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John A. Paradiso is the former managing editor at Hop Culture Magazine and current managing editor at Cool Material. His interests include listening to the tunes of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizzard and watching Wes Anderson films. His Wednesdays are spent picking up comics at the local comic book shop and his weekends are spent watching Premier League soccer. He's probably down to get a beer later.
Currently Drinking:
Saison Dupont
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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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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
Bzzzzz.
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
Lake lager.
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
Crisp, clean.
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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