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The 8 Best Whiskies from Breweries to Drink on St. Patrick’s Day (2025)

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The 8 Best Whiskies from Breweries to Drink on St. Patrick’s Day (2025)

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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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 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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What Is a Belgian Quad?

Four times the fun.
With its signature rich, malty flavor, medium bitterness, and impressive ABV, the Belgian quad is a beer that has literally stood the test of time. ...
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The Top 10 New Non-Alcoholic Beverages We’re Drinking for Dry January

What's in our fridge.
Are you participating in Dry January this year? You’re not alone. According to research by The New Consumer/Coefficient, forty-nine percent of Gen Z and Millennial ...
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Are You Brewing Gold? Enter The Most Prestigious Beer Competition in the ‘World’

Register now!
One of the world’s most prestigious and esteemed craft beer competitions, the World Beer Cup® (WBC), has celebrated the best in beer every year since ...
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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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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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The Force Has Nothing on Revolution’s Deth’s Tar

May the stout be with you!
I’m not going to pretend like I’m a big fan of Star Wars. I just barely watched the films—and that’s only because my wife, a ...
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The 10 Best Stouts Available in Most Stores Right Now

Find these stouts on shelves near you.
When we talk about stouts, it’s usually because we’re recommending a highly touted release or barrel-aged beauty. These are genuinely some of the greatest examples ...
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5 Reasons to Join One of the Best Brewery Memberships in the Country

One of the best.
Since launching in 2021, Firestone Walker’s exclusive membership society, the Brewmaster’s Collective, has been a perennial favorite of our “Best Brewery Memberships and Bottle Societies.” ...
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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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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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Beers With the Most 5-Star Check-Ins on Untappd in 2024

Cheers to 14 years of beers and check-ins!
In 2010, Untappd Founder Greg Avola had an idea: Build a social platform for the craft beer community. Avola had impeccable timing. Because while “Like ...
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