmocha

    yemenmocha Grand Pooh-Bah (4,116) Jun 18, 2002 Arizona
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    Bayern
     
    #6 yemenmocha, Apr 6, 2013
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  7. JuliusCaesar

    JuliusCaesar Initiate (0) Feb 18, 2013 New Hampshire

    1. Michigan
    2. Pennsylvania
    3. NH, Live free or die!
     
    #7 JuliusCaesar, Apr 6, 2013
  8. Fenski

    Fenski Pundit (791) Apr 24, 2008 Ohio
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    1: California
    2: Michigan
    3: Pennsylvania, Colorado, Oregon
    4: Not Indiana
     
    #8 Fenski, Apr 6, 2013
  9. Groomsy

    Groomsy Initiate (0) Sep 23, 2010 Kentucky

    I'm biased since it's my home state, but I'll say Ohio. Between Hoppin' Frog, Great Lakes, and Fat Head's (along with several others), good ole' OH has it going on.
     
    #9 Groomsy, Apr 6, 2013
  10. beercanman

    beercanman Initiate (0) Dec 17, 2012 Ohio

    1. Colorado
    2. Colorado
    3. California
    4. Michigan
    5. Oregon

    Up and coming. I will go with Ohio. We have an abv limit of 12% but we have some brutal beer.
     
    #10 beercanman, Apr 6, 2013
  11. SimcoeJoe

    SimcoeJoe Initiate (0) Jan 13, 2013 Michigan

    I've heard great things about Oregon beer but I don't see much of it in MI. I wish I did.
     
    #11 SimcoeJoe, Apr 6, 2013
  12. cetherid

    cetherid Savant (1,105) Aug 23, 2010 Indiana

    Vermichifornia
     
    #12 cetherid, Apr 6, 2013
  13. JBogan

    JBogan Pooh-Bah (1,871) Jul 15, 2007 California
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    California. The end.
     
    #13 JBogan, Apr 6, 2013
  14. Tchfunkta

    Tchfunkta Initiate (0) May 14, 2009 Kentucky

    Best state is slightly buzzed with a fridge full of delicious ones
     
    #14 Tchfunkta, Apr 6, 2013
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  15. Tchfunkta

    Tchfunkta Initiate (0) May 14, 2009 Kentucky

    1. Michigan
    2. Califronia
    3. Orgeon tied Colorodo
     
    #15 Tchfunkta, Apr 6, 2013
  16. dan027

    dan027 Initiate (0) Mar 28, 2011 Pennsylvania

    California, Pennsylvania, Michigan
     
    #16 dan027, Apr 6, 2013
  17. Kerfluffel

    Kerfluffel Initiate (0) Jan 31, 2013 Washington

    1. Oregon (HoTD and Deschutes are favs)
    2. Washington
    3. California

    No real tangible East Coast beer scene experience yet...
     
    #17 Kerfluffel, Apr 6, 2013
  18. 5thOhio

    5thOhio Pooh-Bah (1,571) May 13, 2007 South Carolina
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    Isn't this kind of like the thread about "What states with desert islands containing the 5 best beer cities would you want just one lawnmower beer on a budget for the rest of your life to drink as long as it didn't taste different than last year while you're on the island?"
     
    #18 5thOhio, Apr 6, 2013
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  19. yemenmocha

    yemenmocha Grand Pooh-Bah (4,116) Jun 18, 2002 Arizona
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    For many, might as well just ask people where they live!
     
    #19 yemenmocha, Apr 6, 2013
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  20. SimcoeJoe

    SimcoeJoe Initiate (0) Jan 13, 2013 Michigan

    5thOhio, no! Not at all. It's a thread about which states brew your favorite beers.
     
    #20 SimcoeJoe, Apr 6, 2013
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