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The Best Craft Breweries in Buffalo, NY

These are our favorite breweries in Buffalo!
Have you heard? The beer scene in Buffalo, New York, has boomed in recent years, a suds stampede led by an interesting and diverse crop ...
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48 Hours of Beer Drinking in Buffalo, NY

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For wing lovers, Buffalo, NY is an obvious travel destination. But the Nickel City has quickly become a prominent craft beer hub with talented breweries ...
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The 5 Best Craft Beer Bars in Buffalo, NY

Our favorite beer bars in Buffalo!
It takes more than a handful of talented breweries to turn a city into a great craft beer destination. You need a beer community. Some ...
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The 9 Best Breweries to Visit in Indianapolis, Indiana

The best beer spots at the Crossroads of America.
Indiana! The birthplace of Larry Bird, the boyhood home of Abraham Lincoln, the setting of the iconic movie Hoosiers, the birthplace of curiously oversized breaded ...
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Where There’s Smoke, There’s Smoldered Society

Ring the alarm!
Smoldered Society Brand Manager Cameron Frank once almost burned his mom’s house down. While watching his mom’s dogs, Frank says he had left the house ...
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Best New Breweries of 2024

New kids on the block.
Every year, the number of breweries opening in the U.S. creeps slightly higher. According to the Brewers Association, 9,906 breweries currently operate in the country ...
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The 30 Most Iconic Beers to Drink in Fall 2024

All hail fall! As I’m sure you know by now, autumn is one of our favorite seasons. To us, this is indisputable. We get goosebumps ...
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48 Hours Drinking and Eating in Bellevue, Washington

The Bellevue of the ball.
While everyone knows about Seattle, just across Lake Washington, you’ll find a city that should become your base camp for epic adventures and drinking—Bellevue. The ...
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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 ...
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Are Pumpkin Beers ‘Squashed’ for Good?

What's Ailing Pumpkin Ale?
It’s that time of year: The air’s gone swampy, your lawn looks like a hayfield, you’ve used up all your vacation time, and the mosquitos ...
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The Top 11 Beers We Drank in July 2024

Summer standouts.
We’re deep into the throes of summer now. So, if you’re like us, you’re taking some summer snapshots of moments to keep in your brain ...
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The 24 Best Dive Bars to Visit in America

As voted by the Hop Culture and Next Glass team.
We love brewery taprooms. Give us a well-lit space, a bank of stainless steel taps, and a food truck, and we’re happy campers. However, sometimes ...
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61 Queer-Led and Queer-Supporting Breweries to Champion Right Now (And Forever)

Support LGBTQIA+ folx in the craft beer industry!
Inclusion, equality, and justice. These three words have become a cornerstone for Hop Culture Magazine. For the past three years, movements around the country have ...
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320+ Women-Led Breweries to Drink From Right Now (And Forever)

Breweries you should drink from all year round!
Imagine the last beer you drank. What did the beer taste like? Perhaps you had a hazy, and you found notes of grapefruit and citrus. ...
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The Top 12 Beers We Drank in February 2024

Take a leap of faith!
Roses are red. Stouts are black. We overindulged during SF Beer Week. And that’s a fact. While many were buying chocolate and flowers… We were ...
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