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The 17 Best Breweries to Watch in 2025

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A new year means 365 new days to try new beers and visit breweries new to us. Hopefully, you’ve already checked out everything from “The ...
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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 19 Best Beers We Drank in 2024

Drink up.
Here’s a fun fact: In 2024, Hop Culture Senior Content Editor Grace Lee-Weitz drank 534 unique beers from 211 different breweries in 117 styles across ...
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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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Best Hidden Gem Places to Drink in 2024

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What does it mean to be a hidden-gem place to drink? We feel like the answer to that question is like watching the technical round ...
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Best New Breweries of 2024

New kids on the block.
Every year, the number of breweries opening in the U.S. creeps slightly higher. According to the Brewers Association, 9,906 breweries currently operate in the country ...
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The 20 Best Brewery Memberships, Bottle Societies, and Beer Clubs

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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 Homebrewing Gifts of 2024

Elevate your craft!
While we’ve already covered our favorite beer glasses, beer fridges, and best beer merch of the year, let’s get down to the nitty-gritty. How many ...
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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 Beer Fridges of 2024

Fun with fridges!
Working for a beer magazine has its perks. We love trying new beers that brewers across the country send us. It’s one of the best ...
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Beers We’re Thankful for This Thanksgiving

We give thanks for these influential and life changing beers.
Let’s be honest: This year has been another one full of twists and turns. But as we round the corner to December, we’ve decided to ...
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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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The 21 Best Breweries in Denver, Colorado

The best beer in the Mile High city.
Every year, the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) descends in Denver, CO. We just went a couple of weeks ago, attending the GABF Awards Ceremony, ...
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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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