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This Could Be Our New Favorite Beer Fridge

The 'coolest' new collab.
Here’s the thing: One of my favorite parts about being the managing editor of a beer magazine is trying new beers that breweries across the ...
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The Top 10 Beers We Drank in August

The best beers we drank this month.
Summer is over. We weren’t quite ready to say it last month. But now we are. With Labor Day coming up this weekend, the holiday ...
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The Top 10 Beers We Drank in July

The best beers we drank this month.
Summer is almost over. Which is why we need to write about the best beers we’re drinking more than ever. Do you think we’re being ...
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The Top 10 Beers We Drank in June

The best beers we drank this month.
With summer in full swing, we’ve been crushing on fruited sours, light lagers, and even the occasional farmhouse ale or two. It’s just an incredible ...
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The Top 10 Beers We Drank in April

National Beer Day, Saison Day, and many birthdays.
April showers bring May flowers, right? Well, this month certainly showered us with beer. We celebrated our fifth annual Beers With(out) Beards in Portland, ME, ...
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The Top 10 Beers We Drank in March

St. Patrick's Day, spring, and sun.
March signifies spring. This month we shake off the last of winter’s icicles and emerge from hibernation. Accordingly, our beer tastes start to shift from ...
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The 20 Best Beers to Drink in Spring 2022

Wake up and smell the fresh beers.
Last Sunday, the spring equinox officially ushered in a season of April showers, blooming flowers, baseball season (Wait, do we care?), and the promise of ...
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The Top 10 Beers We Drank in January

A new year means new beers!
Hop Culture has really hit the ground running in 2022. Last week we announced that our 5th annual women in craft beer festival Beers With(out) ...
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The 20 Best Beers to Drink in Winter 2021

The best winter warmers to keep you cozy, toasty, and buzzed.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Why is that? Well, in addition to naming our favorite breweries of the year and the best ...
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Top Places We Traveled for Beer in 2025

Points and pints!
Discovering new places, beer cities, and meccas for craft is one of the best parts of our job. Undoubtedly, we went on some crazy beer ...
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What Is Rauchbier? A Smoky History

Let's clear this up.
Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published in October 2024 but has been updated after the Hop Culture team took a recent trip to Munich ...
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The Top 10 Beers We Drank in September 2025

One of our favorite months.
This is our favorite time of year. When those hot, hazy dog days of summer turn over a new leaf, ushering in the crisp, blustery ...
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The 11 Best Breweries to Visit in Michigan

Ten years ago, my partner and I packed up our Volkswagen Tiguan (named Manuel) and left Chicago for the big lights of New York City. ...
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From Jokes to Joints: How Cheech & Chong Sparked a Cannabis Movement

Up in smoke.
Before cannabis was a billion-dollar industry—before dispensaries looked like Apple stores and you could order THC seltzers straight to your door—there were two guys in ...
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24 Hours Drinking and Eating in Tallinn, Estonia

Where Medieval meets mod.
A blend of Medieval charm and modern industry, Estonia’s capital city, Tallinn, is a thriving culture of contrasts. You’ll find techno clubs right alongside small ...
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