A new study from Clever, a Real Estate review site, has used data to rank the best beer cities across the United States. Using all this data, they have ranked Pittsburgh as number 1 overall.
The report analyzed various beer-related metrics, including breweries and bars per capita, average beer price, Yelp ratings, and Google Trends data.
Below are the specific metrics that Clever analyzed:
• Breweries per capita
• Average price of beer
• Affordability of domestic beer
• Affordability of imported beer
• Average Yelp rating of breweries
• Average Yelp rating of bars
• Bars per capita
• “Beer passion” score based on Google Trends data
So how exactly did Pittsburgh score?
• Pittsburgh has 2.3 breweries per 100,000 residents, 77% more than the average city of 1.3
• The average cost of a beer in Pittsburgh is $4.40, which is less than the national average of $4.78
• Google trend data passion score was 95.7/100 for beer, compared to the national average of 64.4 (higher than Pittsburghers like pizza!)
The study goes on, “Pittsburgh also has a powerful passion for beer. The city scored a near-perfect 96 out of 100 in our Google Trends metric, which measures how often residents search the web for beer-related terms. That includes ranking No. 1 nationally for searches of “stout.”
Not only is Pittsburgh the beer capital of the U.S., but it also trounced its intrastate rival, with Philadelphia coming in at No. 29.”
You can read all about the entire study here on Clever’s website.
