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Tasting Jester King Brewery Provenance Blood Orange and Tangerine Sour Beer

The world-renowned farmhouse brewery juiced nearly 1,000 pounds of blood oranges and tangerines for this sour.
The next time you open a good beer, take a moment to acknowledge that your enjoyment results from a laborious process. Grain is tricked into ...
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Major New England Brewery Signals A Growing Trend With Rescue Club, A New Non-Alcoholic Beer Brand

You won’t even miss the alcohol is this new non-alcoholic IPA.
It’s not the alcohol that makes the party, but the people. That’s the mantra Vermont-based Zero Gravity Craft Brewery wants to emphasize with its newest ...
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The Best Hazy IPA We Tried This Week Is From a 25 Year Old California Brewery, And It Only Has 96 Calories

Firestone Walker's first foray into better-for-you beverages.
Over the last 25 years, California’s Firestone Walker Brewing Company has made a name for itself by driving innovation in craft beer. Starting as an ...
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Collective Arts Launches Sparkling Hard Teas

Spilling the tea on Collective Arts' newest innovation.
Over the past few months, better-for-you beverages have become an important trend in craft beer. From CBD-infused drinks to low-carb hard seltzers and hard kombuchas, ...
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Cigar City Launches A Uniquely Floridian Hard Seltzer

This juice was worth the squeeze.
Hard seltzer is certainly having its time in the spotlight. According to recent sales data from IWSR Americas, hard seltzers sales are expected to surpass ...
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Everything you need to know about Hop Culture’s 100k Instagram follower giveaway.
Want to win $500 to put toward your bar tab? Hop Culture has you covered. In a few short days, we’ll hit 100,000 followers on ...
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A Review of CYGNUS Blend B, from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales

A masterclass in cherry complexity.
With the weather warming, we at Hop Culture have turned our attention to lighter offerings. Basically, your classic spring beers: highly drinkable lagers, delicate saisons, ...
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Beer · People · Purpose: The Story of The Virginia Beer Company

Celebrating five years with The Virginia Beer Company
What did you do the year after you turned 21? Most people might answer that they spent the night (and probably the rest of their ...
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The 20 Best Beers to Drink in Spring 2021

Beers in bloom!
Ah, spring. I love your blooming flowers, longer days, and warmer temperatures but I hate your pollen and your tricks. You know what I’m talking ...
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Saison Dupont Is a Perfect Beer

Our managing editor reviews the grandpappy of saisons.
American craft beer consumers crave experimentation. They seek out the latest offerings, newest releases, most exciting styles. That’s not a value judgment; with the rise ...
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The Best Beers to Pair with Valentine’s Day Dinner

What's more romantic than a rosy red kettle sour?
We at Hop Culture have devoted plenty of time to the topic of beer and food pairings. (See here and here and here and…) Ultimately, ...
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An Inside Look at Firestone Walker’s Brewmaster’s Reserve Bottle Society

Firestone Walker gave us the inside scoop on their new Brewmaster's Reserve Society.
Bottle societies, or brewery membership clubs, are useful tools for new breweries. They give young breweries the chance to connect with their most passionate fans ...
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The 6 Best Beers to Drink During the Big Game

Beers to drink for the Big Game!
Football and beer go hand in hand. Not literally–we at Hop Culture don’t necessarily recommend playing football while sipping a 16oz can of hazy IPA. ...
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A Review of Anagram, a Blueberry Cheesecake Pastry Stout from Omnipollo and Dugges

Blueberry cheesecake pastry stout, oh my!
The dark, cold months of winter call for some dark, warming drinks. If you know me, you know I’m content drinking lagers all year round. ...
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Reviewing Cyclo Stout, a Vietnamese Pastry-ish Stout, From Pasteur Street Brewing Co.

Revisiting a chocolate stout from the past.
The current landscape of stouts tends to lean on the heavier side. Brewers have gone all-in on lengthy barrel-aging, boozy ABVs, and decadent adjuncts. Many ...
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The Best Non-Alcoholic Beers to Drink in 2021

The best craft beer minus the booze.
I’ve been skeptical of non-alcoholic beer ever since I mistakenly purchased one at a soccer game in Amsterdam. Frankly, I didn’t enjoy it. That being ...
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