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Coming as a surprise to no one here, Portland was named the No. 1 city for beer drinkers in America.



Duh.



The financial technology company Smart Asset, which tracks trends in various industries, considered five factors in its rankings, including the number of breweries, breweries per 100,000 residents, bars per 10,000 residents, the average number of beers per brewery and the average price of beer.



Portland inexplicably ranked seventh in Smart Asset's 2017 list, which named Asheville, North Carolina, as the top dog. Asheville slipped to No. 2 this year.



Two other Oregon cities made the ranking of the Top 25, with Bend coming in at No. 5 and Eugene landing at No. 15.



And two other West Coast cities made the list: Seattle at No. 8 and San Francisco at No. 14.



Here are the top 10:

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No. 10: Fort Collins, Colorado

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New Belgium Brewing, opened in 1991, is one of the oldest and most recognizable breweries coming out of the vibrant Fort Collins beer scene.

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No. 9: Pittsburgh

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The winter version of the Pittsburgh Beerfest will be held Feb. 22-23, 2019, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

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No. 8: Seattle

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Smart Asset says Seattle, Portland's smaller sibling in the beer world, has 63 breweries, including Reuben's Brews, Fremont Brewing, Holy Mountain Brewing, Dirty Couch Brewing, Floodland Brewing, Urban Family Brewing and Empty Couch Brewing.

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No. 7: Denver

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Denver, the home to the prestigious Great American Beer Festival every year, boasts 77 breweries, according to Smart Asset.

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No. 6: Duluth, Minnesota

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This Instagram picture looks about right when we picture the Minnesota beer scene. And here is what Smart Asset said about Duluth's: "If you're a beer-drinker who places a lot of your beer drinking happiness on hitting up as many brewpubs as possible, Duluth may not be for you. This city has a respectable 10 breweries, or 11.62 per 100,000 residents. But Duluth secures its top-10 spot due to its affordability. Duluth ranks second for the average cost of a beer."

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No. 5: Bend

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Bend's beer industry shows no signs of slowing, and Smart Asset said it claimed No. 5 because of the large number of breweries it has relative to the population, with 22 breweries per 100,000 residents. Bend, along with Portland, is a main tourism magnet for its beer scene.

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No. 4: Cincinnati

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Cincinnati holds onto the No. 4 spot it earned in 2017, with Rhinegeist Brewery, which makes beer and cider, among the 25 breweries Smart Asset counts. The analysis gave high marks to Cincinnati because of the variety of beers it offers, with the average brewery producing nearly 100 different beers.

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No.3: Portland, Maine

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The "other" Portland also apparently features fine brews and beautiful days. It has only 18 breweries, Smart Asset says, though with a much smaller population, that's just under 27 breweries per 100,000 residents (compared with 10.3 per 100,000 for our Portland). One other leg up on Beervana: The average price of a pint in the East Coast Portland is $4, compared with $5 here.

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No. 2: Asheville, North Carolina

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Portland may have its BrewBarge and BrewCycle, but Asheville has taken an old school bus and converted it to its Asheville Brews Cruise, where you can go "Cruisin' For a Brewsin'." It's like a little mini version of the McMenamins Kennedy School. Seriously, how cute is that? Anyhow, Smart Asset touts Asheville for having 26 breweries for a population of 92,000. That gives it the highest density of breweries per resident, at more than 28 breweries per 100,000 people.

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No. 1: Portland

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The Oregon Brewers Festival in Southwest Portland is the most popular event in America's best city for beer drinkers. Smart Asset says Portland has 67 breweries, though such counts vary. The Oregon Brewers Guild puts that number at 77. Here is what Smart Asset had to say about Portland:

The City of Roses is also fond of hops and malted barley, according to our analysis. Portland is awash in beer, ranking in the top 10 for both breweries per 100,000 residents and bars per 10,000 residents. Most notably, Portland has 67 breweries, which equals about 10.34 breweries per 100,000 residents. With such craft brew variety in the city, even the pickiest beer connoisseur should find something suited to his or her palette.

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