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Bell’s hasn’t always followed a straight line. Like the namesake Two Hearted River of its iconic Two Hearted Ale, the brewery has twisted and turned ...

November has been a busy month for the team here at Hop Culture. Starting with International Stout day on Nov. 4th we drank quite a ...

A beer without hops? It might sound blasphemous, but there was a time when brewers didn’t use hops to bring flavor, aroma, bitterness, and preservation ...

Almost thirty years ago in 1992 Chicago-based Goose Island became the first U.S. craft brewery to mass-produce and market their bourbon whiskey barrel-aged beer, Bourbon ...

Pops of vibrant color. Witty names. Hints at pop culture. Incredible geometric shapes. Whimsical characters. These are just a few of the elements that we’ve ...

Fall means the return of many things. We break out Oktoberfests, Märzens, and festbiers to celebrate the harvest. And of course for a few weeks ...

Do you know one of the best perks of being the Managing Editor at a beer magazine? You receive plenty of free beer. In fact, ...

In front of me sat pipettes, beakers, and pitchers of five of Firestone Walker’s best barrel-aged beers of 2021. And beside me sat three of ...

History and the craft beer industry are cyclical. Crazes and trends come and go. Then come back again, go once more, and on and on. ...

The Vienna lager isn’t your perennial tap list darling. In fact, this copper-hued and malt-forward brew is a fairly rare find. Partly because it’s a ...

When a chill enters the air and the calendar flips to fall people often start shelving their IPAs and busting out their dark beers. Hops, ...

Disclaimer: I f***king love fall. In fact, as I’m writing this, I’m watching the Minnesota Vikings beat the Seattle Seahawks. I just poured a Copper ...

Since stories about the latest beer releases often dominate the media and Instagram feeds, it’s easy to forget that brewing techniques themselves are constantly advancing. ...

As we recently finished up Labor Day Weekend, we know that the fall months are ahead of us. The leaves may start to turn darker ...

Spontaneous fermentation is one of the most romantic processes in the beer brewing world. But also, arguably one of the most confusing. Historically, some believe ...