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What Is a Smoked Beer?

Beer up in smoke.
History and the craft beer industry are cyclical. Crazes and trends come and go. Then come back again, go once more, and on and on. ...
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What Is a Vienna Lager?

A fairly rare find.
The Vienna lager isn’t your perennial tap list darling. In fact, this copper-hued and malt-forward brew is a fairly rare find. Partly because it’s a ...
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Weathered Souls Brewing to Open New Location in Charlotte, NC

Founder of Black Is Beautiful to open new location.
After five years of racking up accolades (including Hop Culture’s own “Best Brewery of 2020” award) Weathered Souls Brewing Co-Founder is taking things a step ...
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We Have the Official Answer on the Difference between a Porter and a Stout. Or Do We?

The age old question answered.
When a chill enters the air and the calendar flips to fall people often start shelving their IPAs and busting out their dark beers. Hops, ...
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How to Increase Yield without Compromising Quality

Beer centrifuges lead to higher yields and higher quality beer.
Since stories about the latest beer releases often dominate the media and Instagram feeds, it’s easy to forget that brewing techniques themselves are constantly advancing. ...
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Everything You Need to Know About International Zwanze Day 2021

One of the most coveted beer holidays of the year.
Lately, we’re written a lot about wild ales and lambic beers. And for good reason. They’re just damn good! So good, in fact, that one ...
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How to Run a 72k Beer Instagram, According to the Social Media & Content Creator at Two Roads

Tap into the double-tap.
Over the last few years, Instagram has become the social platform of the beer industry. Consumers have created their own craft beer subculture where top ...
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Win a Pair of Tickets to the Great American Beer Festival

Do you have the golden ticket?
Our friends at Untappd are giving away five pairs of tickets to the Great American Beer Festival aka the most epic beer festival on the ...
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The 6 Hottest Things About Untappd’s New Beer Fest in San Diego

Sun, sand, suds, and special beers. It’s a homerun!
Last month our friends at Untappd announced their first in-person beer festival of the year hosted at Petco Park, home of the Padres, in sunny ...
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Unbranded Brewing’s First Festival Celebrates Beer in South Florida

Celebrating craft beer in South Florida.
When Zachary Swanson founded Unbranded Brewing in Hialeah, Florida, it was the first brewery to ever open in the predominantly Cuban city. Even though many ...
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What Exactly Is a Golden Ale?

The golden years of a golden beer.
When the summer heat cranks up to what these days feels like 110 degrees and the humidity makes it feel like you’re walking through an ...
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What Is a Witbier?

Three cheers for cloudy beers.
A 4-pack of Allagash White got me through a rainy Maine weekend back in 2014. My strongest memory of those two days is walking with ...
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7 Under-the-Radar Breweries to Visit This Summer

Throughout the past three decades there are certain breweries that have changed the landscape of the industry, often introducing curious beer drinkers to their first ...
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20 Questions with the Winner of Untappd’s Scholarship to The Appalachian State Brewing Short Course

Desert island beers, lady brewsters, and a sweet brewing scholarship.
Last month, Untappd announced open applications for a scholarship covering one student’s full tuition to Appalachian State’s Summer Brewing Short Course. Taught from July 25h ...
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Humble Sea Brewing Co. Opens New Taproom in Pacifica

California's hidden gem brewery is heading up the coast.
Back in 2019, the Hop Culture team traveled to Northern California to host its second annual Juicy Brews WestFest beer festival at Drake’s Brewing Co. ...
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