22 American craft breweries every beer lover should know

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The recent explosion of craft breweries in the US has shifted the beer industry's attention to quality, not quantity. May 11-17 is American Craft Beer Week, which means it's the perfect time to discover a new artisanal brew.

We found the 22 coolest American craft brewers making waves in the industry.

We went by the Brewers Association's definition of "craft brewery," which is a brewery that produces no more than 6 million barrels a year.

Melia Robinson contributed to a previous version of this article.