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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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What Is Rauchbier? A Smoky History

Let's clear this up.
All beer was once smoked beer or rauchbier in German. “It’s a lost knowledge that smoke beer was the original way of making beer,” Sixth ...
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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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Untappd’s All-Time Top-Rated Festbiers

A strong golden German lager similar to a helles, just maltier, the Festbier has become the official beer of Munich’s annual Oktoberfest. Historically, the beers ...
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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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Untappd’s All-Time Top-Rated Pumpkin / Yam Beer

The jack of all pumpkins.
Yes, we admit, the clock struck midnight for us this week, and we temporarily turned into pumpkins. We’re completing our trio of pumpkin features by ...
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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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