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The Cult of Christmas Beers

Twelve bottles a popping....
What makes us stand in line for hours just to pick up a few hazy boi cans? Or what has us planning a dream vacation ...
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The 11 Best Breweries of 2024

Bigger, better, beerier?
Every year, we think this list will get harder and harder to make. But then we get off our butts to drink at incredible beer ...
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The 20 Best Brewery Memberships, Bottle Societies, and Beer Clubs

Join now!
You all loved this piece so much the past couple of years that we’ve decided to keep updating it yearly, adding new brewery memberships and ...
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Top 10 Beers We Drank in November 2024

Stouts...lots of stouts.
Last month, we drank a lot of beer, traveling from Bellevue to Yakima Valley, WA, for the hop harvest and finally to Denver for the ...
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The Best Beer Gifts for the Holidays 2024

On the first night of the holidays my beer lover gave to me...
Do you love beer? Silly question, right? You’re reading Hop Culture, so you obviously enjoy beer to some degree. But let’s dig a little further. ...
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Best Brewery Merch of 2024

Stock up.
We have a secret to admit. If you open up our closet at home or pull out one of our dresser drawers, you’ll find a ...
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Best Beer Glasses to Buy in 2024

Fill 'er up!
The best beer glasses, like any coveted item, have changed over the years. 8-tracks became cassette tapes, became CDs, became iPods, became Spotify. Are we ...
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5 Reasons to Join One of the Best Brewery Memberships in the Country

One of the best.
Since launching in 2021, Firestone Walker’s exclusive membership society, the Brewmaster’s Collective, has been a perennial favorite of our “Best Brewery Memberships and Bottle Societies.” ...
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The 30 Most Iconic Beers to Drink in Fall 2024

All hail fall! As I’m sure you know by now, autumn is one of our favorite seasons. To us, this is indisputable. We get goosebumps ...
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Beers With the Most 5-Star Check-Ins on Untappd in 2024

Cheers to 14 years of beers and check-ins!
In 2010, Untappd Founder Greg Avola had an idea: Build a social platform for the craft beer community. Avola had impeccable timing. Because while “Like ...
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What Is Rauchbier? A Smoky History

Let's clear this up.
All beer was once smoked beer or rauchbier in German. “It’s a lost knowledge that smoke beer was the original way of making beer,” Sixth ...
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New Program Donates Equipment to Black and Brown Brewers

Giving new life to seasoned equipment.
Equipment and capital are the two highest barriers to entry in the craft beer industry, especially for underrepresented communities. To help Brewers of Color overcome ...
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In Her Shoes: Brewing to the Beat of Rhythm Brewing Co.

Step into the boots of professional brewer and salsa dancer Alisa Bowens-Mercado.
Alisa Bowens-Mercado, founder of Rhythm Brewing Co., has always moved to the rhythm of her own feet. A professional salsa dancer, Bowens-Mercado has owned her ...
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Top 10 Beers We Drank in September 2024

Fall, Festbiers, and Football.
Last month, we told you we were ready for the invasion of pumpkin beers, Oktoberfest events, and the promise of Festbiers, Märzens, porters, and amber ...
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The 11 Best Breweries in Sonoma and Napa Valley

Where to find more than wine.
Last spring, I traveled to Manchester, where I met Track Brewing Co-Founder Sam Dyson. An epic bike trip from Virginia to California inspired Dyson to ...
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