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12 Tools Every Homebrewer Needs
The gear you need to up your homebrewing game.
A Hop Culture public service announcement: Please stay indoors. And while you’re hanging out home why not try your hand at homebrewing? Whether you’re brewing ...
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Chemex vs French Press: Which Is Better?
The matchup of the century.
If the first thing you do after your alarm rings is boil water, then you’re probably like us — caffeine lovers. At Hop Culture, we ...
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I Thought I’d Never Throw Away My Favorite Free Koozie. I Was Wrong.
WE HATE WARM BEER.
Yes, I’ll admit it: Since college, I’ve been very attached to the rainbow print koozie someone handed me for free from Absolut Vodka during Chicago ...
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5 Insanely Fun Beer Games to Play Right Now
Keeping ourselves entertained.
Let’s face it: Most of the country is playing the admittedly adorable Sushi Go! and the devilishly fun Exploding Kittens while drinking a beer on ...
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9 Beer Snacks We’re Munching On Right Now
Are you hungry yet?
We’ll admit it. Since we’ve started staying inside our daily beer intake has slowly risen. But not to worry. We’re pairing each drinking session with ...
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The Essential 4/20-Friendly Gear Guide For Beer Lovers
High style weed accessories.
As most savvy folks know, today is the international holiday dedicated to all things cannabis. Once an underground date by the counterculture, it’s become a ...
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I HIGHLY Recommend the Pax Era Vaporizer
HIGHLY... get it?
If this year had gone according to schedule, we’d be partying it up right now in Berkeley, CA for Juicy Brews WestFest. Our annual Bay ...
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Our 7 Favorite Craft Beer Making Kits of 2021
Spend your time brewing up some beer in the kitchen.
We at Hop Culture have quickly shifted to the work-from-home lifestyle. We’ve swapped happy hour at our local brewery to virtual drinks on Zoom. Trying ...
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My New Favorite Book Combines Roald Dahl with Craft Beer. And I Wrote It.
Hop Culture's founder Kenny Gould wrote a book.
Okay, so I’m biased. But as one of my new favorite authors, Evan Winter, said on the Goodreads review of his most recent novel, “I ...
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This Ergonomic Mug Just Makes Coffee Taste Better
The mug of my coffee-fueled dreams.
Typically, the most memorable part of any meal is the food. I can’t tell you about the fork I used at The Wolf’s Tailor in ...
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The Best Ways to Make Coffee While Camping
Making a perfect cup of coffee in the wild.
When you embark on a camping trip, you sacrifice quite a bit. Warmth, WiFi, the comfort of four walls. But while being outside certainly comes ...
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The Coffee Gear the Hop Culture Team Swears By
Coffee = Happiness.
Making our morning cup of coffee is a ritual. A graceful dance, if you will. The music is the hum of grinding beans and the ...
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Bottle Openers That Make A Unique Beer Gift
At home, on your bike, and in your pocket.
The best beer bottle openers for any budget or situation. For at home, on the go, or as part of your EDC. ...
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Book Review: How to Make Beer Bread
Pardon the beer and bread puns.
Do your bread recipes seem a bit crumby? Knead to mix things up? Try adding beer. It could just very well give your bread the ...
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The 11 Best Beer Books of 2019
Dust off your library cards and wear our your Amazon Prime accounts!
As craft beer has grown in popularity, so have the number of tomes on the topic. If you want to get highly technical, there’s a ...
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