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Top 21 Beers We Drank in October 2024

From Washington to Denver.
Well, folks, October was a doozy for the Hop Culture team. Back-to-back-to-back trips to Bellevue, WA, the Yakima Valley, and Denver for the Great American ...
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48 Hours Drinking and Eating in Yakima Valley

Hopping around the land of beer and hops.
“Welcome to Yakima. The Palm Springs of Washington,” reads a black, white, and red billboard on your way into town. I’ve been to Palm Springs, ...
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Breaking Bales (and Tacos) With Bale Breaker: The Freshest Fresh Hop Beers

Freshhhhhhhh!
Two years ago, Firestone Walker Brewmaster Matt Brynildson shared a story with me. He had just come back from picking hops in the Yakima Valley. ...
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The 30 Most Iconic Beers to Drink in Fall 2024

All hail fall! As I’m sure you know by now, autumn is one of our favorite seasons. To us, this is indisputable. We get goosebumps ...
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48 Hours Drinking and Eating in Bellevue, Washington

The Bellevue of the ball.
While everyone knows about Seattle, just across Lake Washington, you’ll find a city that should become your base camp for epic adventures and drinking—Bellevue. The ...
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Top 10 Beers We Drank in September 2024

Fall, Festbiers, and Football.
Last month, we told you we were ready for the invasion of pumpkin beers, Oktoberfest events, and the promise of Festbiers, Märzens, porters, and amber ...
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The 11 Best Breweries in Sonoma and Napa Valley

Where to find more than wine.
Last spring, I traveled to Manchester, where I met Track Brewing Co-Founder Sam Dyson. An epic bike trip from Virginia to California inspired Dyson to ...
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The Top 31 Oktoberfest Beers to Try in 2024

Lederhosen not required.
September 21, 2024, marks the beginning of the 189th Oktoberfest celebration! And you can bet that the annual festival that attracts millions of visitors to ...
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The Best Breweries to Visit in Munich, Germany

Munich, Germany, along with the greater Bavarian region, contains some of the world’s most famous breweries. Many of the German beer styles that drinkers across ...
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5-Minute Guide to Pairing Food With Oktoberfest Beers

Roast chicken, pretzels, sausages galore!
We’ve said it many times, but it bears repeating: We love this time of year. The NFL season started last week (check out the best ...
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15 Best Breweries in Hudson Valley and Upstate New York

Pure magic, 150 miles north of Manhattan.
Let me describe the Hudson Valley to those who have never lived in New York City. It’s a magical place about an hour’s drive north ...
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Mortalis: Mere Mortals Making Otherworldly Beers

Bowing down to beer.
In Upstate New York in the early 2010s, a couple of brothers-in-law dabbled in homebrewing, making beer for family and friends. Mortalis Brewing Co-Founders Paul ...
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Are Pumpkin Beers ‘Squashed’ for Good?

What's Ailing Pumpkin Ale?
It’s that time of year: The air’s gone swampy, your lawn looks like a hayfield, you’ve used up all your vacation time, and the mosquitos ...
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The 11 Best Pumpkin Beers Available in Most Stores Right Now

Polarizing or popular?
It’s all pumpkin beers all week! ICYMI: Check out an update on our popular piece on the polarizing opinions on pumpkin beers. We are just ...
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Top 12 Beers We Drank in August

Drinking in the dog days of summer.
Summer is almost over. Let’s just get those words out of the way now. Honestly, we’re kind of excited to put these dog days behind ...
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