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The Top 10 Beers We Drank in August 2023
Back to school!
School’s out for…oh, shoot; we got that wrong. This month means that, for most, it’s back to school! Well, we certainly schooled ourselves with some ...
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The Best Honey Beers for National Honey Bee Day
Un-bee-lievable beers.
We’ve seen some pretty crazy ingredients thrown into beer. Everything from peanut butter to jelly beans to any assortment of fruits, peppers, herbs, spices, and ...
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The Truth Behind Sour Beer Calories
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Of all the crazy beer rumors floating around the internet, one of the strangest and most persistent is that sour beer has fewer calories than ...
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The 25 Best Beers to Drink in Summer 2023
Hot, hot beers.
Here’s a crazy summer beer story to go along with this list of best summer beers. (Not interested? Skip down to TL:DR. We understand if ...
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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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