Philly Named One Of The Best Beer Cities In The Country
Brew lovers don’t need to travel far as Philly has been named one of the best beer cities in the United States. Something we basically all knew has been confirmed:…
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Brew lovers don't need to travel far as Philly has been named one of the best beer cities in the United States.
Something we basically all knew has been confirmed: Philadelphia is KING when it comes to unique beers and drinking events.
In fact the entire Northeast corridor of this country really knocks it out of the park when it comes to brewing.
USA Today 10Best just released their "10 Best Beer Cities in the US."
Philly came in 2nd overall according to USA Today 10Best!
The City of Brotherly Love is a hard-drinking town — ask anyone who’s been on South Street during last call — and more and more Philadelphians are focusing their efforts on enjoying the area’s impressive craft brews. Fortunately, there’s no shortage of top-notch beer bars, from the much-lauded Monk’s Cafe to the equally impressive City Tap House. Yards Brewing Company is the city’s most popular craft brewery, and there are several smaller outfits that have popped up in recent years. Perhaps it’s the year-round event calendar that sets Philly’s beer scene apart. Spanning 10 days, Philly Beer Week is the country’s oldest and biggest event of its kind.
The City of Brotherly love was knocked out of the top spot by Grand Rapids. Michigan.
Philly has a rich history when it comes to beer
William Penn loved his beers and the first beers in Philly were homemade using molasses, pine, and sassafras.
Brewerytown in Philly was appropriately named! Its proximity to the Schuylkill River helped keep beer cold and also aided in developing early refrigeration for brews.
Beer was one of the main features during the first Constitution Day celebrations and parades. Constitution Day was the day Pennsylvania ratified the U.S. Constitution.
The entire tri-state area has legendary breweries and beers, but Philly is the places to be for the full beer experience.
Highest Rated Beers In Delaware
The burgeoning brewery business is indeed a revolution by many counts. According to the Brewers Association, the number of breweries in the United States grew 390% from 2010 to 2020—all while beer consumption, on average, was declining. As of 2019, more than 90% of California’s population lived within 10 miles of a craft brewery.
Like all revolutions, this, too, began as a desire for change—as an overthrow of the old and the monopolistic. In 2010, Anheuser-Busch InBev and Molson Coors (formerly MillerCoors), two of the largest beer companies in the world, comprised roughly 77% of total beer sales in the U.S. In 2020, that share was 60%, with smaller brewers claiming a larger share toward the end of the decade.
With a taste of the innovations and variety coming out of craft breweries, consumers are demanding a higher quality product, and are willing to pay more for it. Over the last decade, beer prices have increased by 33%.
The increase in the number of microbreweries, taprooms, brewpubs, and craft breweries, the sector has also led to enormous job growth over roughly the same period, with a 55% increase in the number of brewery employees. The industry was hit especially hard by the shutdowns and social distancing restrictions of the coronavirus pandemic. On-premise spending accounted for 50% of the craft beer industry’s total sales in 2019. In 2020, the industry took roughly a $6 billion hit and eliminated more than 22,000 jobs.
Another important byproduct of the explosion of the craft beer industry is the sense of community it has fostered. Supporting small businesses like local breweries and taprooms is a way for people to connect over and about beer, to appreciate the renaissance of the millennia-old tradition of brewing.
If you’ve ever been curious about which beers are most popular in your home state, we have the answer. Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated beer in Delaware using ratings from BeerAdvocate. 9 of the 10 beers on the list are made by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery.
#10. 120 Minute IPA (Dogfish Head Craft Brewery)
- Rating: 4.12 / 5 (8,775 ratings)
- Beer type: IPA - Imperial
- ABV: 18.0%
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#9. Squall IPA (Dogfish Head Craft Brewery)
- Rating: 4.14 / 5 (1,494 ratings)
- Beer type: IPA - Imperial
- ABV: 9.0%
- Read more on BeerAdvocate
#8. Secret Machine - Blueberry, Blackberry, And Raspberry (Dewey Beer Co.)
- Rating: 4.3 / 5 (18 ratings)
- Beer type: Sour - Fruited Kettle Sour
- ABV: 6.3%
- Read more on BeerAdvocate
#7. Palo Santo Marron (Dogfish Head Craft Brewery)
- Rating: 4.18 / 5 (6,069 ratings)
- Beer type: Brown Ale - American
- ABV: 12.0%
- Read more on BeerAdvocate
#6. World Wide Stout (Dogfish Head Craft Brewery)
- Rating: 4.22 / 5 (5,152 ratings)
- Beer type: Stout - American Imperial
- ABV: 18.0%
- Read more on BeerAdvocate
#5. Burton Baton (Dogfish Head Craft Brewery)
- Rating: 4.23 / 5 (6,745 ratings)
- Beer type: IPA - Imperial
- ABV: 10.0%
- Read more on BeerAdvocate
#4. Palo Santo Marron - Bourbon Barrel-Aged (Dogfish Head Craft Brewery)
- Rating: 4.32 / 5 (52 ratings)
- Beer type: Brown Ale - American
- ABV: 12.0%
- Read more on BeerAdvocate
#3. 90 Minute IPA (Dogfish Head Craft Brewery)
- Rating: 4.27 / 5 (16,387 ratings)
- Beer type: IPA - Imperial
- ABV: 9.0%
- Read more on BeerAdvocate
#2. Bourbon Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout (Dogfish Head Craft Brewery)
- Rating: 4.39 / 5 (217 ratings)
- Beer type: Stout - American Imperial
- ABV: 18.3%
- Read more on BeerAdvocate
#1. Utopias Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout (Dogfish Head Craft Brewery)
- Rating: 4.4 / 5 (176 ratings)
- Beer type: Stout - American Imperial
- ABV: 17.3%
- Read more on BeerAdvocate
