Today is National Beer Day . . . and if you're a beer drinker, you can celebrate by picking up an expensive four-pack of Double IPAs, or a cheaper case of something lighter and less interesting if you ballin' on a budget.

According to a new report, CASES of beer are the cheapest in Illinois, South Carolina, and New York.  And they're the most expensive in Alaska and Wyoming. Yep, our neighbor to the south has some of the most expensive beer.

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The website Visual Capitalist recently crunched the numbers on the average prices of 24-packs of beer across the country and here is what they found.

The state with the cheapest case of beer is Illinois, where the average price is $16.43.  That's surprising since you'd think the states with the bigger cities would be more expensive, but that wasn't the case. No pun intended.

Who else is on the cheap end of the beer list?

South Carolina was the second-cheapest, followed by New York state, Rhode Island, Kansas, Michigan, North Carolina, Arizona, Connecticut, and lastly Virginia.

Who is most expensive?

Alaska was the priciest, with an average of $33.62 per case of beer.  Wyoming was the second most expensive, followed by Hawaii, Montana, Tennessee, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Oregon, and then Washington wrapping up the list.

When it comes to Montana, we sure do love our Montana made brews. There is a list from List Obsessed here are some of the best brews around.

1. Mountain Man Scotch Ale by Jeremiah Johnson Brewing Co.
2. Prickly Pear Pale Ale by Lewis & Clark Brewing Company.
3. Midas Crush from MAP Brewing.
4. Cold Smoke Scotch Ale from KettleHouse Brewing.
5. Pine Creek Pale Ale from Neptune’s Brewery.
6. Bent Nail from Red Lodge Ales.
7. Oktoberfest Lager by Red Lodge Ales.
8. Ivan The Terrible Imperial Stout by Big Sky Brewing.
9. Single Malt IPA by Blackfoot River Brewing.
10. Bozone Plum St. Porter by Bozeman Brewing.
11. Montucky Sour Brown by Flathead Lake Brewing.
12. Wheatfish Wheat Lager by Great Northern Brewing.
13. Bayern Pilsener by Bayern Brewing.