6 Questions with Bobby Fitzgerald, Co-Founder of Gunwhale Ales

Get to know Bobby before the Horus HOOTenanny!
Gunwhale Ales sits at an interesting intersection of rustic traditions and modern developments. The brewery went to market with the intention of producing “hop forward ...
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6 Questions with Bob Kunz, Founder of Highland Park Brewery

Meet Bob at the Horus HOOTenanny!
The Southern California scene is jam-packed with some of the countries best breweries. You’d imagine that it would be hard to stand out among juggernauts ...
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How to Make a Stout Taste Like Pancakes: An Interview with Great Notion

Three musketeers.
Let me start by saying that I’ve been wanting to visit Great Notion for a while. A few years ago, I tried their Double Stack ...
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Crush Some Metal As We Interview Holy Mountain

Finding metal at the intersection of rustic and modern.
Earlier in the year, Hop Culture Managing Editor John Paradiso and I went to Other Half Brewing’s Green City Festival in Brooklyn. We tried a ...
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Back to Basics with Stephen Andrews of Fox Farm Brewery

Fox Farm brewer Stephen Andrews returns to his homebrewing roots.
It’s 9 am when Stephen arrives at our Astoria brewhouse, holding a case of beers to get us through the day. “I actually used to ...
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7 Questions with Matt Sampson of Hacienda Beer Co.

Say hi to Matt at the Juicy Brews Winter Invitational!
Hacienda Beer Co. is the side project of Door County Brewing Co. in Baileys Harbor, WI. Like any good side hustle, Hacienda is focused on ...
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5 Questions with Justin Gyorfi, Co-Founder of Ingenious Brewing

Say hi to Justin at The Après-Ski Party.
Houston has seen something of a hazy IPA renaissance in the past few years. Several breweries have received national attention for brewing juicy New England ...
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An Interview with Steve Luke, Founder of Cloudburst Brewing

From Allagash to Elysian to the future.
A former production brewer at Allagash and Elysian, Steve Luke cut ties with Elysian after the brewery sold to Anheuser-Busch InBev in 2015. In early ...
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Poking Fun at Craft Beer Culture with the Founders of Beer, Period

Lots of laughs and plenty of beer.
You know the joke right? So a bartender and a beer sales rep walk into a bar. Well, I’m not a comedian, but Ally Gold ...
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7 Questions with Tim Besecker, Founder of Twin Elephant Brewing

Say hi to Tim at Spooky Brews!
Twin Elephant, which opened about two years ago, has been quietly producing some of the best beer in New Jersey. Located in Chatham, NJ, Twin ...
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11 Brewers Share Their Favorite Horror Movies

Check out the favorite horror movies from breweries attending Spooky Brews!
As if there aren’t enough scary things happening in the world, Halloween is a couple weeks away. If you’re looking through the eye holes of ...
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Getting to Know Craft Collective, a Boutique Craft Beer Distributor

Stop me if you’ve heard this story before. Two guys who met in college start drinking craft beer. After pursuing successful careers in other sectors ...
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6 Questions with John Doyle, Co-Founder of New Park Brewing

Say hi to New Park at Spooky Brews!
Since opening in March 2017, New Park Brewing has emerged as one of the better breweries in Connecticut. We’ve seen the Hartford-based brewery pump out ...
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Sharing a Beer with Esther Tetreault a.k.a. Mrs. Trillium

Trillium can't stop growing.
The most important thing you need to know about Esther Tetreault is this: All she wants to do is have a beer with you. Esther ...
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5 Questions with Caroline Barbee, Co-Owner of Barrel Culture Brewing & Blending

Say hi to Caroline at Spooky Brews!
The beer scene in the Triangle area of North Carolina, which includes Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill, has been booming over the past few years. ...
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How Grimm Went from Contract Brewing to Opening a Williamsburg Taproom

A conversation with Lauren and Joe Grimm.
Contract brewing isn’t a new practice. Breweries like Mikkeller, Stillwater, Evil Twin, and To Øl have built successful brands by brewing their recipes at other, ...
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