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Royal Oak Touted For Its Abundance Of Breweries
Are you a craft beer fan or simply love trying new brew? Royal Oak was named among the top places for beer lovers. Here's why.
ROYAL OAK, MI — It’s no secret that the craft beer industry has been booming in America throughout the last decade. But which U.S cities are the mecca of craft brewing in 2019?
To try and find out, C+R research recently analyzed data from more than 500 U.S. cities to find out which city has the most breweries per 50,000 people. They also determined the most popular breweries in each city based on search volume in Google.
In the Mitten, there's three brewery meccas: Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids and Royal Oak.
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Here’s what they found in Royal Oak:
- Royal Oak helped to put Michigan on the map with a no. 15 ranking on the list. Grand Rapids came in just one spot above it at no. 14.
- Royal Oak has some 10 breweries per every 50,000 people, the report found.
- The most popular brewery in Royal Oak based on Google search volume is the Royal Oak Brewery.
The best place for beer lovers is Portland, Maine, the report said, followed by Asheville in North Carolina and Bend, Oregon. Portland, Santa Cruz and Charleston were some of the other big cities in the Top 20.
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The full ranking and analysis can be seen here.
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