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The Daily Meal, unveiled the 2015 edition of its “50 Best Craft Breweries in America and Milton-based Dogfish Head leads the list.
Dogfish Head was the only East Coast brewery to rank in the top 10.
“With hundreds of American craft breweries to choose from, it felt like an impossible task to determine the best,” said Lauren Gordon, managing editor at The Daily Meal, who spearheaded the project. “It’s like asking folks to choose their favorite star in the sky or their favorite petal on a flower; each is beautifully unique and appealing in its own way.”
The list started with last year’s roster of best craft breweries, which came with more than 4,000 write-in submissions from Daily Meal readers for breweries that didn’t make the list.
That number was whittled down to 585 breweries in more than 20 states. A total of 2,200 beer lovers voted on their choices, with an eye to taste and variety.
In looking at states, California was still king of craft brews, as it was last year, but there was a rise in Michigan spots, as well as those from Ohio and Colorado. Of the five New York-based breweries, three of call Brooklyn home.
