Asheville, NC and Grand Rapids Michigan Tie for Beer City USA Title
Voting for the
annual BeerCity USA poll is over. From the start it was clear that
communities from several areas of the United States intended to make a run
for winning the honor of becoming 2012 BeerCity USA. Facebook, Twitter,
other community networks and local media were active throughout the 13-day
polling period. With 55,926 votes cast for 31 different American cities the
results clearly indicated that both Asheville, North Carolina and Grand
Rapids topped the poll with a statistical tie. Both cities are being awarded
BeerCity USA 2012. This is Grand Rapids first year of winning top honors.
This is Asheville’s fourth year in a row receiving top honors (they shared
2009 honors in a tie with Portland, Oregon).
1. Asheville, NC
1. Grand Rapids, MI
3. St. Louis, MO
4. Bend, OR
5. Portland, OR
6. San Diego, CA
7. Milwaukee, WI
8. Fort Collins, CO
9. Denver, CO
10. Cleveland, OH
11. Durango, CO
12. Raleigh, NC
13. Madison, WI
14. Philadelphia, PA
15. Phoenix-Tempe-Scottsdale, AZ
16. Tampa, FL
17. Chicago, IL
18. Missoula, MT
