Support St. Louis in the 2026 USA Today 10 Best Reader Choice Awards
The USA Today 10Best Awards are nominated by experts and ranked by readers, celebrating the best of travel, food, lifestyle, and beyond.
St. Louis beer is having a moment. This year we’ve earned FOUR nominations in the 2026 USA Today 10Best Awards:
Best Beer City: St. Louis
Best New Brewery : Blue Jay Brewing
Best Brewpub : Perennial on Lockwood
Best Brewery Tour: Anheuser-Busch Brewery Experiences
Winners are decided entirely by online voting (open now) and our great city and three local breweries can use YOUR help!
Why Vote?
Awards matter. Whether it’s medals from judges or big public polls like this, national recognition:
Elevates St. Louis as a beer destination
Strengthens our local brewing economy
Gives us powerful credibility when promoting our city Every win has real, positive impact.
How to Vote:
Vote every day for all four St. Louis nominees
You can vote multiple times per day using different devices
Just click the direct voting links and submit—easy and fast
Can We Win?
Yes—we’ve done it before. St. Louis won three years in a row (2018–2020), thanks to massive community support.
Daily voting and sharing the links made the difference then, and it can again. With your help, we can bring these titles home.
Share, and vote from every day on multiple devices (and browsers)!
St. Louis is no stranger to this award, in fact our great city held the title for three consecutive years from 2018-2020 and placed in the top 3 numerous years. So with your help we can take back the title!
Blue Jay Brewing Co recently won the Next Wave Awards Brewery of the Year so let's keep the party going with a new title to spotlight one of our newest breweries!
Perennial Lockwood takes what we love about Perennial and pairs it with renowned Olive+Oak for a truly unique experience. Let’s give them the recognition they deserve!
For 150 years Anheuser-Busch has brewed their beer in our great city, their Brewery Experiences is one of the best tours in the city and it draws countless visitors every year!
Show your support, spread the word, share and vote daily!