The 25 Best Beer Towns in America (And Their Best Beers)

Never been a big IPA fan. I hadn’t acquired the taste for them.
Most taste “soapy” to me, for oak of a better word.

Oak = lack

"Never been a big IPA fan. I hadnâ€™t acquired the taste for them."

Drink a good beer instead. There are HUNDREDS of them, and maybe dozens in your local market.

As I said, anything from Munich or Czech Republic will be good. You may even have a local brewer who has mastered some form of lager.

He in Sacramento, we have a local brewer...all graduates from US Davis school of brewery science...called "Sudwerk". They brew exclusively Continental Lagers. And they do all of them very, very well. It's like a traditional German brewery.

My favorite beer city in the world is Brussels Belgium every September for the Belgian Beer Festival in the Grand Place... 3 days of 300+ Belgian beers!!!

“Congrats, I am working on a mere 33 years, your basic food groups sound very worthy.”

Thank you, we’ve been married for almost 54 years, she still looks like the St. Pauli Girl but a bit more mature. Eating from the basic food groups plus bacon for breakfast keeps us fit.

Shiner Texas.

Spoetzl Brewery founded in 1909 by Bavarian Monks.
I remember a time when the only place you could find Shiner was in the San Antonio area. They made two types. Shiner and Shiner bock. Only in cans with pull tabs.

My favorite is Shiner Premium. Used to be called Blonde.
Their bock is my number 2 choice.

Thank you. That slideshow crap annoys me.

Asheville Brewers:

Altamont Brewing,1042 Haywood Road, West Asheville. It opened as a pub in 2011 and then began making its own beers in 2012.

Asheville Pizza and Brewing, 675 Merrimon Ave. and Asheville Brewing, 77 Coxe Ave. The Merrimon Avenue location opened in 1998 as Two Moons Brew-N-View and includes a discount cinema. The downtown Coxe Avenue location has a full liquor bar and patio.. Beers are in cans and draft with some specialty brews in bottles.

Ben’s Tuneup, 195 Hilliard Ave. South Slope favorite has its own beers, sakes and a great vibe.

Bhramari Brewhouse, 101 S. Lexington Ave Another arrival on the South Slope is brewing its own beers and offering guest taps from many Asheville favorites. .

Blue Mountain Pizza and Brewpub, 55 N. Main St. Weaverville. This small brewery is attached to the popular Blue Mountain Pizza cafe.

Burial Beer, 40 Collier Ave. This small brewery features an ever-changing lineup of craft beers. Owners Doug and Jessica Reiser and their business partner Tim Gormley look to eventually expand by building an European-style farmhouse brewery.Beers are in cans, bottles and draft.

Catawba Brewing, 32 Banks Ave. The Morganton-based brewery has opened a new Asheville operation on the South Slope to produce small batch and specialty beers. The tasting room includes two bars, a covered patio and a back deck.Beers are sold on draft and in cans.

French Broad Brewing, 101 Fairview Road. Beers include Gateway Kolsch and 13 Rebels ESB. Bands regularly perform at brewery. Its beers are also in cans and on draft.Beer are in cans and bottles.

Funkatoriuim, 147 Coxe Ave. This spin-off from Wicked Weed brewery specializes in sour and barrel aged brews.Beer are in bottles and draft.

Green Man, 23 Buxton Ave. It was the second Asheville brewery and has become a powerhouse with beers in bottles and on draft. The tasting room is at 23 Buxton Ave. in what has become the city’s brewing district. Beer are in bottles and draft.

Highland Brewing, 12 Old Charlotte Highway. The first Asheville brewery, opening in 1994, it’s probably best known for its flagship Gaelic Ale. Look for its bottled and draft beers in nine states. The tasting room has many beers only available there. Beer are in bottles and on draft.

Hi-Wire Brewing, 197 Hilliard Ave. It took over the former Craggie Brewing location and produces beers in bottles and on draft. All its beers have circus-themed names.Has added a second production brewery near Biltmore Village. Beers are in bottles and on draft.

Lexington Avenue Brewery.39 N. Lexington Ave. Located In the heart of downtown, the LAB has a big restaurant..

Lookout Brewing, 103 S. Ridgeway Ave., Black Mountain. John Garcia opened this small brewery near downtown Black Mountain in 2013. It includes a home brew supply store

Sweeten Creek Brewing, 1127 Sweeten Creek Road, is owned and operated by Joey and Erica Nelson, who both previously worked at Highland Brewing.

Pisgah Brewing, 150 Eastside Drive, Black Mountain. Famous for its pale ale, its beers are also sold in cans and on draft and the brewery includes music stages.Beers are in cans and on draft.

Wedge Brewing, 37 Payne’s Way. The brewery is in the River Arts District and framed by the nearby French Broad River and a Norfolk Southern railroad line. Most of the beer it produces is sold only here.

Thirsty Monk The Monk brewery is at the Open Brewing location on Hendersonville Road.Monk pubs are at Biltmore Park, downtown at the corner of Coxe and Patton Avenues and Reynolds Village.

One World Brewery, 10 Patton Ave., It’s at at the end of a short alley separating Farm Burger and Salsa’s restaurants in downtown Asheville.

Oysterhouse Brewing, 6245 Haywood Road, West Asheville. Famous for its Moonstone Oyster Stout made with oysters, it was originally located at the downtown Lobster Trap before moving to West Asheville.

Twin Leaf Brewery, 144 Coxe Ave. Tim Weber runs this 10 barrel system in the South Slope brewing district..

Wicked Weed, 91 Biltmore Ave. The combination restaurant and brewery has emerged as among the city’s most popular and includes sour and barrel-aged beers. Has also added a second production brewery in Enka

‘Zebulon Artisan Ales, 8 Merchants Alley, Weaverville. This brewery, just off Main Street , does not have a traditional tasting room, but instead lets visitors sample beers before buying them in 750 ml. bottles. Operated by veteran local brewer Mike Karnowski and his wife Gabe Pickard.

All this in a town of 87,000 people.

Not included in the list are the tasting rooms at the mega micro-breweries, New Belgium (in Asheville), Sierra Nevada and Oscar Blues, all within 20-35 miles; a host of new cider houses scattered throughout the area and every small town in WNC has at least one brewery.

The list in my post comes from the Asheville Citizen, a Gannet rag that requested FR not even link to them.