World's Best Beer Destinations Ranked: See How Pittsburgh Fared

PITTSBURGH, PA — Pittsburgh is among the world's top 10 beer destinations for 2025. That's according to VinePair, a digital media company and website that delivers content about drink culture and trends and topics on wine, beer and spirits.

Pittsburgh was ranked the globe's fifth-best spot to imbibe and the highest-ranking American city on the list. New York City, the only other U.S. city to appear on the list, was ranked ninth.

Here's what VinePair had to say about the city's burgeoning beer scene:

"People have been brewing in Pittsburgh since as early as 1765, when an influx of German immigrants in the late-18th and early 19th centuries introduced new styles and techniques, allowing the city’s beer industry to flourish. And some of those breweries are still around today.

"In 1861, German immigrant Edward Frauenheim established Iron City Brewery, one of the first American breweries to produce a lager. Just over 30 years later, the brewery joined forces with roughly 20 others around the city to form what is now known as the Pittsburgh Brewing Company. Iron City Lager is still produced from the same recipe used in 1861.

"Schedule a tour at Pittsburgh Brewing to see how the historic lager is produced and before trying a sample. For some craft beer history, visit the folks over at Penn Brewery, Pittsburgh’s oldest craft brewery. Established in 1986, the brewery got its start producing lagers adhering to Reinheitsgebot purity laws but has since expanded its offerings to include a handful of IPAs.

"To see more of Pittsburgh’s 40-plus brew houses, don’t miss City Brew’s Pittsburgh Signature Brew Tour, which makes pit stops at three rotating facilities around the Steel City. The three-and-a-half-hour tour offers 12 tastings in total at breweries like Hop Farm Brewing Company, which prioritizes the use of local ingredients, and Trace Brewing, which specializes in IPAs.

"The city also plays host to Barrel & Flow, which will take place this year from August 8–10 at The Stacks at 3 Crossings. The annual beer festival is a celebration of Black brewing and artistry, bringing together over 100 breweries, distilleries, music artists, small businesses, and more from across the country."