While reading through this year’s rankings, as I’ve done on other topics, I kept wondering where these Craft Breweries are actually located throughout the US. Which states claim the most Top 50 Craft Breweries? Are there more on the east coast vs. the west coast? Are any of them close to me?
This line of thought got me goofing around with Adobe Illustrator and I began plotting out the 2009 Top 50 Craft Breweries. When finished, Tom encouraged me to post the resulting map on our blog and share it with anyone who points their web browsers our way. So, without much fan fare, below is the resulting map showing the locations of all 50 Craft Breweries from this year’s BA ranking.
Top 50 Craft Breweries by State
Rank | State | No. of Breweries | % of Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | California | 11 | 22% |
2 | Colorado | 6 | 12% |
3 | Oregon | 4 | 8% |
4 | New York | 3 | 6% |
5 | Massachusetts | 2 | 4% |
5 | Missouri | 2 | 4% |
5 | Texas | 2 | 4% |
5 | Vermont | 2 | 4% |
5 | Washington | 2 | 4% |
5 | Wisconsin | 2 | 4% |
11 | Alaska | 1 | 2% |
11 | Delaware | 1 | 2% |
11 | Georgia | 1 | 2% |
11 | Hawaii | 1 | 2% |
11 | Louisiana | 1 | 2% |
11 | Maine | 1 | 2% |
11 | Maryland | 1 | 2% |
11 | Michigan | 1 | 2% |
11 | Minnesota | 1 | 2% |
11 | Montana | 1 | 2% |
11 | Ohio | 1 | 2% |
11 | Pennsylvania | 1 | 2% |
11 | Tennessee | 1 | 2% |
11 | Utah | 1 | 2% |
Slainte!
-JW
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-Archie Bunker
Actually, Flying Dog is a Maryland beer now (all brewing was moved to MD), and it is listed as a MD brewery on the Brewers Association webpage.
ReplyDeleteJay,
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely correct - thanks for pointing it out. I was using the old information (Denver)and was therefore giving Colorado credit for Flying Dog.
The map and the chart have been updated based on your feedback. Thank you!
-JW