Wichita has a surprisingly good beer scene. Goebell’s on the west side of town is one of the best beer stores I’ve been to.
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There are plenty of good beer towns in the Midwest, I am Iowan, so I have to drive a long ways to get to them. But Kansas City rules, so does Minneapolis, Chicago, Madison, Milwaukee among many others. Not to mention places that aren’t awful but aren’t great like Iowa City, Omaha, any town with a Population 2,000 or greater in the state of Wisconsin, and a few others. As much as a lot of us try to spin it in a positive light, most of the area around here is pretty damned rural which is not all that conducive to having awesome beer destinations, and in places like Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas we’ve got some pretty harsh beer laws that don’t help either. Long story short we’re in a position to take the good with the bad but just speaking for Iowa little breweries are popping up in some of these rural areas, they’re not all that wonderful but it makes me happy to see folks from out in the sticks trying to expand beyond the bmc stuff that’s offered in their local convince store. All that being said it’s sort of a no brainer to pick bumblefuck city Southern Minnesota as the worst beer destination, I’m more interested in places that just can’t get a good beer scene going on even though they have the populations and distribution channels to do so. I sort of felt like Memphis was a serious under achiever as far as beer goes, I’ve also been less than impressed by some of the more touristy parts of the Carolinas, specifically Hilton Head. These are two areas that have plenty going for them as far as visitors, food, and location. They are also places that I’ve found good beer and brewpubs which one might think would be conducive to drumming up some sort of beer culture but it really hasn’t seemed to do so. Go to a restaurant in either of these places and the best you are getting is Yuengling or Abita, but they could easily be carrying Anchor, Stone, or something regional that is tasty.
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Vegas.
I expect that city to have everything available at least somewhere within its borders. I had to settle for Sierra Nevada Pale and Sam Adam’s Boston Lager. Where’s the decadent lifestyle?
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I partially agree with Vegas. You would think that there would be a plethora of stuff available. Pour 24 is a great place but for bottle shops and brewpubs they are so far off the strip it makes life difficult.
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When I wants my hedonism I wants it right away! Preferably with a delivery service.
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Eglesbrech out of business?
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Oklahoma City. We have your choice of Bud Light, Coors Light and Miller Light.
Oh, and did I mention they’re all 3.2% ABW?
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Living in Texas, I was ready to throw my home state under the bus. But WesKBob gave me a sobering reminder that those states that actually regulate the ingredients in the beer are the worst. Been to almost all fifty states - my nominees:
Utah and Oklahoma
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Baghdad, Iraq
Tehran, Iran
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Also, Kabul, Afghanistan. Can someone think of worse ones?
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