It ranked 9th in 2016ħ: Miami University Breweries within 20 miles: 6Ĭlosest brewery: Fretboard Brewing & Public House (11.56 miles)īest brewery: Municipal Brew Works ( 3.8 average rating)īest beer: Laoch ( 4.06 average rating), Irish Stout from Municipal Brew Worksįull List of breweries: Fretboard Brewing & Public House, Municipal Brew Works, NEW Ales, Rivertown, Rolling Mill, Swine CityĪll six breweries within the 20 miles radius are located in Cincinnati’s northwestern suburbs and not Oxford, where the school is. Charles, which sits 23 miles away, has nine breweries that are easily accessible to NIU students. And second, if you extend the radius just five miles (to 25 miles away), the number of breweries jumps from 3 to 12 as the Tri-City Area of Batavia, Geneva, and St. First, the proximity to Chicago means a ton of good beer is available in DeKalb. So with just three breweries why is NIU sitting at #8? Two reasons. It ranked 5th in 2016Ĩ: Northern Illinois University Breweries within 20 miles: 3Ĭlosest brewery: Byers Brewing (1.16 miles)īest brewery: Obscurity Brewing & Craft Mead ( 3.68 average rating)īest beer: Sock Puppet Party ( 4.01 average rating), New England IPA from Obscurityįull List of breweries: Byers Brewing, Forge Brewhouse, Obscurity Athens might not have a ton of breweries but they do have some other options nearby, as there are two wineries and a cider house within 20 miles as well. Jackie O’s propelled the Bobcats out of the bottom three with their stellar beers and multiple locations. It ranked 8th in 2016ĩ: Ohio University Breweries within 20 miles: 3īest brewery: Jackie O’s ( 4.1 average rating)īest beer: Polycephaly V ( 4.76 average rating), Imperial Stout from Jackie O’sįull List of breweries: Devil’s Kettle, Jackie O’s (two locations), Little Fish And, while a few other schools also have just three breweries, the other universities are a bit closer to higher quality brews.īall State dropped 2 spots. It ranked 11th in 2016ġ0: Ball State University Breweries within 20 miles: 3Ĭlosest brewery: Elm Street Brewing (1.3 miles)īest brewery: The Guardian ( 3.82 average rating)īest beer: Riley Jack ( 4.26 average rating), Imperial IPA from The Guardianįull List of breweries: Books & Brews, Elm Street Brewing, and The Guardian.ĭespite having an awesome beer bar ( The Heorot), Ball State comes in third to last with just three nearby breweries. And with both Alma Brewing and Four Leaf being more than 15 miles away, the students at Central Michigan might be the unluckiest in the Mitten when it comes to quality beer near campus.ĬMU stayed the same. It ranked 7th in 2016ġ1: Central Michigan University Breweries within 20 miles: 4Ĭlosest brewery: Hunter’s Ale House (1.34 miles)īest brewery: Four Leaf Brewing ( 3.74 average rating)īest beer: Nite Train ( 3.96 average rating), Coffee Stout from Mountain Townįull List of breweries: Alma Brewing, Four Leaf Brewing, Hunter’s Ale House, Mountain Town (two locations)ĬMU doesn’t have a well-established brewery as of yet. So, while they’re at #12 right now, once I can find more information on their breweries, they might climb the ranks.īGSU was the biggest loser over the past five years, as it dropped five spots. Some of the breweries weren’t listed on BeerAdvocate and Juniper Brewing (which has an up-to-date website) wasn’t on either BA or Untappd. When researching BG’s beer scene there was a lot of missing information. The score will be out of a possible 5.0 rating.ġ2: Bowling Green State University Breweries within 20 miles: 4Ĭlosest brewery: Juniper Brewing (1.1 miles)īest brewery: Bowling Green Beer Works ( 3.77 average rating)īest beer: Mosaic Barrel Hopped IPA ( 4.17 average rating), IPA from Bowling Green Beer Worksįull List of breweries: Aistear Brewing, Arlyn’s Good Beer, Bowling Green Beer Works, Juniper Brewing I used what Google Maps tagged as the school when mapping out the 20 mile radius for the breweries.įor the quality aspect, while Untappd is a helpful app, many of the rankings can be skewed so I’ll be using an average of Untappd and BeerAdvocate’s rating for “best beer” and “best brewery” in the area. The number of independent breweries within a 20 mile radius Like the first time, there are two main criteria for the rankings:ġ.
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But with so much changing and independent beer/breweries surging, I felt it was time to look into the state of craft beer around the MAC and re-rank the schools.
Nearly five years ago I ranked the MAC schools terms of independent breweries.
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