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Mike Tysarczyk is a freelance writer who also wears a couple of beer-related hats. He’s director of project services for brewery consultant First Key, and he works the packaging line for Dancing Gnome. Outside of the beer world, he catches concerts at Mr. Smalls, cheers on the Pittsburgh Penguins, and travels (48 U.S. states and counting).
Currently Drinking:
New Heights IPA
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Baltic Porter? I Hardly Know ‘Er!
The black sheep of the porter family.
Craft beer’s lexicon brims with necessary qualifiers, like “double dry-hopped,” “barrel aged,” and “imperial.” A handful of those descriptors refer to nationalities and cultures, too, ...
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Untappd’s All-Time Top-Rated Märzens [UPDATED 2025]
Toast! Prost!
Yes, it is the best time of the year. To us, this is indisputable. When fall rolls into town, blowing in its red, orange, and ...
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From Summits to Sips: How You Can Score New Hiking Gear and NA Beer
Read to win!
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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