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How Amy Cartwright Built Independence Brewing Co. into One of the Largest Breweries in Texas

Everything is bigger in Texas.
When Amy Cartwright opened Independence Brewing Co. in Austin in 2004, she was only one of three production breweries in the Texas city. And she ...
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Everything You Need to Know About the 2nd Annual Hop Culture x New Belgium Presents Queer Beer Festival

Support the colorful, thriving voices of the Queer community in the craft beer industry.
In 2020, I conceptualized the first Queer Beer festival to capture the unique, vibrant, diverse, and thriving voices of the Queer community in the industry. ...
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Cannonball Into Sierra Nevada’s Seasonal Session Hazy, Summer Break

C-A-N-N-O-N-B-A-L-L
We know spring just bloomed, but c’mon this season really just signifies that summer is on the horizon. And we all know summer reigns as ...
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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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Rogue Monsters of IPA: Three Beasts, Three Beers, Who Will Win?

The ultimate battle of the beasts and beers!
Deep in the woods of Mount St. Helens lives a monster. Part bat, part flying primate, Batsquatch roams the woods searching for their prey. Last ...
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Hop Culture Partners with Safe Bars for Premier Festival

Here is how we committed to make our festivals safe and inclusive spaces.
In December 2020, Hop Culture joined the Next Glass family of brands. As Next Glass returns to hosting in-person beer festivals around the world, our ...
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This New Mighty Swell Spiked Seltzer Variety Pack Has the Weirdest Flavors We’ve Ever Seen

Mighty Swell's newest variety pack is keeping it werid.
Are you having a Mighty Swell day? One Austin-based company hopes that by bringing its quirky and inventive flavors to the party, its spiked seltzers ...
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The Beer Apps You Need To Have on Your Phone

For the craft beer nerd in the digital age.
“There’s an app for that.” That phrase has become synonymous with almost everything. Shopping, games, social media… It’s all there, encapsulated by a tiny, pretty ...
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What Is a Belgian Pale Ale?

Belgian beers beyond dubbels, tripels, and quads.
We love Belgian beers. But most popular styles like dubbels and tripels are drinkable, but not sessionable. Sure, you can enjoy a Tripel Karmeliet or ...
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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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Meanwhile Brewing Teams Up with Dutch Artist for New IPA Series

How art and beer collide on the can.
What goes in a beer can matters more than what goes on a beer can. On this, we can all agree. But people drink with ...
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Everything You Need to Know About the 5th Annual Beers With(out) Beards Beer Festival

Support the most badass women in the craft beer industry.
In 2018, I conceptualized the first Beers With(out) Beards as part of my graduate school thesis capstone project at NYU. And over the past four ...
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Is West Coast IPA Finally Popular Again? (Or Did it Ever Go Away?)

The ultimate East Coast vs. West Coast IPA battle!
Throughout the last few centuries, beer styles have come and gone for various reasons: consumer tastes, scientific developments, ingredient availability (or discovery), and even war ...
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You’re Getting Very Very Hoppy: The Story Behind Firestone Walker’s Hopnosis

Get hypnotized by hops.
As American IPAs, hazies, and double dry-hopped beers have grown ever more popular, hop technology has made similar strides. For instance, cryo hopping, a process ...
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The 11 Best Breweries in Chicago

Finding whales in the windy city!
People love to drink in Chicago. From something as simple as chugging Old Styles watching the Cubs to downing a shot of the infamous Malort ...
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