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The results for USAToday’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards have been posted as of noon on Friday, November 4, 2022!

Michigan placed well in almost all of the categories that they received nominations.

As we noted in our initial post, USA Today’s 10Best has been known to provide “trusted travel and lifestyle advice” to locals looking to explore their backyard and travelers visiting a new city all across the United States.

USAToday used nominations from “industry and beer experts” to nominate 20 establishments for each category. Readers and fans were able to vote once per day for their favorite establishments from the nominations.

As a Michigan-based media group, we wanted Michigan to band together and vote for Michigan Craft Beer! Here are the 10Best lists for each of the categories that Michigan earned a spot. Michigan winners will be in bold and italics.

Best Beer Bar

  1. Max’s Taphouse – Baltimore, Maryland
  2. Hop City Beer & Wine – Birmingham, Alabama
  3. Ben’s Bottle Shop – Vancouver, Washington
  4. HopCat – Grand Rapids, Michigan
  5. The Birch – Norfolk, Virginia
  6. Meddlesome Moth – Dallas, Texas
  7. BierWax – Brooklyn, New York
  8. Brick Store Pub – Decatur, Georgia
  9. The Anchor – Wichita, Kansas
  10. Wades Wines – Westlake Village, California

Best Beer City

  1. Grand Rapids – Michigan
  2. Madison – Wisconsin
  3. Indianapolis – Indiana
  4. Milwaukee – Wisconsin
  5. Philadelphia – Pennsylvania
  6. Asheville – North Carolina
  7. Portland, Maine
  8. Portland, Oregon
  9. Seattle – Washington
  10. Denver – Colorado

Best Beer Festival

  1. Suwanee Beer Fest – Suwanee, Georgia
  2. Great Taste of the Midwest – Madison, Wisconsin
  3. Barrel & Flow Fest – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  4. Brewgaloo – Raleigh, North Carolina
  5. Great American Beer Festival – Denver, Colorado
  6. Bridge Blast – Grand Rapids, Michigan
  7. Brownie Bash – Sandy Springs, Georgia
  8. Festival of Wood & Barrel-Aged Beer – Chicago, Illinois
  9. All Star Craft Beer, Wine, and Cocktail Festival – Multiple Cities
  10. Strong Beer Festival – Atlanta, Georgia

Best Beer Label

  1. Fluffy Unicorns – City Built Brewing Company
  2. Hyped Out IPA – Federation Brewing
  3. Universal Language – Divine Barrel Brewing
  4. Technicolor Dreamcat IPA – Sun King Brewing
  5. Space Age Sippin – Beale Street Brewing
  6. Brew Free! Or Die Tropical IPA – 21st Amendment Brewery
  7. Sweet Leaf IPA – Iron Hill Brewery
  8. Moire Eel – Ever Grain Brewing Co.
  9. Body Electric IPA – Wise Man Brewing
  10. Juneteenth BPLB – Crowns & Hops

RELATED: Check out our monthly Beer Labels posts here.

Best Brew Pub

  1. Forbidden Root Restaurant & Brewery – Chicago, Illinois
  2. From the Earth Brewing Company – Roswell, Georgia
  3. City Built Brewing Company – Grand Rapids, Michigan
  4. Stronghouse Brew Pub – Telluride, Colorado
  5. Salt Springs Brewery – Saline, Michigan
  6. The Brewery LBK – Lubbock, Texas
  7. Old Irving Brewing Co. – Chicago, Illinois
  8. Ballast Point Miramar – Miramar, California
  9. Wicked Barley – Jacksonville, Florida
  10. HOMES Brewery – Ann Arbor, Michigan

Best Brewery Tour

  1. Tröegs Independent Brewing – Hershey, Pennsylvania
  2. Yards Brewing Co. – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  3. Bell’s Brewery – Comstock, Michigan
  4. Guinness Open Gate Brewery – Baltimore, Maryland
  5. Samuel Adams – Boston, Massachusetts
  6. Dogfish Head Craft Brewery – Milton, Delaware
  7. New Belgium Brewing – Multiple Locations
  8. Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. – Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
  9. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. – Multiple Locations
  10. Spoetzl Brewery – Shiner, Texas

Best Small Town Beer Scene

  1. Avondale Estates – Georgia
  2. Traverse City – Michigan
  3. Hood River – Oregon
  4. Rehoboth – Delaware
  5. Boone – North Carolina
  6. Taos – New Mexico
  7. Decorah – Iowa
  8. Bar Harbor – Maine
  9. Fredericksburg – Texas
  10. Breckenridge – Colorado

Cheers!

 


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Ed Norton

Edwin "Ed" Norton was first introduced to craft beer when his designated fraternity Big Brother Vince asked him if he knew anything about the topic. Ed admitted his ignorance and the rest is history as Ed and Vince would split six-packs of craft beers each week during Ed's probationary status. Ed is now a craft beer enthusiast who is always on the lookout for a beer he has not tried when bottle shopping or drinking at breweries and bars. In addition to drinking beer, this livelong Michigan resident enjoys a bunch of hobbies that he doubts you really care about, other than drinking beer and sounding off about it.

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