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Beer Is Fun, Let’s Not Forget

Take a break, grab some friends, and drink whatever you damn well please.

In the craze of the craft beer boom — with #beerstagram, intense brewery competition, and one too many options — it’s easy to forget that ...

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Letter from the Editor: One Viewpoint from Hop Culture

A measured response to AB-InBev's new video, "Six Viewpoints from The High End."

Hop Culture’s Editor in Chief responds to the Brewers Associations craft seal and AB-InBev’s video, Six Viewpoints from The High End. ...

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Brewers Association CEO Talks ‘Independent Seal,’ Responds to Critics

Making progress, however slowly.

Days after launching the new “independent beer seal” for use by craft breweries, the Brewers Association CEO Bob Pease responds to critics and looks toward ...

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Letter from the Editor: Gems in Upstate New York

Our Editor in Chief visits Suarez Family Brewing and makes a stop at the Storm King Arts Center.

Hop Culture’s Editor in Chief makes a day trip to Suarez Family Brewing in Livingston, New York, and stops at the Storm King Arts Center ...

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6 Tips for Doing Your Next #BeerFest Right

There's no one "right" way, but there are definitely some wrong ways to enjoy a craft beer festival.

Let someone with over 10 years of experience throwing beer festivals tell you how to enjoy them the right way. ...

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Talking Craft Beer With the Prop Master From HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’

An eye on the future, through the lens of satire.

Why is there so much craft beer on Silicon Valley? We spoke with the prop master to find out how HBO’s hit show uses beer, ...

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Tentatively Trying a Non-Alcoholic IPA

Toronto's Partake Brewery is out to bring the "world's healthiest beer" to the masses.

Toronto’s Partake Brewery is out to bring the “world’s healthiest beer” to the masses. The secret? No alcohol. ...

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The 12 Tastiest Beer and Music Collaborations

A dozen times musicians and brewers teamed up.

Brewers regularly collaborate to brew beer. Occasionally, they team up with non-brewers to create truly unique beers. Here are a dozen times musicians and brewers ...

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Lagunitas IPA Is F*cking Great

An ode to a 22-year-old legend.

Yes, Lagunitas IPA is ubiquitous. And yes, the company is now owned by Heineken. But don’t turn your back on one of the original, great ...

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Meet Malty Baere, the Whiskey/Beer Love Child

One Pittsburgh distillery has started experimenting with local breweries.

Pittsburgh’s Wigle Whiskey has teamed up with local breweries, including Draai Laag and Grist House, to make organic whiskey products inspired by breweries. ...

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Letter from the Editor: Lessons from the French Beer Scene

This week, our Editor in Chief travels to Paris, where he experiences the wonders of France's experimental craft culture.

Hop Culture travels to Paris, where our editor experiences the biere de garde and France’s craft beer scene. Seven years of French finally paid off. ...

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The Resurrection of John Kimmich of The Alchemist Brewery

A flood in 2011 didn’t sink The Alchemist. It set its puppet master free.

John Kimmich, the man behind The Alchemist and the father of Heady Topper, is dusting off his old recipes. ...

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Los Angeles Is Getting a $150 Million Brewery

Thanks to the largest business conglomerate in the Philippines.

Thanks to the largest business conglomerate in the Philippines — San Miguel Corporation — Los Angeles is getting a massive new brewery. ...

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Letter from the Editor: Robot Fingers in Your Beer Glass?

AI is inevitable. What role will it -- or should it -- play in the brewing industry?

AI is the future. In this week’s Letter from the Editor, Hop Culture’s Editor in Chief discusses the role of automation and robotics in the ...

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Resurrect Beer Project: From Strong to Strange

What would West Virginia's hippest brewery look like?

Designer PJ Engel reimagines the defunct P.P. Beck Brewing, with the oddities of West Virginia in mind. ...

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