Hop Nation Usa - A Craft Beer Podcast

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Steve and Adam are once again in "The Rocks" to talk with Dave and Tom of Abjuration Brewing. Their 4th full appearance to celebrate their upcoming four year anniversary. They talk about all the changes and additions to the brewery since the last episode over a year ago. This includes a canning line, a biergarten, new staff, new beer and more. They get into the tribulations of Abjuration such as the pandemic and continuing to try to be a good neighbor in McKees Rocks. Finally they end on a game of Nobody Asked You answering the beer questions from around the internet. BEERS: Abjuration Brewing Classic India Pale Ale Eclipse/Citiva v1.5 Abjuration Brewing Candied Sour Pink Cotton Candy v1.12 Abjuration Brewing Breakfast Cereal Ale Chocolate Monster Cereal v1.11 Abjuration Brewing Chocolate Hot Pepper Stout Ghost Pepper/Tabasco v1.7

Back on the road, Adam and Steve are once again drawn to Sly Fox Beer as they prepare to open a brand new brewery on the South Side of Pittsburgh. Representing Sly Fox are returning guests Ryan and Kyle as well as first timer and brewer Jon Ross. They talk about the new facility, cheesesteaks, traditional beer styles, and challenges to get the new facility open. They also learn a lot about the brewer, his experience, and plans. And finally they do some traditional and non-traditional pairings of beer and Thanksgiving food. BEERS: Sly Fox Beer x 2SP Brewery Dog Will Hunt Hoppy Lager Sly Fox Beer Well Intentioned Wit Sly Fox Beer Dunkel Lager

Katie joins Steve and Adam at Hop Nation Central to peer into the abyss of the mystery fridge, reach into the void, and draw out their fate. Also the news of the week. Sam Adams has a beer with Space hops, New Belgium has a beer with Four Roses, and Giant (not Iggle) has some cheese with beer in it. Also how to replace your racist tourist trap with a new lager focused brewery in one step. Then it's the history of biersuppe and how it became the cheesy warming beer soup we all love. Finally, a round of Build-A-Brewery where we steal IP theft style, the best parts of breweries around the city to Frankenstein our own. BEERS: Aslin Brewing Mango Freeze Dancing Gnome x Dissolvr Prime Velocity Cream Ale Hitchhiker Brewing Half Sweet Half Nuts Stout

Adam and Steve are on still on the road and have finally made their way to one of Pittsburgh's OG craft beer outposts, East End Brewing. They sit down with owner Scott Smith to talk about the new venture East End Chewing, partnering with Primanti's, pitching pizzas, milk tubes, and more fun things. Then they get into music in breweries, talking about the neighborhoods of the Steel City, curiosities of the city, and homebrewing. Finally, it's a fun game centered around the what makes up the Burgh its history and where disc golf is.  BEERS: East End Brewing Company Pintonka Pils East End Brewing Company x Primanti Bros Almost Famous Pickle Beer Gose East End Brewing Company You Are Here: Elliott Spruce Lager East End Brewing Company Smokestack Heritage Smoked Porter

Steve and Adam travel north of Pittsburgh to the town of Harmony to sit down with Zach Waltz, the head brewer/owner of Union Brothers Brewing. They talk about the upcoming expansion to a 10 bbl brewhouse, the lightning speed they've gone from opening to expanding, and UBB history. Then Zach enlightens us to working for the power company and his wisdom gained from homebrewing. Finally, Adam gets his revenge with a quiz full of obscure trivia even Steve doesn't know. BEERS: Union Brothers Brewing Marzen Union Brothers Brewing Short Stack Pumpkin Pie Sour Union Brothers Brewing Rockee Rooad Pastry Stout

After a computer whoops and a missed week, Adam and Steve call in the reinforcements from Adam and Matt of the Decayin With The Boys podcast. In the news: One Pint at a Time gets a 3 Rivers Film Fest date, Union Brothers expands, West Virginia actually has craft beer, and Bash Brew has some exciting announcements. Then Hop Nation Adam plies the rest of the group for beer and horror film pairings. What do you drink on the Train to Busan? What goes best with a Warlock? Why does Mint Chocolate Chip rule so hard? Finally, it's the return of the infamous Horror Movie & Beer Quiz. One Adam hates it. The other one not so much. Find who is who. DRINKS: Blake's Hard Cider Apple Lantern Roasted Pumpkin Whole Hog Brewery Pumpkin Ale Southern Tier King & Cola Mixed Cocktail

Aaron and Brigitte Hosé creators of the new film One Pint at a Time join Steve and Adam for zoomy edition of the podcast. The talk about their new film which highlights the experience of being a Black brewer in America and the history brewing. They also talk about the film's origins at Pittsburgh's own Fresh Fest and recapping the 2021 Barrel & Flow Fest. They get into Aaron's history as a filmmaker and how he and Brigitte got into the craft beer scene. Finally, they play some Beer & Film trivia with candles on the line. BEERS: City Built Brewing Company Fifth Street Hooligans NEIPA Intracoastal Brewing Maple Bacon Donut Brown Ale Grist House x Smittox Brewing Dessert Wanderer Stout New Belgium x Ale Sharpton Piano Keys Stout Ivanhoe Park Brewing Cold Bear, Please Kolsch North Country Brewing Field Notes Oktoberfest Altered Genius Dahl Peach Saison pFriem Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout J. Wakefield Brewing Hops for Teacher Pale Ale Aurochs Hefe Necromancer Brewing Before Swine Purl Ale  

After weeks on the road, the crew is back at Hop Nation USA studios. Kelsey joins Adam and Steve to enjoy some of Wisconsin, and only Wisconsin's favorite brau, New Glarus Brewing. First they do some clean up on the news with talking about the upcoming Three Rivers Beer Week in Pittsburgh, New Guinness location in Chicago, new Doordash beer delivery, and a bunch of beer winners. Then it's onto the history and stylings of New Glarus brewery itself and what makes it so successful. Finally a fun little state line, border crossing fun where they figure the kind of strippers Texas has and how big the cream puffs are in Wisconsin.   BEERS: New Glarus Brewing Co Staghorn Oktoberfest New Glarus Brewing Co Spotted Cow Farmhouse Ale New Glarus Brewing Wisconsin Belgian Red

Steve and Adam are still on the road recording in other spaces. This week they are at the resurrected Full Pint Beer. They're joined by Bobby Nacho the head brewer, and Dan Franklin one of the co-owners. They talk about bringing back a brand that was a known staple of Pittsburgh, returning beloved beers, and introducing their own new recipes. Then they get into talk about CBC (Craft Beer Conference.) Learn about what was to see and do this year in Denver, plus what the hell is a mash filter press? Full Pint has one and we ask about it. Finally, it's a rousing game of Would You Rather and Chi-Chis gets name dropped. BEERS: Full Pint Beer Chinookie IPA Full Pint Beer Smackdown Sour Pink Passion Fruit Full Pint Beer Dawn of the Living Stout White Stout