Photo: Hailey BollingerPaste has released its rundown of the "50 Best American Breweries of the 2010s" and a Cincinnati favorite is on the list. Rhinegeist Brewery was declared one of the top 50 breweries of the decade, coming in at No. 49.

Rhinegeist was the only Ohio brewery to make the list. Firestone Walker Brewing Company in Paso Robles, California was deemed the best American brewery of the ’10s.

Paste's writers and editors came up with the list based on the best of the breweries that "made major contributions to the field, rolled with the punches, innovated and improved the scene around them." Criteria used included the companies' strength, growth and consistency throughout the decade and their importance to the local beer scene, as well as "to the larger craft beer sphere." (You can get a sense of the growth of the independent brewing scene in general by checking out Paste's smaller list of the best breweries of the ’00s.)



Paste's Rhinegeist entry cited the brewery's Cheetah lager, Dad holiday ale and Calfé as their favorite beers. Here's what else they had to say:

