The United States of Beer: The Best Summertime Brew From Every State

Raspberry and cherry puree join forces in this soft-yet-tart wheat beer.

Honorable mentions: Avondale Pachyderm Pale Wheat, Straight to Ale He Ain't Heffe

This dry, funky farmhouse ale is lifted by bright, juicy Mosaic hops.

Honorable mentions: King Street Hefeweizen, Broken Tooth Chugach Session Cream Ale

Hatch chiles spice up this crisp, crushable beer that's also available sans-heat and just as fun.

Honorable mentions: Dragoon Stronghold Session Ale, Mother Road Kolsch

A beautiful, session-friendly pale ale with a kick of rye malt.

Honorable mentions: Lost Forty Bare Bones Pilsner, Fossil Cove Whizzle Session IPA

Possibly the best pilsner in the world. You may weep upon tasting its perfection.

Honorable mentions: Sierra Nevada Kellerweis, Alpine Hoppy Birthday Session IPA

This pale, minimally-hopped beer is a pure and damn tasty expression of a summer lager.

Honorable mentions: Prost Weissbier, Upslope Rocky Mountain Kolsch

It's sour, fermented with two wild yeast strains, and topped sharp, electric limes.

Honorable mentions: New England Weiss Trash Culture Berliner Weisse, Fat Orange Cat Jalapeno Jack Cream Ale

Delaware legend Dogfish Head combined three summers best styles—kolsch, Berliner weisse, and gose—for a dangerously drinkable ale.

Honorable mentions: Revelation Schwarzbier, Mispillion Space Otter Pale Ale

The geniuses at J. Wakefield are masters of the fruited sour ale (try any and all you find), but this bare-bones Berliner weisse shows why every sour they make is incredible.

Honorable mentions: Cigar City Florida Cracker Belgian White, Cycle Fixie Session IPA

New hops from the old world brighten this classic, refreshing style.

Honorable mentions: Sweetwater TripleTail IPA, Wild Heaven Emergency Drinking Beer

Liquid proof that you shouldn't banish dark beers to cold weather.

Honorable mentions: Kona Big Wave Golden Ale, Big Island Coconut Creme Ale

A Belgian-style wheat beer as delicious as any ale from the motherland.

Honorable mentions: Payette North Fork Lager, Grand Teton Grapefruit Gose

A clean and honest beer with layers of subtle flavors for beer nerds to sniff out.

Honorable mentions: Metropolitan Heliostat Zwickel Lager, Half Acre Daisy Cutter Pale Ale

This Indiana iconoclast doesn't make small beers, but it graces its fans with a few lower-ABV gems like YumYum that still pack a massive amount of hops.

Honorable mentions: Sun King Sunlight Cream Ale, Upland Life Exotic Farmhouse Ale

Smooth and toasty with a cocoa-like core, this classic English-style session ale is a four-season favorite and great summer option for fans of malt-centric brews.

Honorable mentions: Pulpit Rock Z.I.P. Pale Ale, Toppling Goliath Dragon Fandango

This naturally tart wheat ale is a wonderfully reasonable 4.3 percent ABV and includes a healthy dose of raspberry puree.

Honorable mentions: Lb. American Wheat Ale, Central Standard Sun Ra Table Beer

Brightly hoppy and refreshing. The platonic ideal of a summer pale ale.

Honorable mentions: West Sixth Cerveza Mexican Lager, Braxton Storm Cream Ale

Smooth, tropical hops balanced expertly to stand up to southern summers.

Honorable mentions: Great Raft All My Tomorrows Farmhouse Ale, Urban South Paradise Park Lager

An impeccable and unmatched session beer thanks to the same relentless attention to detail that makes Allagash White world-class.

Honorable mentions: Oxbow Luppolo Italian Pilsner, Rising Tide Maine Island Trail Ale

The crisp and spicy German hefeweizen is consummate summer beer, yet RAR makes one of the only spot-on examples packaged in an outdoors-friendly can.

Honorable mentions: Union Anthem Golden Ale, Diamondback Omar's Oat Pale Ale