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One of Huntsville's own is the best brewery in Alabama, according to a list published this week of the highest-ranked beer producers in each state.

Using data from Beer Advocate, Zippia.com named Yellowhammer Brewing the state's best brewery. Yellowhammer, which operates at Campus No. 805 in west Huntsville, was No. 33 nationally with an overall score of 4.39.

Ethan Couch, general manager and co-founder of Yellowhammer, said they are honored to be included in the compilation.

"Our highest intention is to make quality beer," he told AL.com. "It's also nice not seeing Alabama at the end of a list compared to other states. Alabama has come so far on beer laws, and the number of breweries."

Click here to view the full list and methodology.

The top five breweries are:

Alaska

Florida

California

Wisconsin

Montana

Yellowhammer is in the process of adding 8,000 square feet of new production space, a distillery, event hall and biergarten for private parties and small concerts at its facility on 2600 Clinton Ave. The expansion will create 5-10 on-site jobs and several more in the field.

Couch told AL.com he hopes to close in on 50 jobs total by late 2018.

"Yellowhammer Brewing wouldn't be what it is today without proactive citizens and lawmakers, and of course great beer," he said.