Which Is the Most Popular Beer in South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota?

Which Is the Most Popular Beer in South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota?

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This may come as a surprise to you, but today (April 7) is National Beer Day.

So, why the surprise?

Because if you're like me, you probably thought EVERY day was beer day!

(Can I get an 'Amen' up in here?)

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Anyway, on this day, we celebrate with our favorite sudsy beverage. But exactly which beer is the favorite around these parts?

It depends on where you live because there is now a consensus in South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota as to the tall, cold one of choice.

According to the research team at McLuck, a look at the latest Google Trends data for the 11 most iconic beer brands in all 50 states reveals quite a divide.

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Most Popular Beer in South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota

The most popular beer in Minnesota is also the nation's number one choice - Budweiser.

In South Dakota, the brew of preference is Blue Moon.

In Iowa, it's Samuel Adams.

Here's the breakdown for the most popular beer in each state.

MOST POPULAR BEER (BY STATE)

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To find the best beer in each state and Washington D.C., Stacker analyzed January 2020 data from BeerAdvocate, a website that gathers user scores for beer in real-time. BeerAdvocate makes its determinations by compiling consumer ratings for all 50 states and Washington D.C. and applying a weighted rank to each. The weighted rank pulls the beer toward the list's average based on the number of ratings it has and aims to allow lesser-known beers to increase in rank. Only beers with at least 10 rankings to be considered; we took it a step further to only include beers with at least 100 user rankings in our gallery. Keep reading to find out what the best beer is in each of the 50 states and Washington D.C.

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