LOOK: Best Beers From Every State
To find the best beer in each state and Washington D.C., Stacker analyzed January 2020 data from BeerAdvocate, a website that gathers user scores for beer in real-time. BeerAdvocate makes its determinations by compiling consumer ratings for all 50 states and Washington D.C. and applying a weighted rank to each.
Mississippi: Crowd Control
For many people, the words "crowd control" evoke squashed concert halls and parades,"but for Mississippi hopheads, it's all about the imperial India pale. The combination of citrus and pineapple in the dry-hopping draft made this malt, manufactured in 2013, the favorite of the state.
Nevada: Disco Ninja
You don't have to love this IPA, but there's no denying it has the best name in craft beer. The Disco Ninja results from a collaboration between Revision and Shoe Tree breweries, reinforcing the idea that cooperation trumps competition. And beer drinkers are the winner of this collaboration.
Pennsylvania: Grande Negro Voodoo Papi - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
Voodoo Brewery was voted among the best breweries in 2016 by Paste Magazine. One of those beers is how the Pennsylvania brewery took the maple syrup-infused Grande Negro Voodoo Papi out of rotation for three years between 2013-16, only to bring it back from brewing in Buffalo Trace barrels to Apply Brandy casks.
Rhode Island: The Chosen One
The prophetically titled beer out of Tilted Barn Brewery has a less impressive sibling called "The Other One." Both are brewed on the owner's family farm in Exeter, making it Rhode Island's only farm brewery, where visitors can walk in daisy fields and drink up the state's best beer in a historic barn.
South Carolina: Mexican Cake - Maple Bourbon Barrel-Aged
While the name implies a sweet, sugary experience, don't dismiss the barrel-aged version of Westbrook's popular Mexican cake as a simple frou-frou brew. This is a complex imperial stout that delicately balances the interplay of sweet, savory, and spicy. "Nice sweet upfront maple with a wonderful chili finish," reports one reviewer.
South Dakota: Pile O' Dirt Porter
Mild hop bitterness and roasted malt flavors make up a Pile O' Dirt. The low-alcohol content porter in 2018 started being offered up with a piece of homemade pie at the Mount Rushmore State woodhouse brewery and taproom.
