Forbes just put out a 13 best Craft Beers in America list. I'll save you the click bait and list them. Pretty heavy East Coast bias, to say the least.
http://www3.forbes.com/lifestyle/the...-in-america/2/
1. Gose, Lost Nation, Vermont
2. Peeper Ale, Maine Beer Company, Maine
3. Three Philosophers, Ommegang, New York
4. Supplication, Russian River, California
5. Lunch, Maine Beer Company, Maine
6. Rigor Mortis, Dieu Du Ciel, Quebeca
7. Sue, Hill Farmestead, Vermont
8. Bourbon County Stout, Goose Island, Illinois
9. Abner, Hill Farmstead, Vermont
10. Heady Topper, The Alchemist, Vermont
11. Mastermind, Fiddlehead, Vermont
12. Focal Banger, The Alchemist, Vermont
13. Susan, Hill Farmstead, Vermont