Some 250 craft breweries call the state home, with more than 70 percent of the nation’s hops grown right in the Yakima Valley.

Seattle is the perfect place to sip a pint of local suds. The Ballard, Fremont, and SoDo neighborhoods are packed with dozens of craft breweries.

The state boasts around 100 distilleries crafting small-batch spirits like whiskey, gin, vodka, and even aquavit and saké