Thrillist names Cleveland one of "Best Drinking Cities in America"

Thrillist, the website that produces list after list after list, has named Cleveland as one of the "11 Best Drinking Cities in America." Cleveland -- thanks to places like Great Lakes Brewing Co., Market Garden Brewery and others -- comes in at No. 9.

"One of the most fascinating revival stories in the post-recession Rust Belt, Cleveland’s bringing some serious thunder to the national drink scene," the website says. "So much so, in fact, that it’d be surprising if the city was absent from the top of most 'best beer city' lists in five years or less"

To read the full list -- which puts New Orleans at No. 1 -- click here.