Cassidy Quinn

KGW-TV (Portland)

Bring on the brew lovers.

Oregon has come in first place in the U.S. for its beer, according to Thrillist. The digital media website recently released its list of fifty-states rankings.

Why Oregon? The website gave some insight into how they ranked each state.

"Quantity and quality are both important, but quality's a bit MORE important. If you're a small state turning out a disproportionate amount of great beer, it did not go unrecognized. We also gave a boost to states who played a historical role in American beer as we know it today."

The list, published on Aug. 24, states that there are over 70 breweries in the Portland metro area, but it wasn't the quantity of beer that put Oregon at the top of the list. Instead, it was the density and quality of Oregonian beer.

The article even goes as far to say that Oregon may "be the epicenter of the craft beer movement," and just about everywhere in the state has something to offer when it comes to good beer. "Basically, if you enter a city or town in Oregon without a solid brewery, you've probably crossed into Washington or Idaho."

What does Thrillist write about No. 2 California? "Without hoppy vanguard Sierra Nevada, 99% of the beers we're lauding (and... this story!) probably wouldn't exist." And No. 3 Colorado? Thrillist appreciates that "everyone" in Colorado "with a beard" brews beer.

"Everywhere you look in Colorado -- literally everywhere -- there is beer. There is no escaping the beer. This is a good thing."

Here are the top ten states for beer, according to Thrillist:

1. Oregon

2. California

3. Colorado

4. Michigan

5. Washington

6. Vermont

7. Wisconsin

8. Pennsylvania

9. New York

10. Massachusetts