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In Episode 277 we go live again on Facebook, and in this episode we are talking about the 2025 predicted craft beer trends. We also do a tasting session of Cigar City Brewery El Catador Club Strange Case featuring apple jack brandy barrel aged imperial stout with caramel flavor. Find out if this beer lives up to the previous tastings. Now grab a beer and enjoy the show! If you would like to contact the show you can reach the hosts through email at tapthecraft@gmail.com, or interact with us on Facebook at facebook.com/tapthecraft and for all our links visit tapthecraft.com/linktree. We have a voicemail number...you can call 208-536-3359 (208-53ODDLY) to leave feedback or questions and have your voice heard on the show. We invite you to visit our website at tapthecraft.com for more craft beer content. If you enjoy our content and want to Toast Your Hosts, then please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/tapthecraft You can follow Denny on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew. You can follow Kris on Twitter @kris_mckenzie82 or Untappd at @K9Hops and on our Facebook page. Find more links at tapthecraft.com/linktree. Discord server at tapthecraft.com/discord BEERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:Deschutes Brewery Black Butte PorterBeerbazaar Black Jack StoutFinback Brewery Crispy MorningBeerbazaar Harmony WC IPA Loose Screw Beer Co Lateral Pils Monkless Belgian Ales Friar's Festivus Belgian Quad New Pioneer Brewing Double Ben Gurion DIPALINKS TO ARTICLES DISCUSSED:The 11 Craft Beer Trends to Watch in 2025 found on the Hop Culture website7 beer trends to follow in 2025 written by Rachel Arthur and found on the Beverage Daily website

It's a Best of edition. With replays of my last two interviews with Gretchen Schimdhausler from Little Dog Brewing and Joel Geier author of Flights Across America. News from Sierra Nevada, Snouts and Stouts and Hop Culture's best breweries in 2024 too. @njcraftbeer @hoppedupnetwork @sjbeerscene #metalforever #drinklocal #drinkcraftnotcrap #stouts #ipas #lagers #ales #sours #hops #pilsners #porters #gastropub #speakeasy #beer #fcancer #smallbusinessowners #beerfestivals #beertours #music #podcastsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 271 we go live again on Facebook, and in this episode we are talking about the history of Christmas beer in the United States. We also do a special tasting session with the Cigar City El Catador Club “Return of the Snack” bourbon barrel aged imperial stout with cacao nibs and peanuts . Now grab a beer and enjoy the show! If you would like to contact the show you can reach the hosts through email at tapthecraft@gmail.com, or interact with us on Facebook at facebook.com/tapthecraft and for all our links visit tapthecraft.com/linktree. We have a voicemail number...you can call 208-536-3359 (208-53ODDLY) to leave feedback or questions and have your voice heard on the show. We invite you to visit our website at tapthecraft.com for more craft beer content. If you enjoy our content and want to Toast Your Hosts, then please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/tapthecraft Visit our sponsor tintackers.com who have the biggest selection of embossed aluminum beer signs with the best prices. Use TAPTHECRAFT at checkout and you will save 10% on your entire order. You can follow Denny on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew. You can follow Kris on Twitter @kris_mckenzie82 or Untappd at @K9Hops and on our Facebook page. Find more links at tapthecraft.com/linktree. Discord server at tapthecraft.com/discord BEERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:Fremont Brewing Dark StarReuben's Brews Strata Crush Hazy IPACigar City Brewing El Catador Club “Return of the Snack” Equilibrium Brewery Life After Death Star - Batch 5Jim Dandy Brewing Oktoberfest 2024 Mother Earth Brew Co Project X: Spirit Animal Hazy IPAPayette Brewing Co Sehr Kuhl Cold IPALINKS TO ARTICLES DISCUSSED:The Cult of Christmas Beers written by Grace Lee-Weitz and found on the Hop Culture website

It's election season here at Hop Culture! But you'll find that these polls are a bit lighthearted and don't require any registration. Do you agree with the officials we elected? Let us know over on Instagram!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

We're asking each other the hard hitting questions in this episode of Hop Culture! We thought we knew each other pretty well being sisters and all, but some interesting tidbits were uncovered. Listening to this episode might have you questioning your own siblings!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

(NSFW) Join Ed, Chris, and Nate in this episode as Ed returns from Spain and shares his discoveries about the local craft beer scene—or the lack thereof. Ed recounts his visit to a single craft beer bar and a memorable drinking session with some Irish lads. The conversation shifts to Wisconsin, revealed as having the drunkest counties in the US, leading to a discussion about binge drinking and whether the hosts themselves are binge drinkers. Nate surprises the guys with his newfound love for barrel-aged stouts from Wren House, despite the hefty price tags. And his history of hating on them. They also discuss an article from Hop Culture titled "2024 is the Year of the Dark Lager," reflecting on the popularity of Czech lagers last year and debating whether dark lagers will dominate the scene this year. The team lists some of the best dark lagers to try, making this episode a must-listen for beer enthusiasts! Hop Culture - Rise of the Dark Lagers Article Support US! Buy Us a Beer! For as little as a dollar a month you can help a bearded white guy drink a good craft beer. Your generous donation will help supply thousands with the gift of more podcasts and we are pretty sure inappropriate humor as well. Invest in Us!  Rate us on iTunes! Want to help us reach a bigger audience and keep the episodes coming? Then head over to iTunes and Give us a rating and feedback! Tell A Friend! Tell someone you know about our show! If you know that a friend likes or loves craft beer tell them to give us a listen. Or if you know someone who is new to craft beer and you are tired of telling them about the scene, let us be your soap box! Or have an amazing whale that you want to share with the world. Go on your social media platform of choice and give us a shout out. Use the hashtag #hoppycraftsmen and we'll respond in kind. Probably in some form of emoji and maybe a super rad type of comment. You get the picture.

For this book club episode, we read about the marvel of the human body. No, we didn't discuss The Care and Keeping You, we read The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson! We learned many interesting tidbits in our first non-self-help book club pick.   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

A new season means new things to look forward to! In this episode, we each shared what we're excited about this spring. We're all aflutter about the upcoming eclipse here at Hop Culture! Will the next one happen in 40 years or 440 years? Listen to find out!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

With Tom off this week, Dan took the trip up to Marlowe Artisanal Ales in Mamaroneck, NY. He talks to Zac and Carla of Marlowe about their new brewery location, their beers, and what the future holds for the brewery. We also discuss the new Troon barleywine release, Hop Culture's list of top pastry stout breweries, and Tin Barn making announcing the first few breweries that will attend their first beerfest. Chase from Top Beer Drops stops by to talk about the highest rated new beers in the country and of course we profile some local releases that caught our eye.

Making friends as an adult can be tricky, but we're here to talk about how to know a friendship is meant to be! Some of our friendship green flags are pretty silly, but sometimes it's the little things that pique our interest. We're happy to say that our listeners have the biggest green flag of all—listening to Hop Culture!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

For today's episode of Hop Culture Book Club, we read “How to Know a Person” by David Brooks. Like any self-help book, there was some skippable content, but we thought there was much more good than bad! Join us as we focus on the more interesting tips and tidbits!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Beer People John and Richie return for a new episode format in which we discuss the state of the beer industry over the past year. John's now into the second year of running The Daily Beer Bar, after gigs at Hop Culture and Cool Material, and Richie's making BIG career moves after leaving Victory Brewing. Their unique perspectives on the industry shed light on 2023's style trends, economic competition in the beer market, non-alcoholic beer, whether we've *finally* reached the year of the lager, and more. We end with each person's hot takes for 2024, and a couple wish list items, too. IG handles: The Daily Beer Bar, John, The Brewedat Podcast, Richie Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Snazzy theme music by Beer Person Gerry Mayer, check out more of his tunes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Artwork by the illustrious Lotus of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lotiecreates⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Jon of Aryabarks IG fame joins this week as a co-host. Dan and Jon talk about the frigid EQ Day of Bliss, the return of wibs, and why beer events like that mean so much to the beer community. Hop Culture releases their top beer trends to look at for in 2024. We look at the list and give our insights. Chase from Top Beer Drops stops by to talk about the highest rated beers of the previous week and we go over the local releases that caught our eye.

With so many podcasts making predictions for 2024, we wanted to put our own spin on the trend! We made predictions for each other for the new year. Will Claire's side hustles finally pay off? What will be Anne's newest snack fixation? Only time will tell!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

There's nothing more festive than cozying up by the fireplace and watching a Christmas movie at this time of year! We each chose a new holiday flick to review for our listeners. Some were big fails, but others were pretty cute! Give it a listen to find out which Christmas movies to watch or skip this year.   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

We read The No Spend Challenge Guide by Jen Smith to kick of our own “spending freeze” (as we couldn't stop calling it!). The purpose of this episode is not to shame anyone into frugality, but to provide some encouragement for anyone who might care to save a little extra money by taking a break from spending with us. Take a listen and let us know if you're down!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Like most of my beer friends, I first met Chantel Columna on Instagram. Our online conversations eventually led to an in-person meeting when a work trip brought Chantel to Atlanta in 2021. We enjoyed beers while diving into a conversation about the beer industry and life at large. Last year, my husband and I traveled to Denver. I knew I couldn't leave the city without visiting Novel Strand Brewing Company, the brewery Chantel, along with her husband, Tamir Danon, and Ayana Coker, opened in 2018. Again, this meetup led to a deep conversation about culture and life.  With a great selection of beers and a focus on Tamir's Israeli and Chantel's Dominican culture, it's no surprise to me that last year, Hop Culture named the brewery the best in the country for those very same things and more. Novel Strand doesn't shy away from injecting their culture into thei r brewery. I was reminded of this passion when I ran into them at this year's Craft Brewers Conference, and we continued our easy flowing conversation over incredible Lagers.  After sharing great talks with Chantel, it was hard for me to keep her compassionate and endearing energy from you. In this episode, we'll talk about the business of beer with a key focus on her work as general manager for Novel Strand. How does she approach this role? What's a North Star that guides her in work and life? We also share our experiences with entrepreneurship and what we've both learned along the way.

Kenny Gould (Founder) and Grace Weitz (Sr. Content Editor) of the legendary Hop Culture Magazine talk about how it all got started, the Queer Beer Box, hosting beer festivals, Kenny's upcoming fantasy novel, and bringing to life Grace's vision for Beers Without Beards. Check out Hop Culture on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and their website. Follow Kenny on IG here. Watch Kenny's episode of Next Exit in Philly here. Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ and check out our ⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠. Snazzy theme music by Beer Person Gerry Mayer, check out more of his tunes ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. Artwork by the illustrious Lotus of ⁠⁠⁠@lotiecreates⁠⁠⁠.

Does your house tend to go completely off the rails in the summer? Then we have a timely book club episode for you! We read How to Keep House While Drowning and we found some gems of wisdom to share with our listeners!    Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week the Legendary Brew Crew chop it up with Kenny Gould, the founder of Hop Culture Magazine, the Director of Strategic Sales at Untappd, and the writer and host of the Next Exit travel series on YouTube. They chat about how Ken was able to merge his passion for beer and writing to form Hop Culture Magazine, beer festivals and his love for fiction writing. They also discuss his new book, The Castle of 1,000 Doors and so much more. This episode features beer from Liquid Intrusion Brewing and Crooked Crab Brewing. There is also a cider from Down East Cider House. Grab a Brew and Join the Banter!

We love a bargain here at Hop Culture, and we're not afraid to do a little digging to get a good deal. So we're getting into the good, the bad, and the ugly of Facebook marketplace, garage sales, Goodwill bins, and more!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

There's nothing we love more than a little hot gossip. So we asked listeners for their most shocking confessions—but we didn't let ourselves off the hook! Don't miss our own rather embarrassing revelations in this episode of Hop Culture.   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

For this installment of Hop Culture Book Club, we read Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals”. And let's just say it was no Lazy Genius! One of us even DNF'd it. Join us as we politely rip it to shreds! Just kidding, there was a lot we liked about the book! But who could ever compare to our fav?   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Happy 100th!

For our final episode of 2022, we each chose a Christmas classic we had never seen to watch and summarize. We kept our critiques gentle since some of these movies are beloved family favorites! Merry Christmas from Hop Culture, and we'll talk to you in the new year!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In Episode 217 we go live again on Facebook and on Twitter, and in this episode we are discussing the Cicerone certification program. Now grab a beer and enjoy the show! If you would like to contact the show you can reach the hosts through email at tapthecraft@gmail.com, or follow us on twitter @tapthecraft, interact with us on Facebook at facebook.com/tapthecraft. We have a voicemail number...you can call 208-536-3359 (208-53ODDLY) to leave feedback or questions and have your voice heard on the show. We invite you to visit our website at tapthecraft.com for more craft beer content. If you enjoy our content and want to Toast Your Hosts, then please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/tapthecraft Visit our sponsor FrostBuddy at frostbuddy.com and pick up a Universal Buddy 2.0 and use our promo code TAPTHECRAFT to let them know you heard about them here.You can follow Denny on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew. You can follow Kris on Twitter @kris_mckenzie82 or Untappd at @mck1345 and on our Facebook page.BEERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:Cigar City Brewing Centaurus A - Double Wine Barrel aged WheatwineRogue Ales 2022 Santa's Private ReserveFremont Brewing The Rusty Nail (2022)Western Collective FYPMRavenous Pig Brewing Working Man Baltic PorterBarriehaus Beer Co 2022 Oktoberfest Marzen Barriehaus Beer Co 2022 Oktoberfest Gold Allagash Brewing Haunted House Dark AleLINKS TO ARTICLES DISCUSSED:Cicerone Certification Program websiteRecommended reading: What is a Cicerone®? Found on the Hop Culture website

It's time to dust off your voter registration cards and cast your votes in the Hop Culture elections! We put our debate skills to the test and presented our nominees in a number of pop culture categories. Don't forget to share your opinion and vote on our instagram stories!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In Episode 216 we go live again on Facebook and on Twitter, and in this episode we are discussing some Halloween themed beers…some spooky, some pumpkin and some candy oriented. We also have a tasting notes segment with the Cigar City Hunahpu's Imperial Stout. Now grab a beer and enjoy the show! If you would like to contact the show you can reach the hosts through email at tapthecraft@gmail.com, or follow us on twitter @tapthecraft, interact with us on Facebook at facebook.com/tapthecraft. We have a voicemail number...you can call 208-536-3359 (208-53ODDLY) to leave feedback or questions and have your voice heard on the show. We invite you to visit our website at tapthecraft.com for more craft beer content. If you enjoy our content and want to Toast Your Hosts, then please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/tapthecraft Visit our sponsor FrostBuddy at frostbuddy.com and pick up a Universal Buddy 2.0 and use our promo code TAPTHECRAFT to let them know you heard about them here.You can follow Denny on Twitter, Instagram and Untappd @lucescrew. You can follow Kris on Twitter @kris_mckenzie82 or Untappd at @mck1345 and on our Facebook page.BEERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:Corporate Ladder Brewing RedrumSamuel Adams Winter Lager 2022Cigar City Brewing 2022 Hunahpu's Imperial StoutLINKS TO ARTICLES DISCUSSED:13 Spooky Beers for Halloween written by Mathrew Powers and found on Chilled Magazine website20+ Halloween-Themed Beers by Canadian Craft Breweries found on Just Beer App websiteGET SPOOKY WITH THE TOP 5 HALLOWEEN-THEMED BEERS written by Jane Kenney and found on the Drink Me websiteHop Culture's 7 Best Candy-Inspired Beers for Halloween written by Grace Weitz found on the Hop Culture website

Is self-care just an annoying buzzword manufactured to fuel consumerism? Or is it deeper than that? That's what we debate in this episode of Hop Culture. Some of us are able to embrace self-care with open arms while others have some serious hang ups over it—bet you can guess who is who!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

It's time for our much-teased Hop Culture Book Club on the Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi! This book proved life changing for not only Grace but for all the sisters. Tune in for some tips to make your life easier!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Do you love where you live or do you long to move as far away as possible? For this episode of Hop Culture Book Club, we read “This is Where You Belong: The Art and Science of Loving the Place You Live” by Melody Warnick. We discussed our feelings about where we've ended up and how we might apply the principles in the book to fall a little more in love with our towns.   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

If you've ever wondered how an auto-tuned rap took over TikTok or how everyone decided one fanny pack was superior to all others, then we might have a book for you. In this installment of Hop Culture Book Club, we're discussing “Hit Makers: How to Succeed in an Age of Distraction” by Derek Johnson.   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

It's almost Grace's birthday!

Joel Geier joins me once again, this time to discuss Chicago's Pilot Project Brewing, a brewery incubator. We also discuss other brewery incubators, including District Brew Yards in Chicago. To learn more about Pilot Project, check out this great article on Hop Culture. You can follow Joel @BreweryTravels. Brewery Adventures is brought to you by Rivalry Brews. Use code "MMAMcKinney" on RivalryBrews.com for 10% off your order. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We speak with John A. Paradiso about beer trends (is 2022 the Year of the Lager?), the much-needed social justice movement within beer, the role of journalism in the industry, and more. John is currently the Managing Editor of Cool Material, a daily digital lifestyle magazine. He also runs The Rec Room, a biweekly lounge-meets-newsletter, and is the former Managing Editor of Hop Culture online beer magazine. Artwork by @lotiecreates. Theme song is "Breath" by HoliznaCC0.

It's time for another Hop Culture book club! For today's episode, we talked about the book  “Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach” by Elyse Resch and Evelyn Tribole. We discussed some of the strange diet rules that still stick with us, whether we fully buy into the concept of intuitive eating, and how we can raise our kids to listen to their hunger and fullness cues.    **If this is a sensitive subject for you, we totally understand if you skip this week's episode!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Don't listen to Ken by the way, I don't think he knows his numbers quite yet as he messes up quite often the episode number.  It's been a minute since we've had a half episode, but we were given the opportunity to chat with Talia Spera, VP of Festivals and Live Events for Next Glass, and Grace Weitz, Managing Editor for Hop Culture, about the upcoming 5th edition of Beers without Beards.  We talk a little bit about their history in the business, what the upcoming event will hold, and we get what the future will hold for the festivals they help produce!  Learn about the festival and their team, and tickets are STILL available over at https://festivals.hopculture.com/beers-without-beards-portland-maine-2022/ Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-Wine-Cigars-146021445420374/ Join The Michigan Beer Discord - https://discord.gg/vEEDyzwdjT Download the MI Beer Map - http://www.mibeermap.com Subscribe to Better on Draft - https://plnk.to/BOD Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6AlzP1BH0iykayF856bGRc?si=xXZzdd3CTPqgUq_KYTnBKg iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/better-on-draft-a-craft-beer-podcast/id1091124740 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/betterondraft Untappd - https://www.untappd.com/bodpodcast YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/betterondraft Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/betterondraft Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/betterondraft Tik Tok- https://www.tiktok.com/@betterondraft

In this episode we approached the touchy subject of handling disagreements. Like with most other topics, we laughed a lot and found ourselves in the weeds a few times. But we hope we also provided some good tips for handling our differences in a world where it seems like nobody agrees on anything! Don't miss this episode of Hop Culture!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Happy Thankspatrick's Day and count your lucky charms, its Drinking Alone, With Friends! This week come up with a brand new holiday to celebrate the LA Rams rolling out the carpet for the Mr. Oscar Awards. Then its time for a special edition of Obert's Liquor Cabinet where he tries some homemade Gin! Followed up by a well aged Singularity from Stubborn Beauty. Does it hold up? Finally there's a new cluternutter in town from a little ol' shack known as Hop Culture, and we find out how it compares to the original.  Then its time for some fun games and trash tv in the handle segment. Erin go Bragh!   Three Handles on Our Frosty Mug of Wisdom https://www.heardle.app/ Gasbuddy.com Love is Blind Follow us: Instagram YouTube Facebook Discord  - Join to drink beer, spirits or wine with us!  Support our Beer Buying Habits on Patreon (don't forget to subscribe to drink with Chris while he drinks a Bud Light Chelada!) Chris' Twitch Stream! e(nvelope)-mail us! Click here to let Jordan know your breakfast choices Special Thanks to the following for being AWESOME! Jordan of the Wreck My Podcast! crew! Jake for being a great Friend, Twitch Mod and Trader of Beers! Sal for being the best letter writer/Tud challenger/beer sender ever! Larissa for being the ULTIMATE handle giver of the podcast! Shea for becoming a ROCKSTAR patron!

You might be looking for a punchline here but you won't find it.  In Episode 24 ATB went to Lorenzo's to sit down with Esker Hart and Hazeboiz...in other words, Dan went to Scott's to sit down with Bobby and Rob.  Bobby was nice enough to bring his new stout, Hibernation, to share with the group and let everyone know how they can possibly score a bottle.  The third segment features Rob, Dan and Scott weighing in on Hop Culture's "new" list of "55 Beer IG Accounts to Follow".   There are some real gems in this segment...not to be missed.   Last and certainly not least, local and national releases.  A lot of fun and some hard hitting journalism in this one.  Thanks for tuning in and we hope you all enjoy!

We're talking about The Little Book of Hygge for the inaugural episode of Hop Culture Book Club! If you can get past Claire's pronunciations of Danish words, you may find this discussion of cozy principles timely. If you've read the book, head to our Instagram and tell us your thoughts!   Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The last episode of 2021 starts with the man behind everyone's favorite beer cat, Scott, weighing in on a few of Hop Culture's Best of 2021 lists.  In the second segment, Chase from Top Beer Drops calls in to discuss his weekly lists and defend his position against Rob (Hazeboiz) of why 18 check ins "checks out".  Segment 3 brings you some of the best releases of 2021.Tom and his wife just gave birth to a baby neckbeard so this week has been a little crazy for ATB.  Sorry for the late release everyone.  We hope you all enjoy!  Happy New Year!

We're gearing up for a big 2022! We talk about Good Beer Hunting naming New England Brewing Company's own Jamal Robinson to their 2021 Signifiers list as well as Counterweight and Fox Farm being named in two 'Best Of' lists from Hop Culture. Happy New Year! Follow us on Instagram @1056Podcast

Some moments live on in our family lore no matter how hard we try to move past them. In this episode, we recount some of our more (in)famous failures. There's lots of falling, driving mishaps, and even a show-and-tell gone awry. Laugh and cry along with us in this episode of Hop Culture!   Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

We started this episode by discussing some of our favorite Christmas songs, including some lesser-known gems. We asked our listeners to submit their least favorite Christmas songs, and we received more answers than ever before! For the most part we agreed with you, but there were a few submissions that shocked us. "Tune" in to Hop Culture this week for a musical trip down Santa Claus Lane!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

It's that time of year! With the threat of shipping delays weighing on us, we've got Christmas shopping on the brain. To take the edge off, we discussed some articles on the psychology of gift giving, and we shared some of our go-to gift ideas. Keep an eye out for the Hop Culture gift guide!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

We decided to help Grace find her latest go-to grocery store in her new home by rating the best and worst supermarkets. Find out if your favorite grocery store is on the line in this episode of Hop Culture!   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

You read that right guys and gals Kenny, founder of Hop Culture Magazine, made some time for ATB.  We discussed his journey with Hop Culture from how he started out throwing parties with great beer to taking his digital magazine as far as he possibly could and then selling to Next Glass (parent company of Untappd).  Kenny was a great interview and offered insightful perspective on today's craft beer scene and the craft beer scene of tomorrow.  You won't want to miss this one!All this and more on another episode of America The BREW-tiful!

Hop Culture x Yeti Presets: Beers With(out) Beards is happening THIS SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 18th!  You can find the full programming lineup here on Hop Culture's Website and tune in to the YouTube livestream right here on Saturday And if you're like me and totally missed the boat on buying a beer box, here is a list of everything featured in the box, so you can do your own shopping spree and feel included wherever you are.Check out Grace's article that explains what exactly an Italian Pilsner is here!AND don't forget to join me for Brews with Broads: Live! On Tuesday September 28th at the TALEA Beer taproom in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Doors are at 6:00 for a 6:30 showtime. And since you're an amazing listener who scrolled allllll the way down to these show notes- I've already got a lil ticket link for you

Join us as we create the ultimate bucket list! We talk dream homes, ideal reality show appearances, concerts we'd like to attend, and more. Don't miss Grace's shockingly attainable dream vacation and Claire's inflammatory list of Top 5 Dogs this week on Hop Culture. Show notes: www.hopculturepod.com   Music: Realizer by Kevin MacLeod Link: //incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer License: //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Read and Subscribe to Hugging the Bar, Courtney's brand new newsletter here! Keep up with her on Instagram (and peep the adorable Darby), Twitter, and on her website. Find her work on VinePair , Good Beer Hunting  (including the piece we mentioned about The Decameron and how it relates to COVID),  Hop Culture, and the blog she writes for TapRmWe shouted out Julia of @CanIPaintYourNails -check out her amazing work!Groovy music by Megan Bagala, and art by Sabrina Rain at The Hoppiest Shop

If you like the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Nuggets:The next wave in creative domains is often defined by those who master the tech that disrupt what's already being doneAction Steps: Start by offering AI services that assist writers in tweaking their content (e.g. “overcome writer's block!”) Then offer a contract to some of the best writers for a publishing contract Optimize not only the writing but also the marketing using AI resources Eventually transition to offering some content that is entirely AI generated. Links: www.kennygould.com https://www.instagram.com/hopcultureken The Brewing Cloud: A Book of Short Stories https://www.hopculture.com/ https://openai.com/ Opinion | Did a Human or a Computer Write This? https://booksby.ai/ https://nextglass.co/ Kenny Gould is currently the Creative Director at Next Glass the company that bought his beer-loving culture brand, Hop Culture. He's currently working on the Untappd Beer Festival at the Padres stadium in San Diego, which will be happening in October 2021.Love a part of the show? Did we get something completely wrong? Let us know at update@runwithit.fm.

This week, we're talking to arguably the most jovial soul to ever come out of the Steel City -- Kenny Gould!Kenny has a wild story, laced with  the entrepreneurial themes we absolutely love. He got his start as a writer for Gear Patrol, all while nursing a growing love for beer on the side. He decided to take the next logical step and open a free online digital publication called Hop Culture, which itself quickly morphed into largely a niche craft beer festival organizer...obviously. Kenny then sold this company to the parent company of Untappd, Next Glass (which also owns Beer Advocate), of which he is now creative director. Obviously.We get more into the nitty gritty of business than is the norm, and it was an absolute blast. Listen to our conversation with this galaxy diamond of a man, available everyone now! ......... ................... ......................... Music: "Mountain Climb" by Jake Hill  

A conversation with Hop Culture co-founder Kenny Gould about Untappd, Beer Advocate, and Next Glass’s plans for the future. We also discuss our mutual love of Pittsburgh and its distinctive beer scene.

Episode 135 : The Dinner Party Alex and Nick are back for a week where we kind of stay on topic. We start by talking about winter! From there we discuss the reopening of America and shout out Trace Brewing for opening for on-site consumption this week. We touch on Zelienople's troubles with open alcohol containers on borough grounds. We go in-depth with our favorite Food Network shows and what we love about food competition shows. Nick talks about Shubrew's can club. Alex talks about his experience at Eleventh Hour. Fueled by Hops takes over the conversation with #waxwednesday and #TIPAthursday and then we get into a very important discussion on glassware. Alex learns some things about glassware and the glassware community. After glassware, Nick introduces a segment about what you bring to dinner at a friend's house and this basically drives the rest of the episode. Obviously we lean on the “craft beer” aspect but this conversation keeps us guessing the whole time. We wrap up this episode with a shoutout to Hop Culture. (Juicy Brews 420 coming soon!) We wrap with the normal shoutouts and a good ole cheers! Thanks for listening! Beers We Drank: Maxxx Profitz - Hoof Hearted Brewing (Sour IPA - 6.0%) Music: All The Way Up - Eddy freemusicarchive.org/music/eddy/2_D…th-CloudBounce

This week’s guest invented one of the most impactful things in American beer history —but it’s not a beer style, or a recipe, or a festival, or a piece of equipment—it’s an app. Untappd grew from a side project for Greg Avola and his partner Tim Mather—one that they moonlighted for on weekends—to a leading social experience for beer geeks in a very short amount of time. Basically you try a beer, you log the experience, and it keeps track of your history. You can share that experience with others, rate it, post pics, tag bars and breweries where you enjoyed it—each little interaction creates a massive web of crowd data over time. Some producers find it fascinating and valuable. Others are haunted by it and think it’s ruining beer. Or maybe already has. But it’s surely, like any software, largely what we make of it. But what is Untappd itself made of? This interview follows on co-founder Greg Avola’s recent exit from his role at the company—after it was acquired by Next Glass a few years ago, Greg’s role became less of a product engineer and tweaker, and more of a creative director, working across a lot of other roles, outlining new strategies, and integrating with the ecosystem of follow-on acquisitions like Beer Advocate, and most recently Hop Culture. With the intent to build a B2B and B2C ecosystem that enabled the rating, tracking, promotion and purchasing of the beers people find most interesting. Basically leveraging content to create a new sort of tier in the 3-tier system. But it’s not without its challenges, both personal and professional. In this conversation Greg talks a lot about what it’s like to be a founder of a small tech project that goes big. The burden that places on the individual, and how evolving in an acquisition environment is fraught with personal challenges. But it also outlines how the scope of Untappd is shifting. Their numbers are down in the U.S. but growing rapidly abroad. Not unlike what happened with one of its predecessors, Ratebeer. And the other acquisitions, like Beer Advocate, haven’t really panned out the way it was imagined, leaving most of the creative and strategic onus on Untappd itself, a challenge it seems to have met with some renewed focus on content, events, and overall community-building in the past year. In Greg’s open letter about his decision to step down, he was uncommonly transparent about his rationale, experiences, and hopes. And that’s the catalyst for us talking today—from one start-up founder to another. I think it’s critical that more people openly share the nature of the sacrifices people like Greg make to see their idea grow.

John A. Paradiso, managing editor at Hop Culture magazine, joins the pod to talk about the publication, being an influencer, and a lot more. It's a supersized episode!

Over the past few years, one organization has dominated the conversation surrounding diversity and inclusion online. Beer Kulture, founded by Dom and Latiesha Cook in 2017, has been unapologetic in their approach to ensuring BIPOC have a voice in craft beer. With features in Bloomberg, Forbes, Vinepair, Brewbound, Hop Culture, Good Beer Hunting and of course, BAOS Podcast, the world is truly taking notice. Converting to full non-profit status earlier this year, Beer Kulture's mission has only intensified, with scholarships, food and clothing drives, and an active industry job board making up only some of their activities. Cee and Tiff finally sat down with Latiesha after a long online friendship to share some beers (Tiesh rocked Beer Kulture's two Cloudwater collabs, a Festbier and a Märzen, while Cee and Tiff got into Doom Boy from Town Brewing and Black Is Beautiful from Sir John x Weathered Souls) and laughs. This is a fun one, enjoy! BAOS Podcast Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube | Website | Theme tune: Cee - BrewHeads

This episode we speak with a former Navy SEAL who offers us a chance to reboot our minds and UN-f@&k ourselves. Next, we say “STOP” to veterans committing suicide, by talking to a brewer who has made a red, white and blue beer that helps combat these tragic losses. Finally, in a Beer Dome first, double your pleasure, double your fun! We do a curbside order of a stout and porter. That, and our usual craic in this episode of Life In 16oz... #Lifein16oz    #WhatsinYOURpint    #BeerDome    #StopSoldierSuicide Show Notes* New technology to the podcast rescue (1:47)* Hop Heroes, Beamish Irish Stout, Foraging Racoon IPA (2:42) Beer News (6:06) J. Robert "Rob" DuBois, CEO of Impact Actual and author of Powerful Peace: A Navy SEAL's Lessons on Peace from a Lifetime at war (20:11) Beer Dome Double Tap - Porters and Stouts - Intro (41:28) Brandon "Milhouse" Miller, Lead Brewer and Beekeeper at Manor Hill Brewing (45:38) Brandon "Milhouse" Miller, I Got Your Six to Stop Soldier Suicide (1:05:16) Brandon "Milhouse" Miller, Beekeeping at Manor Hill Brewing (1:15:35) Brandon "Milhouse" Miller, Favorite Equipment and Thanksgiving Brews at Manor Hill Brewing (1:18:37) Beer Dome Double Tap - Porters and Stouts - Conclusion (1:23:18) *Special thanks to Cleanfeed.net for the audio assist this month!   SITES TO VISIT Stop Soldier Suicide / Cleanfeed.net / New World Ales / Beamish & Crawford Brewery / Drake's Brewing Company / Impact Actual (Facebook) / Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) / Firestone Walker Brewing Company / The Bruery / Founders Brewing Company / Manor Hill Brewing / DuClaw Brewing Company / 3 Stars Brewing Company / ManorRisin' (Twitter) / Key Brewing Company / BeerAdvocate.com   Keep scrolling for more info from the show, to include photos related to this month’s episode.   BEER DOME The Famous Taddy Porter (rated by Brandon) Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster), Tadcaster, England Porter - English, 5% ABV, 32 IBUs Chocolate Cherry Stout (rated by Brandon) Firestone Walker Brewing Company, Paso Robles, California Stout - American, 5.5%, 27 IBUs Vermont Sticky Maple (rated by Paul) The Bruery, Placentia, California Stout - American Imperial, 11.3% ABV, 0 IBUs Porter (rated by Paul) Founders Brewing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan Porter - Robust, 6.5% ABV, 45 IBUs   IN CASE YOU DIDN'T TAKE NOTES Anchor Brewing Continues 46 year Tradition with its 2020 Anchor Christmas Ale Referred to by Paul in his Beer News segment. Published by Brewpublic. Best in Beer: Brewers Pick Five Favorites of 2020 Referred to by Paul in his Beer News segment. Published by Craft Beer & Brewing. Best in Beer: Readers' Choice Best Beer Bars Around the World Referred to by Paul in his Beer News segment. Published by Craft Beer & Brewing. What's Kveik? (And Why is Your Favorite Brewer Using It? Referred to by Paul in his Beer News segment. Published by Hop Culture. D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc. - Careers Referred to by Paul in his Beer News segment. Published by D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc.   AND FINALLY Brandon and Paul go remote this episode. Listening to the show, you wouldn't know they weren't together in the recording studio (except for the fact that they kept mentioning it). Many thanks to www.cleanfeed.net for the audio portion of this month's show! (Life in 16 oz. photo/Brandon McCarty) Paul tells listeners on this month's podcast how Drake's Brewing Company supposedly came up with the name, Foraging Raccoon IPA, as he gulps away on it during the show. (Life in 16 oz. photo/Paul Wade) Paul's picks for this month's Beer Dome are a tad dark. Check out the show to find out which one he really, really, really liked. Was it the Founders Brewing Company Porter or The Bruery's Vermont Sticky Maple? (Life in 16 oz. photo/Paul Wade). Sales of Manor Hill Brewing's I Got Your Six,

Episode 120 : Re-Capping the Gap Alex and Nick get back in the studio for episode 120. To start off we drink the Cellarworks Cherry Pie Baked Whip and rant about how incredible it is. Nick talks a bit about Dancing Gnome's Anniversary celebration and we drop the news about doing an on-site podcast at Dancing Gnome! Chewiee makes her grand appearance on the podcast. We discuss the last few weeks in the beer world including waxing cans, the dominant force of information that is @canspgh, our weekly beer photo dump and @thetangleleg sniping a picture of Alex. Then, Alex decides to tell a story about the Bachelorette and we talk about that for far too long. Nick hints at a new question of the podcast, “what TV shows would you put on a Brewery TV channel?” We touch on Beers with(out) Beards festival by Hop Culture and shout out Fueled By Hops: Cheers Yinz! Fest which we'll be a part of! We wrap up with the usual shouts to give us content, and thank you again for listening! Beers We Drank: Cherry Pie Baked Whip - Cellarworks Brewery (Fruited Sour - 6%) Above the Clouds - Equilibrium (DIPA - 8.5%) Music: All The Way Up - Eddy freemusicarchive.org/music/eddy/2_D…th-CloudBounce

Karla Lamb is a poet, the senior programming director at City of Asylum, and the founder of Latinx & Proud! -- a literary series whose mission is to “incite conversation, empower, and amplify the Latinx community in Pittsburgh. In this episode, Lamb speaks about identity and she shares the story of her own experiences as a self-labeled Chicana and Latinx poet. She explains the “All Pittsburghers are Poets” initiative recently launched by City of Asylum and Aadam learns what a poet laureate is. October 27 celebrates one year of the Latinx & Proud! reading series; in anticipation of that anniversary event, Lamb shares what has made her most proud so far and what she hopes to accomplish. Plus: a new socially distant, pop-up beer garden opens in the South Side. Lagerlands is a four-way collaboration between Hop Culture magazine, Cinderlands Beer Co., Burgh'ers Brewing, and De Fer Coffee & Tea.    Links in this episode:   City of Asylum Latinx & Proud! Lagerlands

Grace Weitz of Hop Culture joins me to talk about Beers With(out) Beards Digital festival, the country's largest celebration of women in the beer industry. Grace tells us about the festival, moving the festival online and the importance of beer festival celebrating women. https://bwob20.squarespace.com/shop https://www.hopculture.com/ https://www.hopculture.com/beers-without-beards-2020-digital-women-in-beer-fest/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kindsey-bernhard/support

On episode #4 of The Brewsday Podcast, the group tries Ninakasi Brewing's Prismatic Juicy IPA before discussing a potentially controversial quote from a recent Hop Culture interview. The group was able to get some local releases of Black is Beautiful as this week's Unique Beer of the Week. MMA is this week's Big Board sport as the group selects the winner of the UFC 251 main event, and then for the Lightning Round play a beer-style edition of Chug/Sig/Pour, before finishing it off with a quick good, bad, or ugly of the week.

Kenny Gould, founder of Hop Culture, joined us this week to talk about FML Fest, HopCulture, beer, and coffee.Hop Culture is a free digital magazine and beer festival producer. You can check them out at www.hopculture.com, @hopculturemag on Instagram and Facebook.Tickets to their first digital festival with Oozlefinch Beers & Blending can be purchased at www.fmlfest.com.

Greg Avola welcomes Kenny Gould, founder of Hop Culture and food and beverage writer at Forbes, to the Virtual Happy Hour! This segment was recorded as a live broadcast on Untappd TV on June 11th, 2020. To watch the full original version with video, visit untappd.tv!

Interested in following your artistic passion? Write (or brew) for a target audience. That’s what Kenny Gould did when he wrote his new book The Brewing Cloud, a collection of fictional short stories about the craziness of the craft brewing industry. Kenny is most known in the craft beer world as the founder of Hop Culture Magazine, an online resource for news across the brewing industry. In this episode, we talk about the early days of Hop Culture, Kenny’s lifelong dream of writing fiction, and some bigger topics within the current craft beer landscape.

After a week hiatus, Johnny and Dan sit down with none other than Forbes Contributor, Hop Culture Founder, and Brewing Cloud Author, Kenny Gould. The boys talk typical shop and Kenny fills them in on new happenings around the Hop Culture office and talk about new book! COVID-19 has put a damper on the beer festival game, but that doesn't stop Kenny and the gang from being innovative and BREAKING SOME NEWS on the podcast! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/craftbeerhustlers/message

The 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 beer and coffee in the second segment. Finally, it's a new game called Sip, Shotgun and Drainpour which is harder than Sophie's Choice, because she only had to choose between two. Beers: The Brew Kettle Perfect Strangers Pale Ale Hitchhiker Brewing Next to Normal Strawberry Sour Left Hand Brewing Hard-Wired Nitro Stout

My guest is Kenny Gould from @hopculturemag we're talking #coronavirus plus his new acquisition of @thehopreview . News on how the Coronavirus is hurting so many Brewers around the country. Suds and Duds too. #metalforever #drinklocal #drinkcraftnotcrap #stouts #ipas #lagers #ales #sours #hops #pilsners #porters #gastropub #speakeasy #growler #beer

In this teaser episode of Javi Gonzalez's brand new Hopped LA podcast show, he sits down with Vito Trautz, Marketing Director of Brouwerij West. They chat all about the sold-out Juicy Brews Beach Party beer festival coming up this Saturday, January 25th, their partnership with Hop Culture, which breweries Vito is looking forward to, their collab can release Hollywood Acid Hazy IPA (which you can pre-order here), why he's always injured at beer festivals, and so much more. Listen in and then follow Javi at @javibrews, Vito at @vito_goes_west, Brouwerij West at @browerijwest, Hop Culture at @hopculturemag, and learn more about Juicy Brews Beach Party here.

In this teaser episode of Javi Gonzalez's brand new Hopped LA podcast show, he sits down with Vito Trautz, Marketing Director of Brouwerij West. They chat all about the sold-out Juicy Brews Beach Party beer festival coming up this Saturday, January 25th, their partnership with Hop Culture, which breweries Vito is looking forward to, their collab can release Hollywood Acid Hazy IPA (which you can pre-order here), why he's always injured at beer festivals, and so much more. Listen in and then follow Javi at @javibrews, Vito at @vito_goes_west, Brouwerij West at @browerijwest, Hop Culture at @hopculturemag, and learn more about Juicy Brews Beach Party here.

In this teaser episode of Javi Gonzalez's brand new Hopped LA podcast show, he sits down with Vito Trautz, Marketing Director of Brouwerij West. They chat all about the sold-out Juicy Brews Beach Party beer festival coming up this Saturday, January 25th, their partnership with Hop Culture, which breweries Vito is looking forward to, their collab can release Hollywood Acid Hazy IPA (which you can pre-order here), why he's always injured at beer festivals, and so much more. Listen in and then follow Javi at @javibrews, Vito at @vito_goes_west, Brouwerij West at @browerijwest, Hop Culture at @hopculturemag, and learn more about Juicy Brews Beach Party here.

Fresh off a bottling run of a fruited spruce beer, the guys begin with a back-and-forth about the merits of one of Maine’s few indigenous adjuncts. Then things pivots to the upcoming trip to Los Angeles, with a discussion of their favorite LA movies, the food and beer they’re most excited to enjoy, and their first experience at the Comedy Store. This leads Matty to share a previously-withheld, albeit long-standing resolution: to perform standup! He spends the rest of the episode in extreme discomfort, but in trying to change the subject, drops what just may be the funniest story involving airport security and prescription cough syrup you’ve ever heard.

Impeachment begins. Lev Parnas takes us inside the Trump cult. We’ve now entered the era of mob reality TV. Parnas turns up the volume and sings like a canary.  It was the week that the Democratic Party establishment has been waiting for - the Great Bernie-Warren Fight. Joe Biden says he’d consider Kamala Harris as a running mate.   Kitchen’s Cabinet launches. Charter Appeals Board meets again. It’s all about the grift.  Kutztown University raises class sizes in order to keep adjunct faculty at part-time. So much for the lasting effects of interest-based bargaining. I’m sticking with my prediction that now that APSCUF and PASSHE have settled a long-term contract, the ax will begin to fall. PASSHE budget hearings will be held in the State Senate on February 20 and in the State House on March 3.  Back from Seattle. Huge shout out to the great folks at Seattle Beer Company.  Free Will has some new releases from their sour cellar. Erma Xtra - Foudre fermented farmhouse ale brewed in collaboration with our friends from all over Forest & Main Brewing Company, Right Proper Brewing Company, Sapwood Cellars Brewery, and Brotherton Brewing Company.  8.4% ABV. Available in 375ml bottles, 750ml bottles, and draft this Saturday at both Perkasie and Peddler's Village.  And some cool news for Free Will. Hop Culture named Juice Money, our collab with Imprint Beer Company, one of "The 5 Best Beers We Had This Week".

Good Word Brewing is serving up great beer and food in the Atlanta suburbs When Good Word Brewing opened in Duluth, GA the sleepy Atlanta suburb was just beginning to see some revitalization.  The town has welcome new neighbors offering craft beer and great food to the area and Good Word is making its mark on craft beer. On this week's show Good Word Brewing's co-owner and brewer Todd DiMatteo joins us in the studio.  We've known Todd a long time, back when he was the general manager at the famed Brick Store Pub in Decatur, GA.  His partner at Good Word, Ryan Skinner, also worked many years at Brick Store as the Beer Manager. Good Word has been making waves recently.  They were invited to this year's Shelton Fest in Buffalo, NY and they've received praise in the press from Thrillist and Hop Culture for their amazing beers.  We talk with Todd about what this means for their brewery,  Asheville breweries and beer bars, their upcoming 2nd anniversary, and we get his suggestions for pairing beer and Halloween candy. You Can Brew Good Word Brewing's Never Sleep IPA Thrillist named Never Sleep one of the best IPAs in America.  Todd generously shared his homebrew recipe with the Homebrewer's Association if you want to have a go at it. Never Sleep NEIPA Homebrew Recipe Craft Beer News Beer and food writer for the Chicago Tribune has been blackballed by Goose Island Founders Brewing Manager claims he didn’t know his black employee is black Next Week on Beer Guys Radio EPISODE #200 with Tombstone Brewing! More Georgia Beer Check out some of our other episodes from some great Georgia breweries Oktoberfest with Tucker Brewing | Ep. 195 Line Creek Brewing | Ep. 188 Contrast Artisan Ales | Ep. 159

Episode 72 : Homecoming and City Hopping Nick and Jake are back this week. Nick recaps Juicy Brews: Homecoming! Jake played golf. Nick was blown away by Dewey Beer Co's Secret Machine and he was really impressed with Hightower Brewing from Rayland, OH (South of Steubenville, not Youngstown like he said on the podcast). We talk about Hop Culture's festival model and our thoughts on how these fests keep operating at a high level of fun and excitement. After Juicy Brews, Nick and Jake touch on the Steel City Beer/Couch Brewery beef from last week. We take a neutral stand because we are friends with both sides and we support the craft beer community and we stand with local craft beer everywhere. Nick says “at the end of the day” way too many times this episode. To wrap up Juicy Brews: Homecoming, Nick gives his top 3 from the fest. Dewey Secret Machine Triple Double takes the top spot, Secret Machine Blackberry Coconut Vanilla was #2 and Eleventh Hour BYS (Burn Your Suit) took 3rd. Sour series become the focal point after that along with hard seltzers and lactose beers. We wrap up this week pretty abruptly. Cheers! Beer We Drank: Spy Dolphin - Dancing Gnome (DIPA - 8.5%)

Episode 66 : Burgers, Beers, Books Nick and Alex talk burger beers and Steel City. Then they recap Alex's first experience with Lincoln Avenue Brewery. Alex told his story of “Rosé all day” and then his Dancing Gnome visit for the weekend. Nick had a Dewey sour and was blown away. We discuss upcoming beer fests and of course Fresh Fest is this coming weekend. Another inclusivity event going on in NYC is Beers with(out) Beards presented by Hop Culture. Kevin from Dancing Gnome released his glassware collab with Permanent Hangover this week too! As we wrap up this week, we discuss the idea of the Silent Disco and what beers are named after your dream Yankee Candle scents. What are your best Yankee Candle inspired beer names? Beers We Drank: Hilma - Omnipollo (Burger Bun and Fries IPA - 6.5%) Victorious Secret - Dewey Beer Co (IPA - 7.5%) run. - Dancing Gnome X Finback (Session IPA - 4%)

Episode 212 - Kenny Gould, HopCulture Happy Monday, Thieves! We have another great show for you today, this one featuring Kenny Gould, founder of the website and online magazine Hop Culture. Kenny talks to us about his ever-evolving business which ranges from online editorial content to nation-wide festivals under the Juicy Brews moniker. Plus, he brings a couple of goodies form the Hop Culture stash for our black glass pleasure. Tune in and let us know what you think!**Want to support us? We have launched a PATREON Page. Click here to let us know you care!**As always, you can email your questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines to us at stealthisbeerpodcast@gmail.com. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air. And THANKS!You can subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!!Co-hosts: Augie Carton & John Holl Producer: Justin Kennedy Engineer: Brian Casse Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant.

Mike and Jeff cover some news out of Boulevard Brewing, Sierra Nevada’s acquisition of Sufferfest Beer Company. The guys cap off the episode covering Hop Culture’s 7 Trends they predict for 2019.

Tara Nurin from Forbes joins me to talk beer trends for 2019. Plus, a number of breweries to watch for in 2019 from Hop Culture and of course Suds and Duds! 

Bill Covaleski from Victory Beer joins me to talk about ABV's merger with Sixpoint. Kenny Gould form Hop Culture jumps on to talk 80's ski party in Brooklyn. 

Podcast 29 : Spooky Brews and more! In a tough weekend for Pittsburgh we want to extend our deepest condolences to all those effected by the events at Tree of Life in Squirrel Hill. Getting back to normal form we discuss beers we're drinking and events we went to this week. Beer #1: Mashmellow - Hitchhiker Brewing (Cereal Stout with Count Chocula - 7.3% Stout) Alex and Nick really enjoy this version of this beer. We've had it before but really feel like they perfected the style and it tastes like the milk left at the end of a bowl of cereal. In our first segment of the week we all discuss our top 5 emojis. There's no way to convey how stupid this conversation got, but listen along to figure out which ones we're actually talking about. If you read this, post your favorite emoji or your top 5 in the comments on Instagram. Jake went to Hop Culture's Spooky Brews on Friday. He gave us a full review of the event and the beers that he had. Beer #2: Mike - Magnify/Dancing Gnome collaboration (Ginger and Orange IPA - 6.5% IPA) Way too much ginger really blew out the palette on this one. Better in the can than at the Birthday Party. Glad we got to try it but it was not for us. Jake listed his 3 favorite beers and we discuss beer festivals in general and rehash some Birthday Party stuff, but overall Jake had a good time and had his complaints kept to a minimum. We get into some more nuances in beer styles and bash the Sour IPA trend. Beer #1 (From Jake) : Hyperfocus - Aeronaut (New England IPA - 6.8% NEIPA) Fresh and hazy, enjoyable if you're drinking a couple of them. Sara joined us toward the end of the cast and gave us her top 5 emojis and gave her thoughts on the final beer of the night. Jake's favorite costume of the night was the Cards Against Humanity couples costume. “How do I keep my relationship status?” - “Lumberjack fantasies”. Thanks to Hop Culture for putting on great events that we can discuss at length on these podcasts. We wrapped up with social media shoutouts and the King ShuBoo release. Thanks for listening!

Podcast 25: Live from the Couch! This week is a very special edition of the podcast as we were recording at Couch Brewery with head brewer Cary! Beer #1: Recliner - Couch Brewery (Oatmeal Stout 6.5% ABV) Very dark and not super heavy, we really enjoyed this one. We fired a bunch of questions at Cary and he took them all in stride. His first story was about how Couch got started. Cary explains how he and his crew balance their day jobs and the brewery. Alex asked about how Cary got into craft beer. Cary started out with a lot of imports and kind of grew into his own creations from there. Cary tells the story of how the crew got together and scouted a bunch of places in Pittsburgh to find the perfect location to sit on the couch and drink a beer. Couch is made to be comfortable and relaxed. The story of the bar is up next. Cary and the guys found this dive bar in Tarentum and they snagged the bar when the building was going to be changed over to a soup kitchen… Hilarity ensued. After the bar story, Cary had to check the beer. Beer #2: Wake Up Protocol - Dancing Gnome/Triple Crossing (NE DIPA - 8.5% ABV) Hazy as hell, really refreshing and a solid drinker. Beer #3: Nobody's Robot - Dancing Gnome (DIPA - 8.2% ABV) Very fruity nose. Alex and Sara got a bit of hop bitterness. While Cary was away we discuss the aesthetic of Couch and the furniture. We touched on some of the beers we had during DG's Birthday Party. Hop Culture threw one hell of a bash. Cary returns! Thanks to all of our listeners! From there we discuss social media and technology in the craft beer industry. One thing that stands out about Couch is that Cary and the guys built their “hot side”(where they boil the wort) from scratch and its a totally unique system that no one anywhere has it. He elaborated on the brewery business plan and how they were able to itemize purchases and time frame to develop the brewery. Cary loves welding and basically made the “hot side” from scratch. He expands on that quite a bit. We all start firing shots at Mike, who we've never met but we already love. ANNOUNCEMENT!!!! We will be running a contest on Instagram this week to give away a VIP Ticket to Pittsburgh Libations Week Kick Off Bash!!!! Cary returns! And we fired a bunch of beer questions at him. His favorite beer is Recliner. Mike likes IPAs and Darren wanted a Hefeweizen. Cary explained why they have a wide variety of types of alcohol at Couch. They have a full bar of local spirits to cater to everyone. They carry Boyd and Blair Vodkas, Liberty Pole Spirits, Quantum Spirits, McGlaughlin Distillery, Maggie's Farm Rum, etc. The orange sectional we were sitting on has a great story that Cary told. We have a great discussion on editing and curse words. Jake wanted to make an appearance so we put him on speakerphone. We play Jake's favorite game: “What questions did you already ask?” What's Cary's favorite beer and style? Jake asked the tough questions. What is the hardest part of owning a business in the service industry? Beer #4: Atomic Punk - Couch Brewery (Amber ale with fall spices - 5.5% ABV) There is no pumpkin in this beer. Cary used Atomic Clock and added pumpkin style spices to a keg that's almost kicked already! They're making more though! Cinnamon nose and the allspice and cloves come through in a light and well rounded amber ale. Cary discussed their canning process. Individually canning is extremely labor intensive. They had the whole crew on it for Atomic Meltdown. We have a quick math lesson to figure out about 13 cases of that beer were canned. We finish off our interview with Cary with one of our favorite topics: Can Design. So he told the story of how he met their regular Patrick who designed both cans for Couch. We wrap up with what's coming up and next week's Dancing Gnome Birthday Party recap. Couch Brewery: www.couchbrewery.com Pgh Libations Week: www.pittsburghlibationsweek.com

In this episode, Pat sits down with Heather and Sam of Hop Culture Farms and Brewing Company to talk about their farm, the recent hop harvest and their brewery in planning.  As always, we’ve thrown in our usual banter and a One for the Road to keep your earbuds happy.

This week on Beer Sessions Radio we’ve got some special guests joining us including pizza chef of Ribalta and author of The Pizza Diet, Pasquale Cozzolino, Robert Michael Jones of Ribalta and Birra Antoniana, and Kenny Gould of Hop Culture, who will be telling us about his upcoming NYC beer festival. Beer Sessions Radio is powered by Simplecast

#91 Kenny Gould I recently met Kenny Gould on a shoot of a TV pilot.  I was playing the part of the host of the show, and Kenny, was one of my judges.  A very picky judge is what he had to portray, and I soon realized that the person he was playing on the show, was not his true character.  Kenny is ridiculously funny, intelligent, and down to earth. Not only that, but he is self made successful entrepreneur. Kenny Gould is Co-founder, and Editor in Chief of Hop Culture Magazine created right here in Pittsburgh, a periodical that is distributed all over the globe digitally.  It has readers in every corner of the world that want to talk about their favorite subject- BEER. I myself am a craft brewer, having gotten into the process years ago. I love the process and the community that goes into brewing beer.  It is so supportive.  I don't brew a ton anymore because I realized I was gaining weight at a rapid pace.  When you brew a 5 gallon batch of your favorite clone (Old School Dog Fish Head), you end up with about 2 cases of beer on your hands. What do you do when you have that much beer?  You drink it, a lot.  I had to take a step back from brewing it, but I still love to indulge in craft home brew every now, and then, and so does the general population. Craft breweries are popping up everywhere.  Here in Pittsburgh, we probably have at least 20 with more "brewing" every month.  Kenny and his friend and other founder Travis Smith saw that potential, and realized a magazine catered towards craft beer would be essential.  So Hop Culture was born, and sprouted.  They now have contributors from across the world wanting to share their stories.  I had no idea Brazil had a craft beer culture, but I found out about that in this podcast. We talk about beer in this episode, but we also touch on so much more than that.  Kenny is first, and foremost a writer. (Kenny, stop judging my grammar)  He studied creative writing, contributing to Time Out New York, Thrillist, Table, Good Food Pittsburgh, Local Pittsburgh, and Craft Pittsburgh, among many other publications.  I also found out that he has helped people in prison with their creative writing projects.  It was very moving to hear about it. Another aspect of his life is yoga, which is near and dear to me.  Kenny is a teaches yoga, and also discovered he could combine his two loves together- yoga, and beer into an event focused on both.  It's called Ales and Ohms.  Kenny teaches yoga at different breweries in Pittsburgh, and after the flow, guests get to raise a glass to each other, and quench their thirst.  I can't think of a better way to drink my beer.   I hope you enjoyed this episode! Hop Culture is giving away a free yoga tank top for this episode! Ways to enter- Subscribe to Marta On The Move Podcast Share this post and tag two friends on Facebook Retweet and Follow on Twitter Like and tag two friends on Instagram  

This week on the show Murphy is joined by mates guys Lisa Dib, Blake Freeman, and Nick Mason to drink Hop Culture (and Napoleone Pear Cider) and discuss ghosts, MICF, superhero movies, Gak, hip hop, Hall and Oates, the fridge, Kermit the Frog, The 6 Club, Koosh Balls, and more! Check out Murphy's show at Melbourne International Comedy Festival this year: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2017/shows/mclachlan-s-law

In episode 48, host Josh Stewart is on location at Fort Bend Brewing Company to talk to Carl Norberg & Jonny Niess. There is a visit from the beer fairy, Hop Culture and Texian Brewing Company sponsers the whole thing. This is InterBrews.

Episode 42 of InterBrews starts off with Josh & Greg in the Stew-dio for Hop Culture. Stories include dry hopped classics, US Craft abroad and a mass merger. In segment 2, Josh sits down with Brent & Chad from B-52 Brewing. Enjoy, This is InterBrews. Hop Culture Stories Saint Arnold Liberty Dry Hopped Amber AB-InBev/Miller […]

Our second episode continues where episode 1 left off. Josh, Greg and Curtis are back in studio and continue their conversation with Saint Arnold brewer Aaron Inkrott. Also in this episode, Greg has more Hop Culture, Curtis has another Hair of the Dog and we have part two of Squared Circle Theatre. Stay tuned and […]

This is our first show. InterBrews is a craft beer centric podcast based in Houston, Texas. Josh Stewart is the host and he guides the journey to the best in craft beer entertainment. With him are his co-hosts and buddies Greg Duplant, who is in charge of a news segment called Hop Culture, and Curtis […]