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“On victory, you deserve beer. On defeat, you need it." ~~~ Napoleon Bonaparte [1769-1821]

Beer  Info  by  State  &  Province

The Bankrate blog posted their study of the Top Ten States For Beer Lovers in September 2014; the results are included here not because they are
definitive or official but for purposes of opening discussion on the matter. (One of the comments noted that these are states that 'nobody goes to'.)
In reverse order: #10 Nebraska, #9 Iowa, #8 South Dakota, #7 Maine, #6 New Hampshire, #5 Colorado, #4 Wisconsin, #3 Oregon, #2 Vermont, and #1 Montana.

Of course the main beer page grew & grew, so this section was split off in May 2022.
AK  ★  AZ  ★  CA  ★  CO  ★  FL  ★  GA  ★  IL  ★  ME  ★  MI  ★  NM  ★  OR  ★  PA  ★  TX  ★  WI

Alaska,  USA

Anchorage Brewing Company

Alaskan Brewing Company [est. 1986] in Juneau, Alaska, USA brands/brews include Amber Alt, White Ale (Belgian-style witbier), Summer Kölsch-Style Ale, Oatmeal Stout, Smoked Porter, Free Ride American Pale Ale, Icy Bay IPA, and Hopothermia American Double IPA

"Beer On The Last Frontier: The Craft Breweries of Alaska, Volume 1 - Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak Island Breweries" [2012] Written by Bill Howell, Photography by Elaine Howell, Foreword by James Roberts Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [11/2012] for $5.99 self-publd 9x6 pb [12/2012] for $8.09 "Beer On The Last Frontier: The Craft Breweries of Alaska, Volume 2 - Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Everything In Between" [2013] Written by Bill Howell, Photography by Elaine Howell, Foreword by Gabe Fletcher (Anchorage Brewing Co.) Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [11/2013] for $8.99 self-publd 9x6 pb [11/2013] for $10.79

Alberta in Canada
G.E. Nordell's Alberta, Canada Travel & Business Links

Big Rock Brewery [est. 1985] in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Wild Rose Brewery [est. 1996] in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Arizona
G.E. Nordell's Arizona Travel & Business Links Pages

The Arizona Craft Brewers Guild [est. 1998] based in Tempe, Arizona; promotes its more than 70 members with Choose AZ Brews Magazine, "Arizona Beer Trail Road Map", Arizona Beer Week in February, Baja Beer Festival in April, et cetera

	Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. [] Brewpub: 721 No. Arizona Avenue in Gilbert, Arizona Beer Garden: 201 E. Roosevelt Street in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona in-house brews include: flagship 6.8% Refuge IPA + To-Go, 8.2% Cobra Blood Double Imperial Pale Ale + To-Go, 5.7% Salome Wood-Fermented Saison, 6.5% Superstition Coffee Oatmeal Stout + To-Go, 4.8% Padre Kino Vienna Lager, 7.1% Aravaipa Abbey Belgian Dubbel, 5.5% March For Orange IPA, 8.2% DC Mountain Double IPA, 5.5% Epicee Spiced Saison, 4.8% Wilderpils American Pilsner, 4.8% Grapefruit Gose, 7.1% Suit-n-TiePA Wood-Fermented IPA, 4.4% Hellsgate Helles Lager, 7.1% Rosé Nouveau Wine/Beer Hybrid, 8.5% Wolf Country Malt Liquor, 5.3% Santa Teresa Wood-Fermented Belgian Enkel, 5.8% Salt River Wood Fermented Saison, 6.7% Sonoran Prince Peach Sour Ale + To-Go, 5.5% Manzanita Forest Oak-Fermented Red Ale, 6.5% La Ciudad IPA, 4.0% Tranquility Tree Blonde Ale, and 6.1% The Mazzies IPA
	Barrio Brewing Company [est. 2006], 800 E. 16th Street in Tucson, Arizona Barrio Brewing Company at the Mesa airport, 5803 So. Sossaman Road in Mesa, Arizona spin-off from Gentle Ben's Brewing in Tucson; taproom menu includes burgers, paninis, sandwiches, salads; in-house brews include: award-winning 6% Nolan’s Porter Ale, award-winning 5.5% Barrio Rojo, 4.7% Barrio Blonde, 6.6% Barrio Blanco White IPA, 5.5% Mocha Java Stout, 6.6% Citrazona citrus IPA, 6.2% Copperhead Pale Ale, 6.6% Rae’s IPA, 6.3% Rae’s Ruby Red Grape-fruit IPA, 5.5% Santa Rita Jefeweizen, 4.6% Taylor Jayne’s Raspberry Ale; seasonal brews include: 4.5% Beach Brew Blonde Ale, Tucson Blonde, 10.1% NCAAle English Double Strong Ale; bottled brews include: alcoholic Apple Cider
	Borderlands Brewing Company [] 119 E. Toole Avenue in Downtown Tucson, Arizona food truck schedule online; in-house draft brews include: 5.5% Amber Trials #4 American Red Ale, 7.6% Winter Warmer Amber Red Lager, 4% Tarta Fiesta Fruited Sour, 5.5% Horchata Cream Ale (a cream ale with cinnamon, rice, and vanilla added), 7.3% Noche Dulce Vanilla Porter, 6% Prickly Pear Wheat Ale, 4.2% Czech Amber Lager, 5.5% Gambel’s Quail Pale Ale, 7% Toole Avenue New England IPA; canned brews in 16oz can 4-packs include: award-winning 7.3% German Chocolate Cake Porter dessert beer, 8% Clouded Judgement Red Double IPA in collaboration with Richter Aleworks in Phoenix, 7.3% Noche Dulce Vanilla Porter, 6.3% Citrana Sour Gose (brewed with traditional coriander, salt, and cardamom), and 7.5% Great Horned New England IPA
	Crooked Tooth Brewing Co. [est. ] - website broken 2017   228 E. Sixth Street in Tucson, Arizona food trucks on hand; in-house brews include: flagship 7.7% 18 Hour IPA, flagship 5.5% Crooked American Light Ale; seasonal brews include: 5.6% Borderlands Arizona Ale, 6.2% Equilibrium Belgian Dubbel Ale, 10% Elvish Belgian Strong Ale, 8.2% Wiracocha Barrel-Aged Imperial Porter, 4.2% Santa's Crooked Tooth Brown Ale, and Sonoran Sours
	Gentle Ben's Brewing Co. [est. 1971, moved 1991] Main Gate Square, 865 E. University Blvd. in Tucson, Arizona food menu includes tacos, sandwiches, quasadillas; Happy Hour Mon-Fri 3pm-6pm; in-house brews include: flagship 4.7% Barrio Blonde, award-winning 5.5% Barrio Rojo, award-winning 6% Nolan’s Porter Ale, 6.6% Citrazona citrus IPA, 6.6% Blanco White IPA, 6.3% Rae’s Ruby Red Grapefruit IPA, 6.2% Copperhead Pale Ale, 4.6% T.J.’s Raspberry Ale, 5.5% Santa Rita Jefeweizen, and 10.1% NCAAle English Double Strong Ale
	Green Feet Brewing craft microbrewery [open Fall 2015]   3669 E. 44th Street in Tucson, Arizona small-batch (changing daily) in-house brews include: 6.3% Bulldog Belgian Dubbel, 6.2% Night Water Black IPA, 7.5% Brig Bound Biere de Garde, 6.1% Rendezvous Rye Pale Ale, Helo Dunker (Dunkles Weissbier), annual Troop Leaders Cookie, 6.8% Blue Falcon Saison, 6.9% Inbound all Mosiac hops IPA, 5.1% Cleared Hops Kolsch, 6.2% Coffee Smash Blonde
	Pueblo Vida Brewing Co. Taproom [built 1918, open 2014]   115 E. Broadway Blvd. in Downtown Tucson, Arizona in-house brews – variously available as onsite draft, 16-oz 4-packs to-go, 32-oz Crowlers to-go, Growlers to-go – include: 4.8% flagship Vida Beer Premium Southwest Lager, 5.4% Hef Bavarian-style Hefeweizen, 5.5% Order Up Breakfast Stout (made with Ethiopian Kossa Gesche cold-brew concentrate from Yellowbrick Coffee), 6.5% Garúa Coffee IPA (made with Kenyan cold brew concentrate from Yellow Brick Coffee), 5.5% Timbre Pale Ale, 6.5% Strata IPA, 6.5% Ponder IPA, 6.5% Barycenter IPA, 6.5% Penumbra IPA, 6.5% Demás 7-hops IPA, 6.5% Tokitae Northwest-Style IPA, 6.2% Maximalism IPA; specialist brews include: 6.5% Mexican Hot Chocolate Pasteleria Culinary Stout (conditioned on a variety of dried chiles, cinnamon sticks, vanilla beans & dark chocolate), 7% Aldea aged-in-barrel Heritage Sonoran Ale from 2017 in 750ml bottles

Sentinel Peak Brewing Company [est. 2014] 3-barrel nanobrewery at 4746 E. Grant Road {corner of Swan} in Tucson, Arizona; flagship brews include 1811 Desert Blonde, Icebreak IPA, Dewpoint Dunkel, and Salida del Sol Amber; seasonal & rotational brews include Heatwave Hefeweizen, Two Brothers Bretter Day, Solnitza Imperial Red, Doppler Porter, Summer Scorcher Citrus Ale, and Summer Shandy

"Brewing Arizona: A Century of Beer In The Grand Canyon State" [2013] by Ed Sipos Univ Arizona Press 10¼x10¼ hardcover [10/2013] for $35.90

British Columbia in Canada
G.E. Nordell's British Columbia, Canada Travel & Business Links
'Beer Me BC' based in British Columbia, Canada
Beer Me BC's list of breweries
Campaign for Real Ale - British Columbia Branch
Great Canadian Beer Festival [Sept 2014 = #12] in Victoria, British Columbia

The Granville Island Brewing Company [est. 1984, sold 2009] began as a microbrewery on Granville Island in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; in 2009, it was bought by Creemore Springs, a subsidiary of Molson Coors. brands/brews include Cypress Honey Lager, Brockton IPA, Island Lager, Kitsilano Maple Cream Ale, Lions Winter Ale, English Bay Pale Ale, Hey Day Hefeweisen, Swing Span Amber Ale, and seasonal Ginja Ninja Ginger Beer

California
G.E. Nordell's California Travel & Business Links Pages
  G.E. Nordell's San Diego, California Travel & Business Links
http://www.amazon.com/Northern-California-Craft-Beer-Guide/dp/1937359166/
http://www.amazon.com/Beer-Lovers-Southern-California-Breweries/dp/0762792000/
http://www.lostcoast.com/
Almanac Brewing Co. in San Jose, California
Anchor Brewing Company [est. 1896], 1705 Mariposa Street in San Francisco

Anderson Valley Brewing Company [est. 1987] 17700 Boonville Road / Highway 253 in Boonville, California Began in the basement of the Buckhorn saloon with a 10-barrel facility; built a 30-barrel facility in 1996; opened new brew-house with gleaming 100- and 85-barrel copper brew kettles from Germany in 2000. Owner Ken Allen retired in 2010, selling to industry veteran Trey White. Year-round brands/brews include Boont Amber Ale, Hop Ottin’ IPA, Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout, Poleeko Pale Ale, Heelch o’ Hops Double IPA, Brother David’s Double Abbey Style Ale, Brother David’s Triple Abbey Style Ale, and El Steinber Dark Lager; seasonal offerings are Spring Hornin’ IPA, Summer Solstice Ale, Fall Hornin’ Pumpkin Ale, and Winter Solstice Ale; also make 'Skunk Beer' for the annual California Western Railroad Beer Train.

Los Angeles Ale Works #1 [], 12918 Cerise Avenue in Hawthorne, CA Hawthorne location has indoor seating and huge outdoor beer garden, TVs inside & outside, and rotating food vendors Los Angeles Ale Works #2 [open 2022], 8809 Washington Blvd. at Ivy Station in Culver City, CA Culver City location has indoor & outdoor seating, snacks for purchase, and rotating food vendors; visitors must be 21 years old

brews rotating on tap at either location may include: 5.5% Bengal Brew Coffee Kölsch; 5.7% Dead Cowboy Red Rice Lager; 5.7% Hefehosen Bavarian Hefeweizen; 5.9% Westward Blonde Ale; 4.8% Yesterday’s News Juicy Pale Ale; 5.9% New News Pale Ale; 7.5% Meet Me At Ivy Station Juicy IPA; 7.5% Down Sunset West Coast IPA; 7.5% Lunar Kitten West Coast IPA; 7.5% Be Cool West Coast IPA; 7.6% Single Westy Single IPA; 8.5% Flight Path Double IPA; 8.5% Btwn The Ply West Coast Double IPA; 8.5% Aquanaut Juicy Double IPA; 4.2% Calamansi Grisette Belgian Farmhouse Ale; 4.6% Bunny Hop Belgian Session Ale; 6.4% Wandering Abroad - Guava & Sea Salt Fruited Sour; 6.4% Wandering Abroad - Cherry & Lime Fruited Sour; 8.0% Belgian Shuffle Blonde Ale; 5.5% Say Never More Nitro Stout; 7.0% Moon Flash Bourbon Barrel Aged Oatmeal Stout; 7.2% Cali Fizz Hard Seltzer; 6.0% Superstein Festbier; 11% Solar Kitten West Coast Triple IPA; 7.2% Cali Fizz Hard Seltzer; and brews in 12-ounce cans: 12.1% Heavy Impulse 2021 Bourbon Barrel Aged English Barleywine; 12.3% In For The Long Haul 2021 Bourbon Barrel Aged Blend; 12.9% Jazz Forever 2021 Blend; 12.5% Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout 2021

Colorado
Listed #5 on Top Ten States For Beer Lovers {Bankrate blog 9/2014}
G.E. Nordell's Colorado Travel & Business Links Pages
  G.E. Nordell's Denver, Colorado Travel & Business Links Page
  G.E. Nordell's Colorado Springs, Colorado Travel & Business Links Page
Colorado Travel Links / Beer Industry Section
Ed Sealover's Denver-based Beer Run Blog [est. 2006]
Vail Craft Beer Classic [Father's Day Weekend 2018] in Vail, Colorado
The Denver Beerathon [Sept 2013 = #1]
Great American Beer Festival [Oct 2013 = #32] in Denver, Colorado

  Equinox Brewing's Tap House, 133 Remington Street in Fort Collins, Colorado
  New Belgium Brewery [est. 1991], 500 Linden Street in Fort Collins, Colorado
Wynkoop Brewing Company [est. 1988], 1634 - 18th Street in the LoDo District of Denver, Colorado

	Boulder Beer Company [est. 1979] in Boulder, Colorado brands/brews include Buffalo Golden Ale, Dragonhösen Imperial Oktoberfest Lager, Hazed & Infused Dry-Hopped Ale, Hoopla Pale Ale, Killer Penguin Barleywine Ale, Kinda Blue Blueberry Wheat Beer (March/-April), Mojo IPA, Mojo Risin' Double IPA, Shake Chocolate Porter, Singletrack Rye Pale Ale, Sweaty Betty unfiltered Bavarian-style hefeweizen, Slope Style Winter IPA, and specialty products The Dude’s Bane Barrel-aged Barleywine Ale (sold at factory only) and FRYED Fresh-hopped Rye Ale, and the Brewers Dozen 12-pack with three bottles each of four different beers
	Carver Brewing Co. [est. 1986] main location at 1022 Main Avenue in Durango, Colorado has a patio; flagship brews include Lightner Creek Lager, Old Oak Amber Ale, Colorado Trail Nut Brown Ale, Jack Rabbit Pale Ale, and Raspberry Wheat Ale; also traditional lagers, Belgian-style ales, and over a dozen seasonals
	Odell Brewing Company [est. 1989] in Fort Collins, Colorado tap room is open 11am to 6 or 7pm, with food trucks outside; offerings include 18 regular brews, several seasonal offerings, and 8-10 'pilot' beers available only at the tap room; brands/names include 5 Barrel Pale Ale, 90 Shilling Ale, 180 Shilling Ale, Cutthroat Porter, Easy Street Wheat, Fernet-Aged Porter, Foot Print Ale, Friek Fruit Ale, Gramps Oatmeal Stout, Isolation Winter Ale, Jaunt Grape Ale, Levity Amber Ale, Loose Leaf Ale, Odell IPA, Perle White IPA, Runoff Red IPA, St. Lupulin Pale Ale, Tree Shaker Peach IPA, Trellis Garden Ale, and Wolf Picker Pale Ale

	"Mountain Brew: A Guide To Colorado's Breweries" [2011] by Ed Sealover Kindle Edition from The History Press [3/2013] for $9.99 The History Press 9x6 pb [7/2011] for $17.15
	"Beer Lover's Colorado: Best Breweries, Brewpubs & Beer Bars" [2012] by Lee Williams Globe Pequot pb [12/2012] for $14.30

District  of  Columbia

Some time after President Obama and his family settled in at the White House, he purchased a hobby-sized home-brewing kit (with personal funds) and set it up in the basement; he and the kitchen crew experimented for a while and created a red label Honey Ale, followed by a Honey Porter, a Honey Blonde Ale, and a Honey Brown Ale - all used honey from the new apiary in the White House garden. Two home brewer lawyers filed a F.O.I.A. request for access to the recipes, which were released to the public domain in September 2012; since the recipes are public domain, several brewers have been making batches for commercial sale • Honey Ale entry at Wikipedia recipes for Honey Ale & Honey Porter {at White House Archives} White House Honey Ale Starter Home Brewing Kit - makes 1 gallon [2015] Craft A Brew home brewing kit in 12x10x8-inch box [11/2015] for $49.95 White House Honey Ale Refill Recipe Kit - makes 1 gallon [2015] Craft A Brew refill kit in 5½x8½x5¼-inch box [12/2015] for $19.99 White House Honey Ale Recipe Kit - makes 5 gallons [2018] Northern Brewer refill kit [2018] for $66.99 Sonja & Martin Paul in Stockerau, Austria made some White House Honey Ale in bottles in 2016-2017. Montclair Micro Brewery [est. 2014] in Montclair, NJ made some White House Honey Ale in cans in early 2021.

Florida
The State of Florida is the third largest beer market in the U.S.
G.E. Nordell's Florida Travel & Business Links Page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_breweries_in_Florida
Beer Industry of Florida, Inc. [est. 1945] trade association based in Tallahassee, Florida

Florida Beer Company [est. 1996] in Melbourne, Florida & new (2014) facility in Cape Canaveral, Florida brands include Indian River (Shoal Draft & Amberjack), Key West, Hurricane Reef, Florida German Lager, Beachside (American Lager, Sun Light Ale & coffee porter), Ybor Gold, and JJ Kelly's Hard Apple Cider

Georgia
G.E. Nordell's Georgia (USA) Travel & Business Links Page
G.E. Nordell's Atlanta, Georgia Travel & Business Links Page

  Crystal Beer Parlor [est. 1933], 301 W. Jones Street (at Jefferson) in Savannah, Georgia
Atlanta Beer [] by Ron Smith and Mary O. Boyle

Idaho
G.E. Nordell's Idaho Travel & Business Links Page
  Crescent Brewery [reborn 2009], 1521 Front Street in Nampa, Idaho
  Idaho Brewing Co. [est. 2009], 775 So. Capital Avenue in Idaho Falls, Idaho
  MickDuff's Brewing Company & Beer Hall [est. 2006], 220 Cedar Street in Sandpoint, Idaho

"Idaho Beer: From Grain To Glass In The Gem State" [2014] by Steven J. Koonce The History Press pb [4/2014] for $15.59

Illinois

www.supercitybrewfest.com // Mark your calendars now for the first ever craft beer and wine festival in Metropolis, Illinois - Home of Superman
The event will take place on April 20, 2019 at Harrah’s Metropolis

The Hop Review, LLC [est. 2012] of Chicago, Illinois
blog & free weekly email newsletter about beer around Chicago

"Beer Lover's Chicago: Best Breweries, Brewpubs, and Beer Bars" [2017] by Karl Klockars Kindle Edition from Globe Pequot Press [12/2017] for $11.49 Globe Pequot Press 9x6 pb [12/2017] for $13.56

Chicago by the Pint [] by Denese Neu

Revolution Brewing Company [est. 2/2010] 2323 No. Milwaukee Avenue {in Logan Square} in NW Chicago, Illinois produces 6.8% Eugene Porter and 6.8% Coffee Eugene Porter, which are named for labor leader Eugene V. Debs [1855-1926] and dozens more brews

Iowa
Listed #9 on Top Ten States For Beer Lovers {Bankrate blog 9/2014}
Millstream Brewing Co.

Indiana

Studebaker Grill & Brewing Co. [est. 10/2018]: 'Hops & History' at Tippecanoe Place, 620 W. Washington Street in South Bend, Indiana food includes soups, salads, sandwiches, burgers, salmon; in-house brews include: 9.1% My Cerise Amour Imperial Porter, 7.1% Gingerbread Brown Brown Ale, 4.6% Irish Persuasion Red Ale, 6.5% Starlight Oatmeal Stout, 9.2% Proving Grounds #1 Double New England IPA, 6.4% X-Hawk New England IPA, 5.3% Avanti Amber Ale, 4.3% Wit Walls Wheat Beer (Witbier)

"Hoosier Beer Tapping into Indiana Brewing History" [2011] by Bob Ostrander & Derrick Morris Kindle Edition from The History Press [4/2012] for $9.99 The History Press 8¾x6 pb [7/2011] for $17.15 The History Press pb [7/2011] out of print/used

http://www.amazon.com/Indiana-Breweries-Series-John-Holl/dp/0811706613/
http://www.amazon.com/True-Brew-Guide-Craft-Indiana/dp/0253222141/

Boston Beer: A History of Brewing in the Hub [] by Norman Miller
Capital Beer: A Heady History of Brewing in Washington, D.C. by Garrett Peck
http://www.amazon.com/Land-Amber-Waters-History-Minnesota/dp/0816652732/
New Orleans Beer: A Hoppy History of Big Easy Brewing [] by Jeremy Labadie & Argyle Wolf-Knapp
Utica Beer: A History of Brewing in the Mohawk Valley [] by Daniel Shumway
http://www.amazon.com/Beer-Lovers-Mid-Atlantic-Breweries-Brewpubs/dp/1493001558/
http://www.amazon.com/Beer-Lovers-Midwest-Breweries-Brewpubs/dp/0762796774/ [DUE Dec 2014]
http://www.amazon.com/Beer-Lovers-New-England/dp/0762779969/
http://www.amazon.com/Beer-Lovers-New-England-2nd/dp/1493007521/
http://www.amazon.com/Beer-Lovers-New-York-Breweries/dp/0762791993/
http://www.amazon.com/Beer-Lovers-Washington/dp/0762786345/
http://www.amazon.com/Beer-Lovers-Carolinas-Breweries-Brewpubs/dp/0762779977/
http://www.amazon.com/Alaskan-Bootleggers-Bible-Leon-Kania/dp/0967452406/
http://www.amazon.com/Beer-Quest-West-Brewers-Columbia-ebook/dp/B006RIFPOU/

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