The Culture of Craft Beer

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The Best Hop Culture Articles You Missed in 2022

The top articles we published in 2022.
Well, 2022 is a wrap. Let’s see what we have in store for us in 2023. But before we do, let’s take one more glance ...
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The Best New Breweries of 2022

Say hello to these fantastic new breweries!
It’s official: There are a s**t ton of breweries in the United States. And what amazes us is that every year this number continues to ...
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This Is the Best Bang-For-Your-Buck Beer Club We Tried This Year

The new beer club you need to try.
We love bottle societies, brewery memberships, and beer clubs. Yes, they give us a chance to nab some pretty exclusive, experimental beers from some of ...
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Channel Marker Brewing Changes Name to Coastal Mass Brewing

Still all about hazies and hanging out on the water.
We’ve been big fans of Massachusetts-based Channel Marker Brewing Company since they opened on the North Shore of Boston in December 2018. Their sought-after hazies ...
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15 Things You Didn’t Know About the Great American Beer Festival

The most EPIC beer festival of the year!
Did you know that arguably the most famous and revered craft beer festival in the entire country turns forty this year? With humble beginnings in ...
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The Best Selling IPA in the Country Is Sold Mostly in Glass: Why Glass Is the Best Packaging for Beer

Looking into our crystal glass ball...
For the last decade or so, cans have been the king of craft beer packaging with more folks looking for an easy way to take ...
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Wah Gwaan: Where Jamaican-Inspired Beers Breakthrough a Broken System

A brewery like you've never experienced.
Jackfruit, soursop, hibiscus, guava, and even durian. Take a brief glance at the tap list at Wah Gwaan Brewing Company in Denver, CO, and you’ll ...
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The Butterfly Effect: How Checkerspot Brewing Sends Ripples of Change Through Its Community

2022 winners of the Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream program.
Seemingly small actions can have a big impact. That’s the underlying theory behind the butterfly effect. For Judy and Rob Neff, the co-founders of Checkerspot ...
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Anchor Brewing x Hop Culture Announce $500 Beer Education Scholarship

Become the 20th Master Cicerone!
Do you work in the beverage and hospitality industry? Do you love beer more than life itself? Are you interested in furthering your beer and ...
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The Power of Grist Compels You! Why Horror Movies and Beer Go Better Together.

Beers that make us scream!
Beer, the affable fun uncle of the alcoholic beverage world, goes well with just about anything, including experiences. Beer and sports. For that matter, beer ...
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Malt, Hops, Beer, and Hot Tubs?

Soak, schvitz, and suds.
At 9:30am in the morning, my Lyft pulled up to a building on a nondescript corner of Downing St and E. 30th Ave in Denver, ...
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The Best New Place to Drink and “Be Social” in Boulder

Be social, eat good food, drink great beer.
Local legends Frank and Gina Day are bringing decades of experience running restaurants and breweries to Boulder with their newest venture—Boulder Social. Officially opened in ...
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He Who Cans First Cans Hardest: Oskar Blues Celebrates Its 20th CANiversary

Celebrating the 20th CANiversary
The canning revolution in craft beer started with one little unsolicited fax. Sounds like a bold statement? Well, Oskar Blues, the first brewery to put ...
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Alfa Laval’s Flexitherm: The Best Way to Preserve Beer Quality

One word: quality
If we had to boil craft beer down to one word, it would probably be quality. Ask any craft brewer worth their hops what their ...
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The Best Brewery Near Every NFL Football Stadium

Because football and beer go together like hot dogs and baseball.
Beer and football go together like hot dogs and baseball, so get educated on the best places to drink a beer near every NFL stadium. ...
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All-Female Brazilian-Japanese Brewery Brings Unique Brand to the United States

Putting heritage and happiness into beers.
Stop us if you’ve heard this story before: A couple of white guys decide to quit their day job in finance to pursue their love ...
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