Pittsburgh A Great City For Beer Drinkers: Study

PITTSBURGH, PA — Raise your mug and toast yourselves. For the second straight year, Pittsburgh has been named the best city in America for beer drinkers.

Financial information website SmartAsset conducted a study of nearly 400 cities based on total number of breweries, breweries per 100,000 residents, the average number of beers per brewery, bars per 100,000 residents and the average price of a pint.

When the numbers were crunched, Pittsburgh came out on top.

"Pittsburgh did it again with its second-consecutive No. 1 ranking in our best cities for beer drinkers study," the analysis stated.

"It ranks No. 11 for the total number of breweries (33) and No. 18 for breweries per 100,000 residents (11). The city also records a lower-than-average price per pint of beer at $4.00,
with the study average slightly higher at $4.68. Breweries in Pittsburgh run the gamut. Beer aficionados can visit everything from the German-style Penn Brewery to the buzzy Dancing Gnome or the lively, outdoor-centric Grist House Craft Brewery."

The top 10 cities for beer drinkers, according to SmartAsset:

1. Pittsburgh
2. Bend, OR
3. Milwaukee
4. St. Louis
5. Asheville, NC
6. Cincinnati
7. New Orleans
8. Fort Collins, CO
9. Austin, TX
10. Missoula, MT