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Uncommon Common: What Is a Kentucky Common Dark Cream Ale?

Win, place, showstopper.
Every country can lay claim to a few historic styles of beer. Germany has helles, kölsch, altbier, rauchbier, landbier, and Munich dunkel, to name a ...
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A Liquid Leap: The Next Frontier for HPA’s Galaxy®, Eclipse®, and Vic Secret

In a galaxy far, far away.
For more than four decades, Hop Products Australia (HPA) has been pushing the boundaries of what hops can do—both in the field and in the ...
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From Land to Can: How Hectare’s Is Crafting a New Future for Cannabis Drinks

In a world where cannabis consumption is growing rapidly, Hectare’s is carving out a space of its own. Based in Louisville, KY, Hectare’s creates premium ...
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Hop Central, HPA’s New State-of-the-Art Pelleting Facility, Goes Online for its First Harvest

The future of hops.
Hop Products Australia (HPA), the largest hop grower in Australia, has officially launched Hop Central, a state-of-the-art pellet plant in Myrtleford, Victoria. The $20 million ...
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The Top 20 Beers We Drank in March/April 2025

Mad hops.
We spent most of March traveling around New Zealand and Australia for the hop harvest, so we’re combining our favorite beers from our travels and ...
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Your High, Your Life: Meet Mood, the Dispensary That Gets You

The need for weed.
Cannabis has come a long way from mystery bags and sketchy budtenders offering strains with names like “Space Unicorn Thunderpunch.” Today’s cannabis consumer wants clarity, ...
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48 Hours Drinking and Eating in Sydney, Australia

Hitting all the high notes.
After a week immersed in the Australian hop harvest and relishing the High Country Hop festival, I parted ways with Hop Culture Senior Content Editor ...
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48 Hours Drinking and Eating in Nelson Tasman, New Zealand

It's always sunny in Nelson Tasman...seriously.
The sunshine capital of New Zealand, Nelson Tasman, may not be at the top of everyone’s bucket list when they visit Aotearoa, the Māori word ...
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Blue Ox: Started From the Floor-Malting, Now We’re Here

The more the maltier.
A time-honored tradition of malting grain, floor-malting isn’t something we typically see here in the States. But a select few craft maltsters have dedicated themselves ...
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Blue Brew: Kenneth & Masako Mukai’s Brewery Dream Comes True in Kochi

From the big city to the little island.
Up in a little mountain valley in Kochi Prefecture, on Japan’s smallest main island, Shikoku, is the Mukai Craft Brewing / Blue Brew Taproom, a ...
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The 11 Best Breweries in Brooklyn, NY

Best beer from one of the best boroughs.
For several years, the Hop Culture team called New York City home. We still miss venturing out to the bodega in the morning (or late ...
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Everything You Need to Know About International Tripel Day

One...two...three...
A style with a cult-like following in the industry, tripels aren’t usually the first Belgian style that comes to everyone’s mind. But on International Tripel ...
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The Top 10 Beers We Drank in February 2025

Roses are red...
Ambers are red; blueberry sours are blue. In February, we drank a lot of brews. Some from our “Best New Breweries of 2024.” Others from ...
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The Top 11 Beers We Drank in January 2025

Happy new beer.
New year, new month, new beers. We’re approaching 2025 with a lot of drive, and it’s already kicking into overdrive. We have a slew of ...
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Amalgam Brewing: The Tiny Tank Engine That Could

The sum of all its parts.
Tucked away in the corner of one of the most respected lager breweries in the entire country is a tiny tank brewing some of the ...
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