Oregon and Colorado are the two best states in the country for beer. I think there are a lot of choices that are better than Full Sail and New Belgium. I've never been impressed with Fat Tire. The hop profile is way too low for an amber.
Terrapin may be the best brewery in the South. I would have picked that for Georgia. California should be Stone. New York also has much better breweries than Sixpoint, such as Ommegang.