What does it mean to be a hidden-gem place to drink? That\u2019s a tricky question. Just look at the submissions from the team, and you\u2019ll find a whole variety of answers. <\/p>\n
One is an over 300-year-old family-run brewery in Franconia<\/a>.<\/p>\n Another is a hot-dog-toting dive bar in Pittsburgh. <\/p>\n One is a magical brewpub in Tuscany.<\/p>\n Another is a bottle shop in Stockholm with a book of beers as thick as a Britannica Encyclopedia. <\/p>\n The common thread? These are all places that we almost want to keep to ourselves, whether it\u2019s the dive bar down the street, the nothing-fancy neighborhood taproom, or the low-key cocktail bar in the city. <\/p>\n While our exact interpretations may change, one thing remains the same: We have soft spots in our hearts for these hidden gems, and we almost (almost) don\u2019t even want to share them with you. <\/p>\n But of course, we will. <\/p>\n Below, we pulled together a list of the teams\u2019 favorites. We listed these best hidden-gem places to drink in no particular order because we each love them all in their own way. Of course, any \u201cbest\u201d list is open to interpretation, so take these picks with a grain of salt. And if you want to share your favorite place to drink, just hit us up at @hopculturemag<\/a>. <\/p>\n Theinheim, Bayern, Germany<\/em> Photography courtesy of Magic Muncie, Social Media Manager, Hop Culture and Untappd<\/p>\n<\/div>\n We had an incredible opportunity to host our first-ever Untappd epic beer adventure in Germany. This nine-day trip took fans through the astonishing drinking region of Bavaria and Franconia in Germany. For one of our favorite stops of the entire trip, head to Brauerei-Gasthof \u201cZum Gr\u00fcnen Baum\u201d Bayer Theinheim<\/a> (aka Brauerei Bayer), a thirty-minute drive, an hour-and-a-half train ride, or an hour-and-forty-five-minute bike ride west of Bamberg. <\/p>\n Helmed by master brewer Stefanie Bayer, Brauerei Bayer is one of the smallest breweries in Franconia, a region in northern Bavaria that boasts its own distinct culture, cuisine, dialect, and even beer styles (hence: landbier and vollbier). Consider that Franconia is to Bavaria as Scotland is to the U.K., a distinct place with its own identity within a larger amalgamated region. <\/p>\n And the family-run brewery, owned by the Bayers since 1718, proudly keeps things local, sourcing pilsner and Munich malt from Bamberg and hops from Hallertau and Spalt. <\/p>\n Brewing runs in Stefanie\u2019s blood. Her grandad was the last brewmaster, while her uncle also brews, and her dad, Michael Bayer, owns the brewery but helms the kitchen. Since she was five years old, Stefanie has helped out in the restaurant and brewery, cleaning glasses and tapping kegs. When she grew up, Stefanie eventually earned her bachelor\u2019s in brewing at Doemens Academy in Munich, taking over the reins. <\/p>\n The small 40-hectoliter brewery makes about 2,500 to 3,000 hectoliters a year, focusing mainly on just two types of beer\u2014landbier and kn\u00f6rzla, a sort of rustic amber lager whose name roughly translates to a couple of things like \u201cfrom the woods\u201d or the Franconian word for the end of the bread. Which, with a malt bill of Pilsner, Munich, and caramel malt, is pretty much what this beer tastes like. <\/p>\n But much to the excitement of our group, Brauerie Bayer also has a dedicated sour program, pretty rare for that area, thanks to Stefanie\u2019s uncle, who developed a love for sour beer while traveling in Belgium. They also make special seasonal beers, such as a dark doppelbock for Christmas and a summer ale in the warmer months. <\/p>\n Photography courtesy of Magic Muncie, Social Media Manager, Hop Culture and Untappd<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Somewhat coincidentally, while we visited, Hop Culture Social Media Manager Magic Muncie struck up a conversation with a guy wearing an Other Half tee at the table next to ours. <\/p>\n Turns out we had previously interviewed Jose Santos Caro for a different piece on \u201cEverything You Need to Know About Visiting Franconia\u2019s Rich Beer Scene.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n Santos Caro, who estimates he\u2019s visited 300 of the 350 breweries in Franconia, considers Brauerie Bayer in his top ten. He counts himself a regular here and couldn\u2019t have been more stoked that we were visiting. He thinks the landbier is top-notch, giving effusive praise throughout our conversation. <\/p>\n Absolutely delicious, we crushed three or four of these ourselves from their beautiful mugs, making us feel like regulars, even if just for a few hours. Zippy with a whisper of underlying spiciness, the 4.7% ABV beer presented mostly clean malt, with nothing over-the-top. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s very, very easy to drink,\u201d Stefanie almost cautioned us. To truly understand what landbier can be, you must try Brauerei Bayer\u2019s version. <\/p>\n Putting Brauerei Bayer over the top as a true hidden-gem place to drink is its excellent food, still passionately made by Stefanie\u2019s dad. With a focus on fresh and local ingredients, Chef Michael incorporates items like Steigerwald asparagus and wild boar into his seasonal Franconian dishes. <\/p>\n \u201cYou can really taste the love in their food,\u201d proclaimed Judy Sees, one of the Untappd enthusiasts on the trip. <\/p>\n The longer we sat at Brauerei Bayer, the louder it got, as more and more locals crowded into the booths around us. <\/p>\n \u201cI just loved listening to those guys behind us,\u201d said Frank Sees, Judy\u2019s other half. \u201cYou could just tell they were having a good time.\u201d <\/p>\n And so did we. <\/p>\n Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n Stockholm, Sweden<\/em> I was fortunate enough to visit this incredible beer bar right after its thirtieth birthday, and there were so many special collaborations and limited kegs still around that I can only IMAGINE the epic proper celebration. <\/p>\n I\u2019m three decades late to the party of falling in love with the beer culture of Akkurat, but I pledge to make up for lost time by sending as many people to Stockholm as I can! <\/p>\n The neighborhood of S\u00f6dermalm has no shortage of great beer spots, but hospitality sets Akkurat apart. It was a no-brainer to visit the bar and poke around the cellar multiple times while in Sweden. <\/p>\n The bottle list is about as thick as a Britannica Encyclopedia, and the cellar has Belgian beers as far as the eye can see. Akkurat has made quite an impact on beer lovers over the years, racking up awards for its cask ales, whiskey program, and more. <\/p>\n Akkurat carries the bastion of the heyday of beer. The Fj\u00e4derholmarnas Bryggeri hoppy lager MK:7 was made special for the bar\u2019s anniversary and was one of my favorites of my entire Euro trip. I also enjoyed a bottle of Cantillon 20th Anniversary Super Blend; I\u2019m thankful the regulars helped me finish it. <\/p>\n Other standouts from the tapwall included Nyk\u00f6ping Brewing\u2019s Palles Pils (a super-solid and crushable pils) and 0\/0 Brewing\u2019s Narangi IPA (hazy, citrusy, and refreshing!). <\/p>\n You\u2019ve been to other gastro-pubby-type places before, but this one is one of the best. They have their own Cantillion blends for crying out loud. Throw in their special \u201cMoules Asia\u201d (made with coconut milk, red curry, and Asian aromatics) and a gracious\/knowledgeable team, and Akkurat is truly world-class.<\/p>\n Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n Oslo, Norway<\/em> Photography courtesy of Grace Lee-Weitz | Hop Culture<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Whoever said black crows are bad luck? Quite by accident, we visited Crow Bryggeri in Oslo during the last day of its Lager Week. Literally, the bartender, who introduced himself to us as Eddie, told us that usually the brewpub\u2019s draft list only includes one or two lagers. When we went, bottom-fermenting beers had commandeered almost all twenty taps. <\/p>\n Those like the bar\u2019s own Black Crow Lager<\/a>, a smooth, dark, creamy schwarzbier<\/a> with Saaz and New Zealand Pacific Gem hops. <\/p>\n Since it was a slightly slow day at Crow, Eddie brought this beer to us to try first. We liked it so much that we ordered a whole pint. <\/p>\n As we sipped and read, we struck up a conversation with the guy next to us, who just happened to have lived in California for fifteen years. <\/p>\n Eddie saw us deep in conversation and offered us a little shooter of Norway\u2019s legendary Aquavit, a Scandinavian spirit made with botanicals like caraway, dill, fennel, citrus, and anise.<\/p>\n We suppose the incredible hospitality here could have clouded our judgment (or maybe it was the Aquavit), but beer tastes better with great conversation and good friends, right? Even those you\u2019ve just met. <\/p>\n We can\u2019t say that Crow Bryggeri is like this every day, but for its hospitality, damn fine beer, and fantastic conversation, we have to name this Oslo-based brewery as one of our favorite hidden-gem places to drink in 2025. <\/p>\n Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n Helsinki, Finland<\/em> We actually had a tough time narrowing down just one hidden-gem place to drink in Helsinki, Finland<\/a>. <\/p>\n We traveled to this Nordic capital as a part of a Baltic States beer trip that included Tallinn, Estonia<\/a>, and Riga, Latvia<\/a>. <\/p>\n So, we\u2019re cheating a bit here and including two of our favorites! <\/p>\n One Pint Pub<\/strong><\/p>\n Photography courtesy of Grace Lee-Weitz | Hop Culture<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Photography courtesy of Grace Lee-Weitz | Hop Culture<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The nondescript One Pint Pub<\/a> is a little hard to find, tucked into the corner of what looks like an office building sitting alongside a tiny canal. <\/p>\n But those willing to venture a little farther afield will find a packed pub that\u2019s clearly a locals\u2019 watering hole. <\/p>\n As SalamaNation\u2019s general manager, Aleksi Laurila, told us, \u201cIt\u2019s an OG place. They were the first ones to bring special beer into [Helsinki] in the late \u201890s.\u201d <\/p>\n While Carlsberg and Fuller\u2019s coasters plaster the ceiling, you\u2019ll find plenty of craft beer here (although Krombacher did seem to be a favorite group order). We snagged a seat at the tiny bar and settled in with a pint of Olarin Panimo Red Neck. <\/p>\n For thirty minutes, we watched a steady stream of those speaking mostly in Finnish (and a few in English) order hoppy pints of Olarin Panimo Jarmo DDH IPA, Krombacher Pils, and even an occasional Andechs Weissbier Hell. <\/p>\n With the smell of wood, sweat, and beer everywhere, local newspapers littering the bar, and a corner of used board games beckoning, we could have believed we were in a pub on the corner of any London street\u2014the only thing missing was a fireplace and some British banter. <\/p>\n Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n Bob\u2019s Laundry<\/strong><\/p>\n Photography courtesy of Grace Lee-Weitz | Hop Culture<\/p>\n<\/div>\n When we build drinking guides for any new city we visit, we reach out to folks we know who live there for suggestions, we find recs from our friends on Instagram, and we do some good old-fashioned research ourselves from our sister brands like Untappd<\/a> and BeerAdvocate<\/a>. <\/p>\n And then sometimes, we just stumble into places serendipitously. <\/p>\n Those like Bob\u2019s Laundry<\/a>, a tiny, almost subterranean bar with killer cocktails, small Asian-inspired bites, its own beer, and a laundromat. <\/p>\n Yes, you read that correctly. Walk into Bob\u2019s Laundry and you\u2019ll think it\u2019s laundry day at the Flip N\u2019 Fold. (Which we needed at this point in our trip, since we\u2019d already been traveling for a week.) <\/p>\n But walk past that second door, and you\u2019ll find a legit place to drink. We thanked our lucky socks for having to do laundry because we found a true hidden gem. <\/p>\n While you\u2019ll find a series of sensational cocktails here (all printed on a linen menu that could be cut straight from a laundry bag), we enjoyed the eponymous beer\u2014Bob\u2019s Laundry<\/a>.<\/p>\n Brewed by Kakola Brewing Company, this Japanese rice lager, as the bartender explained to us, is meant to be easy-drinking, crisp, and light enough to enjoy a few of while you fluff and fold. <\/p>\n Which is precisely what we did. <\/p>\n We\u2019re saying it here first: Please bring the bar-with-a-laundromat trend to the States. <\/p>\n Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n Philadelphia, PA<\/em> With Craft Brewer\u2019s Conference in Philly<\/a> next year, it feels only right to shout out one of my favorite local spots. Sure, Monk\u2019s Cafe will always hold GOAT status, but when it\u2019s packed with East Coasters chasing Pliny pours, walk just five minutes north to Good Dog Bar. <\/p>\n This three-story neighborhood staple nails the essentials: a thoughtful local beer list, genuinely great food, and plenty of room to shoot pool or just hang out. <\/p>\n I\u2019ve said it before, Philly is the best beer city in the country, and Good Dog is one of the bars that prove it. Add it to your must-visit list next time you\u2019re in town.<\/p>\n Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n Pittsburgh, PA<\/em> At Bottlerocket Social Hall<\/a> in the Allentown neighborhood of Pittsburgh, you walk into a bar\/venue, and the wood panel walls transform you back to your grandparents\u2019 basement. <\/p>\n Bottlerocket does a fantastic job of being a well-kept \u201cdive bar\u201d that has something for everyone. You want cheap macro beers? You\u2019ve got it! You want some craft beer? Well, they have that, too. Mixed drinks? No problem! <\/p>\n Plus, they put on events practically every day, from concerts to awe-inspiring comedy shows, karaoke, trivia, etc. <\/p>\n Oddly enough, one of the things that keeps people coming back the most? Hot dogs. BottleDogs is their own hot dog cart that serves a variety of all-beef hot dogs, the perfect snack to keep you hanging around longer than intended.<\/p>\n Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n Oakland, CA<\/em> From the outside, you wouldn\u2019t guess that Cato\u2019s Ale House<\/a> has one of the best beer selections in the Bay Area. The place looks like your average sports bar, but it is so much more. <\/p>\n Pliny the Elder is always on draft. I\u2019ll say that again: Pliny the Elder is always on draft. That\u2019s how you know this place is a hidden gem. Pair that with twenty-two more lines of world-class, often local craft beer, a window that serves food, and great neighborhood events like packed trivia every Monday night, and you\u2019ve got yourself a California classic. <\/p>\n I used to live about a five-minute walk from here; now I\u2019m a twenty-five-minute drive, and it makes me so sad that I didn\u2019t spend enough time here to become a regular. <\/p>\n Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n Montepulciano SI, Italy<\/em> Tucked away in the stunning Italian Tuscan wine region, La Bottega Matta is like a dream come true for beer enthusiasts. Just a stone\u2019s throw from Montepulciano, this hidden gem is the ultimate spot to kick back and enjoy an epic beer lineup, along with some seriously delicious proper Italian cuisine. This family-owned brewpub is an absolute gem you can\u2019t miss if you\u2019re in this region of Italy. <\/p>\n Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n Tallinn, Estonia<\/em> Photography courtesy of Grace Lee-Weitz | Hop Culture<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Everyone will tell you that if you\u2019re traveling to Tallinn, Estonia, you have to visit P\u00f5hjala<\/a>. And that\u2019s true because it is one of the highest-rated breweries in the Baltic States. <\/p>\n But here\u2019s a little secret: The folks who own P\u00f5hjala also opened a new spot this year, SUMI<\/a>. Coffee and French-focused pastry shop by day and an Asian-inspired small plates restaurant by night, SUMI cooks all its dishes over an open fire, including house-made mochi bread. <\/p>\n Honestly, we didn\u2019t have time to stop here for dinner, but we did grab pastries to go. <\/p>\n SUMI is one of the few places in Tallinn where you can find bagels (which Vahtra likes to buy in bulk and freeze at home) and sourdough donuts, along with a crowd-pleasing ham and cheese croissant. In my pay-it-forward move for the day, I shared these donuts with my traveling group, who devoured them faster than I could say bon app\u00e9tit<\/em>. <\/p>\n \u201cThose pastries you gave me,\u201d I texted P\u00f5hjala Head Brewer Martin Vahtra. \u201cI shared them with a few folks in our group, and they were gone in like two seconds. Rave reviews!!\u201d <\/p>\n If you do visit for dinner, expect fun, inventive shareable plates\u2014for instance, the salmon tataki with a burnt onion ponzu or fried tofu with Korean chili sauce. Don\u2019t skip out on the hot dog either; it\u2019s a sausage with spicy Korean noodles, cheese, green onion, and mayo on a fresh poppy-seed bun. So definitely not a Chicago dog, but maybe more like a Tallinn dog. <\/p>\n Of course, you\u2019ll also find ten taps of P\u00f5hjala beer, which the brewery selects seasonally to pair with the food menu. <\/p>\n Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n Nelson Tasman, New Zealand<\/em> Photography courtesy of Neat Places<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Amen to real ale! You can\u2019t go to Nelson Tasman, New Zealand<\/a>, without visiting The Free House<\/a> pub. Period. End of sentence. Don\u2019t argue with us\u2014sermon over.<\/p>\n Housed in an old church, the pub has become an institution in Nelson.<\/p>\n Walk under the wrought vine-covered iron gate, and a cream stucco building with navy and red trim emerges. Round the corner, wooden doors open to what looks like a church hall basement. A corkboard on the wall promotes local events like yoga, and a creaky foldout table sports brochures for Nelson\u2019s Fringe Festival and a free craft beer magazine called the Pursuit of Hoppiness.<\/p>\n Wooden mess-hall-like benches lead to a tiny bustling bar with three beer engines and ten rainbow-colored taps. A decision The Free House Owner Eelco Boswijk made because he says, \u201cI like color!\u201d<\/p>\n We settled into one of the tables with Townshend ESB on cask and an 8 Wired Blossom, an ode-to-spring blonde ale brewed with a bouquet of actual flowers and local Matakana honey.<\/p>\n The Free House evolved sixteen years ago out of necessity.<\/p>\n \u201cThere was no craft beer available in Nelson when we opened,\u201d says Boswijk, who first started doing little quarterly beer events, hoping somebody would open a pub. It turns out no one did.<\/p>\n An event with 350 people grew to 1,100 by the eighth one. Clearly, people were interested, with some flying into Nelson Tasman from around the country just for that one night, according to Boswijk. \u201cThey were fun days,\u201d he says with a particular cartoon-like gleam in his eye. \u201cPeople just kept coming.\u201d<\/p>\n Opening The Free House ensured they always had a place to go.<\/p>\n Photography courtesy of Hop Culture<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Boswijk has a past as colorful as the taps behind his bar. Born in Nelson Tasman to a family whom several people pointed out to me owned the town\u2019s legendary first coffee house\u2014Chez Eelco coffee house\u2014Boswijk moved to Perth to make clothes. On a trip to buy silk in China in 1987, Boswijk just decided to stay. \u201cI didn\u2019t buy silk; I just spent money traveling,\u201d he laughs. Six months later, Boswijk crossed into Pakistan, where he got sick enough that he had to fly to London to get medical treatment. Within a week of living there, he bumped into a childhood friend while walking down Kensington High Street. Again, he just decided to stay. It\u2019s here that Boswijk developed a taste for real ale.<\/p>\n Sometime later, after our beers are a little lower, Boswijk drops that he\u2019s also lived in the Cayman Islands. I\u2019m confident that if I\u2019d had more time to chat, I would have discovered many more stories.<\/p>\n The Free House is a house built out of beliefs. But not the kind you think.<\/p>\n The little former church we were drinking in hasn\u2019t housed congregants of a religion (other than drinking) since 1998, transforming into a seamstress shop and then someone\u2019s home before Boswijk snapped it up.<\/p>\n \u201cIt has been a church of many lives,\u201d my partner quips.<\/p>\n If the secondhand furniture could talk, it would have some stories to tell. Like the old chairs from Starbucks Boswijk points out at a round table nearby. He explains how New Zealand\u2019s proud coffee-drinking culture threw Starbucks out when it tried to come to the country. \u201cThey were really cheap,\u201d he says with a smile.<\/p>\n Today, Boswijk calls The Free House a \u201cthird space\u201d where people can meet and talk. \u201cWe sell beer because it helps people talk to each other,\u201d says Boswijk slyly before admitting that it also \u201cpays the bills.\u201d<\/p>\n But mostly, The Free House is a space for people to connect, \u201ca little oasis shut off from the outside world,\u201d says Boswijk, pointing out there are no screens inside and that the entire sound system for the pub sits in a tiny beatbox up on the wall with a toy car. \u201cBecause it\u2019s all about talking.\u201d<\/p>\n In 2021, Boswijk branched out even further, installing a small 400L kettle and 500L tank brewery called the Flavourtorium. Most days, the doors on a used 40ft shipping container that houses the rainbow-jacketed brew kit are rolled up, leaving the kit in plain view for drinkers on the patio.<\/p>\n The small size means The Free House can brew pretty much whatever they want\u2014like the 4.2% It\u2019s Getting Kind Hefe hefeweizen on tap when we visited.<\/p>\n But Boswijk\u2019s love of real ale leads him to call the Flavourtorium\u2019s dark mild the beer he\u2019s most proud of.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople would sit and drink three, four, five, six pints happily,\u201d he beams.<\/p>\n As we finish our beers, I notice a painting on the opposite wall just over Boswijk\u2019s shoulder. When I ask the world-traveling pub owner, he says it\u2019s called the Last Supper, a personal rendition from a basketball player who plays for New Zealand\u2019s national team. He agreed to loan it to The Free House because he\u2019s always traveling. \u201cIt\u2019ll stay here until he\u2019s ready to take it away,\u201d says Boswijk.<\/p>\n This feels exactly right because, at The Free House, you can come as you are, stay as long as you like, talk to people, sit quietly and listen to people, drink a few pints of dark mild, and when you\u2019re ready to go home, hopefully leave a little happier.<\/p>\n Everything here is an answer to our prayers.<\/p>\n Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n Wellington, New Zealand<\/em> Photography courtesy of Hop Culture<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A true North American dive bar, Golding\u2019s Free Dive is located somewhere you might not expect: Wellington, New Zealand<\/a>. <\/p>\n This is the kind of place you want to visit in the later hours of the night, in my opinion. <\/p>\n Pro Tip: Although if you go a little earlier, you can order Neapolitan pizza from Pizza Pomodoro just across the lane.<\/em><\/p>\n With strings of Christmas lights on the ceiling, stickers plastered all over the front door, and a huge light-up sign that just says \u201cBEER,\u201d Golding\u2019s has all the markings of a classic dive bar. But you\u2019ll find a little more than just \u201cBEER\u201d here. With the addition of \u201cFree\u201d in its name, Golding\u2019s is a free house, meaning it\u2019s not tied down to contract beer from any one brewery. So you\u2019ll find many local craft breweries on tap, such as Parrotdog Limited Release 25 IPA<\/a> and Liberty Yakima Monster<\/a>. There\u2019s also an interesting selection of wines, whiskey, and rum. <\/p>\n If you missed the pizza, order some salty snacks from behind the bar. We had some type of puffy, cheesy thing that I didn\u2019t catch the name of, but again seemed to scream, \u201cYou\u2019re in a dive bar!\u201d <\/p>\n True hidden gem (that pretty much everyone in Wellington knows about, and now you do too!).<\/p>\nThe Best Hidden Gem Places to Drink in 2025<\/h2>\n
Brauerei Bayer<\/h3>\n
Submitted by: Grace Lee-Weitz, Senior Content Editor, Hop Culture<\/em><\/p>\n![\"brauerei](\"http:\/\/www.hopculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/brauerei-bayer-collage2-landbier-germany-credit-magic-muncie-hop-culture-1000x1288-1-795x1024.jpg\")
<\/p>\n![\"brauerei](\"http:\/\/www.hopculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/brauerei-bayer-collage-brewmaster-stefanie-bayer-landbier-germany-credit-magic-muncie-hop-culture-1000x1288-1-795x1024.jpg\")
<\/p>\nAkkurat<\/h3>\n
Submitted by: John Gross, Next Glass Director, Strategic Business Development<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n
Crow Bryggeri<\/h3>\n
Submitted by: Grace Lee-Weitz, Senior Content Editor, Hop Culture<\/em><\/p>\n![\"crow](\"http:\/\/www.hopculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/crow-bryggeri-oslo-norway-credit-grace-lee-weitz-hop-culture-1000x750-1.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nBob\u2019s Laundry and One Pint Pub<\/h3>\n
Submitted by: Grace Lee-Weitz, Senior Content Editor, Hop Culture<\/em><\/p>\n![\"one](\"http:\/\/www.hopculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/one-pint-pub5-helsinki-finland-credit-grace-lee-weitz-hop-culture-1000x667-1.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n![\"one](\"http:\/\/www.hopculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/one-pint-pub3-olarin-panimo-redneck-red-ale-helsinki-finland-credit-grace-lee-weitz-hop-culture-1000x1333-1-768x1024.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n![\"bob's](\"http:\/\/www.hopculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bobs-laundry2-helsinki-finland-credit-grace-lee-weitz-hop-culture-1000x1333-1-768x1024.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nGood Dog Bar<\/h3>\n
Submitted by: Dustin Jeffers, Vice President, Brewery Product & Experience, Next Glass<\/em><\/p>\nBottlerocket Social Hall<\/h3>\n
Submitted by: Aaron Keefner, Brewery Solutions Consultant, Next Glass<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n
Cato\u2019s Ale House<\/h3>\n
Submitted by: Grace Lee-Weitz, Senior Content Editor, Hop Culture<\/em><\/p>\nLa Bottega Matta<\/h3>\n
Submitted by: Magic Muncie, Social Media Manager, Hop Culture and Untappd<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n
SUMI<\/h3>\n
Submitted by: Grace Lee-Weitz, Senior Content Editor, Hop Culture<\/em><\/p>\n![\"sumi](\"http:\/\/www.hopculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/sumi-collage-tallinn-estonia-credit-grace-lee-weitz-hop-culture-1000x1527-1-671x1024.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nThe Free House<\/h3>\n
Submitted by: Grace Lee-Weitz, Senior Content Editor, Hop Culture<\/em><\/p>\n![\"the](\"http:\/\/www.hopculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/the-free-house-pub-nelson-credit-eat-places-1000x667-1.jpg\")
<\/p>\n![\"the](\"http:\/\/www.hopculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/the-free-house-nelson-collage-credit-grace-lee-weitz-and-stacey-lee-weitz-1000x1930-1-531x1024.jpg\")
<\/p>\nGolding\u2019s Free Dive<\/h3>\n
Submitted by: Grace Lee-Weitz, Senior Content Editor, Hop Culture<\/em><\/p>\n![\"golding's](\"http:\/\/www.hopculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/goldings-free-dive-wellington-collage-credit-grace-lee-weitz-hop-culture-1000x667-1.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n