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Mike Brokos lives in Washington, DC and works at a higher education nonprofit. In addition to beer, other vaguely nerdy pursuits include hiking with his wife and dog, bocce ball, cooking, and poetry. He also loves to travel, and thinks breweries are as good a focal point as any for planning a trip.
Currently Drinking:
Solace Brewing Straight Chalk IPA
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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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Uncommon Common: What Is a Kentucky Common Dark Cream Ale?
Win, place, showstopper.
Every country can lay claim to a few historic styles of beer. Germany has helles, kölsch, altbier, rauchbier, landbier, and Munich dunkel, to name a ...
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The Wizarding World of Wondrous Brewing
Heaven and Hell
On a perfectly crisp-like-a-lager spring afternoon, I ambled up to a grizzled, grey-bearded man, a stalwart behind the bar at Wondrous Brewing in the East ...
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A Liquid Leap: The Next Frontier for HPA’s Galaxy®, Eclipse®, and Vic Secret
In a galaxy far, far away.
For more than four decades, Hop Products Australia (HPA) has been pushing the boundaries of what hops can do—both in the field and in 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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From Land to Can: How Hectare’s Is Crafting a New Future for Cannabis Drinks
In a world where cannabis consumption is growing rapidly, Hectare’s is carving out a space of its own. Based in Louisville, KY, Hectare’s creates premium ...
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Hop Central, HPA’s New State-of-the-Art Pelleting Facility, Goes Online for its First Harvest
The future of hops.
Hop Products Australia (HPA), the largest hop grower in Australia, has officially launched Hop Central, a state-of-the-art pellet plant in Myrtleford, Victoria. The $20 million ...
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The Top 20 Beers We Drank in March/April 2025
Mad hops.
We spent most of March traveling around New Zealand and Australia for the hop harvest, so we’re combining our favorite beers from our travels and ...
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8,375 Beers, 265 Judges, 1 Champion Event: Winners from the 2025 World Beer Cup
Winner winner, beer dinner.
Since 1996, the Brewers Association has recognized breweries at the World Beer Cup, one of the world’s most prestigious and esteemed competitions for craft beer ...
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Your High, Your Life: Meet Mood, the Dispensary That Gets You
The need for weed.
Cannabis has come a long way from mystery bags and sketchy budtenders offering strains with names like “Space Unicorn Thunderpunch.” Today’s cannabis consumer wants clarity, ...
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The 9 Best Breweries to Visit in Indianapolis, Indiana
The best beer spots at the Crossroads of America.
Indiana! The birthplace of Larry Bird, the boyhood home of Abraham Lincoln, the setting of the iconic movie Hoosiers, the birthplace of curiously oversized breaded ...
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The Hop Whisperer: Meet HAAS’ Brice Hiatt
Shhhhops.
A 45-year veteran. One revolutionary new pelletizing line, called Line 3. And 659 million pounds of hops of hops pelletized at North America’s leading hops ...
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48 Hours Drinking and Eating in Sydney, Australia
Hitting all the high notes.
After a week immersed in the Australian hop harvest and relishing the High Country Hop festival, I parted ways with Hop Culture Senior Content Editor ...
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Step Back to a Simpler Time With Wellington’s Heyday Beer Co.
Back in the day...
As I walk down the bustling Cuba Street in Wellington, New Zealand, a seafoam green facade emerges, a pop of brilliance amidst the din. Behind ...
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48 Hours Drinking and Eating in Wellington, New Zealand
"Craft Beer Capital" of New Zealand.
Coffee, culture, craft beer, and crosswinds. Described to me as the San Francisco of New Zealand, Wellington is genuinely its own vibrant, captivating city. Living ...
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