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Forest & Main Brewing Co. Launches Amazon Prime Series
Get a look behind the scenes of Forest & Main Brewing Co.
The world of food docuseries has exploded in the past few years. Shows like Chef’s Table, Ugly Delicious, and Street Food offer viewers a sexy ...
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Sam Adams and Dogfish Head Merge in $300 Million Deal
Who said Thursdays can’t be exciting? On May 9th, Dogfish Head and Boston Beer Co. announced that the two companies would be merging in a ...
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How to Throw a Killer Homebrewing Party
Want to throw a killer party? Try homebrewing!
The traditional dinner party is played out. A little light music, some booze, and food do not a memorable party make. But that doesn’t mean ...
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How 5 Breweries are Embracing Sustainable Brewing
Brewing demands water, grain, and hops, and when the beer is canned, kegged, or stowed in growlers, and while consumers enjoy their favorite styles from ...
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Trillium Plans to Open a Fenway Taproom
The Trillium empire continues to grow.
If you thought Trillium was slowing down, think again. On Thursday, March 28th, the Boston brewery announced plans to open a “greenhouse-inspired” brewery and taproom ...
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You Can Now Buy Evil Twin Founder Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø’s Hudson Valley Farmhouse
For a cool $1.39 million.
Imagine you’re me. You edit a small but successful digital craft beer publication and your email is constantly inundated with press releases from companies that ...
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Why Other Half and SingleCut Bought Breweries in Upstate NY
Why two of NYC's hottest breweries went north.
Naysayers in New York pointed to the October 2017 closure of Nedloh Brewing Co. near Rochester, N.Y. as a sign of a craft beer bubble ...
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NYC Brewers Guild Throws One of the Best Fests in the Country
Don't miss one of NYC's best beer fests.
Over the past few years, New York City has proven itself as a bonafide craft beer destination. There’s a diverse selection of breweries producing some ...
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Tree House Brewing Buys $1.6M Farm in Connecticut
This move follows Trillium announcing they were purchasing a farm in Connecticut.
The latest beer trend among craft breweries known for their hazy IPAs is buying huge tracts of land in Connecticut. In September 2018, Trillium announced ...
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AB InBev Acquires 100% of RateBeer
In 2016, ZX Ventures, the venture capital arm of AB InBev, bought a minority stake in RateBeer, a popular online beer rating site. On Sunday, ...
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Levante Brewing Introduces Pennsylvania Online Can Delivery Service
Order beer from the couch.
A fresh 4-pack of a juicy IPA delivered to your doorstep is every craft beer fan’s dream. Picture a classic cartoon of a milkman dropping ...
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7 Trends in the Beer Industry to Watch in 2019
What's hot and what's not in 2019.
If you looked at our Instagram, it might seem like all we do at Hop Culture HQ is drink terrific beer. But being a beer ...
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The History of Cannabis in Beer
This beer is very dank.
It’s estimated that some 27 million years ago, Humulus lupulus (hops) and Cannabis Sativa (cannabis) were the same plant. Now the two are distinct species, ...
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Tasting Appleton Estate’s Rare 30-Year-Old Rum
Only 900 bottles available for purchase in the US.
I’m not usually into rum, but when I got an email from Appleton Estate’s PR agency, asking me if I wanted to try one of ...
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Postcard: Hop Culture x Five Boroughs Brew Day
We brewed a beer with Five Boroughs!
It always rains when Team Hop Culture heads deep into Brooklyn. So of course the skies opened up as we walked from the subway station ...
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