Hop Nation Usa - A Craft Beer Podcast

Mr. Steve of the Might Be Brews podcast joins Steve and Adam for drinking beer, talkin' Pennsylvania things, and podcasts. First it's a very PA centric news segment highlighting the new Brew Barons Beer Trail in Hershey/Harrisburg, then talk of new brewery Acclamation and the effect of ever changing pandemic guidelines in PA. Finally end on talk about Black is Beautiful beers in Philadelphia. The next segment they get into the world of podcasting; learn more about Might Be Brews the show as well as adapting to podcasting in the pandemic. In the last segment, they resurrect the OG Pairdown to learn what the best beer and cheesesteak combo is in Philly. Plus some other suggestions for pairing beer. Beers: Stable 12 Brewing Silver Fern Big Timber Logger Lager Leaning Cask Greyhoud Earl Grey Tea Bitter Aslin Brewing + Burgeon Brewing Mule Fule DIPA Four Seasons Lime Lager Other Half Midnight Crunchee Singlecut Beersmiths Shoegazer Hop Farm Coco-Dessert Porter Abjuration Brewing Mint Chocolate Chip Milks

Adam and Steve are back in the studio for that good, good audio quality. This week is talking coffee beers. There's news about Pittsburgh breweries, the affect of the pandemic on Americans buying treats, and Steve sneaks in a news story to use as a jumping off point to pitch a Smokey & The Bandit. Next they use the speculation of 2020 coffee trends to speculate on the trends of beer in 2020. There's at least one good idea in there someone will steal. And speaking of stealing, they rip off PTI for another round of beer industry themed word and wind up getting a little rowdy about the state of American commerce. Beers: Deschutes Luna Jo Cold Brew Coffee Lager Troegs Java Head Stout Victory Java Cask Stout

Oops we made too much podcast and had to split it into two parts. Yinz should be really happy with this; it's like when Marvel would publish a GIANT-SIZE issue. This week Steve and Adam are joined by First Sip Brew Box's Dennis as well as Darren, Beth, and Bobby Nacho from Couch Brewery. In part 1, get to learn the stories of Beth and Bobby Nacho. Plus they all talk about the current events and challenges of keeping a brewery open in an unstable system where things can change on a dime. Plus Couch and Dennis talk more about their upcoming Black is Beautiful collaboration. In part 2, the Couch crew is subjected to the original and not ripped-off-from-Chopped game show, Brewed. Three contestants. Three judges. Who has the best beer ideas? Can Darren retain his championship from Episode 114? Find out! Beers: Couch Brewery F1 Hazy IPA Couch Brewery F2 Cinnamon Toast Crunch Amber Couch Brewery F3 Fest Bump Lemon Shandy

Oops we made too much podcast and had to split it into two parts. Yinz should be really happy with this; it's like when Marvel would publish a GIANT-SIZE issue. This week Steve and Adam are joined by First Sip Brew Box's Dennis as well as Darren, Beth, and Bobby Nacho from Couch Brewery. In part 1, get to learn the stories of Beth and Bobby Nacho. Plus they all talk about the current events and challenges of keeping a brewery open in an unstable system where things can change on a dime. Plus Couch and Dennis talk more about their upcoming Black is Beautiful collaboration. In part 2, the Couch crew is subjected to the original and not ripped-off-from-Chopped game show, Brewed. Three contestants. Three judges. Who has the best beer ideas? Can Darren retain his championship from Episode 114? Find out! Beers: Couch Brewery F1 Hazy IPA Couch Brewery F2 Cinnamon Toast Crunch Amber Couch Brewery F3 Fest Bump Lemon Shandy

Adam and Steve are back in the studio at it again. This week they're dropping a spotlight on RAR Brewing out of Cambridge, Maryland. First it's news stories featuring First Sip Brew Box, Couch, Abjuration, Guinness, Lavery, Yards, and Love City Brewing. Then it's focusing on the history and origins of RAR brewing, they're most popular beers, and bad Maryland geography. Finally whether you're a brewing out of ideas or someone looking to start a new brewery, Adam debuts The Reardon Method for coming up with new beer names and it's totally not Mad Libs, so don't say that. Beers: RAR Brewing Grapefruit Nectar IPA RAR Brewing Chopdank Imperial IPA RAR Brewing 10 Layers Chocolate Peanut Butter Stout

It's the end of an era as Hop Nation USA wraps up the beating of the dead horse known as Netflix's Brews Brothers with a cavalcade of guest stars including Jason Cercone of the After Poured Youtube show, Dennis of FirstSipBrewBox.com; Nikki, Eric, and Tom of ALittleTasting.com, Sean on In Poor Taste Podcast, and returning guest host Kelsey. Adam plays against these all-stars to protect the integrity of the show. Who is the grand champion and obviously the one who watched the most Brews Brothers and loved that show the most? Find out this episode! Beers: Schlenkerla Marzen Abjuration Norwegian Farmhouse Ale Levity Tang Glider RAR Brewing Pulp Pale Ale Insurrection Game Head DIPA Cinderlands Passion Fruit Whipper Guinness Stout Hightower Rural Graffiti Southern Tier Creme Brulee Nitro Yellowbridge Midnight Pineapple Upside Down Cake Voodoo Brewery IPA

It's the end of an era as Hop Nation USA wraps up the beating of the dead horse known as Netflix's Brews Brothers with a cavalcade of guest stars including Jason Cercone of the After Poured Youtube show, Dennis of FirstSipBrewBox.com; Nikki, Eric, and Tom of ALittleTasting.com, Sean on In Poor Taste Podcast, and returning guest host Kelsey. Adam plays against these all-stars to protect the integrity of the show. Can they survive the battery of trivia and thinking on their feet? Find out at least half of the answer to this in Part One! Beers: Schlenkerla Marzen Abjuration Norwegian Farmhouse Ale Levity Tang Glider RAR Brewing Pulp Pale Ale Insurrection Game Head DIPA Cinderlands Passion Fruit Whipper Guinness Stout Hightower Rural Graffiti Southern Tier Creme Brulee Nitro Yellowbridge Midnight Pineapple Upside Down Cake Voodoo Brewery IPA

This week Sean from the In Poor Taste Podcast leaves his pocket dimension of torture to drink some beers and be tortured in a different way by Steve and Adam. Sean learns about wet and dry hopping, the discuss the Black is Beautiful beer initiative, and touch on the little news available about Fresh Fest going digital. Then Sean offers a unique perspective on the final episode of Brews Brothers, while Steve maintains his general hatred for the show, and Adam is just relieved it's over. What are final thoughts on the season of misery? Beers: Other Half Brewing Double Potato Spaghetti Town IPA Four Points Brewing Sour Cerveza Founder's All Day IPA Equilibrium Energy Equals DIPA East End Northview Height Stock Ale Penn Brewery IPA

Tom, Pittsburgh area homebrewer and co-coordinator of the Little Beer Tasting Group, joins Adam and Steve to talk mostly about homebrewing in the time of quarantine. We highlight the Terrestrial Brewing Company's donation to their local homebrewing group, what Tom's been brewing and where he's been getting his ingredients, and the plans for the online Homebrew Con. We also talk about the possible coming replacement for Brews Brothers, then new Amazon series Poured in PA based off the movie. Then we get into the dregs of streaming television, episode 7 of Netflix's Brews Brothers. It's appropriate it's streaming, because this show is piss. Beers: Alibi Ale Works Mr. Tartacular's Forbidden Fruit Threesome Logyard Brewing Bucking Birch Tired Hands Alien Church IPA Four Points Brewing Twilight Hollow Raspberry Stout Cinderlands Pancake Galaxy Blueberry Tartshake IPA Noble Stein Hold the Foam Cappuccino Stout

Eric and Nikki from A Little Beer Tasting Group return to talk about beer delivery service, Pennsylvania gets liquor to go, and a correction on some City Brew Tours news we talked about last week. We also go in depth into the Untappd Beer Festival and the Great American Beer Festival shifting to online solutions. Is the virtual beerfest the latest craze waiting to happen? Is $90 worth the price of having a Stay at Home tasting of beers you wouldn't normally have access to? This week's guests are also the latest victims to Netflix's bad programming decisions as they review Episode 6 of Brews Brothers. Beers: Voodoo Brewery They're Good Hops, Brent (Batch 9) East End South Oakland IPA Stone Diehard Fan IPA Fair State Brewing Cooperative Pecan Maple Vanilla Imperial Stout Insurrection Aleworks Just Like Mom Used to Make Stout

Jason Cercone of BreakingBrews.com returns and finally isn't forced to talk wrestling with Adam and Steve. He is however forced to talk about Episode 5 of Brews Brothers. But first, they talk about the hot (cool? cold?) new trend in PA of alcoholic slush machines in beer distributors. The latest is a 20 tap wall at Shangy's. Then they discuss City Brew Tours pivoting their business model to include virtual beer & cheese pairings and homebrewing classes. Insurrection is getting a new taproom. Americans take their freedom for granted, again, as South Africa is plunged into chaos over total prohibition of beer and cigarette sales. Then it's time to review the fifth episode of Netflix's 20th biggest regret, Brews Brothers. Things have changed though. After 4 episodes of not even laughing once, Steve actually laughed twice at this episode...sort of. Listen now to find out what was funny. Beers: Sixpoint Hootie Hazy IPA El Segundo Broken Skull IPA Eleventh Hour Dreamcannon Black & Blue Weizen Levity Br

In every dark cloud, there is a silver lining or some crap. This week's silver lining to the quarantine is we were actual able to get First Sip's Dennis and Sam on the same episode for the first time... even if they've never been in a room together. Steve and Adam are also present to drink beer, and they all talk about the emergence of the virtual beerfest. The first one they've heard of is being put on by Gathering Place brewery for their 2nd Annual Lager & Friends. Then they go down a rabbit hole of discussing how to improve beerfests for a corona world. Parades, pick up trucks, uber drivers, and drink at home concerts all get involved. Then it's on to reviewing Episode 4 of Brews Brothers. Dennis has only seen this episode and Sam has seen every episode. Both come to the same conclusion. However slight improvements in the show maybe slowly eroding Steve's hardened exterior and hatred for the show. Find out more on this episode of Hop Nation USA! Sick Jamiroquai reference in the title by the way. Beer

Special guest Anthony from The Main Damie and They Called This A Movie podcast joins regular guest host Kelsey, plus Adam and Steve for a rousing Zoom meeting. All podcasts are zoom meetings in this new world. They talk about the fun ways to past the time with emergence of digital age drinking games including solo beer pong, zoom pong, power hours, and general gaming. Also talk of baking, Altered Genius brewing opening in the midst of quarantine, Wrestlemania and Steve has a deep cut reference. Does anyone remember WMAC Masters? Then they review Episode 3 of the Tour de Farce Netflix sitcom Brews Brothers. Last week the show was all about pee, does this week's episode have a bodily fluid theme or is it as offensive as packing peanuts? Or did it actually get good? Find out this week on Hop Nation USA. Beers: Cape May Brewing Crushing It IPA Dancing Gnome Bifocal Feline IPA Saucy Uber ASAP Blood Orange IPA D9 Brewing Whiskers on Kittens Goose Island IPA Central Waters Mudpuppy Porter

Michael Moeller of BuildingBreweries.com joins Steve and Adam on this week's podcast. We talk about the Kentucky beer scene and how it's adapting to quarantine, revisit the Stephen Foster (not that one) story, get pumped for Bloom Brew cans, and learn more about Michael's podcasting career with Building Breweries. Then it's on to reviewing Episode 2 of the Netflix "comedy" sitcom Brews Brothers. Has it gotten any better from the abysmal first episode? Do they flesh out any of the characters? How is it unnecessarily gross this week? Find out the answers to these questions and more this episode. Beers: Gravely Brewing Sprockets Lager Mile Wide Beer Co Force Ghost NEIPA Victory No Brainer IPA Jackie O's Razz Wheat Ale Southern Tier Cold Brew Pumpking

Ryan from the Fueled By Hops empire returns. He talks with Adam and Steve about how his Facebook community has been affected and the future of FueledFest. They all speculate on the future of beerfests during the Reopening of America. They also lament for the breweries on the cusp of opening or had just opened before the bat flu ruined everyone's parade. Next it's Part 1 in an 8 part Ken Burns series of reviewing the new Netflix show Brew Brothers. This week is Episode 1. Some people think it's awful. Some people think it's passable. Hear everything wrong with it and the few thing(s?) right with it. Beers: Southern Tier 3X IPA Southern Tier Cherry Cordial Stout Burial Tonin' the Barbarian IPA Burial Departure from Dawn IPA Duck Foot Coconut Contender IPA Video Link: https://youtu.be/fheyyyHAlh8  

Dennis from FirstSipBrewBox.com joins us to discuss some of the more uplifting news from around the city, country and the world. We talk about the charity All Together beer conceptualized by Other Half Brewing meant to benefit the hospitality industry. The North Hills Home Brew Fest has been rescheduled and we're still set to appear. Hopefully, we will. The Brewer's Association has adapted the Craft Brewer's Conference for online participation and has made it FREE for anyone to enjoy. Then Dennis tells us how his business has adapted for the challenges posed by the pandemic. He also gives us an update on some of the breweries in the area. Beers: 11th Hour Makeshift Dynamite NEIPA Allegheny City Brewing Pineapple Express IPA Greenbush Brewing Oro de Tontos Lager Straub Tight Lines Kolsch Ale Video Link: https://youtu.be/L-4ry4tob10

Jason joins Adam and Steve for the first Zoom edition of the Hop Nation USA podcast. They talk about the good and bad business practices coming out of breweries during the quarantine. They speculate on the future of to-go orders and deliveries, and recognize the charitable contributions of breweries and distilleries in the area. Then they discuss the upcoming Wrestlemania event, but it sounds more like the sad state of affairs wrestling has become and how the current situation in the world has exposed the worst parts of both WWE and AEW. There's still hope for the Becky Lynch match, though. Enjoy the video version of this podcast for Steve's unspoken antics. Video Link: https://youtu.be/_xt5LJ-kYzc Beers: Grist House Morning Feels Coffee & Tea Ale Grist House Paddler Cherry Cheesecake Dessert Sour Millworks Single Hop IPA #13 - Centennial Spoonwood Turtle Waste of Time Black Lager Rivertown Hala Kahiki Pineapple Ale

Steve and Adam are in self-isolation. They're broadcasting by themselves. This may be the first 2 man podcast where the hosts don't interact with each other. Everything's gone to doody, but they're still making the best of it. Steve brings you a survival / pairing guide of media to consume and what to drink while you do with small reviews for the Color Out of Space, Call of Duty Warzone, and Disco Elysium. Adam provides a look at the wacky world of sports and specifically focuses on how NASCAR has adopted a virtual solution to bring fans new, live races. Beers: El Segundo Broken Skull IPA New South Nut Brown Ale

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

Katie joins Adam and Steve for the 3rd Anniversary Quarantine Spectacular. They drink Anniversary beers to celebrate the occasion. There's a lot of talk of the infectious elephant in the room as it relates to beerfests in the area, Wichita Brewing resurrects the beers of Tallgrass, and Founder's tries to make right. Then they answer questions from the fans including "How will the corona virus affect the beer industry?" "What soup would you be?" and "What's the best beer in Pittsburgh?" Finally they look into the future of the show. Farther than the year 2000. What they see includes robots, farts, dogs and more. Beers: Sierra Nevada 40th Hoppy Anniversary IPA Samuel Smith's 30th Winter Welcome Ale Firestone Walker 23rd Anniversary Blend Music by Thirsty Curses Song: Cold Black Ink Website: www.thirstycurses.com SongLink: https://bit.ly/3aSoyUm