Hop Nation USA - A Craft Beer Podcast

It's the last episode of Hop Nation USA Fuck Brewdog Forever Thanks For Listening   DEWS: Hard Mtn Dew Hard Mtn Dew Watermelon Hard Mtn Dew Black Cherry Hard Mtn Dew Baja Blast

Dennis of First Sip Studios joins Adam and Steve to have some socially distanced beers. They talk about the hero from Atrevida, Steve has unkind words for the World Cup and its attendants, Dennis let's us know how business is going. Then they play a game of Podcast Leftovers which using up all the bits that didn't make the air the first time.   BEERS: Abita Beer Bubblegum Juicy IPA Old Thunder Brewing Endless Moon Marzen Hitichhiker Brewing Woke Breakfast Stout Blockhouse Brewing Pumpkin

This week Steve and Adam are live with Dave and Tom at Abjuration Brewing to talk about their Fifth Year Anniversary. They talk about all the festivities for the 5 year, take a retrospective look at where Abjuration has come from, to where they might be going, and also somehow work in D&D and MechWarrior talk. Finally, they play a game of Nobody Asked You, answering the internet's beer questions from the prospective of a consumer and from a brewer. BEERS: Abjuration Brewing Oat Lager v1.0 Abjuration Brewing Candied Sour Mountain Citrus Black Cherry Slushy v1.20 Abjuration Brewing Barrel Aged Imperial Stout v1.1

This week from the city of Black & Gold, Adam and Steve are taking a look at some golden ales. Next they have a douche update, Maryland has a weed update, Keurig Dr Pepper Athletic Brewing Canada Dry is a thing, and hops may help you fight Alzheimer's. Then they get into the world of beer cocktails, the thousand names for colaweizen, Germany purity gatekeeping, the awesomely named rattle skull, and their own ideas for cocktails. BEERS: Salty Turtle Brewing Photometric Golden Ale VooDoo Brewing Golden Sour

It's the return of the Pittsburgh Beer Douche to the Hop Nation Studios. He brings Steve and Adam two of his favorite beers of the year and foists them upon the hosts. They talk about a third beer, which they did not get to try, the new Arboretum Trail joint with the Douche's face on it. Also, the end of Modern Times, a Pittsburgh closure, West Virginia revisionist history, and a friend of the show hits 10,000 beers on Untappd. Then they play a round of Am I The Douche? involving tipping bartenders, beer fridge dust ups, bad kids, and more.  BEERS: Fermata Yacht Rauch Smoked Helles Bock Mondays Brewing x Cellarworks Pondelní Pivo

Kelsey joins Adam and Steve to talk some gourd damn pumpkin beers. They talk about the special beer for the Phillies in the World Series, VinePair's rankings of the best beer in each state, Cobblehaus' new location, and Hard MTN Dew. They pulled a fast one. They announced the hard dew was coming to Ohio after we recorded. Whatever. Also there's a game this episode about Pumpkins and Pumpkin beers. It's full of a fun li'l trivia bits for your braincase to impress your dates with. Or fill the void of silence in a loveless marriage.   BEERS: Saucy Brew Works Boo Thang Imperial Pumpkin Aurochs Brewing Pumpkin Ale

The Pittsburgh Influencer Power Couple Hellobrewtiful Jen and Bigfoot Benjamin join Steve and Adam to audition some yummy treats adults can enjoy for Halloween. They get to know Ben and Jen more, their favorite events, what brewery openings they're looking forward to, and debate proper hot dog cooking. Then they play a game of Trash r Treat to see if they know what Untappd users are thinking when drinking macro vs candy bar beers. Plus they cupcakes. BEERS: Dewey Beer x Imprint Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Stout RAR Brewery Old Decoy Barrel Aged Stout

It's the return of the Matt and Adam. Better known as Decayin' With the Boys Podcast. They join Adam and Steve to do some head to head beer reviews. They also talk news about Brewing Up a Cure, White Castle x Evil Genius, how the Belgians are using CRISPR to make your beers better, and what's going on a GABF. Then they all get subjected to Steve's game Is It a Beer, Is It a Tubi Horror Movie, Is It a Wrestling PPV, or Is It All Three? BEERS: Land Grant Brewing Batch 1000 Smoked Maple Stout Land Grant Brewing Batch 1000 Ancho Tamarind Stout  

Steve and Adam doing an episode Il Classico with Pittsburgh beers. They talk about the upcoming Three Rivers Beer week, including the First Pour event, Dancing Gnome Anniversary, and an Ice Cream Mixer. They also get into a beer truck crash, what Penn State is up to, and expansions from Bloom Brew and Voodoo (again.) Then they answer questions from the internet in Nobody Asked You, including how to prep booze for a wedding and how to make prison beer. BEERS: Dancing Gnome x Creature Comforts Eternal Quest Table Beer Aslin Brewing Aslin's Apizza Sour

This week Adam and Steve are joined by returning friend of the show Jon Dispenza. Jon shares his experiences working at the recently closed Tru Colors brewery. The brewery hired active and former gang members as a way to give them alternative options not available to them. We talk about the good that came from the brewery and some of the struggles leading to its downfall. Then we have a bit fun playing a game of Totally Not Pardon The Interruption's Word and learn about Pittsburgh Potty lore. BEERS: Tru Colors Tru Light Lager Great Lakes Brewing Company Edmund Fitzgerald Porter Makai Brewing Company What the Fuggle? Oatmeal Stout New Anthem Candy Flip Mixed Ferm Sour O'Fallon Brewery Pumpkin Seed Oktoberfest Burly Oak Brewing Banana Painkiller J.R.E.A.M. Sour

Full house of Steve, Adam, Katie and Kelsey to help you prep for this year's coming Oktoberfest. They talk about the return of the actual Fest in Germany, what the Cincinnati mayor said, and a run down on all (most) [some] of the Oktoberfest going on in Pittsburgh including Rocktoberfest with Nash.V.ill, Cinderfest, Smoketoberfest, and more. Then it's the return of classic trivia challenge. Learn what an Oktoberfestbier is and why you probably aren't drinking one, what is Bavaria, and where Reubenfest is. BEERS: Ayinger Oktoberfest-Märzen 3 Floyds Brewing Munsterfest Oktoberfest

Adam and Steve face off in a cream ale versus battle. One is a standard, the other is goof assed. Who will win? In the news, Lavery gets bigger, PA might get better laws, the best cream ale in the world is in Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Brewing Company is brewing, and the U.K. has some very sad news. Then it's a game about luxury vs brewery. Cash Rules Everything Around Adam as he tries to find out if the price is right. BEERS: Mondays Brewing Pop's Cream Ale Numbers Brewing Stone Fruit Coffee Cream Pale Cream Ale

Classic episode of Steve and Adam, but with a change. No beer this episode. Instead, they're talking hard tea. Do these stand up to Steve's tea standards? Can they make non-tea guy Adam change his tune? Also they talk about a lot of happenings around the burgh like Yellowbridge opening it's second space, Three Rivers Beer Week 2022. Also find out who's beer is cool to spit in. Finally, it's the return of the Fantasy Fridge Draft featuring new categories like Rivarly Beer, The Non-Disclosure Beer, The Sight Unseen, and of course the Flex. HARD TEAS: Rhinelander Brewing Company Howie's Limited Edition Spiked Iced Tea Collective Arts Brewing Blueberry & Elderberry Sparkling Hard Tea

It's another homebrewing episode. This week Adam and Steve sit down with a returning Bryan Llewellyn, the organizer of the North Hills Home Brew Fest. Bryan is also a participating brewer, so he shares a sneak preview of the beers he'll have on tap at the event. They talk about the event, as well, a lot of the featured brewers and beers to be there including reigning, defending champ Bash Brew, Wrenchworks, and Chip'd Toof. Then they get into a bit of a game in which all three of them each create their own super beerfest, spanning global distances and creating general havoc along the way. BEERS: Tap That Brewing Caught in the Rain Pina Colada IPA Tap That Brewing Black Heart Inertia Black IPA

This week Adam and Steve use the wizardry of the internet to call forth another podcaster from the realm of Chicago. From the Beer in Front podcast, it's Dave Zalatoris. They talk about how he started his podcast and his righteous announcer voice. There's talk of baseball, the best breweries in Chicago, older beers, beer nuts, and the best tap rooms in Chi Town. They also play a game called the Great American Jagoff, which is very funny to people from Pittsburgh and Chicago and kind of funny to everyone else. BEERS: Hop Butcher for the World Dese, Dem & Dose IPA Arboretum Trail Leonida's Sweet Tooth Stout Hop Farm Brewery Muza Smoked Wheat Revolution x 18th Street Brewing Shop Talk WCIPA Dssolvr x Southern Grist Night of Secrets Hopped Amber Abjuration Brewing Candied Sour V1.7 Blue Raspberry Slushy  

Regular operations resume at Hop Nation Central with Steve and Adam drinking beers with banana in them. They get into the news, with a little hype up for Barrel and Flow Fest and the possibilities for a forthcoming Windy Bridges Brewing. Also Pittsburgh staple Penn Brewery is transferring ownership and Heineken is going after the sneakerheads. Then they play a game of Word with the Most Taps in the World and Prey Adam can figure out the media space in 2022. BEERS: Abjuration Candied Sour V1.19 Banana Et. Al Able Baker Brewing Company Bourbon Barrel Viva the King Peanut Butter Banana Stout

A new episode approaches. With the ronedog basically defeated, our two adventurers return to beer tasting and bullshittin'. Adam and Steve also get into the news for the week looking at the CO2 shortage, ALDI is "hiring" an official beer taster, Stoudts makes a return and Cobblehaus has a new spot. Then they relive their MTV teenage years and take a look at the Netflix doc Trainwreck based on Woodstock '99. Was Limp Bizkit really to blame or was it corporate greed all along? BEERS: Wallenpaupack Brewery Logan's Tears Cherry Oat Crisp Ciderboys Tiki Colada Three Heads Brewing Ol' Salty Salted Caramel Chocolate Stout Thirsty Dog Black Cherry Shandy

Katie and Kelsey are back, Adam's not sick anymore, and Steve continues to exist, so they all come together and do a podcast and drink some beers. Talking about the news, the get into the U.S. Open Beer championship winners, pickle things in Pittsburgh, pickle things in Texas, and how to get free beer. Then they compare classics and firsts to the newest. Would you rather go back to your first job or first beer fest? Test your life decisions with the hosts. BEERS: Saison Dupont Empire Brewing Company Black Magic Grape Stout

It's a Zoom show, so you know what that means... We're talking to a guest hundreds of miles away. This week Adam and Steve are joined by Em Sauter the creator of the Pints and Panels beer cartoons. She takes them through her start in cartooning, her workflow, and why beer education is such a big focus for her. They learn a lot about the various beer attractions New England and Connecticut have to offer. All this plus they talk about pierogies, bears, what beer pairs best with pickle pizza, and more! BEERS: Hop Farm Brewing x Coven Brewing x Pink Boots May Queen Farmhouse Lake Hill Brewing Company Farmhand Milk Stout Equilibrium x Dancing Gnome Double Lustra Lab DIPA Flying Machines Ghosts of Lager Mountain Baltic Porter Style Lager Wheatland Spring Farm Outset Piedmont Ale

Steve and Adam check out some new brews, do the news, and play the brews. First they talk about green solutions from large conglomerates, then Tired Hands shares a tired song with Brewdog, and Pittsburgh has a bunch of events going on. Then it's time for the beer video game round up, which is easy because there's only a few. Steve and Adam played the Brewmaster Simulator demo and share their experiences with the game. They also compare it to another game on the horizon Brew Barons, and talk about some non-beer games like Forza Horizon 5 and Street Fighter 6. BEERS: Thin Man Brewery Minky Boodle Raspberry Sour Stoneyard Brewing Snicker Doodle Custard Cream Ale

This week Adam and Steve add another Adam (Bashline of Bash Brew and Decayin' With The Boys Podcast) to sit down with homebrewing TRASH club members. They're talking with yet another Adam, Carmelo, and Bill, all medal winning homebrewers who will have their beers featured in Pittsburgh for Homebrew Con 2022. They're also joined by Tom one of the owners of Abjuration, and Zack a brewer, to talk about their brewery's involvement in making a collaboration beer for the week's festivities. Lots of talk of brewing for competition, beer judging, brewing for scale, exclusive news and more BEERS: Abjuration Brewing Franconian Lager v1.0 Abjuration Brewing Botanical Sour Ginger / Lemon Peel v1.6 Abjuration Brewing Dessert Stout Oreo / Coffee v1.5 Abjuration Brewing Smoothie Style Sour Key Lime Cheesecake v1.18

Steve and Adam audition two more breweries drinking things from Ohio they've never had before. They talk about the local news with douche stamps, one year for Two Frays, three years for Inner Groove; a New Guinness World Record, GABF is back, and baseball team "changes" their name. Then they dive back into the world of binge drinking and black out games, by peering in on what the young folk are up to. A discombobulating journey down the rabbit holes of TikTok lead to shuffle board with booze, engineering feats, and dangerous darts. BEERS: Birdfish Brewing Bohemian Pilsner Numbers Brewing Sour My Patch Hazy IPA

Adam and Steve hanging out at Hop Nation Central, drinking Burial from Asheville. What more could you ask for? They go through the news including Arboretum and Acrospire getting their move on, beer truck crashes, 10 cent beer night and Maxim magazine is still a thing? They also talk glitter beers, the desperation of corporations to get you to like them, Beavis and Butt-head's new movie, and the absolutely, positively 100% getting put into production Delorean EV. BEERS: Burial Brewing Company Dusk Dark Lager Burial Brewing Company The Beginning is After the End Coffee Porter

Steve and Adam are joined by the brewer / owner Nick Salkeld of Stick City Brewing in Mars, PA. They talk about the real important things beers, bears, and backpacking. Nick explains how the philosophies of conservation and naturalism are tied to the business of the brewery. Nick also gets into his history of homebrewing, traveling to sample hops, the music of the brewery, and his love for brown ales. Learn how to pair beers with fly fishing, Pennsylvania flora and fauna, and campfire breakfast.  BEERS: Stick City Golden Boy IPA Stick City Arctos 12° Pilsner Stick City Cedar & Slate Dark English Mild

Looking for lo cal alternatives for getting back out on the beach, poolside, or hiking? Katie has brought 3 lo cal beers for Kelsey, Adam and Steve to try. They talk about a penis on a beer label, murderers on beer labels, a new brewery and why it's not in a Toys R Us, and milk alternatives. Then they take a look at adventurous bars to visit and bike trails leading to breweries. Finally, a new game of involving beer pairings withe meals in order to keep it all around 2000 calories for the day. BEERS: VooDoo Brewery Empty Calories Light Lager Sloop Brewing Low Key JB NEIPA Great Lakes Brewing Crushworthy wheat ale

Steve and Adam audition beers to be their summer drinking beer of 2022. They talk about Oklahoma testing new ways to sell beer, Goose Island NFTs and the tanking crypto market, and John Deere partnering with Busch to make it seem like they don't suck. Then it's a Pittsburgh Summer Travel guide. New brewery spaces, new activities near breweries, outdoor breweries, and Anthrocon. Finally, the third segment was going to be a Beerify It for NFTs, but the accidentally come up with possibly the greatest idea for a brewery to steal.  BEERS: Dewey Beer Hot Sauce Sandwiches IPA Abjuration Brewing Honey Kolsch Spring House Brewing Rabbit Habit Pina Colada Sour

Full house at the Hop Nation Hub. It's Katie, Kelsey, Adam and Steve, and they're all drinking lagers! With everyone insisting it's the year of the lager, it's time for this podcast to jump on the bandwagon. They talk about a first Non-Alcoholic beer store in Pittsburgh, lager fests, getting tattooed for free beer, Beer Magazine, and ales for ALS. Then they do a summer movie preview with the beers they would sneak into those movies including Dr. Strange, Jurassic World Dominion, Bob's Burgers, and Crimes of the Future. Finally, a classic round of Beer Fight. BEERS: Fair State Brewing Co-op Tmavé Pivo Pipeworks The Finest Doppelbock Modist Brewing x Quantum Mirror Hex Code Coconut Pineapple Marshmallow Lager

Local beer influencer the PGH Beer Douche joins Steve and Adam at Hop Nation Central to talk stahts, because all weather is stout weather. They talk Year of the Lager, Logger Beer Fests, the Return of the Keg Ride, a look 2028, the Budverse, and what's new at Mondays. Then the hosts are influenced by the douche talking about new breweries in the city Fermata, Back Alley Brewing, and Coven. Also talking restaurants and food trucks. Finally, it's a new segment called Am I the Douche? and the hosts bully Mike into get merch. BEERS: Rar Brewing 10 Layer Stout Mondays Brewing All Season Stout Casita Brewing x Forgotten Road Brewing Not Before I've Had My Banana Marshmallow Chocolate Vanilla Hazelnut Coffee Stout

Katie brings back Oklahoma beers for Adam and Steve. They talk about the news of the week including OKC brewery Vanessa House going solar and releasing an Earth Day Beer, smoked beers on the rise, garlic bread, and Philly invades Pittsburgh...again. Then they get into the history of beer in Oklahoma which includes a lot of prohibition, but also includes the uniqueness of Choc beer and what the hell is a fishberry? Finally it's a round of Nobody Asked You where we answer questions from the internet about beer. BEERS: Heirloom Rustic Ales Nightjar Dark Lager Roughtail Brewing Company Drippin' Milkshake IPA COOP Ale Works DNR Belgian Strong

Steve and Adam travel to the middle of Carnegie, PA outside of Pittsburgh to talk with Dave Cerminara, owner/meadmaker of Apis Mead & Winery. They chat about what exactly is mead, put to rest common misconceptions, and learn about the processes separate mead from beer. They also get to know Dave's history in beer as both a home and pro brewer, his partnership with Bedillion Farm, and reminisce about good beers. Finally, It's the Great American Bee Bee. MEADS: Apis Bomb First Hopped Melomel Apis Mango Habanero Apis Lemon Meringue

April Fool's is a month long now and you tuned in thinking this was a beer podcast. But it's a cidey cast. We gotcha. Adam and Steve drink cideys and talk cideys. In the news, Nine Pin 26er club is back, Tom Hanks is enjoying Pittsburgh ciders, they learn what a pommelier is, and more. Then they get into the best cider houses and places to find ciders that aren't in Pittsburgh for the travel types . . . but homerism sets in. Finally, they talk about their favorite non-booze stories of the week in Toyota Corollas and Monkey Island. No it's not 1993.   CIDERS: Kelterei Krämer Bembel With Care Apfelwein Kirsche Wyndrige Cider Co Honey Lavender Beak & Skiff 1911 Maple Bourbon Barrel Aged Cider    

Steve and Adam hanging out drinking brown ales. That's the premise. Love it or leave it. This week they talk about Stone vs Keystone vs Firestone Walker vs Firestone Tires, Pints and Panels new book; the Two Frays, First Sip and Kweza beer and introduce a new segment. Then they decide what to do with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Hint: It's not keep the Pittsburgh Pirates, but their ideas are far more fun. Finally, now that Stone has opened the lawsuit door it's time for Hop Nation USA to recoup some losses and set the industry straight with frivolous lawsuits. Of course this goes well. BEERS: Helltown Mischievous Brown Listermann Triple Digit Chickow! Hazelnut Double Brown Grist House Gristly Bear  

Traveling correspondent Kelsey has brought back beers from the insane state to the south, Florida. Adam and Steve get to enjoy them. In the news, Patagonia and Dogfish Head team up to scale up Kernza malt, PIttsburgh is getting lager fests, beer is getting cheaper in Seattle, and Jeremy Clarkson is aiming for a Top Beer? Then they brainstorm what the Hop Nation trend for 2022 will be, since they still can't lager beer and get in on that trend. Finally, it's beerifying recipes for the Disney parks for fun and profit?  BEERS: Unbranded x Blaze Brewing Co Amigos? Amigos! PB&J Sour Hidden Springs Brewing Casserollin' with The Homies Sweet Potato Sour Florida Avenue Brewing Neopolitan Berliner Weisse

An episode il classico with just Steve and Adam hanging out at Hop Nation Central drinking beers . . . but not strictly talking beers. First in the news, a sale on pineapple juice, Troegs gets even bigger, Heineken is terrible company in the metaverse, and Hoot Design and First Sip Brew Box give options to support Ukraine. Then they diverge from beer talk to talk about a new TV show on Amazon Prime, Last One Laughing Canada. The show featuring some of the funniest comedians from Tom Green, Whose Line Is It Anyway, Letterkenny and more facing off to not laugh. They get into the origins of the show and how it might work in America. Finally, they answer beer questions from the internet. BEERS: Shiner Brewer's Pride Collin Street Bakery Fruitcake Pastry Porter Brasseurs du Monde l'Abricothe Apricot and Tea wheat ale Helltown x Black Forge Coffee Forged in Hell coffee brown  

It's a full house at Hop Nation Central as it's Kelsey, Katie, Adam and Steve to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the podcast. They're drinking all 5.0% beers. Get it? If this bit continues, it does give incentive to hit 10 years. We get caught up on all the upcoming beerfests in the Pittsburgh area. Plus Zac Efron has a new beer related movie and is the location of the Wild Iggle revealed? Also we look back to the year 2017 and test our Hop Nation Knowledge. BEERS: Spring House Brewing Spare Me Pomelo Pale Ale Flying Fish Crisp Kolsch-Style DSSOLVR brewery Wicked Engine Pumpkin Cheesecake Sour

Two podcasters walk into a guy's house. Turns out it's a brewery. Not a great joke but that's exactly what happened when Steve and Adam showed up at Ben Steffen's currently garage based brewery Arboretum Trail. They discuss the obvious elephant in the room of how do you put a 3 bbl system in your home. They also talk about Ben's brewing origins, a funny tale about Tree House (yes that one,) homebrewing, and gardening. Finally, they get into brewing beers for all the trail hikers across America. BEERS: Arboretum Trail Brewing Just Browning Araun' Honey Brown Ale Arboretum Trail Brewing Sweet 2 Death Milk Stout Arboretum Trail Brewing x Mondays Brewing x Links Brewing In The Trees DIPA

Katie joins Adam and Steve to talk about the pride of Warren, Oh; Modern Methods Brewing. They also get into the news which includes the Foos, the hard Dews, and new guidelines for brews. Also a very cool St. Patrick's Day idea that other breweries need to adopt. Then it's history involving straws and Sumerian drinking culture. Finally, a fun round of Craft or Crap. BEERS: Modern Methods Brewing Company Dub City West Coast IPA Modern Methods Scrappy German Hefeweizen Modern Methods The Percolator Coffee Lager

Steve and Adam hanging out at Hop Nation Central enjoying some French Toast . . . BEEEERS?! This week it's celebrating the cinnamony breakfast sweet treat in beer form. First in the news, Heineken tries to put a fun spin on dire collapse of society (Thanks, O̶b̶a̶m̶a̶ Capitalism) Then a Dictionary adds some beer words . . . but not the dictionary because there is no single one. Then it's the history of French Toast, and why it's not French. Learn origins and preparations from around the world. Finally, the debut of our meal replacement app ... which is just making beer flights out of meals. This is probably not healthy. BEERS: Bhramari Brewing Let's Get Some F****** Fraanch Toast Artisanal Brew Works Touch O' Crunch Red Ale Yards Brewing French Toast Bites Ale

This week Adam and Steve are joined by Nikki and Eric to tackle the Valentine's Treat Beers and the coming Big Game. First they go heavy on the local news (because there wasn't really anything else) and talk about Arboretum Trail taking a couch, and Dancing Gnome's new artist forward initiative. Then they get into how to properly celebrate Super VD by mixes the Valentine's Day and Super Bowl celebrations into one with menu and gift ideas for both Rams and Bengals fans. Finally, it's a game of Is It A Love Song, Is It A Beer, or Is It Both? BEERS: O'Fallon Brewery Knotty Peanut Butter Pretzel Ale Land Grant Experimental Red Velvet Sour Abjuration Brewing Fruited Sour v1.19 Chocolate Cherry  

Frozen at home, Steve and Adam talk their mess across Zoom and drink some beers. In the news and notes, Beers of Burgh and Brews and Bruises set their dates, AB-Inbev answers the question of how to make the 2022 Qatar World Cup worse, and the French are bleu dah be dah. Then Steve tries to class up the joint with a cultural report on things beer and adjacent. Focusing on the Lunar / Chinese New Year and Peruvian molle chicha trip juice. Finally, they invent a whole bunch of new beer styles and products for the future in hopes of finally getting that fat check. BEERS: Hitchhiker Heavy as Liquid Stout with Blackberries Notch Brewing Left of the Dial Session IPA Salty Turtle Muddy Buddy Peanut Butter Ellicottville Brewing Hells Canyon WCIPA Old Thunder Brewing Smoked Midnight Blue Porter The Brew Kettle Heritage Porter

Adam and Steve are joined by Greg Dunkling from the University of Vermont and he is the director of the Business of Craft Beer Program. They talk about origins of the 5 course program, which involves learning how to run a brewery beyond fermenting wort. Plus, get info on who prospective brewers can expect to learn from. Then, they get to learn more about Greg, homebrewing in the 80s (aka pre-internet), the Vermont brewing scene outside of The Alchemist, and international beers. Finally it's a game BUY / SELL where Greg is asked to pick his favorites in emergent craft beer trends like NFTs vs Augmented Reality and Cannabis vs Mushrooms. BEERS: Dublin City Brewing Renegade Red Ale New Glarus Moon Man Pale Ale Eleventh Hour Daisy Pils Italian Style Pilsner Stone w00tstout (2021) Bells Bright White Ale Grist House Siberian Highway (2021) Voodoo White Magick of the Sun Witbier

Steve and Adam are back with a studio show with a preview of Irish beers in January, because lord knows what March will actually hold. They dunk on Brewdog because it's easy, a farewell to Bells, and mushrooms on the rise. Then they peer into the future of beer, and find it's an NFT hellscape. Learn all about how Budweiser is participating in the latest planet destroying trend. Also a look at Augmented reality beer cans by Swigr. Finally, it's a round of Nobody Asked You where beer questions from the internet get answered. BEERS: Smithwick's Red Ale Southern Tier Irish Creme Stout Guinness Chocolate Mint Stout in Bourbon Barrels

It's Tryanuary on the Zoom. Kelsey joins Adam and Steve in the year 2022. Social Distancing? Still on. They talk about the big news of Monster Energy buying Oskar Blues and Cigar City, Seaworld sucks, and Ballast Point might come back ... ? Then our 2022 prognostications, and Steve paints a dystopian nightmare. Finally, it's hot takes about Pliney the Younger, Pittsburgh, and PBR on Word BEERS: Great Divide Peach Milkshake IPA Flying Machines x The Eighth State Brewing Company Futura IX Sour IPA Grist House Continental Breakfast Stout Decadent Ales Coconut Almond Macaron IPA Two Frays Magnificent Beasts Schwarzbier Ellicottville Brewing Sugar Cookie Ale Kasteel Nitro Bacchus Frambozenbier Platform Prantl's Cocolate Almond Torte Heavy Seas Brewing Dark Anchor Porter  

START THIS PODCAST AT 10:55:10 TO SYNC WITH MIDNIGHT Adam, Steve, Adam and Matt are here to ring in the new year with their highlights of 2021, and a great big fat end of the year quiz according to Untappd. Who will be champion to close out 2021? Find out and have a Happy New Beer. BEERS: Southern Tier Frosted Sugar Cookie Ale Full Pint Night of the Living Stout Conny Creek Brewing TwELF-25 Arboretum Trail Brewing The Best Present Under the Tree IPA Hop Fly Brewing Overton Porter Cinderlands Brewing Brick Top Coffee Belgian Quad

You've reached the nerd sh*t portion of the holidays. This week our guests represent the six pillars of nerdom; wrestling, comic books, movies, Weird Al, video games, and beer. They're also all returning guests here to give us their year in reviews for 2021 and hopes for 2022. Our Guests and their Beers - Happy Hour Adam Zane / 412 Brewery x Arboretum Trail Blackberry Cobbler Beer'd Al: Lauren / Victory Merry Monkey Hops and Box Office Flops: Capt Cash / 21st Amendment Fireside Chat Winter Warmer HaBOF: Chumpzilla / Sweetwater Almond Milk Stout & Burnt Hickory Brewing Big Shanty Graham Cracker Stout Drink a Beer Play a Game : Jim / Iron Hill Brewery Reindeer's Revenge Tripel DaBPaG: Brian / Free Will Brewing Special Cookie Brown Ale Allegheny City Brewing x Fermata Brewing Winter Solstice Cascadian Dark Ale Abjuration Brewing Cotton Candy Sour

This week we start holiday programming, inviting on past guests to catch up for year end merriment. This week is primarily Pittsburgh focused as we talk to personalities in the Pittsburgh beer scene. We start with Darren Gailey of Couch Brewery, and give him to talk about the closure of Couch and what the future looks like for him as he exits brewing, plus reminisce on all the good times had. Other Guests and their beers include: Nick of the Weekly ReCap podcast / Dancing Gnome Exquisite Beast DIPA Jen aka @Hellobrewtiful / Hightower Brewing Perfect 3rd TIPA Mike aka @Pghbeerdouche / Wallenpaupack Brewing Hoppy the Elf's Peppermint Porter Former Hop Nation USA regular Sam / Victory Winter Cheers wheat beer Former Hop Nation USA regular Bubba / Allagash Nocturna Allegheny City Brewing One Flip cream ale Necromancer Brewing Soggy Bottom blueberry pastry stout

Katie joins Adam and Steve for some weird beers including one of the most polarizing beers ever. They also tackle the news of butterfly beers, Corona's super sus island, and a Karen doin' a grift on Heineken. Then for all the Johnny and Joanie Come-Latelys, it's the 2021 Hop Nation USA Non-Denominational Holiday Buyer's Guide That Could Also Be Used For Christmas I Guess 2021. They take a look the best gifts you could get for the beer lovers in your life, and then they get into the worst gifts while drinking what some would call the worst beer. BEERS: Duclaw Sour Me Strawberry French Toast Fonta Flora Brewery Seasonal Creep Stout Martin House Brewing Best Maid Grape Punch Pickle Beer

Chill episode at the Hop Nation USA Studios with Steve and Adam to stave off the Holiday Madness. They talk about the ends for Couch Brewery and Roundabout Brewing in Pittsburgh, and who will be taking their places in Tortured Souls and Coven. Then while drinking cookie beers they get into the world of cookies made with beer. The never ending cycle of Americans stuffing empties calories into more empty calories. Finally it's a game of word featuring Bourbon County Stout, Sheetz and Esquire. BEERS: O'Fallon Dad's Scotch Oatmeal Stout O'Fallon Vanilla Wafer Cream Ale O'Fallon Creamy Peanut Butter Ale

In the final part of Stoutsgiving 2021, Adam, Steve, Dennis, Kelsey and Katie reflect on the past year and what they're thankful for in beer. They also talk about what they're thankful for in general. Things like friends, breweries, the death of puritanical laws. Fun things. Also still a surprising amount of banana entendre, confusion on what is a plantain, and more. BEERS: Dogfish Head Utopias Barrel Aged World Wide Stout Hi-Wire Brewing 10w-40 Banana Split Stout Great Divide Horchata Yeti Stout

Stoutsgiving continues with Adam, Steve, Kelsey, Katie and Dennis. This mini-sode, they're drinking stahts and answering questions from the internet like which Squid Game are you most confidant in. There also a lot of talk about road bananas, try and figure out what that is. And some chicken debate. You'll discover it should be Fort Night of Chickens, but Fortnite is better for the SEO. Anyway we're drinking the Hi-Wire 10w-40 Banana Split.

Full bore. All gas, no brakes. It's part one of the Thanksgiving Hop Nation USA special featuring Adam, Steve, Kelsey, Katie, and First Sip Brew Box's Dennis. Real talk there were over 3+ hours of audio recorded and I the editor was very busy all week and very food comatose on Thursday, the day I edited this. So I decided it's easier to release it in parts. Anyway we drink the Dogfish Head Utopias Barrel Aged World Wide Stout, talk about Kweza Brewery the first independent brewery of Rwanda, and go off the rails. Stay Tuned for Parts 2 and 3 throughout the holiday weekend with more stouts and more merriment.