{"id":4720,"date":"2014-12-08T12:39:56","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T19:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lastbestnews.com\/site\/?p=4720"},"modified":"2014-12-08T12:39:56","modified_gmt":"2014-12-08T19:39:56","slug":"eat-your-heart-out-butte-billings-is-a-top-beer-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/2014\/12\/eat-your-heart-out-butte-billings-is-a-top-beer-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Eat your heart out Butte: Billings is a top ‘beer city’"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Parade\"<\/a>

A typical parade in Billings, Mont., near the Boothill Mountains.<\/p><\/div>\n

I\u2019m not a big fan of those really silly lists\u2014Top 10 Promiscuous Cities<\/a>, Top 10 Fattest Cities<\/a>, etc.\u2014but here\u2019s one we\u2019ve earned:<\/p>\n

Livability.com<\/a> has named Billings one of its \u201c10 Beer Cities 2014.\u201d<\/p>\n

A press release from Livability.com says this: \u201cBillings offers innovative and award-winning breweries, residents who consume beer at higher rates than the average American, sophisticated beer tastes and a high-quality of life for beer lovers.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s something to be proud of, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

We do have one small quibble. The website\u2019s description<\/a> of Billings begins like this: \u201cIf you hear someone mention whitetail, Devil\u2019s Tower or Boothill in Billings MT, they could either be talking about the rugged mountains that surround the city or its craft beers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Huh? That should have read: \u201cIf you hear someone mention whitetail, Devil\u2019s Tower or Boothill in Billings MT, they could either be talking a species of deer, a famous geologic feature in nearby Wyoming, a local cemetery or its craft beers.\u201d<\/p>\n

But never mind. They probably farmed the writing chores out to some chap in India, and he did his best.<\/p>\n

The important thing is that we continue to celebrate our beer-rich culture, and that we do our part to continue consuming beer at higher rates than the average American, and that we continue to study geography so that we are aware of what the mountain ranges of Montana are called, in case we are ever asked to do any writing for Livability.com.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the whole list of beer cities:<\/p>\n

1. Bend, Ore.
\n2. Denver, Colo.
\n3. San Diego, Calif.
\n4. Albuquerque, N.M.
\n5. Tampa, Fla.
\n6. Grand Rapids, Mich.
\n7. St. Louis, Mo.
\n8. Bellingham, Wash.
\n9. Hershey, Penn.
\n10. Billings, Mont.<\/p>\n

And if you\u2019re wondering what Livability.com is, here\u2019s the description: \u201cLivability.com explores what makes small to mid-sized cities great places to live, work and visit. We examine issues related to livability such as walkability, cultural amenities, transportation, urban planning, and sustainability through exclusive research and discussions on our blog. We celebrate the accomplishments of these cities through our monthly top 10 lists, our annual ranking of livable cities, our rich photography and conversations with readers in social media.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m not a big fan of those really silly lists\u2014Top 10 Promiscuous Cities, Top 10 Fattest Cities, etc.\u2014but here\u2019s one we\u2019ve earned: Livability.com has named Billings one of its \u201c10 Beer Cities 2014.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4721,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[1759,1760,1761,1331],"class_list":["post-4720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-beer-cities","tag-boothill","tag-devils-tower","tag-livability-com","prominence-category-featured"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4720\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}