Hop Talk: A Craft Beer Podcast

We've done a few episodes on Hudson Valley Brewery on the show, but they've all been focused on their famous sour IPAs - until now! This week on Hop Talk we dig into some of HVB's lighter offerings of lagers and pilsners, of which there are quite many. Join us for a look at the other side of Hudson Valley, ideally with a lager to drink along with! Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode!

Gin! That's right, today we are trading in the sound of cracking cans for popping corks as we sit down (virtually) with Andrew Said Thomas, distiller and owner of Halftone Spirits. This new project grew alongside Finback Brooklyn and is housed in their new space. They are doing some amazing things which make one rethink what gin can be! Don't worry, there is at least one hop in this episode. We sample each batch released, plus one that has yet to come out! Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode!

Hop Talk is back just in time for Oktoberfest! Well, Oktoberfest was cancelled this year for obvious reasons, and so is the NYC yearly event Blocktoberfest - at least in the traditional sense. This episode we are joined by Ann Reilly of the NYC Brewer's Guild to talk all about the new direction this local beer get-together is taking for 2020, as well as how the Guild aims to support NYC breweries through exposure and education. Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode! Learn more about the NYC Brewer's Guild and join Blocktoberfest 2020 at https://www.nycbrewed.com/

Been a while, huh? Hop Talk is back from a bit of a COVID break, with this extra fresh (recorded yesterday) episode featuring the return of Chris Maestro of BierWax! This week we are checking in with the founder of this amazing craft beer bar and record listening space, and see how times have changed with the state of the world. There is definitely good here with the bad, so tune in to hear about some exciting upcoming ventures and a track from an album Maestro produced and released on vinyl! Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode! Check out The Jungle Book on iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-jungle-book/830272325

Last week we talked about Keg & Lantern, but there's more than just one brewery in the new space! That's right, Non Sequitur is now operating out of the brew space, so you will be able to try or buy their beers there in the future. This week we are joined by Gage once again to get the scoop on two of their new IPAs, upcoming beers, and what moving to K&L means for the future of Non Sequitur. Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode!

We are back from our little summer vacation! Well, as much of a vacation as we could have at the moment... New breweries and secondary locations keep popping up even in the midst of the pandemic, and Keg & Lantern is one of the latest, popping up right here in Red Hook! This week we try some lighter beers from the new location, and talk about adjusting to the pandemic because that's all everyone talks about nowadays. Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode!

We are back with another tele-conference episode, catching up over some Other Half beers! Well not quite, since Carl had other plans in mind. Tune in and have a beer with us as we discuss adjusting to lockdown life! Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode!

This little part of Brooklyn is quickly becoming a hot spot for breweries, and Wild East Brewing Co. is one of the newest kids on the block! This episode we video chat with the owners of this brand new brewery and talk about their origin, the secrets of their logo and how they've had to adapt to launch in the middle of a pandemic. Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode!

As mentioned last week, there was a previously recorded episode via video-chat, and here it is! On this informal (or just about as formal as usual?) catch-up episode, Blake and Sonia AKA House of Stouts and House of Sours join in from their respective households to share some beers and social distancing stories. Let's keep on keeping on! Hopefully this episode will work well to pass the time during - well - these dark times. Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode!

Full disclosure - this is actually the second of two episodes recorded via video chat (so far), but calling the episode Finback to Back to Back was too alluring to pass up! Credit goes to Charlie over in the UK for that name, as well as for joining in virtually to share some tasty Finback collabs! We promise we'll drink something else next episode but be sure to tune in for this one as the beers are an absolute treat and, at the very least, a departure from Finback stouts. Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode!    

Hey all - in light of the current pandemic situation we have unfortunately had to postpone the planned episode. However, we do have a little something extra for you guys this week: after the BQE episode Anthony opened up a bottle of the 2019 edition to compare to the 2018s. Join us in this sampler as we try the new formula of the beer and as I try to remember good places to eat in the neighborhood! Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode!

Finback Brewery is expanding! The beloved Queens brewery is ramping up for their second location in Brooklyn, and Anthony Totten is here to tell us all about it over some vintage bottles of their biggest series of stouts - the BQE. We discuss the upcoming space (it's more than just beer!), the decision to postpone their first beer festival, and what's next for the BQE series. Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode!

Season Three of Hop Talk is here! We jump right into things with a very special guest - or guests, rather: Gage and Nelson from Non Sequitur Beer Project. Join us as we learn about one of NYC's newest breweries and find out what they have in store for the future! Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode!

Season three isn't quite here yet but why not have a little bonus episode in between? The night before Other Half's sixth anniversary was cold and long, but thankfully Carl, Blake and Jen were able to take shelter and open up some Mikerphone brews. This was recorded upstairs from the usual location, and we were all quite tired so get ready for the most informal episode to date! Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode - we are behind but will update soon! The next season of Hop Talk is right around the corner!

You might have thought we were gone but we've got one last episode in season two! In this season finale we sample some delicious sours from Hermit Thrush Brewery and catch up after the holidays. Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode - we are behind but will update soon!

Justin is back this week toting some Southern Grist! I was very happy to get some exposure to the Tennessee beer scene, as well as a potential peek into the South Korean beer scene. We enjoyed all of the beers we tried, even if one seemed a bit old. Help us identify the mystery cereal! Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode - we are behind but will update soon!

We are going back to back with guests with this latest episode! Perry and I are joined by Andrew (AKA Brandspankinbrew on Instagram) who brought over some Burdock Brewery from Toronto. These beers were all delicious and very wine-like! Build yourself a nice charcuterie board and tune in! Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

We are joined by a very special guest this week! Tune in as we talk with author Joshua M. Bernstein about his latest book Drink Better Beer, which was just released not two months ago, and have a couple beers he brought in to share! Interviews are always better over a drink after all! Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

We're going back to Georgia this week thanks to Nate, who was on the original GA episode! Perry, Blake and I revisit three out of the four breweries we have on the first episode with some of their latest brews. We also talk about creamy candy and White Claw on this one! Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

It's Black Tuesday, so what better time to drink a Black Tuesday! In this short Justin and I try the 2017 edition of this classic 19% ABV monster by The Bruery, just in time for the 10th anniversary of the beer and 90th anniversary of the real Black Tuesday. Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

We're back with another new brewery to taste! Perry and I get to sample some Great Notion beers as we talk recent NYC events and TV shows. And, of course, we don't forget about breakfast! Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

Carl recently went on a day trip to Tree House Brewing, which gave us the perfect opportunity to revist this classic brewery on the show. We talk about some recent beer news stories (mostly negative I'm afraid) and Carl's dolly cart mishap! Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

We're back (again)! Took some time off to get married but I've always loved Threes (especially their lighter beers), so I wanted to have a few on the show with Perry. We also talk about the four - that's right, four - breweries planned to come to the neighborhood. Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

We're finally putting our taste buds where our mouths are (or was that always the case?) with this blind light lager taste test. We try to guess between the two Night Shift beers we had recently and the macro beers they are based on. Our thoughts might just surprise you! Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

We're going international yet again, this time with a set of beers by North Brewing Co. in Leeds! I of course had to have the Leeds fan himself join for this episode! Join Blake and me as we go through some delicious beers kindly sent to us by the brewery. Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

We are back after a little break! After talking about it for months we are finally trying some Trillium (that isn't a year old) thanks to my friend Eric! Join us as we try a nice sampler of the brewery's offerings, talk too much about work and try to guess what a coconut is! Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

Perry is back and ready to talk about some PA breweries! We try three "berry" beers by veteran owned brewery Tattered Flag, thanks to my friend Cliff. Do you know what the capital of PA is? Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

On an improptu trip to Industry City in Brooklyn, I visited the new Big Alice taproom and grabbed a couple collabs to go! Join us while we enjoy these "festive" summer beers from this Queens gem of a brewery and talk about their new space. Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

I've been holding on to these Farmageddon barrel-aged farmhouse beers from Bellwoods for quite a while, but four livers combine to tackle five wine grape variants! Blake, Sonia and (introducing) Perry help me tackle these wines - I mean beers! Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

We took a week off to enjoy Green City, but Carl and I are back with something a bit different! Night Shift Brewing has tackled the light lager and we enjoy these and a sour beer while recounting our festival experience - and trying to understand the kiwi. Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

Andrew returns! Industrial Arts is among his favorite NYS breweries, so I picked up a few cans for us to enjoy this week. Tune in for our views on these classic (dare I say, nostalgic?) brews from this upstate spot as we struggle to figure out what the numbers on the cans mean. Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

Who says distractions aren't fun? It's summertime so Carl and I relax with a couple of lighter beers by the upcoming (or already here) Evil Twin NYC. During our conversation we stumble across a 2019 beer trends article and decide to pick it apart! Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

It's always fun to be able to try something new! Xül Beer Co. is an up-and-coming brewery soon to open in Knoxville, TN, and Blake and I were lucky enough to try a couple of their beers in the house of House of Stouts! Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

We're back! Or did we ever go anywhere? Carl and I (and a surprise "guest") settle in after our recent trips, and sample some beers by The Veil Carl brought back to NYC! Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

Blake and I had sometime to kill before the soccer game so we decided to bang out another episode! We continue going through the UK beers sent over by Ed, this time sampling some sours. Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

Hop Talk is back! We took a short Spring break but Blake and I are ready to share some UK brews - thanks Ed! We are tasting some delicious collabs brewed for Cloudwater's Friends & Family & Beer Festival this week. Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

Everyone was busy this week, but luckily Anthony AKA @stop_and_smell_the_hops came by to enjoy some beers with me! We try three delicious beers from Brix City, one of his favorite local NJ breweries. Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

We're taking a (mental) trip back to PA with Forest & Main! We go through three IPAs sent in by a friend and discuss Carl's shipping woes. Carl and I also try our best to describe the awesome can art from this brewery! Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

Speaking of Canadian beers, we're doing another Bellwoods episode! House of Sours joins us once again to enjoy some of the 2018 Motley Cru beers. Which fruit variant will win, and will any of these bottle conditioned brews spill over? Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

It's not every day we get to try international brews (well, besides Canadian beers) so we were very excited to try these beers by Cervejaria Dogma in Brazil! We try a delicious sour and two stouts, and butcher Portuguese a fair amount. Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

It's officially one year of Hop Talk! It's been great doing these past 52 episodes and we can't wait to bring you even more about craft beer, the people who make it and the people who drink it! We celebrate this week over four delicious beers sent by Ingenious Brewing, and discuss Pastrytown. Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

We've finally gotten some homebrewers on the show! For this special episode we are joined by the minds behind the Back to Basics series of homebrewed collaborations with established brewers around the US. This is the most people we've had on one episode in my house! Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

We've done a lot of location or brewery specific episodes lately so we're switching it up with a style-focused one! Blake and I have some new sour IPAs and see just how different beers of this style can be. Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

Skeleton Key is back! The 2018 variants of this rum barrel-aged spiced stout are all brewed with vanilla, and come with some interesting flavor profiles. This week we're talking Shrek and NYC Beer Week! Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

Blood Brothers is a Toronto brewery I haven't tried in a long time, so I made sure to bring back a couple beers from my most recent trip up North! There are definitely some curious flavors going on this week, including a spicy beer! Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

My friend Nathan joins us for another guest episode, this time featuring beers from his homestate of Georgia! He clues us in on the Georgian beer scene, gives some food recommendations and explains the Super Bowl to Blake and me. Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.  

It's always great to have a guest on the show, especially if they're a visitor from the UK bringing us some Tired Hands beer! Neil AKA the lowendbeery was in town and insisted Carl finally have a milkshake on the show! Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

Evil Twin is finally opening (or is about to open) in NYC! I recount my experience trying their new beers in Ridgewood, Queens and Blake explains his beef with Kolsch beers over their first can release. Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

Time for some cinnamon stouts! Blake and I crack open some bottles (and a can) of some delightfully spiced brews, and figure out which is the cinnamon-iest! We also talk gruit and the origin of Russian Imperial Stouts. Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

On my most recent Toronto trip I paid a visit to baseball-themed Left Field Brewery, and brought back some beers to share! Crack one open as we have some of their latest stouts and as Carl gives me the scoop on the Other Half NYE party. Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode.

Jester King is The Beer Trekker's favorite brewery, and he returns to the show with Kevin Boyd AKA Drinking Craft to have some delicious tart brews! There's also a good amount of AB InBev talk in this one, and an exclusive about an exciting international beer competition! Visit www.snobeery.com for more photos and info on this episode. Check out https://www.copapuravidaindie.com/ for more information about the competition!