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The 20 Best Beers for Spring 2018
Easy drinking, fruity filled, and perfect for breaking out during the warmer months.
Spring is back, baby!! Baseball kicked off this past week, the weather is getting warmer, and Hop Culture is going to the West Coast soon. ...
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The IPA Is Here to Stay (and It’s Not Hurting Creativity in Craft Beer, Either)
Just because it’s popular doesn’t mean it’s a fad.
Every meteoric rise brings with it doubt, and the IPA is no exception. Is it worth all that hype? Didn’t it feel more like a ...
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Blind Tasting 10 of the Best Stouts (Traditional, Imperial, and Pastry)
The only criteria is that they can't be barrel-aged.
A lot of the conversation in craft beer suggests that there’s an intensification of beer styles. Sours are getting more sour, juicy IPAs are getting ...
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How Sand City Became Too Popular for Its Own Good
The ugly side of line culture.
As recently as four years ago, the phenomenon of lining up outside breweries for drops of limited-edition 16-ounce cans of IPAs, particularly in the New ...
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It’s Official, ‘Hazy IPAs’ Have Their Own Beer Category
The Brewers Association's new style guidelines dropped today.
Today, the Brewers Association (BA) released its 2018 Beer Style Guidelines. One of the notable additions to the style guide is recognition of the style ...
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The Top 50 Craft Breweries of 2017, According to the Brewers Association
Yuengling is #1.
Every year the Brewers Association (BA) releases a list of the top 50 craft brewing companies based on beer sales volume. Of the top 50 ...
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Here’s What to Drink at Juicy Brews Hotel Party
Let's get juicy.
Juicy Brews is coming back to Pittsburgh! As always, there’ll be incredible breweries pouring tasty juice, lots of exclusive and exciting merch, and some very ...
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Magnify, Sand City, and KCBC to Host Can Release in Pittsburgh
The start of a juicy weekend.
Hop Culture will be hosting a pop up can release at Mindful Brewing Co. with beer from Magnify Brewing Co., Sand City Brewing Co., and ...
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Our Five Favorite Beers From WakeFest 2018
They were good.
There’s something magical about drinking 14 percent beers under the blazing February sun of Miami, Florida. Maybe it’s the fact that you’re outside lounging while ...
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Night Shift Brewing Announces Canned Sour Beer Lineup
Same good sour beer, new juicy cans.
Recently, Night Shift Brewing Co. has made big moves in the Northeast. About a year and a half ago, the Everett, MA brewery announced its ...
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How to Pair Pizza with Beer, According to Roberta’s in Brooklyn
The original food and beer pairing.
Grab a decent slice and a can of beer. You have a perfect pairing. Combining pizza and beer is a simple and easily replicable process. ...
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How to Pair Beer with Valentine’s Day Chocolate
The perfect combination.
As Hop Culture’s executive assistant Olivia Hurley said, “you can’t go wrong with beer and chocolate.” Too true. But, we wanted to get the most ...
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The Best Beers to Bring on a First Date
Pair these beers with Valentine's Day dinner.
So you matched on Tinder. Or you’re finally connecting with that old friend. Or you’ve been set up with someone’s coworker. Whatever the reason, you ...
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Celebrate Valentine’s Day with These 5 Beers
Beer to set the mood.
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. For some, that means gift-giving, romance, and quality time with significant others. For others, it’s heartache, ice cream ...
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The Best Beers from Beer Advocate’s Extreme Beer Fest
Beer trends to look out for in 2018.
The intent of Beer Advocate’s Extreme Beer Fest is not only to give beer drinkers an opportunity to try beers from some of the nation’s ...
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