The South’s Best Breweries in Every State 2018

By Kaitlyn Yarborough

In the South, cracking open a cold one is more about coming together than anything else, no matter where you come from or whether you prefer mild pale lagers or hoppy double IPAs. With our penchant for porch sipping and tailgating, it’s no wonder that the all-American pastime has become somewhat of a Southern tradition. Southern craft brews have evolved from rootless existence, jumping from cooler to cooler, to ruling over their own drinking holes. Once the breweries flipped the status quo—don’t bring the beer to the people, bring the people to the beer—Southerners didn’t take long to jump on board. With the hot and humid summers and temperate winters, the South makes a case for yearlong brewery hangouts. These fine Southern establishments let old friends (and new) break bread—er, fill glasses—together in harmony. Our favorite Southern breweries don’t just offer a bar to belly up to for an impressive selection of brews, but act as local stomping grounds where we can play corn hole, eat a five-star burger, let our four-legged friends hang out, and sink into a perfectly worn wooden table for the afternoon. No matter which Southern state you hail from, you have a brewery that feels like home, and it just might be on this list. Check out the South’s best brewery in every state–chosen by you.

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Alabama: Good People Brewing Company

Hector Manuel Sanchez

Birmingham, Alabama

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Arkansas: Lost Forty Brewing

Robbie Caponetto

Little Rock, Arkansas

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Florida: Cigar City Brewing

Cigar City Brewing

Tampa, Florida

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Georgia: SweetWater Brewing Company

Courtesy of SweetWater Brewing Company

Atlanta, Georgia

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Kentucky: Against the Grain Brewery

Courtesy of Against the Grain

Louisville, Kentucky

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Louisiana: Abita Brewing Company

Chris Granger

Covington, Louisiana

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Maryland: Flying Dog Brewery

Courtesy of Flying Dog Brewery

Frederick, Maryland

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Mississippi: Lazy Magnolia

Lazy Magnolia Brewery

Klin, Mississippi

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Missouri: Boulevard Brewing Company

Courtesy of Boulevard Brewing Company

Kansas City, Missouri

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North Carolina: Highland Brewing Company

Robbie Caponetto

Asheville, North Carolina

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Oklahoma: Dead Armadillo Craft Brewing

Courtesy Dead Armadillo Craft Brewing

Tulsa, Oklahoma

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South Carolina: Holy City Brewing

Courtesy of Holy City Brewing

Charleston, South Carolina

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Tennessee: Yazoo Brewing Company

Courtesy of Yazoo Brewing Company

Nashville, Tennessee

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Texas: Saint Arnold Brewing Company

Courtesy of Saint Arnold Brewing Company

Houston, Texas

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Virginia: Blue Mountain Brewery

Courtesy of Blue Mountain Brewery

Afton, Virginia

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