Untappd’s All-Time Top-Rated Quadruple IPAs

Not single, not double, not triple...
A few years ago, Hop Culture joined the Next Glass family, which includes, among other brands, BeerAdvocate and Untappd, the world’s largest craft beer social ...
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The Top 12 Beers We Drank in July 2023

Record breaking beers.
Hello, hottest days of the year. As temperatures around the country run dangerously high, make sure you’re staying safe and hydrated out there. In the ...
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Czech Me Out! A Czech Dark Lager Primer

Take a trip to the dark side.
Month by month, lagers seemingly occupy more real estate and enjoy higher esteem in America’s craft beer culture. Think of the lager’s rise as a ...
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Samuel Adams Boston Lager Remastered: Making the Best Beer in America a Little Better

Hitting all the right notes.
Why do we play a favorite song over and over and over again? Maybe it’s the mesmerizing lyrics that resonate with us or the harmonies ...
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The History of the Radler: Your New Favorite Summer Beer

One part lager + one part citrus soda = The most delicious drink.
According to local legend, Franz Xaver Kugler invented the radler in June 1922. While history can neither confirm nor deny this fact, the story is ...
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The 10 Best Wheat Beers Available in Most Stores Right Now

American wheat, hefeweizen, and witbier.
What is the best summer beer style? While we know the answer will vary. To us, there is no rarer pleasure than sipping on cloudy, ...
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Did You Know These Beer Styles Were Born in America?

California common, Kentucky common, light lager...
Beer’s history dates back centuries, with roots across the globe, from Africa to the Middle East to Europe. Although we love beer here in the ...
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The Top 10 Beers We Drank in June

The beer beers we drank this month.
Hello, summer solstice! Literally, as we write this piece about the top beers of June, the sun is burning bright for the longest day of ...
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What Is Italian Grape Ale?

The best of beer and wine...in one bottle.
Italian Grape Ale is a marriage between beer and grape. These beers, particularly more modern ones, can contain funky, barnyard, farmhouse-like flavors, but they are ...
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A Liquid Legend: The Story of How Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Stays Timeless After Four Decades

A legendary beer of the past, present, and future.
In 1984, the parking lot of the Oakland Coliseum resembled the Wild Wild West. Thousands of Deadheads congregated before a Grateful Dead concert. On what ...
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Celebrate National Bourbon Day with These 8 Unique Bourbons

Nine bourbons, the ultimate two finger pour.
Did you know that in 1964 Lyndon B. Johnson gave bourbon his presidential stamp when he signed an Act of Congress that designated bourbon as ...
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The 15 Best American IPAs Available in Most Stores Right Now

Nab these fantastic American IPAs at your corner bodega, supermarket, or craft beer store.
For the past few years, we’ve assembled a series around the best beers to find at a store near you. We’ve covered the “Best Hazy ...
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Squatters Juicy IPA: A Glass of Freshly Squeezed Hazy Deliciousness

There's no such thing as too juicy!
When Squatters released its Juicy IPA for the first time in 2019, the Salt Lake City-based brewery had no idea its version of a hazy ...
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The Top 11 Beers We Drank in May

The beer beers we drank this month.
May flowers! That’s all we can think about with the bouquet of beers we drank this past month. Like a bright, bold all-South Asian-owned brewery ...
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Subcontinental: The First-Ever All-South Asian Collab in Craft Beer

A beer that bridges borders.
Where are other people like me? That’s the question South Asian Beer Club Founder Ruvani de Silva asked herself after she moved from the United ...
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Best American Lagers to Drink All Summer Long

Sippin' slow.
What does summer mean to you? Could it be cannonballing into the pool, splashing around in the waves on the beach, barbecuing in the backyard, ...
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