Hop Nation USA - A Craft Beer Podcast
301 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsCraft beer and comedy podcast covering news and silliness from the world of beer and homebrewing.
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Episode 182: Always Look on the Creek Side of Life
December 04, 2020 07:12 - 1 hour - 139 MBTyler of Creekside Beer distribution joins Steve and Adam this week. They talk about how Creekside adapted its business model for CoVID times, began featuring more local Pittsburgh brewers, and used social media to their advantage. Then they learn more about Tyler and find common history at Penn State, as well as talk about where he sees his future in beer. Finally, it's a new edition of the Pairdown challenging Tyler to pair holiday scenarios with beers. Beers: Kasteel Rouge Belgian Ale ...
Episode 181: Stoutsgiving 2020
November 27, 2020 06:55 - 2 hours - 171 MBStouts on stouts on stouts with Adam, Kelsey, Katie and Steve. First it's a bit of the old True Crime as they talk about the recent story of Keith Ashley, brewery owner and alleged murderer and scam artist. And you thought Martin House Hot Cheeto beers were the wildest thing from Texas? Then it's the 2020 Buyers Guide for Beer Lovers. The Good, the bad, the ugly, the useless what you should and shouldn't buy the beer lovers in your life. Finally it's a stout centric round of new game Draught...
Episode 180: Juke Box Office Beero
November 20, 2020 06:49 - 1 hour - 153 MBThis week the Hops and Box Office Flops Podcast join Steve and Adam on a Zoom call. First they talk about a new entry into the world of at home brewing gadgets, The Pinter, and then it's on to collaborations between Oconee x Waffle House and Run the Jewels x Cyberpunk 2077 x Everybody. Then H&BOF hosts TW, Chumpzilla, and Capt. Cash give the origins of their podcast plus their favorite beer and bad movie pairings. Finally, Steve has devised another infamously hard trivia quiz...but does he a...
Episode 179: Saint is a WisconSinner Too
November 13, 2020 12:49 - 1 hour - 154 MBIt's the return of the state profile episode with Adam and Steve. This week it's Wisconsin. First they talk about the Guinness recall, the Brewbound Pitch Slam, Black Friday beer releases, and Small Brewery Sunday. Then it's a profile of the state of Wisconsin including a look at one of the oldest breweries The Joseph Huber Brewery turned shadow craft brewer Minhas, the history of hipster darling PBR, and the oldest craft brewers in the state. Finally, they play a new game called "Made In __...
Episode 178: Cheers Yinz (Drink to That)
November 06, 2020 09:35 - 1 hour - 148 MBRyan from Fueled by Hops joins Steve and Adam this week. They dive into the news of the week which includes the latest fad slime beer from Armadillo brewing. It begs the question, what the hell is going on in Texas? Also Panera gets some Boulevard, a better name for an old brewery, and the U.S. elects a senator who's drank bull balls. Then they talk about the virtual festival organized by Ryan Cheers Yinz! Fest which is meant to benefit breweries affected by shutdowns and restrictions, but w...
Episode 177: I Want Candy Stouts
October 30, 2020 08:30 - 1 hour - 146 MBKelsey joins Adam and Steve for an extra spooky edition of the podcast. First the talk about the HORROR of 0% ABV beers, then run scared from the predictability of the Top 50 Beers in the country. Plus two new breweries openings in the Pittsburgh area Mondays and Allusion. Then it's on to the quick tips for Craft Beer Themed Halloween costumes, and Steve petitions turning 2020 on its head by reversing Christmas Creep. Also a lot of candy talk. Finally, two worlds collide when beer and videog...
Episode 176: Million Dollar Bash Brew
October 23, 2020 07:06 - 1 hour - 137 MBASA is the acronym for Adam, Steve, Adam, as Adam from Bash Brew joins the podcast to talk about all things homebrewing. (It's also the first name of a very talented actress.) They talk about the changes in homebrewing during these trying times, using homebrew beer to donate to charity, and inspiration for naming beers and creating artwork. They also reminisce about homebrew events and get the full scoop of how Adam transformed his basement into a brewery. Finally, the put Bash Brew to the t...
Episode 175: Pretzel Twist of Cain
October 16, 2020 07:10 - 1 hour - 154 MBAdam and Steve are in the studio, but with a twist. This week's theme is pretzel beers. First they talk about rauchbiers being declared to new official beer of the fall, forever. Then it's on to Michigan where a blight has befallen the hops, just another reason to thank 2020. On a positive note, Take Two Foods are transforming spent grains into milk, rather than letting them go to waste. Natural Light has a dumb promotion and they told it's dumb. Steve presents the history pretzels which is ...
Episode 174: Man in the Brew Box
October 09, 2020 08:19 - 2 hours - 173 MBDennis of First Sip Brew Box returns to the podcast with Steve and Adam. They talk about PBR making wild choices in 2020, North Caroliners making bad choices, breweries making packaging choices, and PGH City Paper readers making best choices. Then we catch up Dennis and his adventures with Free Will Brewing, Evil Genius Brewing and upcoming excursion into New Jersey and his video series The Daily Sip. Finally, it's a game of Nobody Asked You answering the questions nobody asked from Reddit, ...
Episode 173: Pumpk-In Bloom
October 02, 2020 07:09 - 1 hour - 138 MBKelsey in studio with Adam and Steve for some gourd beers. That's right, it's a pumpkin beer episode. We only do one every now and then, so this is it. There's five Fridays this October. Gotta fill'em up somehow. First Oreo Speedwagon is back, Buffalo gets a Hofbrauhaus, Cheers Yinz Fest a beerfest benefiting breweries is coming to Pittsburgh digitally; then Yuengling has brought back their Hershey's porter collab and to more people than just Pennsylvanians, and Short's Brewing pairs with Sk...
Episode 172: My Best Pod Theory
September 25, 2020 07:05 - 1 hour - 148 MBJason Cercone returns to the Hop Nation USA via Zoom with Steve and Adam. He's the host of the new podcast consulting podcast Pod Theory. This week they look at Michelob's Chief Exploration Officer, WWE Wines, Clayton Kershaw's charity beer, Coca-Cola and ALDI changing the seltzer game, and more. Then they get into podcast and marketing theory, including the importance of planning, what causes podcasts to fail, how to stand out, and how to grow your audience. Finally, they play a game of "Is...
Episode 171: United Kingdom Come
September 18, 2020 06:13 - 1 hour - 146 MBKatie has returned from deployment, successfully quarantined and brought beers from the U.K. Now it's time for her to Voltron(or Megazord) with Kelsey to make Kasey and join Adam and Steve in the studio. First they talk about the big news of mediocre lager Yuengling teaming up with mediocre macro purveyor Molson Coors to purvey Yuengling to the west. Then it's discussion of "underrated" Old Thunder Brewing, and Greensburg Craft Beer Week. Then they're on to modern solutions for modern proble...
Episode 170: Best I CansPgh + 2020 Fantasy Fridge Draft
September 11, 2020 10:14 - 1 hour - 157 MBBill the mind behind the best Twitter resource for Pittsburgh can releases joins Steve and Adam over zoom. He talks about the fomo driving the origins of @canspgh, following Phish, exploring outside of Pittsburgh and more. He also participates in the yearly Fantasy Fridge Draft where everyone tries to draft the best Fridge with such categories this year as The Election Night Beer and the Aussie Rules Football beer. Beers: Dancing Gnome Painter Pigment NEIPA Rivertowne Oktoberfest Hitchhi...
Episode 169: Oh My Social Darling (Don't Cryo)
September 04, 2020 08:01 - 1 hour - 147 MBAdam is back from vacation and is back in the studio with Steve. This week they're drinking beers beloved by social media and Untappd. First they talk about the East End survival package, how the Great American Beer Festival adapted for Covid, and Luke Bryan. It was slow news week. Then they talk about the 20 Most Influential beers according to First We Feast and Zythophile and update the list for 2020. Finally, it's a discussion about the 10 most influential beers/breweries of Pittsburgh. C...
Episode 168: Fairly Very Local (w/ Aadam Soorma)
August 28, 2020 05:02 - 1 hour - 154 MBThis week Kelsey returns and takes over for cohost as Adam is in North Carolina. Steve is still here. Together they interview Aadam Soorma of Very Local PGH. He offers his insight of being a beat journalist for the city of Pittsburgh which includes everything from breweries to food trucks to coffee roasters. All of them local. He also offers his own personal experiences, stories of stumbling upon a brewery in Ohio and his bag of mixology tricks. Finally Steve rips off Adam who rips of PTI to...
Episode 167: Sleeping in the Logyard
August 21, 2020 05:42 - 1 hour - 133 MBAdam and Steve are in studio sharing the bounty of Logyard Brewing. First they talk about Budweiser desperate for attention from the driest state in the union, but get distracted and talk about Demolition Man. Then Steve lobbies for a job as the CMO for Bud Light Seltzer which leads to a sick Back to the Future reference. Also pickle beer is back. Then they're off to the most remote breweries in both Pennsylvania and the U.S. A lot of hyper local small community references follow. Finally, i...
Episode 166: Why Does It Burn When I PA? (w/ Breweries in PA)
August 14, 2020 09:47 - 1 hour - 135 MBMatt and Chadd from Breweries in PA join Steve and Adam to talk about the state of beer in Pennsylvania (booooooo) They get into adapting a website primarily based on reporting from breweries for the current Covid situation. How to still run brewery supporting events, like a scavenger hunt, and what the future of their events might look like. Then they talk about favorite Black is Beautiful beers, what breweries in PA need more love, where they would do their website if they couldn't focus o...
Episode 165: Beers from County Hell
August 07, 2020 12:52 - 1 hour - 148 MBAdam and Steve are in the studio drinking beers from breweries that touch Allegheny County. Local-ish. They have news about Shiner, Aldi, and Hitchhiker. Then they do a round up of all the new breweries aposedta open up in Pittsburgh within the next year, and boy is it a lot. It's a lot without even getting into non-local, non-independent, and spaces that aren't just extensions of already existing breweries. Saturation? What saturation? Finally, Steve dives into the world of seltzer reviews ...
Episode 164: All in a Day's Work (w/ Day Bracey)
July 31, 2020 05:47 - 1 hour - 152 MBDay Bracey of the Drinking Partners Pod and one of the Founders of Fresh Fest Beer Fest joins Steve and Adam to talk everything Digi Fest coming up Aug 8th. They get into all the wonderful collaborations coming for the festival, the uniqueness of being able to distribute a beer fest cross country, what it takes to build an app, lessons the world of stand up gave Day to apply elsewhere and how Pittsburgh provides opportunities to creators looking to succeed. There's also a lot of talk of food...
Episode 163: For Beersons Unknown
July 24, 2020 07:12 - 1 hour - 154 MBAdam and Steve continue the new normal of one episode in the studio (one off.) This week is the return of the Mysterious Beer Fridge of Mystery. They talk about the revised PA food laws, learn what a Raines sandwich is, are confused by the Ohio voting awareness campaign "collaboration," and get fed up with Florida. Then they talk about the greatest unsolved mysteries in beer. They're mostly truck heists, but it's wild. Finally, it's another round of Nobody Asked You where they answer beer q...
Episode 162: Brewbot Podrade
July 17, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 126 MBMr. Steve of the Might Be Brews podcast joins Steve and Adam for drinking beer, talkin' Pennsylvania things, and podcasts. First it's a very PA centric news segment highlighting the new Brew Barons Beer Trail in Hershey/Harrisburg, then talk of new brewery Acclamation and the effect of ever changing pandemic guidelines in PA. Finally end on talk about Black is Beautiful beers in Philadelphia. The next segment they get into the world of podcasting; learn more about Might Be Brews the show as ...
Episode 161: Yeast Bound and Down
July 10, 2020 05:40 - 1 hour - 120 MBAdam and Steve are back in the studio for that good, good audio quality. This week is talking coffee beers. There's news about Pittsburgh breweries, the affect of the pandemic on Americans buying treats, and Steve sneaks in a news story to use as a jumping off point to pitch a Smokey & The Bandit. Next they use the speculation of 2020 coffee trends to speculate on the trends of beer in 2020. There's at least one good idea in there someone will steal. And speaking of stealing, they rip off PT...
Episode 160: COUCHicka Wow Wow Part 2 (w/ Couch Brewery)
July 03, 2020 05:59 - 1 hour - 121 MBOops we made too much podcast and had to split it into two parts. Yinz should be really happy with this; it's like when Marvel would publish a GIANT-SIZE issue. This week Steve and Adam are joined by First Sip Brew Box's Dennis as well as Darren, Beth, and Bobby Nacho from Couch Brewery. In part 1, get to learn the stories of Beth and Bobby Nacho. Plus they all talk about the current events and challenges of keeping a brewery open in an unstable system where things can change on a dime. Plu...
Episode 160: COUCHicka Wow Wow Part 1 (w/ Couch Brewery)
July 03, 2020 04:53 - 1 hour - 121 MBOops we made too much podcast and had to split it into two parts. Yinz should be really happy with this; it's like when Marvel would publish a GIANT-SIZE issue. This week Steve and Adam are joined by First Sip Brew Box's Dennis as well as Darren, Beth, and Bobby Nacho from Couch Brewery. In part 1, get to learn the stories of Beth and Bobby Nacho. Plus they all talk about the current events and challenges of keeping a brewery open in an unstable system where things can change on a dime. Plu...
Episode 159: Classico
June 26, 2020 03:44 - 1 hour - 103 MBAdam and Steve are back in the studio at it again. This week they're dropping a spotlight on RAR Brewing out of Cambridge, Maryland. First it's news stories featuring First Sip Brew Box, Couch, Abjuration, Guinness, Lavery, Yards, and Love City Brewing. Then it's focusing on the history and origins of RAR brewing, they're most popular beers, and bad Maryland geography. Finally whether you're a brewing out of ideas or someone looking to start a new brewery, Adam debuts The Reardon Method for ...
Episode 158: The Big Fat Brews Brothers SuperQuiz Part 2
June 19, 2020 12:51 - 1 hour - 93.1 MBIt's the end of an era as Hop Nation USA wraps up the beating of the dead horse known as Netflix's Brews Brothers with a cavalcade of guest stars including Jason Cercone of the After Poured Youtube show, Dennis of FirstSipBrewBox.com; Nikki, Eric, and Tom of ALittleTasting.com, Sean on In Poor Taste Podcast, and returning guest host Kelsey. Adam plays against these all-stars to protect the integrity of the show. Who is the grand champion and obviously the one who watched the most Brews Broth...
Episode 158: The Big Fat Brews Brothers SuperQuiz Part 1
June 19, 2020 12:49 - 2 hours - 201 MBIt's the end of an era as Hop Nation USA wraps up the beating of the dead horse known as Netflix's Brews Brothers with a cavalcade of guest stars including Jason Cercone of the After Poured Youtube show, Dennis of FirstSipBrewBox.com; Nikki, Eric, and Tom of ALittleTasting.com, Sean on In Poor Taste Podcast, and returning guest host Kelsey. Adam plays against these all-stars to protect the integrity of the show. Can they survive the battery of trivia and thinking on their feet? Find out at l...
Episode 157: Kill the Pour
June 12, 2020 10:25 - 1 hour - 121 MBThis week Sean from the In Poor Taste Podcast leaves his pocket dimension of torture to drink some beers and be tortured in a different way by Steve and Adam. Sean learns about wet and dry hopping, the discuss the Black is Beautiful beer initiative, and touch on the little news available about Fresh Fest going digital. Then Sean offers a unique perspective on the final episode of Brews Brothers, while Steve maintains his general hatred for the show, and Adam is just relieved it's over. What ...
Episode 156: Barbarism Begins At Homebrewing
May 29, 2020 07:14 - 1 hour - 108 MBTom, Pittsburgh area homebrewer and co-coordinator of the Little Beer Tasting Group, joins Adam and Steve to talk mostly about homebrewing in the time of quarantine. We highlight the Terrestrial Brewing Company's donation to their local homebrewing group, what Tom's been brewing and where he's been getting his ingredients, and the plans for the online Homebrew Con. We also talk about the possible coming replacement for Brews Brothers, then new Amazon series Poured in PA based off the movie. ...
Episode 155: Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Your Beers
May 22, 2020 05:30 - 1 hour - 97.9 MBEric and Nikki from A Little Beer Tasting Group return to talk about beer delivery service, Pennsylvania gets liquor to go, and a correction on some City Brew Tours news we talked about last week. We also go in depth into the Untappd Beer Festival and the Great American Beer Festival shifting to online solutions. Is the virtual beerfest the latest craze waiting to happen? Is $90 worth the price of having a Stay at Home tasting of beers you wouldn't normally have access to? This week's guests...
Episode 154: A Slush of Blood to the Head
May 15, 2020 05:27 - 1 hour - 101 MBJason Cercone of BreakingBrews.com returns and finally isn't forced to talk wrestling with Adam and Steve. He is however forced to talk about Episode 5 of Brews Brothers. But first, they talk about the hot (cool? cold?) new trend in PA of alcoholic slush machines in beer distributors. The latest is a 20 tap wall at Shangy's. Then they discuss City Brew Tours pivoting their business model to include virtual beer & cheese pairings and homebrewing classes. Insurrection is getting a new taproom....
Episode 153: Virtual Festivity
May 08, 2020 05:35 - 1 hour - 96.6 MBIn every dark cloud, there is a silver lining or some crap. This week's silver lining to the quarantine is we were actual able to get First Sip's Dennis and Sam on the same episode for the first time... even if they've never been in a room together. Steve and Adam are also present to drink beer, and they all talk about the emergence of the virtual beerfest. The first one they've heard of is being put on by Gathering Place brewery for their 2nd Annual Lager & Friends. Then they go down a rabb...
Episode 152: Haven't Had A Drink All Damie
May 01, 2020 05:10 - 1 hour - 85.2 MBSpecial guest Anthony from The Main Damie and They Called This A Movie podcast joins regular guest host Kelsey, plus Adam and Steve for a rousing Zoom meeting. All podcasts are zoom meetings in this new world. They talk about the fun ways to past the time with emergence of digital age drinking games including solo beer pong, zoom pong, power hours, and general gaming. Also talk of baking, Altered Genius brewing opening in the midst of quarantine, Wrestlemania and Steve has a deep cut referen...
Episode 151: My Old Kentucky Foam
April 24, 2020 04:13 - 1 hour - 89.3 MBMichael Moeller of BuildingBreweries.com joins Steve and Adam on this week's podcast. We talk about the Kentucky beer scene and how it's adapting to quarantine, revisit the Stephen Foster (not that one) story, get pumped for Bloom Brew cans, and learn more about Michael's podcasting career with Building Breweries. Then it's on to reviewing Episode 2 of the Netflix "comedy" sitcom Brews Brothers. Has it gotten any better from the abysmal first episode? Do they flesh out any of the characters?...
Episode 150: Drinkee and the Brave
April 17, 2020 08:45 - 1 hour - 95.4 MBRyan from the Fueled By Hops empire returns. He talks with Adam and Steve about how his Facebook community has been affected and the future of FueledFest. They all speculate on the future of beerfests during the Reopening of America. They also lament for the breweries on the cusp of opening or had just opened before the bat flu ruined everyone's parade. Next it's Part 1 in an 8 part Ken Burns series of reviewing the new Netflix show Brew Brothers. This week is Episode 1. Some people think it...
Episode 149: Satanic Rites of Drinkula
April 10, 2020 08:58 - 1 hour - 125 MBDennis from FirstSipBrewBox.com joins us to discuss some of the more uplifting news from around the city, country and the world. We talk about the charity All Together beer conceptualized by Other Half Brewing meant to benefit the hospitality industry. The North Hills Home Brew Fest has been rescheduled and we're still set to appear. Hopefully, we will. The Brewer's Association has adapted the Craft Brewer's Conference for online participation and has made it FREE for anyone to enjoy. Then D...
Episode 148: Smells Like Quarantine Spirit (Wrestlemania w/ Jason Cercone)
April 03, 2020 07:25 - 1 hour - 102 MBJason joins Adam and Steve for the first Zoom edition of the Hop Nation USA podcast. They talk about the good and bad business practices coming out of breweries during the quarantine. They speculate on the future of to-go orders and deliveries, and recognize the charitable contributions of breweries and distilleries in the area. Then they discuss the upcoming Wrestlemania event, but it sounds more like the sad state of affairs wrestling has become and how the current situation in the world h...
Episode 147: I Won't Brew What You Tell Me
March 27, 2020 15:58 - 45 minutes - 63 MBSteve and Adam are in self-isolation. They're broadcasting by themselves. This may be the first 2 man podcast where the hosts don't interact with each other. Everything's gone to doody, but they're still making the best of it. Steve brings you a survival / pairing guide of media to consume and what to drink while you do with small reviews for the Color Out of Space, Call of Duty Warzone, and Disco Elysium. Adam provides a look at the wacky world of sports and specifically focuses on how NASC...
Episode 146: Coffee Beers & Cigarettes
March 23, 2020 06:09 - 1 hour - 136 MBThe duo of Kasey has returned as Kelsey helps Steve and Adam send Katie off as she goes to serve the military overseas once again. It's also the start of Year 4. They drink coffee beers about it. COVID-19 has made the news unpredictable, so they take the time to shout out who's providing the best up to date info on breweries such as Cans PGH, Breweries in PA, and Hop Culture. They also pick apart a terribly written beer article and everything wrong with it. Then it's the history of coffee be...
Episode 145: Guilty Beer Xrd Anniversary Show
March 13, 2020 06:37 - 1 hour - 153 MBKatie joins Adam and Steve for the 3rd Anniversary Quarantine Spectacular. They drink Anniversary beers to celebrate the occasion. There's a lot of talk of the infectious elephant in the room as it relates to beerfests in the area, Wichita Brewing resurrects the beers of Tallgrass, and Founder's tries to make right. Then they answer questions from the fans including "How will the corona virus affect the beer industry?" "What soup would you be?" and "What's the best beer in Pittsburgh?" Final...
Episode 144: Sess - Shin Megami Tensale
March 06, 2020 05:27 - 1 hour - 132 MBKatie returns for what might be her last episode for a bit. Steve and Adam have offerings of session ales for spring time, dieting, tailgating. Whatever. First they talk about the national and local events for International Women's Collab Brew Day and Pink Boots Society on March 8th, it's more than a Stone's throw for China, 5000 year old yeast, Georgia laws might suck less, and a Veteran's charity collab beer between Whitehorse and Crazy Horse. Then it's the history of session ales and it's...
Episode 143: Ori and the Blind Tasting
February 28, 2020 06:10 - 1 hour - 123 MBRyan from Fueled by Hops brings mystery beers for Adam and Steve to blind taste. He also brings bonus beers from Imprint Brewing and some people get a little silly. First they talk about the Untappd's parent company buying Beer Advocate, then get the low down on Ryan's upcoming beerfest Fueled Fest 412, and finally tips on how to get free beer on Leap Day. Next they talk about off-flavors found in beer which is a common use for blind tastings. Finally, it's a spirited round of Beer Fight inc...
Episode 142: The Lord of the Peach Rings: War in the 450 North
February 21, 2020 10:08 - 1 hour - 135 MBNikki and Eric return from last week with very special "beers" muled from the Hoosier state. Steve and Adam get their first tastes of 450 North Slushys. In the news, Fresh Fest is ranking, Cinderlands and Brew Gentleman ranked, Luke Bryan has a beer, and Brew Dog is run by dorks, not punks. Then they get into the history of 450 North, Columbus, Indiana, and the controversy surrounding the ABVs on the Slushy series of beers. Finally, Adam and the guests tackle the 450 North Trail. Who will di...
Episode 141: LittleBigTasting
February 14, 2020 06:14 - 1 hour - 119 MBKelsey is back to help guest host with Adam and Steve. This week they're joined by Nikki from A Little Beer Tasting group to drink their first IPAs of 2020. First they talk about Montana fixing their water, Acrospire opening in not Butler, Pa, and the 2020 North Hills Home Brew fest. Then Nikki tells us all about the Little Beer Tasting group and the changes coming to the group since she's taken over. Plus she talks about her history as a brewer and a mazer, and how homebrewing culture melds...
Episode 140: Leisure Suit Cherry: Wet Hops Don't Dry
February 07, 2020 08:03 - 1 hour - 124 MBSteve and Adam are here to help you prep for Valentine's Day with beer! Specifically, cherry beers as we all know cherry is the second sexiest fruit. First they go through news of the week including Whitehorse and Sarris Candies pairing for a V-Day beer, Founder's is back...ish, Stoudt's is gone...ish, and irresponsible rumors about other breweries. Then they get down to the main events to prepare for the holiday of love including events across the country for couples, singles, and married f...
Episode 139: Saint Louis Row IV Hands
January 31, 2020 07:32 - 1 hour - 113 MBAdam and Steve do an episode. An episode all about Missouri. First the spend a minimal amount of time on Superb*wl talk, then recap Superbrew XI a charity beer event at Crane Room Brewery in New Castle in PA. Also Hitchhiker coffee talk, 99 Bottles name change and Atwater gets sold. Then they get into the history of beer in Missouri which inevitably includes talk about Anheuser-Busch...but not too much. Other stuff happened, too. Other breweries showed up like Boulevard and Schlafly. Finally...
Episode 138: Darksiders TenesisW-40
January 24, 2020 07:59 - 1 hour - 138 MBKatie and Kelsey are back to fusion dance to become Kasey and drink stouts. Steve and Adam are also present to drink stouts. They drink stouts. Specifically a horizontal of stouts from Hi-Wire Brewing in Asheville, NC. They talk about a man registering beer as a support animal, Australia's Resilience IPA fund, and Boston's Blind Beer Tasting which Steve pushes for one in Pittsburgh. Then they talk about beer variants they wish existed and what variants of non-beer stuff they wish existed. Fi...
Episode 137.b: No-Brews Ex: Human Resolutions
January 17, 2020 06:35 - 1 hour - 146 MBWe finally put out an actual new episode in 2020, and we pull the South Park Terrance & Philip switch. Katie joins Adam and Steve to try the alternatives to drinking beer. This includes non-alcoholic beer, seltzer and trying beer to make them just quit drinking altogether. They talk about Enix closing, Arsenal opening, Pabst going nautical, and Australia getting saved by sea. Then they try to predict the Super B*wl commercials of 2020, because the popularity of seltzer dictates ad spend. Fin...
Holiday Consumption Block 3: 2019 in Review
January 03, 2020 07:10 - 43 minutes - 60.3 MBIt's the final collabo episode of the holiday season featuring Hop Nation USA's Adam and Steve, First Sip Brew Box's Dennis, and Fueled By Hops' Ryan. This episode they all reminisce about the good parts of 2019, because too many people focus on the negatives. Plus, there's a lot of talk about movies, pooping etiquette, being a chef, nuggies, hoagies and more. Beer: Saucy Brew Works Three Hos Christmas Ale
Holiday Consumption Block 2: Best and Worst of Beer 2019
December 27, 2019 08:12 - 47 minutes - 66 MBSteve and Adam continue their holiday block of programming with Dennis from First Sip Brew Box and Ryan from Fueled by Hops. This week they take a look back at the year in beer for 2019. The best beers, the best new breweries, and what they're looking forward to in 2020. They also look back at the worst of it all. Sit back and nurse your hangover and get prepped for New Year's with Fueled by Hops Nation USA. Beer: Great Lakes Christmas Ale