Tiny Vermont a giant of American craft beer: Leafy hills host some of the world's best breweries

Vermont, the Green Mountain State, boasts more breweries per capita than any other state — it even produces critically acclaimed beers from the Von Trapp family of "The Sound of Music" fame.

They also find today one of the best and most beautiful places on the planet to drink world-class beer.  Vermont boasts one brewery for every 10,900 residents — the most beer makers per capita of any state in the union. Beer enthusiasts offered to pay up to $1,000 for a case of cult-favorite Vermont beer Heady Topper. "There is a focus on agriculture, artisanal foods and creativity in Vermont." — Sam Von Trapp Von Trapp Brewing has brought renewed international attention to Vermont's robust beer scene.  Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.

"Being remote means having to do things yourself," John Holl, the editor of All About Beer magazine, told Fox News Digital. "There’s no room for doing things half-a**ed, and that includes brewing a quality pint. There is a can-do spirit in Vermont you don’t find in other states."