A web site aimed at the growing national market for apartment renters has ranked what it considers to be the Top 10 cities for beer.

Rochester came in at No. 6 on the list from Zumper.com, and was the only Upstate city to crack the Top 10.

Zumper.com rated locations across the country on a variety of beer-related criteria, plus the median 1-bedroom rental price per month. (Rochester was tied for 8th lowest rental price among the Top 10).

Zumper's criteria included:

The number of breweries and brewpubs per capita (100,000 residents) (

The number of bars per capita

The number of medals won at the

The median 1 bedroom rent per month

State beer tax

The average price for a pint of beer

Among the top ten, Rochester scored in the middle of the Top 10 on most breweries per capita, 7th of 10 in most bars per capita, tied for 7th in most GABF medals, tied for 4th in highest beer tax, and tied for second highest price for a pint of beer.

Here's the write-up and the number for Rochester in the Zumper.com ranking:

6. Rochester, New York - A-

Did you know that there are 19 places in the US named Rochester and half of them are named after this specific one? It's no surprise, because in its time, Rochester has been named among the top 5 cities to live in and to raise a family in. And now, it's in the top 6 best cities for beer drinkers.

Breweries / pubs per capita: 0.8

Wins at GABF: 23

Average price per pint: $4.50

Bars per capita: 44.2

Median 1-bedroom rent: $725

The full Top 10 list, ranked:

1. Denver, Colo.

2. Portland, Ore.

3. Eugene, Ore.

4. Salt Lake City, Utah

5. Seattle, Wash.

6. Rochester, N.Y.

7. Fort Collins, Colo.

8. Cincinnati, Ohio

9. Portland, Maine

10. Billings, Mont.

Rochester, of course, is home to the Genesee Brewing Co., the state's oldest brewery, and its newer pilot brewery/tap room called the Genesee Brew House. It's also home to a growing number of craft breweries, including Rohrbach Brewing, Lost Borough, Three Heads, Roc Brewing, the new Whichcraft Brews and the even newer Fifth Frame Brewing.

Don Cazentre writes about craft beer, wine, spirits and beverages for NYup.com, syracuse.com and The Post-Standard. Reach him at dcazentre@nyup.com, or follow him at NYup.com, on Twitter or Facebook.