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The 13 Best American Pale Ales Available in Most Stores Right Now
Just remember: APA came before IPA!
We love hops! And so do you. We all can’t get enough of those little green cones. Case and point, in 2021, the Pacific Northwest ...
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The Best Cold IPAs We Drank the Last Two Years
The coolest beers from the coolest new style.
Can you guess one of the hottest beer styles of 2022? Hint: It was actually pretty cold. We saw one of the newer trends in ...
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The Top 11 Beers We Drank in February
The best beers we drank this month.
Just because February is a short month doesn’t mean we drank less beers. In fact, we had so much incredible beer in February that we’re ...
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The Top Hops for Thiols
Why your beers smell so good.
Why do we love IPAs? Seriously, think about your answer to the question. For us, it’s because of one little cone on a bine and ...
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What Is a Cold IPA?
The hottest new IPA style...is freezing cold.
Last year was a hot year for hops. Who are we kidding? Hops have been hot for decades now. Last year in particular we covered ...
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Baltic Porter? I Hardly Know ‘Er!
The black sheep of the porter family.
Craft beer’s lexicon brims with necessary qualifiers, like “double dry hopped,” “barrel aged,” and “imperial.” A handful of those descriptors refer to nationalities and cultures, ...
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The Top 10 Beers We Drank in January
The best beers we drank this month.
A new year means new top beers and new year’s resolutions. For instance, we pledge to drink more beers from our “Best Breweries to Watch ...
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RationAle Brewing: Disrupting Everything You Thought About Non-Alcoholic Beer
Drinking in moderation have never been more rational.
Why do you drink craft beer? Everyone has their own reason. Perhaps you’re a hop head and you can’t get enough of those dank Pacific ...
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The Best Non-Alcoholic Beers Available in Most Stores Right Now
Helping your dry, damp, or wet January.
At this point, non-alcoholic beer isn’t just another trend. In 2021, the non-alcoholic beer market in the United States recorded a revenue of nearly five ...
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The 27 Best Beers We Drank in 2022
Drink these beers now. Thank us later.
We just love this time of the year. Why? Because we get a chance to look back on the last twelve months, recounting the “Best ...
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The 14 Best Breweries of 2022
The best of the year
If we may say so: This year’s best breweries list is a real banger. Below you’ll find a brewery making excellent lagers and hoppy ales ...
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The Best Hidden-Gem Places to Drink in 2022
You know, that one drinking spot "no one else knows about!"
Everyone has their favorite place to drink. You know what we’re talking about. That secret spot you only take your friends from out of town. ...
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The Best Craft Lagers You Can Drink Right Now
Because we can't drink IPAs all day.
We know that single, double, triple, hazy, New England-style, sour, milkshake, and really any kind of IPA will continue to dominate trends in craft beer. ...
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Oskar Blues Double Dale’s: A Nod to the Classic, a Finger to the World
Big, bold, badass.
Here’s a zinger for you: How can you possibly brew a beer that respects one of the most influential American craft beers of all time ...
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Hop Culture’s Annual Best Beers to Drink for the Holidays 2022
Tradition! Tradition!
What are the holidays good for if not spending time with friends and family around a fireplace, around a table, around a [insert any communal ...
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