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John A. Paradiso is the former managing editor at Hop Culture Magazine and current managing editor at Cool Material. His interests include listening to the tunes of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizzard and watching Wes Anderson films. His Wednesdays are spent picking up comics at the local comic book shop and his weekends are spent watching Premier League soccer. He's probably down to get a beer later.
Currently Drinking:
Saison Dupont
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The Perfect French Press Ratio, According to Press House Coffee
The perfect cup of French Press. Every time.
“French press is my preferred way of making coffee,” says Adam Randall, founder of Pittsburgh-based Press House Coffee. Launched initially as Green Dragon Coffee in ...
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The 8 Best Whiskies from Breweries to Drink on St. Patrick’s Day (2025)
Water of life!
Considered the water of life, whiskey (whisky) has become one of the most popular spirits in America and worldwide. So much so that even breweries ...
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Untappd’s All-Time Top-Rated New England/Hazy IPAs [UPDATED]
Hops. Hops. Hops.
Spring is here! Let’s let the good hops roll by looking at the data for one of the most popular styles in the entire country: ...
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Where There’s Smoke, There’s Smoldered Society
Ring the alarm!
Smoldered Society Brand Manager Cameron Frank once almost burned his mom’s house down. While watching his mom’s dogs, Frank says he had left the house ...
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Blue Brew: Kenneth & Masako Mukai’s Brewery Dream Comes True in Kochi
From the big city to the little island.
Up in a little mountain valley in Kochi Prefecture, on Japan’s smallest main island, Shikoku, is the Mukai Craft Brewing / Blue Brew Taproom, a ...
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The 11 Best Breweries in Brooklyn, NY
Best beer from one of the best boroughs.
For several years, the Hop Culture team called New York City home. We still miss venturing out to the bodega in the morning (or late ...
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Everything You Need to Know About International Tripel Day
One...two...three...
A style with a cult-like following in the industry, tripels aren’t usually the first Belgian style that comes to everyone’s mind. But on International Tripel ...
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The Top 10 Beers We Drank in February 2025
Roses are red...
Ambers are red; blueberry sours are blue. In February, we drank a lot of brews. Some from our “Best New Breweries of 2024.” Others from ...
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The 9 Best Breweries to Visit in Dallas, Texas
Everything is just bigger in Texas.
Bold, vibrant, and distinctly Texan, Dallas has been in flux over the past half-decade, morphing from a city with rich southern history to a more ...
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At Vector Brewing, Beer Isn’t Always Linear
Up, up, and away
Somewhere over in the east side of Dallas rests one of the best brew pubs in the country: Vector Brewing. They’ve been knocking it out ...
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Grainbakers: Shaping Community One Loaf and Pint at a Time
I pulled my hands out of the bowl and held them up in front of my face in awe. Covered tip to palm in a ...
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Is ‘Deep Fried Beer’ Real?
As a kid, every year over Labor Day, my family would go to the Minnesota State Fair. The second largest of its kind in the ...
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The 5-Minute Guide to Pairing Pizza and Beer
Two of the finest things in life.
If you’re like us, two of your favorite things in life probably start with pizza and end with beer. Grab a slice, take a bite, ...
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The Top 11 Beers We Drank in January 2025
Happy new beer.
New year, new month, new beers. We’re approaching 2025 with a lot of drive, and it’s already kicking into overdrive. We have a slew of ...
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Amalgam Brewing: The Tiny Tank Engine That Could
The sum of all its parts.
Tucked away in the corner of one of the most respected lager breweries in the entire country is a tiny tank brewing some of the ...
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