# Best breweries in United States

> The best breweries in United States, ranked by the beer they brew. 8,665 breweries, 1590 rated Great or better. Updated weekly.

*Canonical page: <https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/> · data updated 2026-09-13*

Breadcrumb: Breweries → United States

We track 8,665 breweries in United States. 272 rate Exceptional and 1318 rate Great. Suarez Family Brewery in Hudson leads the list at 5.00 (Exceptional).

## Ranked breweries

1. [Suarez Family Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/suarez-family-brewery-3428.md) — 5.00, Exceptional — Hudson, New York
2. [Troon Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/troon-brewing-1583.md) — 4.92, Exceptional — Hopewell, New Jersey
3. [Side Project Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/side-project-brewing-2229.md) — 4.91, Exceptional — Maplewood, Missouri
4. [Alma Mader Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/alma-mader-brewing-378.md) — 4.89, Exceptional — Kansas City, Missouri
5. [Hill Farmstead Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/hill-farmstead-brewery-4022.md) — 4.89, Exceptional — Greensboro, Vermont
6. [Threat Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/threat-beer-company-35904.md) — 4.89, Exceptional — West Chester, Pennsylvania
7. [Freak Folk Bier](https://finding.beer/brewery/freak-folk-bier-19710.md) — 4.87, Exceptional — Waterbury, Vermont
8. [Fox Farm Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/fox-farm-brewery-2908.md) — 4.85, Exceptional — Salem, Connecticut
9. [Brujos Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/brujos-brewing-27925.md) — 4.83, Exceptional — Portland, Oregon
10. [Boiler Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/boiler-brewing-co-1558.md) — 4.81, Exceptional — Lincoln, Nebraska
11. [Obercreek Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/obercreek-brewing-company-1325.md) — 4.81, Exceptional — Wappingers Falls, New York
12. [Lesser-Known Beer Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/lesser-known-beer-co-29530.md) — 4.81, Exceptional — Winston-Salem, North Carolina
13. [Fidens Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/fidens-brewing-co-19390.md) — 4.80, Exceptional — Albany, New York
14. [Tree House Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/tree-house-brewing-company-35657.md) — 4.79, Exceptional — Saratoga Springs, New York
15. [Tree House Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/tree-house-brewing-company-4653.md) — 4.79, Exceptional — Charlton, Massachusetts
16. [everywhere](https://finding.beer/brewery/everywhere-26849.md) — 4.79, Exceptional — Orange, California
17. [Amalgam Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/amalgam-brewing-4046.md) — 4.78, Exceptional — Denver, Colorado
18. [Sapwood Cellars Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/sapwood-cellars-brewery-443.md) — 4.78, Exceptional — Columbia, Maryland
19. [The Alchemist](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-alchemist-2338.md) — 4.77, Exceptional — Stowe, Vermont
20. [Sworn Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/sworn-brewing-company-33008.md) — 4.77, Exceptional — Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
21. [The Seed: A Living Beer Project](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-seed-a-living-beer-project-22832.md) — 4.77, Exceptional — Atlantic City, New Jersey
22. [Private Press Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/private-press-brewing-22327.md) — 4.76, Exceptional — Santa Cruz, California
23. [BKS Artisan Ales](https://finding.beer/brewery/bks-artisan-ales-2614.md) — 4.76, Exceptional — Kansas City, Missouri
24. [Barrique Brewing and Blending](https://finding.beer/brewery/barrique-brewing-and-blending-3000.md) — 4.76, Exceptional — Nashville, Tennessee
25. [Casey Brewing & Blending](https://finding.beer/brewery/casey-brewing-blending-293.md) — 4.76, Exceptional — Glenwood Springs, Colorado
26. [Lumen Beer Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/lumen-beer-co-26833.md) — 4.75, Exceptional — Omaha, Nebraska
27. [de Garde Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/de-garde-brewing-2373.md) — 4.75, Exceptional — Tillamook, Oregon
28. [Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/wheatland-spring-farm-brewery-19093.md) — 4.75, Exceptional — Waterford, Virginia
29. [Sante Adairius Rustic Ales](https://finding.beer/brewery/sante-adairius-rustic-ales-312.md) — 4.74, Exceptional — Capitola, California
30. [Root + Branch Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/root-branch-brewing-2446.md) — 4.74, Exceptional — Copiague, New York
31. [Horus Aged Ales](https://finding.beer/brewery/horus-aged-ales-421.md) — 4.74, Exceptional — Oceanside, California
32. [CLAG Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/clag-brewing-company-21632.md) — 4.74, Exceptional — Sandusky, Ohio
33. [Trillium Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/trillium-brewing-company-2371.md) — 4.73, Exceptional — Boston, Massachusetts
34. [Cohesion Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/cohesion-brewing-company-24127.md) — 4.73, Exceptional — Denver, Colorado
35. [Halfway Crooks Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/halfway-crooks-beer-17406.md) — 4.73, Exceptional — Atlanta, Georgia
36. [Human Robot](https://finding.beer/brewery/human-robot-24185.md) — 4.72, Exceptional — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
37. [Noble Savage Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/noble-savage-brewing-company-18939.md) — 4.72, Exceptional — Glen Cove, New York
38. [Monkish Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/monkish-brewing-co-3444.md) — 4.71, Exceptional — Torrance, California
39. [North Park Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/north-park-beer-company-4335.md) — 4.71, Exceptional — San Diego, California
40. [Autodidact Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/autodidact-beer-28750.md) — 4.71, Exceptional — Morris Plains, New Jersey
41. [Bierstadt Lagerhaus](https://finding.beer/brewery/bierstadt-lagerhaus-256.md) — 4.71, Exceptional — Denver, Colorado
42. [Little Cottage Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/little-cottage-brewery-19119.md) — 4.71, Exceptional — Avondale Estates, Georgia
43. [Wondrous Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/wondrous-brewing-company-23375.md) — 4.70, Exceptional — Emeryville, California
44. [Narrow Gauge Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/narrow-gauge-brewing-company-3656.md) — 4.70, Exceptional — Florissant, Missouri
45. [Corporate Ladder Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/corporate-ladder-brewing-company-462.md) — 4.70, Exceptional — Palmetto, Florida
46. [Lua Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/lua-brewing-22313.md) — 4.70, Exceptional — Des Moines, Iowa
47. [Burial Beer Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/burial-beer-co-1757.md) — 4.69, Exceptional — Asheville, North Carolina
48. [Bissell Brothers Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/bissell-brothers-brewing-company-2019.md) — 4.69, Exceptional — Portland, Maine
49. [Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/toppling-goliath-brewing-co-995.md) — 4.68, Exceptional — Decorah, Iowa
50. [The Ale Apothecary](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-ale-apothecary-891.md) — 4.68, Exceptional — Bend, Oregon

That is the top 50 of 8,665 we track here.

## States

- [California](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/california.md) — 860 breweries
- [Pennsylvania](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/pennsylvania.md) — 514 breweries
- [New Jersey](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/new-jersey.md) — 174 breweries
- [New York](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/new-york.md) — 563 breweries
- [North Carolina](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/north-carolina.md) — 335 breweries
- [Rhode Island](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/rhode-island.md) — 37 breweries
- [Florida](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/florida.md) — 364 breweries
- [Massachusetts](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/massachusetts.md) — 208 breweries
- [Illinois](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/illinois.md) — 292 breweries
- [Vermont](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/vermont.md) — 83 breweries
- [Georgia](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/georgia.md) — 128 breweries
- [Iowa](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/iowa.md) — 101 breweries
- [Maine](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/maine.md) — 121 breweries
- [Connecticut](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/connecticut.md) — 150 breweries
- [Washington](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/washington.md) — 374 breweries
- [Texas](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/texas.md) — 348 breweries
- [South Carolina](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/south-carolina.md) — 101 breweries
- [Oregon](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/oregon.md) — 257 breweries
- [New Hampshire](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/new-hampshire.md) — 97 breweries
- [Ohio](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/ohio.md) — 350 breweries
- [Colorado](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/colorado.md) — 360 breweries
- [Virginia](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/virginia.md) — 277 breweries
- [Michigan](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/michigan.md) — 366 breweries
- [Arizona](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/arizona.md) — 107 breweries
- [Minnesota](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/minnesota.md) — 228 breweries
- [Oklahoma](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/oklahoma.md) — 57 breweries
- [Tennessee](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/tennessee.md) — 142 breweries
- [District of Columbia](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/district-of-columbia.md) — 18 breweries
- [West Virginia](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/west-virginia.md) — 30 breweries
- [Missouri](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/missouri.md) — 149 breweries
- [Indiana](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/indiana.md) — 162 breweries
- [Maryland](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/maryland.md) — 138 breweries
- [Louisiana](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/louisiana.md) — 47 breweries
- [Nebraska](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/nebraska.md) — 62 breweries
- [Kentucky](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/kentucky.md) — 72 breweries
- [Alaska](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/alaska.md) — 51 breweries
- [Wisconsin](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/wisconsin.md) — 262 breweries
- [Arkansas](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/arkansas.md) — 47 breweries
- [Montana](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/montana.md) — 98 breweries
- [South Dakota](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/south-dakota.md) — 37 breweries
- [Delaware](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/delaware.md) — 27 breweries
- [Nevada](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/nevada.md) — 51 breweries
- [Alabama](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/alabama.md) — 39 breweries
- [Hawaii](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/hawaii.md) — 21 breweries
- [New Mexico](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/new-mexico.md) — 99 breweries
- [Utah](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/utah.md) — 45 breweries
- [Idaho](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/idaho.md) — 80 breweries
- [Kansas](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/kansas.md) — 62 breweries
- [Mississippi](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/mississippi.md) — 19 breweries
- [Wyoming](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/wyoming.md) — 37 breweries
- [North Dakota](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/north-dakota.md) — 19 breweries

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