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Fremont Brewing Dark Stars: Inside Washington’s Largest Beer Barrel-Aging Program
An inside look at the barrel-aging process of Fremont Brewing
Once you know the aroma it’s unmistakable. Pungent alcohol, hot and heady, greets your nose first. Followed by a smoky sweetness that mingles with spice, ...
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Bent Water Brewing Co. Shares How To Make Consistent Beer
It's in the water.
At Hop Culture, we often talk about the magic of the brewing process. Spontaneous and wild fermentation is like alchemy, a nearly-inexplicable phenomenon that results ...
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The Story Behind Gilded Skull Brewing & Blending, One of Massachusetts’ Most Exciting Breweries
How the skull became a symbol of hope.
Making beer is hard. Many will tell you it is a labor of love. Making beer while you have a rare form of cancer. That ...
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Tripping Animals Brewing Co. Is Florida’s Hottest New Brewery
Get to know the brewery worth its weight in hype.
Take it from someone whose job description includes hanging out on social media: if you’re interested in learning what breweries are considered “hot” or “hype,” ...
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Meet Marcus Baskerville, Founder of Weathered Souls Brewing Co.
The man behind the Black Is Beautiful initiative and one of the country's most exciting breweries.
If you’ve been keeping up with craft beer news, you’ve probably heard the name Marcus Baskerville. The 35-year-old brewer and co-founder of Weathered Souls Brewing ...
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An Interview with Émilie Leclerc, AKA La Petite Biere
Democratizing beer with stylized photoshoots.
Thirty-three-year-old French Canadian Émilie Leclerc, known on Instagram as @la_petit_biere, is a renaissance queen. In her relatively short career, she has been an actress, a ...
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A Q&A with Instagram Photographer Matthew Ward, AKA @bendbrewdaddy
Matthew Ward is leading the Instagram beer photography game.
By day, Matthew Ward is a business owner, managing Redmond, Oregon’s premier craft beer bottle shop: Beer Stop. And by night (or at least once ...
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A Q&A with Eli Traks, Photographer At Turning Point Beer
We chatted with Eli Traks, one of the most talented beer photographers in the game.
Take it from Hop Culture’s resident Instagram photographer: shooting beer photos is harder than it looks. Eli Traks, or @elitraks on Instagram, is a professional ...
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An Interview with Rachel Edwards, Oozlefinch’s Head Brewer
One woman's flight to the top at the brewery of a mythical bird.
Brewing beer at a brewery named after a mythical bird on a 400-year-old fort and transforming over 100-year-old yeast from a dead general’s chest are ...
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Helen Gutierrez, AKA @hopsnobbery, Returns To Instagram
An interview with Instagram craft beer influencer Helen Gutierrez
Helen Gutierrez — known around the world by her Instagram handle, @hopsnobbery — was teaching yoga and working as an administrative assistant for an insurance ...
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Q&A with Beers With(out) Beard’s New Artist Kailah Ogawa
Get to know the artist behind Beers With(out) Beards!
Two years ago we hosted a design contest for our inaugural women in craft beer festival, Beers With(out) Beards. Out of all the submissions, we ...
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An Interview with Rob Corradetti AKA Killer Acid
A sneak peek into the mind of Killer Acid.
Although Killer Acid is a brutal name, California-based artist Rob Corradetti is as reflective and introspective as they come. Corradetti, who started going by Killer ...
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Top Hat Opens An Office In St. Petersburg, Florida
The southern craft beer scene is heating up!
Three years ago, we ran a piece on an up-and-coming, Pittsburgh-based design agency catering to the beer industry called Top Hat. Founded by wunderkind Ben ...
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An Interview With Sam Taylor, Hop Culture’s Graphic Artist
Get to know the artist behind Hop Culture's visual world.
At 31-years-old, British artist Sam Taylor has already accomplished more in his career than many designers dream about for a lifetime. By his third year ...
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The Food and Drink Industry Is Hurting. On The Fly Wants to Help.
We're all in this together.
On some level, COVID-19 has affected everyone. The pandemic has been particularly disastrous for small businesses, especially in the service and hospitality industry, which have ...
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