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Our 5 Favorite Under-the-Radar Beer States of 2021

The best hidden-gem beer states of 2021.
Some states in the United States have been considered craft beer destinations for a long time. Places like California, Oregon, Michigan, and Colorado, that all ...
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The 21 Best Beers We Drank in 2021

The best beers we drank in 2021.
Could this be our most exciting piece of the year? While we love putting together the best breweries of 2021, the best new breweries of ...
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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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The 17 Best Craft Beer Subscription Boxes of 2021

Beer? Koozies? Merch? We got em.
For someone who loves craft beer, the craft beer subscription box makes a terrific gift. Because what’s better than opening a package filled with beer? ...
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The 17 Best Beer Glasses to Buy Right Now

With these glasses the cup is always half full.
Glasses are some of the most collectible items in a craft beer fan’s repertoire. Hop Culture Managing Editor Grace Weitz used to have a cabinet ...
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The 14 Best Pieces of Brewery Merch in 2021

Wear it or drink it with pride.
These days it’s not enough for a brewery to simply brew beer. They also need an incredible taproom space, a robust social presence, unique branding, ...
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The 10 Coolest Gifts for the Artistic Beer Drinker

Because beer is art and art is beer.
Beer and art often go hand in hand. Because making beer is as much a craft as it is a science. And today everything from ...
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The 9 Best Gifts for the Adventurous Beer Drinker

Point your compass in the direction of this gear.
What does it mean to take an adventure today? Some might escape to Hawaii. Others might throw a tent in the car and drive to ...
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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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