About • Hop Culture

Beer Writing, Well Crafted.

WHO In late 2016, Hop Culture was started in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to provide independent craft beer journalism. WHAT Hop Culture was born as an online magazine, and has since grown to include a festival/party circuit and regular merch drops. WHERE After several years in NYC, we moved our headquarters back to where it all started in Pittsburgh. However, we spend most of our time on the road, throwing parties and collabing with our favorite brewers and friends. WHEN Our online magazine publishes (almost) each weekday. To read the mag, click here. Our merch drops sporadically. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Instagram to stay up to date. To view our upcoming events, click here. WHY To get people excited about our favorite drink, and help shine the spotlight on local craftsmen.

The Hop Culture Mission

As a company, our mission is to make craft beer more inclusive, positive, accessible, sustainable, and fun.

The Hop Culture Values

We believe in serving as a model of inclusivity, positivity, accessibility, sustainability, and fun for the craft beer community.

We believe in relentless progress to address issues within our own organization. When these issues come to our attention, we believe in swift, foundational action to correct them.

We believe in listening to respectful feedback.

We believe in communicating with professionalism, kindness, and respect.

We believe in helping our employees become more fulfilled. We believe in encouraging our employees to become better leaders and experts in their fields.

We believe in prioritizing people, partners, and brands that share our values.

Founder

Kenny Gould

Managing Editor

John Paradiso

Head of Partnerships

Grace Weitz

Partnerships Associate

Sarah Friedlander

Art Director

Sam Taylor

Photography Manager