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Hop Water Makes a Big Splash Into Non-Alcoholic Beer

Hops + water = ❤️
A few years ago, we speculated: Is Craft Sparkling Water the Next Big Thing? While we can’t say we predicted that trend, we got pretty ...
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Creating Safer Spaces in Craft Beer, Part Ten — Why We Wrote 16,000 Words for This Series

Part ten of ten.
I stood on the top of a shipping container as the rain cascade down on me. A million thoughts poured through my head as I ...
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Untappd’s All-Time Top-Rated Quadruple IPAs

Not single, not double, not triple...
A few years ago, Hop Culture joined the Next Glass family, which includes, among other brands, BeerAdvocate and Untappd, the world’s largest craft beer social ...
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A Hazy by Any Other Name Would Still Smell As Juicy

We ❤️ hazy beer!
When star-crossed lover Juliet proclaims, “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” in William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and ...
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Creating Safer Spaces in Craft Beer, Part Eight — How Consumers Can Champion Underrepresented Breweries

Part eight of ten.
The industry needs allies. And you can be one of them. More breweries speaking out and doing the work is great, but craft beer also ...
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Three New Black-Owned Breweries Diversifying the Texas Beer Scene

Turning up the heat in Texas.
Can you guess which state has the largest Black population in the U.S.? You might not immediately think of Texas, but with 3,936,669 Black people, ...
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Top 3 Awesome Australian Hops: Discover the Hops Reshaping Craft Beer

Galaxy, Vic Secret, Enigma, oh my!
Galaxy®, Vic Secret™, Eclipse®, Enigma®, Ella®, and Topaz™. What do all these hop varieties have in common? Not only are they some of the hottest ...
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Goldspot Brewing: The Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow

One hundred percent Queer- and Woman-owned.
It’s noon on a Thursday, and a group of white straight cis-men gathers in a low-ceilinged taproom in the Northwest corner of Denver, CO. They’re ...
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Czech Me Out! A Czech Dark Lager Primer

Take a trip to the dark side.
Month by month, lagers seemingly occupy more real estate and enjoy higher esteem in America’s craft beer culture. Think of the lager’s rise as a ...
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Creating Safer Spaces in Craft Beer, Part Six — Crafting Inclusive Events for Your Community

Part six of ten.
Imagine the last beer you drank. What did it taste like? Maybe it was a bitter West Coast IPA with bold, bright notes of citrus. ...
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The Whole Truth: How Lady Justice Brewing Balances the Scales of Beer

All rise.
In 2009, Lady Justice Brewing Co-Founders Betsy Lay, Jen Cuesta, and Kate Power served in the AmeriCorps VISTA program, living at the poverty level while ...
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Brand New Vine Street Brewing Brings Beer to Historic Jazz District

Hitting all the right notes.
When Vine Street Brewing Co. celebrated its grand opening on June 30th, it became Missouri’s first Black-owned brewery, bringing beer to Kansas City’s famous jazz ...
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The History of the Radler: Your New Favorite Summer Beer

One part lager + one part citrus soda = The most delicious drink.
According to local legend, Franz Xaver Kugler invented the radler in June 1922. While history can neither confirm nor deny this fact, the story is ...
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New Documentary Chronicles Black and Brown Brewery Owners ‘One Pint at a Time’

A first-of-its-kind film on Black and Brown brewery owners.
The sounds of a brewhouse—gears whirring, water boiling, steam hissing—are intersectional. Words pop up on the screen: “Each year, the craft beer industry generates tens ...
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Did You Know These Beer Styles Were Born in America?

California common, Kentucky common, light lager...
Beer’s history dates back centuries, with roots across the globe, from Africa to the Middle East to Europe. Although we love beer here in the ...
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