Craft Beer Travel Guides

Planning your next vacation or trip? The Hop Culture team has been all over and we have chronicled some of the best places to visit if you’re looking for your next beer destination.

Where to Drink and Eat in 72 Hours in Tokyo, Japan

Slurp, sip, slurp, repeat.
When trying to answer the question of where to drink and eat in Tokyo, let’s start here: Seventy-two hours is not enough time to spend ...
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The 15 Best Craft Breweries and Bars in Tokyo, Japan

Kanpai (かんぱい)! Cheers!
When Hop Culture Founder Kenny Gould spent two weeks in Japan in 2019, he came back regaling the country’s whiskey producers. But the best breweries ...
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The Best Beer And Breweries In St. Louis, Missouri

A guide to the best craft beer breweries in the Lou.
On its surface, St. Louis, Missouri, might not look like a craft beer destination, but look harder and there’s a gold mine of great beer. ...
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The 11 Best Breweries in Austin, Texas

Where to find great beer in Austin, Texas.
Austin is often looked to as one of America’s rising cities. It’s become a destination for a younger population seeking great food, a vibrant music ...
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7 Best Breweries to Visit in Sacramento

Farm-to-fork and grain-to-glass.
Right before the new year, we spent twenty-four hours drinking and eating our way through California’s capital. And while we couldn’t get to all the ...
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24 Hours Drinking and Eating in Sacramento

Cavorting in California’s capital
Remember when we wrote that California is one of the best beer states that made a comeback in 2022? We bet, when we mentioned the ...
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The 11 Best Breweries to Watch in 2023

We've got our ???? on you.
This is truly our favorite time of the year. We get to recount our best breweries of the year and best beers of the year. ...
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The Best Beer States Making a Comeback in 2022

Coming back strong in 2022.
While uncovering the best under-the-radar beer states and the best under-the-radar beer cities of 2022, we also discovered something else this year. There are a ...
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Our 5 Favorite Under-the-Radar Beer States of 2022

The hidden-gem beer states of 2022.
For the first time this year, we had the opportunity to travel again. We spent an epic four days eating and drinking in Denver during ...
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Our 10 Favorite Under-the-Radar Beer Cities of 2022

The best hidden-gem beer cities of 2022.
Much like we enjoyed writing about these under-the-radar beer states, we’re also highlighting these under-the-radar beer cities. Each impressed us with their depth, breadth, and ...
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48 Hours Drinking and Eating in Atlanta, GA

Hot hot beer city.
What do these beers have in common? Halfway Crooks Radix, The Good Word Immortality, and Elsewhere Brewing Grant Park Menagerie. They have all ended up ...
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How to Spend an Epic Four Days Drinking and Eating in Denver

A 'mile high' adventure!
We thought we knew the beer scene in Denver. But two weekends ago, we traveled to Denver for the fourth time and discovered an entirely ...
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Four Hidden-Gem Breweries We’re Watching Right Now

Keep an eye on these breweries.
Well, cheers folks! Give us a toast because we just wrapped up Season One of Next Exit. Aka: The free YouTube travel show that sends ...
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An Insider Shares His 6 Best Breweries in Cincinnati

All the places you want to drink in the Queen City.
We bet if we asked you to name the best beer cities in the country, Cincinnati would hardly break your top five. But that doesn’t ...
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The 9 Best Breweries in Philadelphia, PA

Where to get beer in Philly.
In a city as passionate as Philadelphia, where people bleed green and silver (fly, Eagles, fly) and Philly cheesesteaks and Cheez Whiz run through the ...
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Is This the Best Beer City You’ve Never Heard Of?

ICYMI
Baltimore? Could this be the best beer city you’ve never heard of? We can just hear your cries now… But what about Vermont? (Well, that’s ...
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