Door-to-door delivery service, Tavour, breaks down their epic brewery and beer picks from each state.
image sourced from Tavour
Press Release
The online craft beer retailer works with more than 600 independent breweries around the country, connecting discerning beer fans with some of the highest-rated Stouts, IPAs, Sour Ales, and an assortment of other styles.
It would be an epic feat for one person to visit all 600+ breweries, but with Tavour, members can sample their wares from the comfort of home and then rate them on the app. Those ratings represent their picks for America’s best beers, while the dollars they spend represent which states are the best drinking destinations:
With 8.41% of Tavour’s sales coming from Alaskan breweries alone, the Frontier State solidifies its place as the #1 virtual drinking destination.
The #2 state, with breweries contributing to a hefty 7.51% of sales, is New York.
Following closely in the #3 spot is Washington state, whose breweries contributed to 7.45% of Tavour’s sales.
Behind them, Colorado, Oregon, and California make up the next largest contributors, in that order.
Based on Tavour members’ ratings in the app, we dove a little deeper and compiled a list of the best beers in every state. Since Tavour serves craft drinkers in 25 states, these top picks represent a cross-country sampling of their members’ distinguished beer preferences.
There is an insane amount of great craft beer in America right now, and these are among the most elite!
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-vFKo4BL_Y/
Alaska
Anchorage Brewing Company — A Deal With The Devil (2020)
Barrel-Aged American Barleywine, 17% ABV
The dexterous brewers at Anchorage have a reputation for blowing craft fans’ expectations out of the water. But, the sweet, sticky maple, and dark fruit flavors of A Deal With The Devil take the cake. The brewers aged this sinfully smooth, Galaxy-hopped Barleywine in Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Bourbon Barrels, transferring it to fresh barrels halfway through to soak up even more whiskey wonder. Then, they blended 24-month and 12-month-old vintages of ADWTD before allowing it to age some more. It was, and still is, truly a masterpiece.
Arizona
Superstition Meadery — Blueberry Spaceship Box
Fruited Cider, 5.5% ABV
When Blueberry Spaceship Box came through Tavour, it was the #1 highest rated Cider in the world on Untappd. Guess what? It still is! The crew at Superstition makes it with real apple cider and Pacific Northwest-sourced blueberries, so each bubbly sip tastes like a bushel of fruit smashed into the freshest, jammiest of jams. As sweetness coats the palate with blueberry satisfaction, a sprinkle of apple-cinnamon spice tops off the mouthful for an artfully balanced experience.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIYqu2CF1Zr/
California
Moonraker Brewing Company — Electric Lettuce
Imperial IPA, 8.5% ABV
We aren’t surprised that Tavour’s members gave this Moonraker brew the highest rating of any other beer in California. They’ve been lauded as one of the country’s top breweries for their jaw-dropping hop skills! And Moonraker brings those skills in full force with Electic Lettuce. To give it distinct deliciousness, the brewers use Simcoe and Mosaic Hops, imbuing the beer with flavors of fresh-sliced mangoes and juicy tangerines, with blasts of dank and floral notes on the finish.
Colorado
New Image Brewing — Triple Double One More Time
Imperial New England IPA, 9.5% ABV
New Image is an absolute favorite for Tavour members, and Triple Double One More Time only makes that more clear. These Rocky Mountain mainstays originally released the beer for their 4th anniversary, doubling the malt bill and triple dry-hopping it for big, boisterous flavors! Let each sip linger on the tongue, and the tropical fruit becomes more pronounced. There’s no lactose in this brew, but it’s so silky-thick that it tastes like a freshly blended fruit smoothie.
Connecticut
Connecticut Valley Brewing Company — Fueled By Gravity
Imperial New England IPA, 8% ABV
If there’s one crew we trust to handle the tropical potential of Galaxy Hops, it’s Connecticut Valley Brewing Company. Galaxy is the main show in this hoppy juicebomb — not only do the brewers load it into the boil, they also double dry-hop Fueled by Gravity using only Galaxy! The result is an ultra-potent profile of tropical flavor that isn’t distracted by other flavors, allowing you to experience Galaxy at its juiciest.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ko2XUgW2h/
Delaware
Dewey Beer Company — Secret Machine: Double Raspberry Double Blackberry
Fruited Sour Ale, 6% ABV
When people first got a taste of this brew, they weren’t sure it could really be a beer. Some were convinced it was straight-up raspberry jam, or just some mouth-watering fruit juice. That’s what Dewey Beer does best — they crafted this sweet-tart treat with so many real raspberries and blackberries, it’s fruitier than grandma’s homemade preserves! And, with an addition of creamy lactose, it’s so thick and smooth, one could be forgiven for thinking someone swapped out their beer for a freshly blended fruit smoothie.
Florida
Cycle Brewing — Rare DOS 1
Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout, 11% ABV
If there’s one thing that can be said of Cycle, it’s that they are Pastry Stout kings. And, their almost-pudding-thick Rare DOS 1 is arguably the most coveted of all their Stouts. They aged this particular batch for over a year in Angel’s Envy Whiskey Barrels, making it the last of a delicious era. It was the last batch of Rare DOS 1 to touch these highly desirable barrels! Which only makes it all the more special to taste this brew’s flavors of oaky vanilla fudge that swirl around chocolatey flavors of devil’s food cake.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CHi1TGQlwis/
Georgia
Monday Night Brewing — Overnight Celebrity
Barrel-Aged Imperial Coffee Porter, 11.5% ABV
Not only are Monday Night Brewing’s beers exceedingly rare outside of a handful of towns in the South, but this limited, Maple Bourbon Barrel-Aged brew is a genuine treat — it has real espresso, toasted coconut, lactose, and vanilla! Each sip of Overnight Celebrity lights up the senses like a switchboard. Notes of macadamia nuts and mocha draw tasters in by the nose, while maple syrup, coffee, and candied coconut tantalize the tongue in creamy, oak-touched swirls.
Hawaii
Maui Brewing Company — Imperial Coconut Porter Dolce (2020)
Imperial Porter, 9% ABV
Maui Brewing’s original Imperial Coconut Porter is a GABF Gold Medal winner and one of the Top 50 of its Style in the World on BeerAdvocate — it’s a pretty big deal. But, you know which Hawaiian brew Tavour members declared an even bigger deal? The Dolce variant! Not only is Dolce far more limited than the O.G. version, but the brewers steeped it in rich cacao, toasted coconut, and creamy vanilla! It’s like if you took a dark-chocolate Almond Joy, wrapped it in marshmallow, and roasted it into gooey s’mores decadence. Then, topped it with vanilla cream.
Idaho
Bombastic Brewing — Aggravated Murder
Imperial Coffee Stout, 14.5% ABV
Bombastic is the tiny, North Idaho brewery without a taproom that everyone seems to fawn over. Tavour’s members certainly fawned over this Dark Beer behemoth from them. The brewers use real maple syrup and freshly-roasted coffee to make it, giving silky, roasty, boozed-up flavors of chocolate-covered espresso beans, chewy molasses, and woody spice. The only thing aggravating about Aggravated Murder is that once the can’s empty, you have to travel out to little Hayden, ID to get another — IF the brewery makes up another micro-batch by then, that is.
Illinois
Maplewood Brewery & Distillery — Juice Pants
New England IPA, 7% ABV
In a state that’s home to some of the country’s most sought-after breweries, you might expect to see a different name here. But, Tavour’s members spoke loud and clear about Juice Pants IPA, rating its OJ and papaya-like flavors higher than any other beer from Illinois. No wonder it’s widely considered THE beer to drink from Maplewood. Every smooth sip tastes like you’re drinking a carton of orange juice in between bites of a ripe and drippy peach!
Indiana
Taxman Brewing Company — Bourbon Barrel Deduction
Barrel-Aged Belgian Dubbel, 8.5% ABV
The multiple GABF and World Beer Cup-winning brewers at Taxman are all about the three B’s: Belgian Ales, barrels, and booze — and Bourbon Barrel-Aged Deduction Belgian Dubbel is all three. Taxman’s masterful barrel-aging draws out deep caramel and vanilla nuances from the dark fruit-laden Dubbel base. Manhattan cocktail complexity dominates at first sip before fruit flavors swing back: blackberry, baked apple, and ripe cherries. Oaky character and a whiskey bite wrap around dark berry notes for a lingering boozy finish.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B94YMnsgb6i/
Iowa
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company — Pseudo Sue
American Pale Ale, 5.8% ABV
Nobody’s surprised to see Tavour’s members rate Toppling Goliath’s world-renowned Pseudo Sue as the best beer from Iowa. Craft fans everywhere coo about this quenching Pale Ale that drinks like a full-fledged Imperial IPA. With a 100% Citra-hopped pedigree, its notes of mango and drippy orange swim in a sea of haze that no beer-lovin’ person could disagree with!
Kansas
Central Standard Brewing — Space Clouds (2017)
American Wild Ale, 7.9% ABV
Central Standard is one of the top coolship-wielding breweries in the world. That gives them a leg-up on crafting complex Farmhouse Ales like the 2017 vintage of Space Clouds. This beer is impressive because the Saison and Brett yeast strains had ample time to develop. Space Clouds began its journey over four years ago, and by the time it reached Tavour in 2020, the funk and acidity had reached their prime. Heavily dry-hopped with Motueka, Amarillo, and Azzaca, this beer is tart, fluffy, and teeming with zesty flavors of orange-lemonade and funked-out peach.
Kentucky
Braxton Brewing Company — Braxton Labs Edge of Mysteries
New England IPA, 6.5% ABV
Braxton Brewing might be down in whiskey country, but they keep hazeheads happy with their spectacularly juicy creations like Braxton Labs Edge of Mysteries. This seemingly straightforward, Citra-hopped brew is actually the result of over a year of experimentation. The brewers investigated malt after malt until they found a combination of grains that elevated the hops to new frontiers of tropically tangy flavor. Braxton saturated this brew with Citra Hops, so it rolls across the taste buds like a tangerine smoothie!
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIBeMtTlzAy/
Louisiana
Parish Brewing Company — Ghost in the Machine
Imperial New England IPA, 8.5% ABV
Forget going to Mardi Gras on Bourbon Street — if you want to have a really good time in Louisiana, go up to Parish Brewing in Broussard and order a pint of Ghost in the Machine. The folks at Parish stretch the limits of their brew kettles with each new batch. Using massive quantities of Citra Hops, they transform the smooth-drinking Hazy into a juicy blend of papayas, mangos, pineapples, and oranges that floods the palate in gushing tropical waves.
Maine
Foundation Brewing Company — Raspberry’s My Jam
Fruited Sour Ale, 4.8% ABV
Maine is home to some of the country’s premier Sour and Wild Ale makers — among them, Foundation Brewing. Pouring an enticing dark rose color with a playful, pink foamy head, their Raspberry’s My Jam is like having a little glass of cheer injected into the day. And, with its creamy lactose and juicy jamminess from real raspberries, each sip tastes like a joyful dream! It makes kicking back on the couch feel like lounging poolside, berry-daiquiri in hand.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-uqsnzFXf7/
Maryland
Elder Pine Brewing & Blending Company — Bones
Farmhouse Saison, 6.4% ABV
This fruit-stuffed Saison was a highly anticipated collaboration between Elder Pine and the 2x Grammy-nominated metal band, August Burns Red. Tavour’s members went into a frenzy for it! The brewers filled Bones with a whopping 67 lbs of juicy guava and tangy pineapple in each barrel. Completely tropical and responsibly funky, it’s the brew that led some craft beer headbangers to believe “It was crafted by gods!”
Massachusetts
Greater Good Imperial Brewing Company — DDH PULP Daddy
Imperial New England IPA, 8% ABV
It’s almost like this beer was destined to be Tavour’s #1 Massachusetts beer from the get-go. It’s actually the extra juicy, extra fruity version of Massachusetts’ Most Tasty IPA Champion! Dry-hopped with heaping piles of orangey Citra and tropically-drenched Mosaic Hops, DDH PULP Daddy drinks smooth n’ tangy like fresh-pressed OJ. With every sip, the palate rejoices over its flavors of drippy mangos, ripe melon, and mild tides of piney bitterness.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ4UVtllwmj/
Michigan
Old Nation Brewing Company — Boss Tweed
Imperial New England IPA, 9.3% ABV
Folks drive through endless miles of cornfields to tiny Williamston, Michigan just to hang out at Old Nation’s laid-back pub. That, and to tip back pints of their must-try Hazy IPA — Boss Tweed. With its gentle waves of ripe mango, dripping peach, and bright tangerine, it tantalizes the senses. And, the body is so soft, it leaves no trace of the whopping 9.3% ABV. Definitely worth the drive, if you ask us.
Minnesota
BlackStack Brewing — Loud Pack (2020)
Imperial IPA, 8.3% ABV
If Snoop Dogg and Tommy Chong worked together at an orange juice stand, it’d smell a lot like Loud Pack Imperial IPA. This brew is all about citrus fruit and dank aromas! The brewers at BlackStack double dry-hopped it with epic amounts of Citra, Mosaic, El Dorado, and Galaxy Hops, so it roars with fresh-squeezed OJ and tangy tangerine flavors, along with a hit of dank melon and sticky, purple kush.
Missouri
Main & Mill Brewing Company — 400 Yard Walk
Fruited Berliner Weisse, 7.5% ABV
Craft fans in St. Louis have no shortage of famous breweries to choose from, and yet they voyage out to Main & Mill’s tiny pub space in the small town of Festus. 400 Yard Walk was one of the first beers ever released by Main & Mill that actually left the pub! The brewers load the tart treat with roughly 100 lbs of black raspberries and black currants per barrel. Then, they douse it with a hefty sprinkling of lime zest and some lactose, adding a layer of pithy tang and creamy complexity to every sip.
Montana
Mountains Walking Brewery & Pub — Double Grazing Clouds
Imperial New England IPA, 8.5% ABV
Ask any hazehead in Bozeman, Montana, and they’ll tell you Double Grazing Clouds is a world-class juicebomb. Which isn’t surprising, considering the Head Brewer at Mountains Walking honed his craft at Other Half! People swoon over this Hazy’s juicy orange and pineapple flavors, lucious dollops of mango, and hints of nectarous peach. And, it’s all wrapped in a pillow-soft body from plenty of flaked barley and oats in the mash.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CG0vB97oSd1/
Nebraska
White Elm Brewing Company — ¡Champurrado! (2020)
Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout, 13% ABV
In 2019, White Elm sold out of this Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stout in an hour and a half. Last year, the brewery made a little more and promised, “if it survives the day, we’ll set it aside specifically for Tavour." Luckily, it survived the taproom, but Tavour’s members devoured it nearly just as quickly. They’re some of the only people outside of Nebraska to experience this decadent Dark Beer’s creamy vanilla nuance with a soft kick of Guajillo chilies, tingle of cinnamon, and bittersweet raw cocoa nibs!
Nevada
Revision Brewing Company — Disco Ninja
New England IPA, 7% ABV
If this beer were a person, it would be John Travolta circa 1977 — but with nunchucks. It’s deceptively stealthy like a ninja, and it’s also here to party. The ultra-smooth body keeps its 7% ABV samurai sword totally concealed, while Citra, Galaxy, Mosaic, and Amarillo Hops flash across the tastebuds in a disco ball swirl of juicy orange and tropical pineapple. On the finish, look for a touch of pithy grapefruit.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CF-YglvJ9ik/
New Hampshire
Deciduous Brewing Company — Lollipop Forest: Triple Berry Muffin
Fruited Sour Ale, 5.5% ABV
The bakers, err… brewers at Deciduous frequently make headlines as one of the best in the Northeast. Which is something Tavour’s members did not fail to pick up on when they scored this Dessert Sour. Each gushy taste of Triple Berry Muffin envelops the tastebuds in swells of plump blueberries, lip-puckering raspberries, and dewey blackberries. And, with an added layer of ultra-velvety milk sugar, it sips down softer than a teddy bear from childhood. It’s no wonder this brew tastes JUST like your favorite fluffy, berry muffins.
New Jersey
Source Brewing — Single Silo Series: Ultra Cashmere
Imperial New England IPA, 8% ABV
New Jerseyans are seriously stoked on Source Brewing. Perhaps it’s the authentic farm-to-glass experience they offer, or maybe it’s brewery owner Philip Petracca’s appearance on Shark Tank that draws massive crowds. We think it’s because they brew show stopping IPAs like Single Silo Series: Ultra Cashmere. With no other hops to get in the way of Cashmere’s stone fruit sweetness, it tastes like pouring pressed apricots and pears into one glass, oranges, grapefruit, and honeydew into another, then blending them together with a buzzing 8% ABV.
New Mexico
Boxing Bear Brewing Company — Super Cereal
Imperial New England IPA, 7.5% ABV
Boxing Bear is known for using up to 3x the average amount of hops per barrel in their IPAs. This no-skimping mentality led them to dominate the state’s hop-game, winning the New Mexico IPA Challenge in 2019 for the THIRD TIME! And, because Tavour members are super serious about only drinking the best IPAs out there, the floral, mango, blueberry, and citrus flavors made Super Cereal a clear winner from New Mexico.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Ve9KRJr3T/
New York
Evil Twin Brewing NYC — Luxurious Luxury: Volume 3
Fruited Gose, 9% ABV
What’s better than luxury? Luxurious Luxury. It’s a level of opulence bordering on excess, like having a second Rolls Royce just to transport your silk pajamas. To attain that sumptuous elegance in this beer, Evil Twin’s head brewer Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø worked with the tart beer aficionados at The Veil (the brewery often credited with putting Richmond, Virginia on the craft map). Together, they imbued the brew with a yacht-load of rich, tropical passionfruit, tangy blackberry, lucious marshmallow, and decadent white truffle salt.
North Carolina
Resident Culture Brewing Company — Human Potential
Triple New England IPA, 10.3% ABV
You wouldn’t expect anything but awesomeness from a guy who honed his skills at California’s famed Russian River. And, that’s exactly what Chris “Tropes” Tropeano accomplishes with Human Potential, a Hazy TIPA amped up with 6 lbs of hops per barrel of the Pink Boots Society’s special Hop Blend. Resident Culture releases this limited-edition brew each year at their International Women’s Day party so folks can toast with its hopped up layers of fresh squeezed OJ, drippy mango, and tropical pineapple.
North Dakota
Drekker Brewing Company — Braaaaaaaains: Blueberry & Raspberry
Double Fruited Sour Ale, 6.9% ABV
You might think Drekker gave their Fruited Smoothie Sours the name “Braaaaaaaains” just because it sounded fun. It's actually the best way to describe these incredibly thick and luscious brews! One milkshake-smooth, fruit-jammy taste turns craft fans into zombies, hungry for one thing: more Braaaaaaaains! And BOY, were Tavour members hungry for this one. They snatched up every blueberry- and raspberry-packed can nearly as fast as they appeared on the app!
Ohio
Urban Artifact — Epicurean Series: Cherries Jubilee
Spiced/Herbed Beer, 7% ABV
Urban Artifact basically started the thick-drinking Fruited Sour trend that’s now dominating the craft beer scene, and they did it with beers like Cherries Jubilee. Brewed with real Balaton cherries, vanilla, cinnamon, and lactose, this delectable sipper tasted exactly like a cherry crumble pie! This beer is like the fruity treat that we all need to help end the day on a high note.
Oklahoma
Prairie Artisan Ales — Weekend
Imperial Pastry Stout, 13.3% ABV
Prairie Artisan Ales is often credited as THE brewery that brought the Pastry Stout style to the world. It’s a big reason Dark Beer fans jump at any opportunity to get their hands on the brewery’s praise-worthy offerings like Weekend Stout. The Prairie crew brews this decadent beast with coconut, cacao nibs, and HEAPS of marshmallows. Totally smooth, with a subdued roastiness to balance out the richness, it tastes like fudgy marshmallow brownies!
Oregon
Gigantic Brewing Company — Bourbon Barrel-Aged MASSIVE! (2019)
Barrel-Aged English Barleywine, 14.4% ABV
To craft this tremendous Barleywine, the comic book nerds-slash-World Beer Cup award-winning brewers at Portland’s Gigantic filled their kettle with high-quality malts and let the boil roll for a whopping 8 hours. This allows all the sugars to caramelize, creating rich notes of butterscotch, and candied fig that swirl with hints of fudge. Then, they aged it in top-shelf Bourbon Barrels for two years! That long slumber mellowed the massive ABV so it vanishes behind a curtain of oaky vanilla and subtle hints of barrel char.
Pennsylvania
Levante Brewing Company — D.O.P.E. (Doctrine of Phonetic Equivalents)
Triple IPA, 11.7% ABV
Some days call for an IPA that packs a little more bang for its buck. On those days, a can of D.O.P.E. is just what the doctor ordered. The brewers at Levante blast this luscious Triple IPA with 100% Cryo Hops. A full force of Cryo Citra, Mosaic, and Simcoe Hops moves in with lactose and a massive malt sweetness to completely disguise the big, brawny ABV. It’s so luxuriously thick and fruity, one might think it’s a strawberry milkshake before they realize it’s actually a beer.
Rhode Island
Proclamation Ale Company — Penultimate Unicorn
Triple IPA, 10% ABV
The movie The Last Unicorn was freaky. It had that evil carnival, a fire monster, and even a talking cat — yikes! Luckily, Penultimate Unicorn came along to remind us that not all unicorns are bad! This whimsical hopbomb clocks in at a whopping 10% ABV, but it’s so succulently juicy, it seems someone cast a cloaking spell on that number. Plus, each sip enchants the palate with a mouthfeel as soft as a unicorn’s flowing mane — it’s like the brewers whipped some magic dust into this brew!
South Carolina
Westbrook Brewing Company — Gates of S'mordor (Booker's Bourbon Barrel Aged) (2020)
Barrel-Aged Imperial Pastry Stout, 11% ABV
Early in 2020, Westbrook released their Lord of the Rings-inspired Gates of S’mordor Dessert Stout, and Tavour members bought it up quicker than any other Dark Beer up until that point. And, when the South Carolina pastry pioneers — creators of famous treats like Mexican Cake and Anniversary Pecan Cookie — dropped a new Booker’s Bourbon Barrel-Aged Gates of S’mordor, it was no different. Tavour members CLAMORED for all the chewy, gooey, marshmallow flavors squished between melted Ghirardelli's dark chocolate and honey-kissed graham crackers.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B7mCtLrhDIR/
Tennessee
Bearded Iris Brewing — Tunnel Vision DDH W/ Citra
New England IPA, 6.8% ABV
IPAs from Bearded Iris top beer geeks’ charts everywhere. And, it’s clear that their Tunnel Vision DDH W/ Citra is #1 for Tavour’s hopheads. They simply devour this brew every time a new batch appears on the app! Crafted with Mosaic and Citra Hops, this Hazy also features the unique qualities of El Dorado Lupulin Oil. The concentrated hop oil delivers powerful waves of zesty citrus, giving each mouthwatering sip juicy flavors of a lemon Starburst.
Texas
Martin House Brewing — Miss Marmalade
Fruited Sour Ale, 7% ABV
Citrus, Citrus, ya ya da daa! Citrus, Citrus, ya ya heeee… This tart and tangy Fruited Sour had craft fans singin’ when they got a chance to snag some cans on Tavour. The award-winners at Martin House stuff Miss Marmalade with MASSIVE amounts of orange juice, orange zest, orange peel, orange purée, and lactose! Each sip rings with the juicy refreshment of an orange soda, the citrus tang of Sour Patch candies, and all the creamy smoothness of an orange push-pop.
Utah
SaltFire Brewing Company — Mobius Trip: Prickly Pear
Fruited Sour Ale, 8% ABv
When Tavour members first tasted Mobius Trip: Prickly Pear, it was a new delicacy from SaltFire Brewing, who are widely regarded as one of the best in Utah craft beer. It’s a Golden Sour Ale Solera the brewers aged for eight months in an oak foeder, before giving it an extended secondary fermentation with real prickly pear nectar. Each refreshing, effervescent sip tickles the tastebuds with a burst of sweet-tart juiciness, followed by a whisper of Sauvignon Blanc and a mildly oaky finish.
Vermont
Citizen Cider — Unified Press
Traditional Cider, 5.2% ABV
Unified Press offers a no-frills taste of why Vermont locals are so into Citizen’s traditional take on Ciders. The apple aficionados craft this tangy quencher with 100% locally-sourced apples, all pressed in-house. Its tiny touch of sweetness is strictly powered by natural fructose — no concentrate or added sugar, whatsoever. Scents of apples and white wine dominate the aroma, teasing the off-dry flavors of fresh-pressed juice that wait in the light and bubbly pour.
Virginia
Adroit Theory Brewing Company — REVOLT (Ghost 843)
Triple New England IPA, 10% ABV
The crew at Adroit Theory are masterful hop handlers, crafting some of the highest rated IPAs on Tavour — period. At the time this limited-edition IPA hit the app, hopheads raved that REVOLT was “an easy-drinking Triple” that’s “quite possibly one of the best beers of the style.” Because, true to its name, REVOLT is a rebellion against biting hop bitterness. Even as a Triple IPA packed to the brim with Citra, Mosaic, Azacca, Idaho 7, and Comet Hops, it sips down like a glass of Tropicana mango-orange juice chased with a scoop of melon sorbet.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CF5AtmfDkiB/
Washington
Fremont Brewing Company — 2019 Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Star: Coffee Edition
Barrel-Aged Imperial Oatmeal Stout, 12.4% ABV
As the #3 Oatmeal Stout in the World on popular beer-rating site, BeerAdvocate, this brew is one of the most sought-after bottles in the craft universe. It’s the one Dark Beer fiends keep tucked away in a cellar, waiting for just the right occasion to break the wax seal. The brewers at Fremont created this decadent vintage by aging their Dark Star Stout in Kentucky Bourbon barrels for 8, 12, 18, and 24 months. Then, they blended the different ages and infused it with coffee to harmoniously mix rich notes of vanilla, oak, and espresso.
Wisconsin
The Brewing Projekt — Puff Tart XL: Cherry, Mandarin, Guava
Fruited Sour Ale, 8% ABV
If you mixed Fruity Pebbles cereal with the marshmallows from Lucky Charms, you’d be close to capturing the larger-than-life, tropical ambrosia flavors in this Dessert Sour Ale. It seems Tavour’s members, however, were much more keen on drinking the beer itself, rather than mixing cereals. The team at The Brewing Projekt blew the lid off their expectations with brontosaurus-sized portions of Mandarin, Guava, and Marshmallow flowing in this XL release. It’s a full-fledged flavor fest of rich, candy-coated, fruity deliciousness.
Did you notice we missed a few states? That’s because Tavour doesn’t currently work with any breweries in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, South Dakota, West Virginia, or Wyoming.
Have a favorite independent craft brewery in any of these states? Tell Tavour about ‘em!
