Credit: Platform Beer Co. has got it going on

Clevelanders know a thing or two about beer, both the drinking and the brewing. And we’ve been recognized for our efforts, it seems, as Conde Naste Traveler has named us the number one beer city in America.You won’t find any argument here. Our long and constantly growing list of local brew houses is proof enough.

Here’s what Conde Naste Traveler via Huffington Post had to say about us:

1. Cleveland, Ohio

“The Midwest—American beer’s ancestral seat—is finally stealing the spotlight back from the craft brew-sodden coasts. The freshest flavors and most creative styles pour in places like Cleveland, home to super-small-batch start-ups such as Platform (try their Anathema series, aged in local cider barrels), Nano, and Market Garden.—William Bostwick, author, The Brewer’s Tale: A History of the World According to Beer

We’ll drink to that.

This article appears in Jan 21-27, 2015.

Alaina Nutile is the Web Editor who oversees all digital content and social media initiatives for Cleveland Scene Magazine and Detroit Metro Times. Before joining the staff in June 2013, she interned at Business Insider in New York City, and at La Hora in Quito, Ecuador. Alaina is a graduate of Kalamazoo College in Michigan, where she double majored in English and Spanish. Her interests include Japanese food, Breaking Bad, and career development advising.

11 replies on “Cleveland Named the Best Beer City in America”

  1. It’s great to see the North Coast and Cleveland on the world’s radar. The beer scene in C-Town has been hip for more than decades.

  5. As a child growing up in C-town I remember the breweries lining 55th Street and the local bars I was sent to to get Grandpa his bucket of beer. Great beer and family memories!

  6. Fat Head’s with Matt Cole, Anderson with The Butcher and Brewer , Brew Kettle, Hoppin’ Frog (AKC but close enough)

    The list goes on and on!!!

  7. NE Ohio is doing well on the front but someone needs to buy a plane ticket and visit San Diego or Portland….light years ahead.

  8. Hank, you are correct, sir. I’ve been traveling back and forth to Portland for work for the last 2 years and Cleveland isn’t even in the same universe. There’s literally a brew pub or full scale brewery on almost every single street in Portland. There are what…5 breweries in the Cleveland area that are decent? Nice try, Cleveland Scene.

  11. May I also add, that Cleveland scene didn’t initially write the article on why it’s the best beer, the Conde Naste Traveler and Huffington post did, so take your bitching elsewhere Adam may.

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