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Find the best spots daily to eat and drink in hipster neighborhoods. Hit the roof, drink a beer and eat delicious at top-tier restaurants. Plan your nightlife adventure with maps and reviews of unknown micro-brews, rooftop parties, and independent drink.

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The scene at Hippin’ Hops—Georgia’s first Black-owned, brick-and-mortar brewery—looks a lot like a family prepping for a barbecue.

How Hippin’ Hops Has Changed the Landscape for Black Breweries

Summer Sips

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Summer Sips: Refreshing Drink Recipes for Summer

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Well, it’s officially pool sitting, beach chilling, backyard grilling season and that has us craving one thing: an ice cold beer.

The Best Summer Beers to Crack Open This Season

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These Hotels Have the Best Beer Programs in the Country

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Since writing this article a very long two years ago, we are happy to announce that, although Black-owned breweries still only make up under one percent of the total throughout the U.S., there has been a significant hike in the total number to add to this list.

These Black-Owned Breweries and Causes Give Us Hope for the Future

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IPAs tend to hog a lot of the beer-loving spotlight, but for true believers, the holiest of grails are those containing stouts.

The 24 Best Stouts in America to Try This Winter

There are so many pumpkin beers on the shelves these days that it's difficult to figure out what’s a trick and what’s a treat.

The Best Pumpkin Beers to Drink This Fall

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We live in a golden age of craft brewing, one where more than 8,000 breweries are currently pouring everything from buzzy hazy and milkshake IPAs to traditional Belgian fare, stouts, lagers, and everything in between.

The 34 Hottest Breweries in America Right Now

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“IPAs are so hot right now!” That sentence is so 1996.

The 34 Hottest IPAs in America Right Now

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You learn a lot about the state of American craft beer when you attempt to rank the top three beers (give or take) in every state.

We Ranked the Top Beers in All 50 States

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Germans probably didn't invent the concept of drinking outside, but the German-style beer garden arguably perfected it.

Ale Sharpton’s Recent Articles

How Hippin’ Hops Has Changed the Landscape for Black Breweries

Clarence Boston is building an empire in Georgia, and keeping the door open behind him.

The Best Summer Beers to Crack Open This Season

Sip these in the sunshine.

These Hotels Have the Best Beer Programs in the Country

Grab a pint and stay a while.

These Black-Owned Breweries and Causes Give Us Hope for the Future

Represent! Here are 70 Black-owned breweries to know and support.

The 24 Best Stouts in America to Try This Winter

This is gonna get dark.

The Best Pumpkin Beers to Drink This Fall

Good gourd, these are delicious.

The 34 Hottest Breweries in America Right Now

Beautiful beer gardens, innovative techniques, and award-winning brews.

The 34 Hottest IPAs in America Right Now

Exciting collabs, one-offs, mainstays, and everything in between.

We Ranked the Top Beers in All 50 States

Find out which beers from your home state made the cut.

The 26 Best Beer Gardens in America

Germans probably didn't invent the concept of drinking outside, but the German-style beer garden arguably perfected it.

The Most Underrated Brewery in Every State

Think about your favorite craft brewery in the state you live in.

The Best Craft Brewery in Every State

If you have a beer in your hand, life is probably good.