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The 25 Most Iconic Beers to Drink This Summer

Grill, chill, and spill.
We’ll admit, we’ve been slacking a little bit this year on giving you the best beers of the season. Don’t hate us! We’ve simply been ...
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The 11 Best Places to Drink in Helsinki

Finland...more like Winland 😆
Two years ago, BeerAdvocate Founder Todd Alström dropped a bomb on us: He and his family had decided to move to Helsinki, Finland. We couldn’t ...
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At Salama Brewing, Lightning Does Strike Twice

The perfect storm.
“If you want, I can pick you up from the airport and we can visit our new brewery, about 25 mins from the Airport, not ...
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From Mosh Pits to Mash Tuns: Inside Pinter’s Iconic Iron Maiden Collab

Hoppy headbangers.
What happens when one of the most legendary heavy metal bands in history joins forces with one of the most innovative beer makers on the ...
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Crushing Cones and Crafting Connections: How HPA and HAAS Are Shaping the Future of Hops

A new Garden of Eden.
Our bus veers off the dirt path, bumping along the grass several paces before stopping with an audible sigh. We jump off into what can ...
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48 Hours Drinking and Eating in Nelson Tasman, New Zealand

It's always sunny in Nelson Tasman...seriously.
The sunshine capital of New Zealand, Nelson Tasman, may not be at the top of everyone’s bucket list when they visit Aotearoa, the Māori world ...
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The 17 Can’t Miss Beer Festivals of 2025

Mark your calendars now.
A few years ago, we traveled around the country, hosting a beer festival in a different city almost every month—Oakland; San Diego; Chicago; Portland, ME; ...
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The Top 14 People to Watch in Craft Beer in 2025

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 ...
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Hop Culture’s Most-Read Articles of 2024

Grab a beer and catch up on what you missed!
With 2024 all wrapped up like a holiday present under the tree, let’s look back at the most-read articles of the last twelve months. Hop ...
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Our Top 6 Beer Resolutions for 2025

5...4...3...2...1
For the first time last year, we actually took a moment from our breakneck pace of drinking, traveling, discovering, and writing, not just to look ...
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The 19 Best Beers We Drank in 2024

Drink up.
Here’s a fun fact: In 2024, Hop Culture Senior Content Editor Grace Lee-Weitz drank 534 unique beers from 211 different breweries in 117 styles across ...
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The Top Places We Traveled for Beer in 2024

Where in the world?
Over the last 365ish days, we’ve enjoyed some serious travel just for beer. Undoubtedly, discovering new places, beer cities, and meccas for craft is one ...
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Best Hidden Gem Places to Drink in 2024

IYKYK
What does it mean to be a hidden-gem place to drink? We feel like the answer to that question is like watching the technical round ...
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Best Brewery Merch of 2024

Stock up.
We have a secret to admit. If you open up our closet at home or pull out one of our dresser drawers, you’ll find a ...
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Best Beer Glasses to Buy in 2024

Fill 'er up!
The best beer glasses, like any coveted item, have changed over the years. 8-tracks became cassette tapes, became CDs, became iPods, became Spotify. Are we ...
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