It's been a while - 8 Best Beer Towns in America

So it has been a while since I last posted. That does not mean I have not been trying new beers. I have mainly been concentrating on brewing my own, either by myself or with friends. I have met with some mixed results. My Irish Stout turned out a little flat and did not look as I would have hoped. So much so that I did not even bother taking a picture.

I did however have some success with brewing with my friend who is also named Matt. We made two larger batches, a lager, which turned out very tasty to me and an Irish Red Ale that has not finished yet, but looked very promising.

My friend Matt's brewing vessel. Yes, it is a beer keg.

During the boil of the Irish Red Ale. The bag is an old paint bag used for hops during the boil.

My recent beer finds include:

• St. Arnold Elissa IPA
• St. Arnold Divine Reserve 13
• Sam Adams Summer Ale 
• Third Shift Amber Lager (Not exactly a craft beer, but solid none the less)
• Lazy Magnolia Jefferson Stout

All of these were pleasant, with the Elissa IPA a surprising non-pallet wrecking hop bomb. 

What inspired me to pick up the keyboard again (at least for one evening) is a list I found on CNN of the best beer towns in America. Unfortunately I have only experienced the beer scene of one of these towns, and even only on the periphery, that being Asheville. 

Let me know what you think. 

8 Best Beer towns in America

Cheers!