Arizona ranks just 31st among the 50 states in a Portland alt-weekly’s blind “taste off” of the country’s flagship craft beers.
Willamette Week, which collected what it considered the “flagship” craft beers from all 50 states and put together a tasting panel of experts, has been unveiling its results one beer per day.
Today, WW revealed Kiltlifter, the Scottish-style ale from Four Peaks Brewing, ranked No. 31 (story). The tasters said Kiltlifter was “initially good, then funky†with “sugared dry fruits.â€
(FYI: WW arts & culture editor Martin Cizmar is the former music editor at Phoenix New Times.)
President of Beers rankings (so far)
- #31: Kilt Lifter, Four Peaks Brewing (Arizona)
- #32: Dortmunder Gold, Great Lakes Brewing (Ohio)
- #33: Spotted Cow, New Glarus Brewing (Wisconsin)
- #34: Bell’s Amber, Bell’s Brewery (Michigan)
- #35: Samuel Adams Boston Lager, Boston Brewing (Massachusetts)
- #36: Boulevard Pilsner: Boulevard Brewing Company (Missouri)
- #37: Golden Fraü Honey Wheat: Thunderhead Brewing (Nebraska)
- #38: Dos Perros, Yazoo Brewing (Tennessee)
- #39: Summit Extra Pale Ale, Summit Brewing (Minnesota)
- #40: African Amber, Mac & Jack’s Brewery (Washington)
- #41: Southern Pecan, Lazy Magnolia (Mississippi)
- #42: Alaskan Amber, Alaskan Brewing (Alaska)
- #43: Fat Tire, New Belgium Brewing (Colorado)
- #44: Gaelic Ale, Highland Brewing (North Carolina)
- #45: Calico Brown Ale, Tenaya Creek (Nevada)
- #46: Belgian-Style Tripel, Bridge Brew Works (West Virginia)
- #47: Shiner Bock, Spoetzel Brewery (Texas)
- #48: Purple Haze, Abita Brewing (Louisiana)
- #49: Shipyard Export Ale, Shipyard Brewing (Maine)
- #50: Yuengling Lager, D. G. Yuengling & Son (Pennsylvania)
