The podcast about all things beer. Friends/Fools Brendan Ruppel and Brian Bylicki review household brand beers and enjoy conversation with friends over drinks.
After their unannounced and completely unprofessional hiatus, The boys are revving things up with a classic Brewery Reviewery. Richie REDACTED joins in to discuss Other half brewing, one of the stops during his illustrious 30th birthday trolley problem.
Feeling down after the "Sloppy" mishap that was the Gonster, The Boys try their own spin (see title) on a cocktail classic recently covered by the coveted cast they derive their name from.
The first official Boys Media cross-over episode! Main subject of our sister podcast is in the lime (shiso) light this week as we talk about Blake Lively's recent alcohol adventure. A lot of liquid is lapped up in this lonely boys-centric episode of The Hoppy Boys.
Long time listener and recent beer allergic, Ross Underwood joins us to showcase the newest contender in the world of hard seltzers. The Boys give a sneak peak at their first official book deal.
The Hoppy Boys, always staying with the trends, try the Monster Guinness aka Monster Bite with friend of the pod Jake! Jake tells a riveting story about a coworker getting hit by a train and Brian delivers another incredible installment of Brian's question corner.
Hot off the heels of Malt Madness 2024, The Hoppy Boys ran out of ideas for a cohesive episode. Finding solace in segments about topical drinks and not so topical movies, Brendan and Brian do their best.
The culmination of months of hard work and dedication come down to this poor attempt at entertainment. Six friends who truly have no business offering opinions, all try to do so at the same time to crown the winner of this year's Malt Madness.
Commissioner Peter joins his boys in tackling some of the hardest choices of the bracket thus far. Past champions collide against other accessible titans of the beer world in the penultimate Malt Madness 2024 episode.
Richie has returned to make himself laugh and potentially some listeners as well. Bracket decisions get hot and steamy before a mystery guest returns...
Deadbeat father and average lover, Chris, makes his annual return for Malt Madness. The trio shares what their very first curse words were with each other and drink too many IPA's. Later, a mysterious man leaves some messages for the mailbag.
Malt Madness is BACK!! It's the first episode of everyone's favorite themed month, and we're kicking it off with our original guest, Matty G. It's an all time episode until a special guest appears...
Rise from your grave and join us in honoring the return of the late supreme court justice. Political intrigue, dated references and malt liquor ensues.
The boys dive headfirst into the hydration trend that is sweeping the nation!! So grab your caffeine, your fun, and your hydration drinks and sip along for the ride.
Brian and Brendan cure their New Year's Eve hangovers with Slurpees among other things. They talk about this delightful frozen treat at length before doing a Federal Holiday draft to kick off the New Year.
Well, it's that special time of year where Lita joins the podcast and the gang drinks funny juice that makes their faces feel warm and fuzzy. So cozy up to your special little friend with a toasty mug of mulled wine, share a set of earbuds, and listen to Brendan choke on a whole clove because its the holidays.
Creamy beverage expert, Drew Davis hops on the pod to explain why eggnog is such a delightful holiday treat. Later, they break down their fast food hot takes before Drew tells us about his interesting encounters on the Cameo app.
World Famous podcast producer BBD (Talkin' Yanks/ Talkin' Baseball) takes a pack of White Claws to the face and reveals his deepest darkest secrets.
Brian and Brendan make Old Fashioned's to get warm in the cheeks and then make spin-offs of the cocktail to compare. They are funny and everyone likes them.
Brian and Brendan are back post wedding to talk about all the drinks they drank. Along with a tripel that Brian brought home from France. Get ready for an episode full of segments galore!!!
Loverboy aficionado and super fan Mel returns to the show for her second Loverboy appearance!! This episode the three of us complete all 4 flavors of the pack in order to find out if the Loverboys brand is truly hangover free or not! Stay tuned to find out our morning-after reactions.
Like Soju? Like Bombs? Then this is the episode for YOU!!! Put them together for a delicious creation thats sweeping the nation. Listen in to hear how to make them along with our thoughts on the subject.
Ganesh returns!!! In honor of our beer cocktail theme of late, sidewalk slammer expert, M.G. himself brings "loaded roni's" to the table. This beer, vodka/tequila, lime concoction is a delight to the senses and will soon be a regular drink among the commoners by summer's end.
The Hoppy Boys are back to put out some more boring bullshit with one of their dumb ugly friends again.
The New Paltz trike tries out the sidewalk slammer everyone's been talking about, the Spagett. So grab your clear glass bottles and smash them in the street while you listen to us spread our knowledge to the peasants. Later, Brian's big segment continues, and a Spaghetti quiz!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVf3G5SDaqw https://boys-media-network.myspreadshop.com/
Brian and Brendan try the trendy drink that's SWEEPING the nation... BILK!!! Find out from these two if Bilk is the right drink for YOU! and if you like that, you'll probably LOVE Boffee! Milk and Beer is the concoction that beer lovers demanded, and milk lovers delivered.
Professional rower James Dietz joins The Hoppy Boys to talk about his favorite spirit, tequila. The trio each make their favorite tequila cocktail and present to the class. Later, Brian and James FAIL the Tequila Trivia Quiz!!
Brian and Brendan are being swept up with the new prebiotic soda craze that's sweeping the nation!! They decide on whether or not healthy sodas are good and brainstorm ideas for all of Brian's best man speeches.
As you all know its STILL Charles month! So to celebrate King Charles the third's coronation, we just HAD to drink his personal cocktail. Stay tuned til the end for a delightful Charles quiz!! Happy Charles month to all!
Distiller at Long Island Spirits, Charles joins the podcast for Charles month!! The three boys break down three tripels before they tackle... THE TRIPLE QUIZ!! Later, Charles says the nicest words anyone has ever said to Brendan or Brian.
All 4 Malt Madness guests join the Hoppy Boys LIVE at the Creamatorium to decide this year's Champion!!!
If you ever miss the sensation of being drunk with your friends when it gets too late and nothing you say makes sense anymore, but you're all still laughing...then this is the episode for you.
A strange man from a rival podcast ambushes the show to talk about things that do NOT contain alcohol. It takes 2 hours for these fools to decide which soda is the best beer.
Brian gets real loose lipped after recording two episodes in a row. Look out for new hit single "buy me a sleeping bag" later in the episode.
Brian, Chris and Brendan grind through the first bracket of Malt Madness and eventually get to a difficult bump in the road during later rounds. Newcomers really SHAKE UP the bracket this year and make for some extremely serious podcasting. Billy Joel also makes his musical debut on the podcast. Clyde returns for his favorite time of year.
The Hoppy Boys go through a list of famous beer commercials just in time for the big game!!! This naturally leads them to talk about dipping their balls in warm applesauce, local Long Island Deacon rivalries, and Cocaine Bear. Source for list of commercials: https://www.thedrum.com/news/2022/03/17/cheers-st-patrick-s-day-here-are-the-drum-s-all-time-favorite-beer-ads?fbclid=IwAR1R2s7ptk2BE5teZgNUAjQjeSXaakPdr0XVgFPdsVKVP0fhdEo1cP4DvVg
Liss and Mich bro down with the buchy boys and talk all things Brew Dr. brand kombucha! They also discuss their favorite long island breweries while Brian tries to teach the group what ipecac is. Later, quiz-master Brendan does his best to embody his inner Jigsaw by hosting THE KOMBUCHA QUIZ!
Kerri takes a break from gardening and makes Brian and Brendan listen to her talk about a bar called Tee Gee's in LA for an hour and a half. It's one of their best episodes.
Long overdue Laine (her nickname in High School) finally joins The Hoppy Boys for a good ol fashioned mess around. The gang talks holiday drinks, weddings and Shrek the video game for Gamecube. Listen until the end to find out what a monkey run is!!!
"Eat fries two at a time, and put whatever you want in your mouth...fill it up." This was the show's famous slogan that would ring throughout podcasting history. Stay Tuned for the Pilot of The House-y Boys. Matt Geoghegan is also a guest on this podcast.
Brian and Brendan are trying to get cancelled before the holidays.
Brian and Brendan rip shots from a mysterious brown paper bag found in Rhode Island. . . . Brian's dog Bandit dies.
After years of begging, Sam finally gets his coveted Hoppy Boys guest spot to talk about his favorite drink, seltzer. The boys analyze/discuss all aspects of the seltzer world from what should actually qualify as a seltzer, to their preferred carbonation levels within the drink. They also try out an original new segment that goes objectively well.
Owner and founder of The Subtle Tea Company, Kyle Chandler, makes his grand return to talk about his exciting collaboration with Blue Point Brewing! He instead ends up confessing to a bunch of old crimes he committed in his youth.
Brian, Brendan, Derek, and Richie take on their first public event and record LIVE from The Long Island Craft Classic at Heckscher State Park! They taste many beers and talk to many drunken fools.
Mel G. Served makes her Hoppy Boys debut to talk about her favorite adult beverage and brand, Loverboy! By the end of the episode she probably even loves THESE boys. Stay tuned for great segments like WDYDLW (what did you drink last week) and Power 10 (10 minute power hour)!
Brendan, Matt and Brian have the floor for a few minutes each to talk about their new podcast projects available only on patreon. Head over to patreon.com/thehoppyboyspod to find all of this mediocre content that this trio is putting out there.
Brian, Brendan and mystery guest break down and rank the three most popular shandy's on the beer market this summer.
Brendan, Chris and Peter do play by play and commentary for the Melonheads of Backyard Baseball 2001 for PC. They draft a team and play the first game of the 14 game season.
Long Island Lads Brian and Brendan start their journey into the vast discography of Billy Joel!!! Follow along with them as they break down every song from one of his 13 albums each week. All future episodes of this show will be released biweekly only on patreon.com/thehoppyboyspod Subscribe now to get the rest of this content!!
It's the second one...which means it's FUNNIER. Find out which episodes make up the rest of the countdown before we get a little sentimental at the end.