Learn More About Adam Feingold

Adam Feingold is a Brewery Team Lead at Next Glass. He received his Associates Degree in English from Santa Fe College and was the Co-Founder, Director of Operations, and a brewer at Bangin’ Banjo Brewing company from 2014-2020. Adam is a recognized BJCP judge and has been involved in the industry as early as 2011 getting involved in beer festivals and events while planning and opening Bangin’ Banjo Brewing. Adam now works as a Brewery Team Lead for Next Glass implementing and supporting breweries who use Ollie.

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From Summits to Sips: How You Can Score New Hiking Gear and NA Beer

Athletic Brewing Company Co-Founder Bill Shufelt has a tradition. Every time he and his brother climb a mountain or tackle a trail, they always celebrate ...

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The 16 Best Breweries in Cleveland, Ohio and Beyond

Where to get a beer in Cleveland.

“CLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU!” Lebron James screamed when he won their first NBA Championship in 2016, bringing back the city’s first major sports title ...

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CLAG Brewing, Where You Can Get a Bowl of Pho and a Double IPA

Pho-nomenal beer.

Born and raised in Vietnam, CLAG Brewing Founder Kha Bui fled his home country in 1989 with seventeen other people. He spent ten days and ...

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The Top 15 Beers We Drank in August 2025

Busy drinking bees.

Busy-as-a-bee type of month here at Hop Culture. And not just because we spent an entire week talking about mead! We recounted our nine-day adventures ...

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The 17 Best Oktoberfests Available in Most Stores Right Now

Prost! Toast! Clinking steins.

This month, the 190th Oktoberfest will kick off in Munich, Germany. And for the first time in Hop Culture history, we’re hopping a plane to ...

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From Foraged Ingredients to World-Class Beers: Inside Forager Brewery

A new wild discovery.

Forager Brewery Co-Owner Annie Henderson never in a million years thought she’d own a brewery. She wasn’t a homebrewer with a garage full of carboys ...

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What Is Mead? The Buzz Behind the World’s Oldest Fermented Beverage

What is the world’s oldest fermented beverage? Beer? Wine? The answer may surprise you. Although if you even semi-paid attention to the title of this ...

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Untappd’s All-Time Top-Rated Traditional Mead

Un-bee-lievable.

A fermented alcoholic beverage also called honey wine (a bit of a misnomer, really) or “nectar of the gods,” mead is the world’s oldest fermented ...

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The Magic Kingdom of Meads: Zymarium Meadery Is a Hidden-Gem in Orlando Making Mead for the Future

Orlando might be known for castles, wizards, and a specific famous mouse, but tucked away from the theme park hustle is an entirely different kind ...

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The 11 Best Breweries to Visit in Michigan

Ten years ago, my partner and I packed up our Volkswagen Tiguan (named Manuel) and left Chicago for the big lights of New York City. ...

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Up North, Home at Last: The Story of Elder Piper Beer & Cider

Up north. Two little words. But if you know, you know. Growing up in the lake-filled land of Minnesota, my family and I would pack ...

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America’s Next Great Novel: The 30-Year Story of Dogfish Head

Off-centered goodness for off-centered people.

This isn’t an introduction to the next great American novel, but it could be the first page. It’s a party. Just not one that we’ve ...

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Japanese Rice Lager: A Simple Recipe Achieves Phenomenal Results

It’s no secret that light lagers are gaining traction within craft beer trends. The style has even climbed up Untappd’s Year in Beer charts, ranking ...

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The 18 Best Craft Breweries and Bars in Tokyo, Japan

Kanpai (かんぱい)! Cheers!

When Hop Culture Founder Kenny Gould spent two weeks in Japan in 2019, he came back regaling the country’s whiskey producers. But the best breweries ...

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How to Visit All the Breweries on Iceland’s Ring Road

Waterfalls, sheep, and beer.

I haven’t seen the night sky or a sunset in nine days. For that matter, I haven’t seen a sunrise. Each cloudy day blurs into ...

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