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To Find Our Best Brewery of 2023, Just Look for the Barn Hex Above the Door

What looks like a five-sided flower bud in marigold orange interspersed with teal hop cones sits proudly atop the brewery. Everyone who walks under the ...
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The 12 Best Beer Festivals You Can’t Miss This Year

'Tis the season.
A few years ago, we traveled around the country, hosting a beer festival in a different city almost every month—Oakland, San Diego, Chicago, Portland, ME, ...
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The 8 Best Breweries in Kansas City, Missouri

Beer in the 'Heart of America.'
Yes, we know it might sound odd. When we think of epic beer cities, we’re more likely to name Portland, OR, Chicago, IL, Los Angeles, ...
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The Top 10 Beers We Drank in January 2024

New year, new beers!
New year, new beers! Let’s spill the beans: We didn’t participate in Dry January. However, we did try many hot, non-alcoholic brands to show you ...
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The 7 Best Breweries to Visit in Boulder, Colorado

Where the beer is 'boulder.'
Everyone knows that Denver is a brewing mecca. Home to 150 breweries, brewpubs, and taprooms and the site of one of the biggest craft beer ...
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The 5 Best Places to Drink in Vero Beach, Florida

Sunrises, not high rises!
When Hop Culture Founder Kenny Gould got married in December in Vero Beach, I had the opportunity to check out some of the best places ...
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The Best Non-Alcoholic Brands to Watch in 2024

Zero proof doesn't mean zero fun.
Dry January has become more than just a month of people abstaining from alcohol; non-alcoholic brands have become a part of this complete New Year. ...
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The 13 Best Breweries to Watch in 2024

Keep an ???? out.
The gifts that keep on giving! Hopefully, you’ve already had a chance to check out our lists of “The Best New Breweries of 2023,” “The ...
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The Best Beers We Drank in 2023

Best. Beers. Period.
Honestly, this is one of the most challenging lists to put together because it forces us to think back on the places we’ve been, the ...
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The Best Breweries of 2023

If you thought last year’s list of best breweries was a banger, just wait until you see our top picks for 2023. We’re going a ...
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Best New Breweries of 2023

A little something new.
When will we officially hit that magic 10k breweries in the U.S.? Wait, has it happened already? We’re certainly getting close. According to the Brewers ...
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The Best Hidden Gem Places to Drink in 2023

If you know, then you know!
You know what we mean, when we say “hidden gem places to drink,” right? These could be the places you keep all to yourself because ...
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48 Hours Drinking and Eating in Rancho Cordova, California

A drinkers gold mine!
For years, we’ve documented some of the best places to travel for beer in the United States, from Portland, OR, to Portland, ME, and everywhere ...
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Squatters Juicy Imperial IPA: A Best-Selling Beer Gets Even Juicier

The queen of beers.
In Utah, one IPA reigns supreme. Four years ago, when Squatters released its Juicy IPA, the Salt Lake City-based brewery had no idea its version ...
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Top 11 Beers We Drank in November 2023

Beers we're thankful for.
This month means taking some time to appreciate good family, great friends, and fantastic beer. Plenty of festive occasions meant we drank some top beers ...
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