All major holidays inspire brewers. From Valentine’s to Halloween calendar festivities offer breweries a chance to have fun or make an impact with the beers ...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Why is that? Well, in addition to naming our favorite breweries of the year and the best ...

Of all the Hop Culture pieces that people look forward to each year, the most popular is our list of the best breweries of the ...

During another crazy year, we take our hats off to all of the almost 9,000 breweries that continued to serve beer. However, we’re giving an ...

For someone who loves craft beer, the craft beer subscription box makes a terrific gift. Because what’s better than opening a package filled with beer? ...

Bell’s hasn’t always followed a straight line. Like the namesake Two Hearted River of its iconic Two Hearted Ale, the brewery has twisted and turned ...

Last year we put together a series around New England-style IPAs. And this year we’re adding a few more to our list. More often than ...

November has been a busy month for the team here at Hop Culture. Starting with International Stout day on Nov. 4th we drank quite a ...

A beer without hops? It might sound blasphemous, but there was a time when brewers didn’t use hops to bring flavor, aroma, bitterness, and preservation ...

Almost thirty years ago in 1992 Chicago-based Goose Island became the first U.S. craft brewery to mass-produce and market their bourbon whiskey barrel-aged beer, Bourbon ...

Pops of vibrant color. Witty names. Hints at pop culture. Incredible geometric shapes. Whimsical characters. These are just a few of the elements that we’ve ...

Fall means the return of many things. We break out Oktoberfests, Märzens, and festbiers to celebrate the harvest. And of course for a few weeks ...

Do you know one of the best perks of being the Managing Editor at a beer magazine? You receive plenty of free beer. In fact, ...

In front of me sat pipettes, beakers, and pitchers of five of Firestone Walker’s best barrel-aged beers of 2021. And beside me sat three of ...

REPUBLISH: What is a Belgian Quad? Author: Angela McLaughlin Photography courtesy of Brewery Ommegang With its signature rich, malty flavor, medium bitterness, and impressive ABV, ...