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What Do 17.77 Tallboys of Pilsner Urquell, Six American Brewers, and One Bus Have in Common?

It’s 8 o’clock in the morning somewhere in Czechia. Six well-respected American brewers pile on to a bus—Peter Kiley, brewmaster at Monday Night Brewing; Shawn ...
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What Exactly Are Scotch Ales?

A deep dive into the esoteric beer style.
We don’t just serve scotch neat or on the rocks anymore. Did you know you can fill up a snifter with scotch ale? No, we’re ...
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Everything You Need to Know About Saison Day 2023

The 12 best saison to drink on the best day in April.
On Saturday, April 29, 2023, for the tenth year in a row, saisons will take center stage. Brewers and beer fans nationwide will celebrate this ...
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Here’s What Happened When I Tried One of the Rarest Beers in the World

Drinking a legendary beer.
Three weeks ago, my dad and I piled in the car on a Monday morning and drove an hour and change up to Russian River’s ...
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The 37 Best Beers to Drink in Spring 2023

Beware the IPAs of March… April and May.
For many, March through May signifies spring, renewal, and a return to life. And the best spring beers we’re drinking these days reflected that. (Beware ...
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What Is a Hazy Pale Ale?

If a hazy IPA and an American pale ale went on a date.
If we had asked that question just a few years ago, you might have looked at us like we were robots writing a beer recipe. ...
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21 Most Iconic American Breweries to Cheers on National Beer Day

Every year on April 7th, we celebrate National Beer Day. Why? Because on this day in 1933, the Cullen-Harrison Act went into effect, erasing eighteen ...
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Double Hopnosis: Firestone Walker Doubles Down on Cold IPAs

Last year, Firestone Walker’s next-generation West Coast-style IPA Hopnosis became a new way to IPA. Featuring Cryo Hops, dry hopping, and, perhaps most importantly, a ...
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The Best Brewery Near Every MLB Baseball Stadium

Take me out to the taproom
The crack of the bat and the snap of a peanut shell. The smell of freshly mowed grass and lukewarm hotdogs. The feeling of the ...
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The 9 Best Breweries in Milwaukee, WI

MKE's best craft breweries.
Milwaukee has a storied brewing history. In fact, at one point Milwaukee was considered the beer capital of the world. The city earned that honorific ...
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Five Best Craft Beer Destinations in Paris

Santé!
Wine is a huge deal throughout France, and Paris is no exception. It might surprise you that beer is exceptionally popular among Parisians. At most ...
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The Best Cold IPAs We Drank the Last Two Years

The coolest beers from the coolest new style.
Can you guess one of the hottest beer styles of 2022? Hint: It was actually pretty cold. We saw one of the newer trends in ...
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The Top Hops for Thiols

Why your beers smell so good.
Why do we love IPAs? Seriously, think about your answer to the question. For us, it’s because of one little cone on a bine and ...
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Griffin Claw Brewing Co: The Gold Standard of Breweries Turns Ten

At Griffin Claw Brewing Co. in the lower peninsula of Michigan, they use words like warm (but not motherly), charismatic (but not smooth), proud (but ...
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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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