Category: Iowa

No state in the country can match Iowa’s enthusiasm for the sport of wrestling. Just as Texas adores football and Indiana is devoted to basketball, Iowa residents embrace wrestling with the fervor of a well-executed arm bar. And if you aren’t familiar with that term, you’re clearly not from Iowa, a state whose wrestling lineage is akin to royalty. For starters, the University of Iowa has produced 23 NCAA national championships, second in history behind Oklahoma State’s 34 titles. The Hawkeyes’ rival, Iowa State, has captured eight championships, tied with Penn State for third all time.

Iowa may be best known as a state that produces quality agricultural products, but with each passing year, it is also earning a standout reputation in another category: craft brewing.