Every state in the USA, ranked by its beer

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7. My home state of Michigan came in #4!

It sounds goofy to go around saying, "We're #4," but with the Michigan economy, a top five finish in anything is as good as the Gold Medal.

It's interesting to note that Grand Rapids, MI, usually referred to as the Salt Lake City of the Midwest, has oodles of microbrews as well as Founders. It has become a major beer tourist destination.

When I was there last year, the local ABC affiliate had some sort of a beer story. At one of the local brew pubs, they found two only slightly inebriated Brits who had traveled to Grand Rapids for the beer. They were in the opening innings of a major pub crawl, and they were enjoying themselves immensely. Thank heaven that there are cabs in Grand Rapids!