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 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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Samuel Adams Just the Haze: The Holy Hoppy Grail of Non-Alcoholic Beer

Award-winning non-alcoholic hazy.
Boston Beer Co. Founder Jim Koch is no stranger to bucking convection and embracing innovation. He launched his own brewery with a recipe for Vienna ...
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SweetWater Gummies: Take a Bite Out of These Higher ABV, Highly Juicy IIPAs

Highly juicy!
“Don’t Float the Mainstream” is the mantra SweetWater Brewing has lived and brewed by for the last twenty-six years. Highly focused on quality and innovation, ...
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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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Untappd’s All-Time Top-Rated Imperial Pastry Stouts

Like grown up kids in a candy store!
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, maple syrup, coconut truffles, oh my. Cacao nibs, marshmallow fluff, nuts galore, and even pies in the sky. When it comes ...
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A Pretty Big Dill: Hop Culture’s Pickle Beer Primer

In dill we trust.
Sit down at the bar top at your favorite greasy spoon, and the first order of business is grabbing an easy-drinking lager or session IPA. ...
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Samuel Adams Old Fezziwig: An Ale as Old as Time Releases in Six-Packs For First Time

No bah humbugs here!
Tradition! Around the holidays, this word takes on dazzling significance. We all have them. For some, it might be baking and swapping cookies together with ...
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What Exactly Is a Pastry Stout?

Take a stroll on the sweeter side.
Although initially used pejoratively to refer to sickly sweet, adjunct-laden beers, “pastry stout” has been universally adopted in the craft beer community. We can credit ...
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Untappd’s All-Time Top-Rated Imperial Stouts

Barrel-aged beauties!
Why do we love stouts? Un-stout-edly, we shout from the rooftops for the dark depths of these dank-defying beers because they touch our souls. And ...
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The Top 10 Beers We Drank in October 2023

Scary good! ????
October is one of the most festive months of the year. Oktoberfest wraps up in the early weeks of the month, and then we immediately ...
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Wasatch Brewery’s Last One Down: The Beer For All of Life’s Adventures

First one up, last one down.
In Utah, the joke goes that most folks can ski before they can even walk. A state renowned for mountain sports, Utah has twenty-one ski ...
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The Spookiest Brews for Halloween

Are you afraid of the dark...ales?
We’re throwing the spookiest Halloween party…in your home! Hop Culture’s favorite festival is back (Rosemary’s), baby! We started Spooky Brews in 2018, inviting people to ...
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