Hop Culture hop mark - gold

Search Results


The 5 Best Beer Cities of 2019

As festival throwers and frequent travelers, the Hop Culture team has had the privilege of seeing quite a bit of the country. Over the course ...
Continue Reading

The 5 Best Beer Cities of 2018

Our favorite beer cities of the year!
In 2018, we threw nine festivals in seven cities across the country. Beyond that, the Hop Culture crew individually visited cities like Miami, Asheville, Lisbon, ...
Continue Reading

The 5 Best Beer Bars in the Twin Cities

Pop in for a beer and a brat.
We’re cheating a little bit here. Twin City bars and restaurants continue to add more quality craft beer offerings, but so too do those in ...
Continue Reading

The 11 Best Breweries in Sonoma and Napa Valley

Where to find more than wine.
Last spring, I traveled to Manchester, where I met Track Brewing Co-Founder Sam Dyson. An epic bike trip from Virginia to California inspired Dyson to ...
Continue Reading

15 Best Breweries in Hudson Valley and Upstate New York

Pure magic, 150 miles north of Manhattan.
Let me describe the Hudson Valley to those who have never lived in New York City. It’s a magical place about an hour’s drive north ...
Continue Reading

The Best Places to Buy Beer Online

Get beer without leaving your house.
Craft beer has entered the 21st century. Now, breweries have their own apps to help you restock their favorite beers or catch new drops. And ...
Continue Reading

The Best Brewery Near Every NBA Arena

Heating up. On Fire. Boomshakalaka!
We’ll be the first to admit that you’re more likely to catch us on the couch on Sunday watching an American football game or up ...
Continue Reading

Total Eclipse of the Heart: Beers of the 2024 Solar Eclipse

Special glasses not needed...at least to drink!
As people across portions of the United States await the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, cities in the path of totality are even more ...
Continue Reading

The 8 Best Breweries in Kansas City, Missouri

Beer in the 'Heart of America.'
Yes, we know it might sound odd. When we think of epic beer cities, we’re more likely to name Portland, OR, Chicago, IL, Los Angeles, ...
Continue Reading

The Top 15 People to Watch in Craft Beer in 2024

We cheers to you!
We all spend an enormous amount of time appreciating the liquid in the can, but what about the person behind the beer? At the beginning ...
Continue Reading

The 5 Best Places to Drink in Vero Beach, Florida

Sunrises, not high rises!
When Hop Culture Founder Kenny Gould got married in December in Vero Beach, I had the opportunity to check out some of the best places ...
Continue Reading

Our Top 11 New ‘Beer’ Resolutions for 2024

Starting the year right.
Every early January, we put together a piece on the top trends to look out for in the new year. As we’re wont to do ...
Continue Reading

The Top Places for Beer Travel in 2024

Save up those miles!
We went to a lot of places in 2023—Paris, Lille, Belgium, Bratislava, Nashville, Munich, Rancho Cordova, Vermont, Austin, Manhattan, Los Angeles, and Tokyo, just to ...
Continue Reading

Top Places We Traveled for Beer in 2023

Planes, trains, and auto-mo-beer!
Over the last couple of years, we’ve enjoyed bringing you our best under-the-radar beer states and under-the-radar beer cities. And in the past, we’ve named ...
Continue Reading

Best Breweries and Bars to Visit in Belgium

Pilgrimmage to a beer mecca.
At the end of September, I joined a ten-day beer trip to Belgium led by Ryan and Rachel Evans, co-founders of Bruz Beers, and Peter ...
Continue Reading