Texas in Top 10 for beer-brewing states

An interesting little blog called Strange Maps recently published a map of the best beer states in America, and Texas found itself in the happy position of Number 6.

Compiled by veteran drinks journalist Rick Lyke and his son-in-law Mike Wirth, this map charts all the gold, silver and bronze (awards) presented by the Brewers Association since 1987. “Looking at the pages of medal winners from the past does not give quite as clear a picture as the state map showing where the winners come from,” says Mr. Lyke...

In the past 21 years, Texas has won 133 gold, silver and bronze medals at the Brewer's Associations' Great American Beer Festival. The state taking home the most medals, not surprisingly, was California.

Click here to see the original map and here to see the results as adjusted for population. Even then, Texas still comes in ninth.

Photo courtesy Flickr user and Houstonist JaseMan