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Should Sour Beer Have its Own Category?

We need to change how we talk about sours.
You remember those “beer family tree” posters, right? Maybe you even had one hanging above your bed in your undergrad dorm? No? just me? There ...
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The 5 Best Beers We Had This Week

Our favorite beers of the week.
It’s a crazy time right now. I know you all know it, but it doesn’t hurt to repeat it. We hope everyone stays safe and ...
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The 5 Best Beers We Had This Week

Our favorite beers of the week.
The weather has warmed up, the sun is shining, and we’ve sprung our clocks forward. Spring is right around the corner. With temperatures rising, we ...
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Coming Up Rosés: The Rise of Rosé Beer

The rise of rosé
Rosés are no longer just for lazy summer days and Valentine’s Day romances. Since bursting into our lives a few years ago, the pale pink ...
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The 5 Best Beers We Had This Week

Our favorite beers of the week.
I spent the end of this past week traveling quite a bit. Lately, my trips are on behalf of work and often involve visiting breweries ...
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The 5 Best Beers We Had This Week

Our favorite beers of the week.
As we’re heading into the gloomy, pre-spring days of March, the Southeast finally got a true winter’s day. For folks in North Carolina, a few ...
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What Is an Oenobeer?

The beer and wine hybrid trend, explained.
Brewing with fruit—from cherries to apricots to raspberries—is a pretty commonplace phenomenon in the world of beer. It adds a secondary sugar source and bright, ...
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The 5 Best Beers We Had This Week

Our favorite beers of the week.
That’s a wrap! We just finished up our Juicy Brews Valentine’s Day week of events. From learning about hops with Troegs Independent Brewing to curing ...
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The 5 Best Beers We Had This Week

Our favorite beers of the week.
Alright folks, we’ve got a week full of partying going down in Pittsburgh as we kick off Juicy Brews Valentine’s Day, our biggest East Coast ...
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The 5 Best Beers We Had This Week

Our favorite beers of the week.
Whew. What about that Super Bowl, huh? To be honest I wasn’t paying that close attention to the game. I spent the weekend exploring the ...
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How To Make Beer Bread

Crispy, crunchy, tasty.
Everyone likes bread. And the best part? It’s so easy to make. A little flour, a little sugar, a little salt, a dash of baking ...
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How To Make Beer Bacon Cheese Dip

Perfect for parties.
With the Super Bowl just around the culture, the Hop Culture team started thinking. What’s the best beer near every NFL stadium? And once we ...
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Hop Culture Returns To Charlotte For The Juicy Brews Balls To The Wall Craft Beer Festival

Wear your jerseys.
What’s up Queen City! It’s your boy Kenny G with some pretty juicy news — on March 21st, 2020, Hop Culture is coming back to ...
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The 5 Best Beers We Had This Week

Our favorite beers of the week.
Alright, we’ve returned from the whirlwind of a trip to California where we threw Juicy Brews Beach Party at Brouwerij West in San Pedro, California. ...
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The 5 Best Beers We Had This Week

Our favorite beers of the week.
We’re gearing up for our first beer festival of 2020! On Thursday the Hop Culture team will fly out to Los Angeles for Juicy Brews ...
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The 5 Best Beers We Had This Week

Our favorite beers of the week.
The new year is off to quite a strange start. I’m not sure what the weather has been like by you, but here in North ...
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