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The 11 Best Breweries and Bars in Pittsburgh, According to an Expert

The best of the 'Burgh.
If you spent a perfect day drinking in the Steel City, what would it look like? Would you visit bars, breweries, or restaurants? All three? ...
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Hop Culture’s Guide to Barrel-Aging Stout, Barleywine, and More

Lock, stock, and...barrel.
Almost thirty years ago in 1992 Chicago-based Goose Island became the first U.S. craft brewery to mass-produce and market their bourbon whiskey barrel-aged beer, Bourbon ...
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Hop Culture’s 7 Best Candy-Inspired Beers for Halloween

Trick or treating for adults.
Fall means the return of many things. We break out Oktoberfests, Märzens, and festbiers to celebrate the harvest. And of course for a few weeks ...
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Winemakers Blend Firestone Walker’s 25th Anniversary Beer

Blending Firestone Walker's 25th Anniversary Ale
In front of me sat pipettes, beakers, and pitchers of five of Firestone Walker’s best barrel-aged beers of 2021. And beside me sat three of ...
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The Best in Beer Fridges: Newair® Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary

Cold beer in the coolest coolers.
It all started in a garage. Think you’ve heard this story before? Maybe you have. But not quite like this. Because this isn’t the tale ...
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Brewed By Rival Gangs: TRU Light Is a Beer on a Mission

This is cool.
We’ve said it before but we’ll say it again: Beer has the power to change people. And we’re not talking about levels of inebriation. We ...
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The 20 Best Beers to Drink in Fall 2021

Our favorite festive fall finds.
Disclaimer: I f***king love fall. In fact, as I’m writing this, I’m watching the Minnesota Vikings beat the Seattle Seahawks. I just poured a Copper ...
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How Contract Brewing Can Help Minority- and BIPOC-Owned Breweries

The one approach that can help BIPOC and minority business owners open a brewery.
Over the course of the last several years, the Brewers Association (BA) began tracking craft brewery owner and worker demographics. The results from their first ...
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Everything You Need to Know About International Zwanze Day 2021

One of the most coveted beer holidays of the year.
Lately, we’re written a lot about wild ales and lambic beers. And for good reason. They’re just damn good! So good, in fact, that one ...
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15 Questions with Averie Swanson, Founder of Keeping Together and Former Head Brewer at Jester King

Imagine working your way up from volunteer to head brewer at one of the most renowned breweries in the world. A brewery you’ve helped build. ...
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Check Out the Schedule for Beers With(out) Beards 2021

Get ready for Hop Culture's annual celebration of women in craft beer!
The day is almost here for The Hop Culture x YETI Presents Beers With(out) Beards Festival 2021. With the festival just around the corner check ...
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How Two London-Based Brewers Are Bringing African Brewing Traditions To Craft Beer

African beer and brewing that's changing the tide of craft beer.
The beer scene in the United Kingdom is currently buzzing with innovation. But it’s no secret that the craft beer industry in the U.K. and ...
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25 Reasons Bell’s Two Hearted Ale is the Best Beer in America

One of America's best beers. Period.
There’s a river in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that winds and wends its way along the coast of Lake Superior. Iconic for its incredible beauty, clear ...
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The 6 Best Breweries to Visit in New Hampshire

Stunning sours and hazy IPAs across Interstate 89.
We’ve heard it said that New Hampshire is just a pass-through while driving to Vermont or Massachusetts, but we think that’s crazy. In fact, the ...
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The 6 Hottest Things About Untappd’s New Beer Fest in San Diego

Sun, sand, suds, and special beers. It’s a homerun!
Last month our friends at Untappd announced their first in-person beer festival of the year hosted at Petco Park, home of the Padres, in sunny ...
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