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Brew Free or Dive Trying: The Orca Brau Story
A whale in the wild.
“Save Orcas, Drink Beer.” That’s the motto at Orca Brau, a craft brewery in Nuremberg, Germany, that’s flying high above what founder Felix vom Endt ...
What Is Rauchbier? A Smoky History
Let's clear this up.
Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published in October 2024 but has been updated after the Hop Culture team took a recent trip to Munich ...
Schlenkerla: The Historic Smoked Beer Brewery
We want all the smoke!
Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published in September 2024 but has been updated after the Hop Culture team took a recent trip to Munich ...
The 5-Minute Guide to Cannabis and Craft Beer Flavor Pairings
Get in the Mood.
You know that moment when you’re halfway through an old-school West Coast IPA and suddenly think, “Wow, this tastes kind of…weedy?” Turns out, you’re not ...
Discovering Mountain Life at Outer Range Brewing Co.
What would the mountain woman say?
Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published in July 2018. We recently visited Outer Range’s new location in the French Alps, so we thought it ...
Mont Blanc, Meet the Rockies: Outer Range’s Hazies Summit Two of the Highest Peaks.
From peak to peak.
In front of me, a rising crag of a mountain covered in trees, visible through long, almost floor-to-ceiling glass windows. Behind me, mountains of red, ...
Varsity Brews: 17 Questions With Fritzi Lara Lino
A new Hop Culture Q&A series.
This year, we introduced an entirely new series called Varsity Brews. With each quarterly piece, we profile a different scholarship awardee from the Michael James ...
No Seasons, All Heart: Theo Castillo’s People-First Approach to Brewing
One word: hot.
A nomadic brewery that started producing and distributing beer in South Florida just last year, No Seasons is already making waves—enough to land on our ...
Flying High: The Steady Ascent of Icarus Brewing
It's not just a myth anymore.
Greek mythology includes the story of Icarus, a son imprisoned with his father, a master craftsman named Daedalus. Icarus escaped by building himself wings. Before ...
Baltic Porter? I Hardly Know ‘Er!
The black sheep of the porter family.
Craft beer’s lexicon brims with necessary qualifiers, like “double dry-hopped,” “barrel aged,” and “imperial.” A handful of those descriptors refer to nationalities and cultures, too, ...
Untappd’s All-Time Top-Rated Märzens [UPDATED 2025]
Toast! Prost!
Yes, it is the best time of the year. To us, this is indisputable. When fall rolls into town, blowing in its red, orange, and ...
What Is Mead? The Buzz Behind the World’s Oldest Fermented Beverage
What is the world’s oldest fermented beverage? Beer? Wine? The answer may surprise you. Although if you even semi-paid attention to the title of this ...
The Magic Kingdom of Meads: Zymarium Meadery Is a Hidden-Gem in Orlando Making Mead for the Future
Bzzzzz.
Orlando might be known for castles, wizards, and a specific famous mouse, but tucked away from the theme park hustle is an entirely different kind ...
Up North, Home at Last: The Story of Elder Piper Beer & Cider
Lake lager.
Up north. Two little words. But if you know, you know. Growing up in the lake-filled land of Minnesota, my family and I would pack ...
America’s Next Great Novel: The 30-Year Story of Dogfish Head
Off-centered goodness for off-centered people.
This isn’t an introduction to the next great American novel, but it could be the first page. It’s a party. Just not one that we’ve ...
