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The Wizarding World of Wondrous Brewing

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The Wizarding World of Wondrous Brewing

A Liquid Leap: The Next Frontier for HPA’s Galaxy®, Eclipse®, and Vic Secret

In a galaxy far, far away.
For more than four decades, Hop Products Australia (HPA) has been pushing the boundaries of what hops can do—both in the field and in the ...
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Crushing Cones and Crafting Connections: How HPA and HAAS Are Shaping the Future of Hops

A new Garden of Eden.
Our bus veers off the dirt path, bumping along the grass several paces before stopping with an audible sigh. We jump off into what can ...
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From Land to Can: How Hectare’s Is Crafting a New Future for Cannabis Drinks

In a world where cannabis consumption is growing rapidly, Hectare’s is carving out a space of its own. Based in Louisville, KY, Hectare’s creates premium ...
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Hop Central, HPA’s New State-of-the-Art Pelleting Facility, Goes Online for its First Harvest

The future of hops.
Hop Products Australia (HPA), the largest hop grower in Australia, has officially launched Hop Central, a state-of-the-art pellet plant in Myrtleford, Victoria. The $20 million ...
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Your High, Your Life: Meet Mood, the Dispensary That Gets You

The need for weed.
Cannabis has come a long way from mystery bags and sketchy budtenders offering strains with names like “Space Unicorn Thunderpunch.” Today’s cannabis consumer wants clarity, ...
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Step Back to a Simpler Time With Wellington’s Heyday Beer Co.

Back in the day...
As I walk down the bustling Cuba Street in Wellington, New Zealand, a seafoam green facade emerges, a pop of brilliance amidst the din. Behind ...
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Eddyline Brewery: From the Top of the Mountain to the Bottom of the World

Moving seven thousand miles to open a brewery.
When you go down a rapid, the water slows down at the bottom, pooling in a calm space on the side of the river. It’s ...
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11 Things You Didn’t Know About Allagash White

Ten gold medals, three silver ones, and five bronze across the Great American Beer Festival, World Beer Cup, and European Beer Star, Allagash White is ...
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Blue Ox: Started From the Floor-Malting, Now We’re Here

The more the maltier.
A time-honored tradition of malting grain, floor-malting isn’t something we typically see here in the States. But a select few craft maltsters have dedicated themselves ...
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The Perfect French Press Ratio, According to Press House Coffee

The perfect cup of French Press. Every time.
“French press is my preferred way of making coffee,” says Adam Randall, founder of Pittsburgh-based Press House Coffee. Launched initially as Green Dragon Coffee in ...
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Where There’s Smoke, There’s Smoldered Society

Ring the alarm!
Smoldered Society Brand Manager Cameron Frank once almost burned his mom’s house down. While watching his mom’s dogs, Frank says he had left the house ...
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Blue Brew: Kenneth & Masako Mukai’s Brewery Dream Comes True in Kochi

From the big city to the little island.
Up in a little mountain valley in Kochi Prefecture, on Japan’s smallest main island, Shikoku, is the Mukai Craft Brewing / Blue Brew Taproom, a ...
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At Vector Brewing, Beer Isn’t Always Linear

Up, up, and away
Somewhere over in the east side of Dallas rests one of the best brew pubs in the country: Vector Brewing. They’ve been knocking it out ...
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Grainbakers: Shaping Community One Loaf and Pint at a Time

I pulled my hands out of the bowl and held them up in front of my face in awe. Covered tip to palm in a ...
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Is ‘Deep Fried Beer’ Real?

As a kid, every year over Labor Day, my family would go to the Minnesota State Fair. The second largest of its kind in the ...
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