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Jason first fell in love with craft beer back in 2008 when he tried Bell’s Hopslam at one of the bars on campus at the University of Michigan.
After a short tour in Virginia, Jason moved back to a blossoming NYC beer scene in 2012, where he met what would become first craft beer community. While Jason’s day job is in Finance, he became a regular contributor to several publications starting in 2015. Since then he’s slowly turned his apartment into a small brewery covered with temperature controlled fridges, homebrew equipment, kegs, and most importantly, his favorite beers and meads.
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The Top 13 Beers We Drank in October 2025
Lager, lager, lager, lager.
October was about one thing and one thing only: Oktoberfest! Usually, during this time of year, we remind you that you can still celebrate this ...
The 9 Best Porters Available in Most Stores Right Now
Porters, it's what's for dinner.
Yes, we know that stouts get all the love. And for good reason. But personally, we feel like people often overlook porters—kind of the jelly ...
How to Spend Five Days in Bavaria and Franconia
Prost!
Nestled into Germany’s southeastern quadrant, Bavaria and Franconia are the country’s drinking soul—and both beat to the rhythm of clinking steins, sizzling sausages, and centuries-old ...
Brew Free or Dive Trying: The Orca Brau Story
A whale in the wild.
“Save Orcas, Drink Beer.” That’s the motto at Orca Brau, a craft brewery in Nuremberg, Germany, that’s flying high above what founder Felix vom Endt ...
The 10 Best Disc Golf Courses at Breweries
Let's par-tee!
I strode up to the cement landing pad, gripping a flat plastic circle in my hand. I surveyed the landscape, spying my gray target in ...
What Is Rauchbier? A Smoky History
Let's clear this up.
Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published in October 2024 but has been updated after the Hop Culture team took a recent trip to Munich ...
Schlenkerla: The Historic Smoked Beer Brewery
We want all the smoke!
Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published in September 2024 but has been updated after the Hop Culture team took a recent trip to Munich ...
The 5-Minute Guide to Cannabis and Craft Beer Flavor Pairings
Get in the Mood.
You know that moment when you’re halfway through an old-school West Coast IPA and suddenly think, “Wow, this tastes kind of…weedy?” Turns out, you’re not ...
Discovering Mountain Life at Outer Range Brewing Co.
What would the mountain woman say?
Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published in July 2018. We recently visited Outer Range’s new location in the French Alps, so we thought it ...
Mont Blanc, Meet the Rockies: Outer Range’s Hazies Summit Two of the Highest Peaks.
From peak to peak.
In front of me, a rising crag of a mountain covered in trees, visible through long, almost floor-to-ceiling glass windows. Behind me, mountains of red, ...
The Top 10 Beers We Drank in September 2025
One of our favorite months.
This is our favorite time of year. When those hot, hazy dog days of summer turn over a new leaf, ushering in the crisp, blustery ...
Varsity Brews: 17 Questions With Fritzi Lara Lino
A new Hop Culture Q&A series.
This year, we introduced an entirely new series called Varsity Brews. With each quarterly piece, we profile a different scholarship awardee from the Michael James ...
No Seasons, All Heart: Theo Castillo’s People-First Approach to Brewing
One word: hot.
A nomadic brewery that started producing and distributing beer in South Florida just last year, No Seasons is already making waves—enough to land on our ...
The 13 Best Breweries to Visit in New Jersey
Greatness across the Garden State.
Famous for its beautiful coastline, seaside resort towns, and long winters, New Jersey now boasts a bevy of the best breweries in the Mid-Atlantic and ...
Flying High: The Steady Ascent of Icarus Brewing
It's not just a myth anymore.
Greek mythology includes the story of Icarus, a son imprisoned with his father, a master craftsman named Daedalus. Icarus escaped by building himself wings. Before ...
