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The Culture of Craft Beer
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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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Photo Essay: Spooky Brews Craft Beer Festival
A spooky scary night full of beer and friends.
October 26th | Boston, MA – Our biggest single-session festival kicked off at 7 p.m. on a Friday night. Outside the Cyclorama in Boston’s South ...
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Juicy Brews Winter Invitational Craft Beer Festival: December 8th in NYC
Our hazy IPA beer fest comes to Brooklyn.
Juicy Brews NYC is taking place on December 3rd in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Buy your tickets today! ...
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As Is, Beer Karma, and Mikkeller Run Club Team Up on Pre-NYC Marathon Event
Running is always better with beer involved.
As Is, Beer Karma, and Mikkeller Run Club are teaming up for Run & Chug, an Urban Beer Run on Friday, November 2nd as a ...
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Planters Brews a Peanut IPA with Noon Whistle Brewing
Things are getting nutty!
We’ve seen some pretty out-there beer releases this year (see IHOPS beer and Dunkin’ Coffee Porter), but today we learned that Planters Peanuts are getting ...
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What Is Oktoberfest’s Gay Sunday?
How a random day during Oktoberfest became one of the biggest queer drinking celebrations in the world.
Every year, the cooler, shorter days of September and October usher in a much-welcomed transition for most beer drinkers. The flurry of summer activity dissolves ...
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Eat and Drink Like a Viking with Mikkeller NYC at Citi Field
No pillaging allowed.
Lots of people think the Hop Culture team consists of faceless beer gods, sitting on golden thrones in the Upper East Side of New York ...
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