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How to Pair Beer and Desserts, According to an Expert
The unlikely pairing you need in your life.
I have to admit that my wife and I don’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day. But if we were to partake, you can bet that it ...
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The Perfect Beer and Snack Pairings For That Big Game
Score a touchdown.
For some, the most important date on the calendar every year falls on Super Bowl Sunday. More important than their anniversary. Even more important than ...
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4 Exciting Hops to Watch in 2022
Getting our "hops" up for new hops in 2022.
Without a doubt these are currently the most popular hops in contemporary craft brewing: Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe, Amarillo, Columbus, Centennial, Cascade. Maybe throw Galaxy on ...
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The Top 10 Beers We Drank in January
A new year means new beers!
Hop Culture has really hit the ground running in 2022. Last week we announced that our 5th annual women in craft beer festival Beers With(out) ...
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It’s Peanut Butter Jelly Time! Try Ten of Our Favorite Peanut Butter Beers
Smooth, creamy, crunchy...beer.
It’s peanut butter jelly time…peanut butter jelly time! One of the most iconic ingredients in America, peanut butter captures the kid at heart in all ...
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A Beginner’s Guide to Liquid Hop Terpenes: How Oast House Oils Is Changing Hops
The newest innovation in hops.
Hops, hops, and more hops. For hundreds of years, they’ve been a key ingredient in beer. Known as Humulus Lupulus, the oils in this tiny ...
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What Exactly Is a Berliner Weisse?
The Champagne of the North.
Light, golden, zippy, and zingy, the Berliner Weisse beer style earned the nickname “Champagne of the North” from Napoleon’s troops. But what exactly is a ...
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17 Best Non-Alcoholic Craft Beers for Dry January
Best booze without the buzz.
Every new year kicks off with Dry January, a month where people often choose to cut out alcohol. It’s a way of starting the year ...
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The 11 Best Breweries to Watch in 2022
Keep an eye on these standout breweries!
Every year at Hop Culture, we make a list of our best breweries of the year. But what about new breweries, or breweries who recently ...
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The 10 Best Beers For New Years
5...4...3...2...1 Pop these beers to celebrate New Year's Eve!
New year, new you? No. New year, new beer. Champagne’s the standard for saying “fare thee well” to the outgoing year. People have popped open ...
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The 21 Best Beers We Drank in 2021
The best beers we drank in 2021.
Could this be our most exciting piece of the year? While we love putting together the best breweries of 2021, the best new breweries of ...
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The 11 Best Beers to Drink for the Holidays
Tis the season for drinking these beers.
All major holidays inspire brewers. From Valentine’s to Halloween calendar festivities offer breweries a chance to have fun or make an impact with the beers ...
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The 20 Best Beers to Drink in Winter 2021
The best winter warmers to keep you cozy, toasty, and buzzed.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Why is that? Well, in addition to naming our favorite breweries of the year and the best ...
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The 12 Best Breweries of 2021
The best beer makers of 2021
Of all the Hop Culture pieces that people look forward to each year, the most popular is our list of the best breweries of the ...
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The 12 Best New Breweries of 2021
Another year of terrific beer.
During another crazy year, we take our hats off to all of the almost 9,000 breweries that continued to serve beer. However, we’re giving an ...
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