Hop Nation USA - A Craft Beer Podcast

Episode 188: Bad Dude (On a Porch)

Minutes before we went to broadcast, a local man found his microphone, murdered, thrusting him into a world of terrible, second rate audio. If you, or someone you know, has any leads to solving this unsolved mystery contact us.

This week Dudes with Brews on a Porch host Drew joins Adam and Steve on Zoom inside. Not on a porch. Because it's cold. They talk about the beer recycler ReBru Spirits, Kirin and New Belgium cutting ties with Myanmar, and the Kwik Trip phenomenon of Wisconsin. Then they learn about Drew, his podcast, his history in radio, asshole podcasters, and interest in the paranormal. Finally, a series of cryptic cryptid puzzles are made scarier by Steve's terrible mic. Can you solve the beer mysteries?

Beers:

New Belgium Voodoo Ranger Juicy Haze

11th Hour Brewing Hour XII

Cinderlands Brick Top Coffee Quad

Hi-Wire 10w-40 German Chocolate Cupcake

Karben4 x Kwik Trip Urge Tracker Stout

North Country Brewing Sour Series: Bananas Foster

Hitchhiker Clouded Distraction Smoked Coffee Stout

Tattered Flag x Ten7 Brewing Pies Like Us Peach Whip

Bent Paddle Wilderness Tuxedo Boysenberry

Episode 187: On an Undercover Hop

Adam and Steve are going guestless on this week's murderous episode. First they get into the news of the week, Voodoo gets a new location, Trillium shows up in PA, South Carolina plays catch up and Iron City is coming back to the city. Then they explore the world of true brewery crime with the stories of Otto Koehler and Adolph Coors III, and the ill fates they met. Finally, they target the murders of beer styles by IPA and the conspiracy surrounding them. All will be revealed as to why the technocrat elite wants you drinking the same citra hopped.

Beers:

Ever Grain Brewing Sorbetto #11

Voodoo Brewery Venti Coffee Blonde Ale

Hitchhiker Subsurface Pineapple + Mango

Oskar Blues Death by Coconut porter

Wilmington Brewing Company Jalapeno Saison

Grist House Hops of Darkness Black IPA

Episode 186: Outer in the Cold (w/ Outerbelt Brewing)

For the first time in 2021, a brewery joins Steve and Adam on the podcast to tell their story. It's Outerbelt Brewing located outside of Columbus, Ohio. They're joined by headbrewer/co-founder Dan Griffin and marketing's Jason Butts. They talk about the history of the brewery, Dan's pedigree and work experience, and adapting a new brewery to Covid in Ohio. Then they get into homebrew horror stories, favorite beers, and plans for the future. Finally, the wrap with a game of Brewed in which Dan and Jason have to come up with hypothetical beers for their $90 six-pack, The Columbus Zoo, over priced Valentine's fixed menus, and new arrivals to space colonies.

Beers:

Outerbelt Brewing Glasstown Lager

Outerbelt Brewing Gravel Donuts Hazy IPA

Outerbelt Brewing Limited Edition Barrel Aged Vanilla Coffee Porter

Episode 185: Addicted to Suds

One half of the Beer'd Al Podcast Lauren joins Adam and Steve to discuss beer and accordion fueled parody songs. But first it's news of the beer world including Four Points getting a new taproom, Yuengling going head to head with Shiner in 2021, and the Michael Waltrip has a brewing company. Then they learn about how Lauren and her brother brought their love for beer and Weird Al Yankovic into one place, talk the theory of pastiche, more sandwich theory talk, and how polka affects Pennsylvanians. Finally, it's The Great Weird Al Quiz where Lauren faces off against Steve. Steve makes a Dimmu Borgir reference on deaf ears.

Beers:

Adroit Theory Evangelion XV: Arael TIPA

New Trail Brewing Co Drift Hazy DIPA

Four Points Brewing Co Adam's Apples Fruited Sour Ale

Troegs Mad Elf Belgian

Haw River Brewing Crimson Velvet IPA

Brew Gentlemen General Braddock IPA

Toppling Goliath Sosus DIPA

Other Half Brewing Greenbacks DDH

Insurrection Aleworks 20 Hounds Oatmeal Stout

Episode 184: Straight Human Urine

The pee themed title of this episode is brought to you by this week's guest, Master Cicerone Brian Reed. He joins Steve and Adam in the world of Dry January. That's right those two dunces invited one of the most knowledgeable beer minds on to not talk about beer. Instead they'll be profiling and reviewing sandwiches. They do learn a lot of about the Cicerone program, the education that goes into it, and how it was adapted for 2020. Then it's a gentlemanly debate about what is a sandwich and is Jaws a horror film. Finally it all comes together in a horror movie-sandwich quiz that cannot be duplicated or disassembled.

Sandos:

Smallman Street Deli Reuben

Patrick's Pub Reuben

Industry Public House Model T-urkey

Carson Street Deli The Balboa Italian Hoagie

Pizza Milano Ranchero Sub

Steve's Homebrew Cheese steak wit Whiz

Isley's Chipped Chopped Ham Barbecue

2 Brothers BBQ Brisket Sandwich

Wal-Mart 'Talian Hoagie

Episode 183.5: The One Where They Don't Have a Guest and Talk Movies

2021 is off to a rocky start, a late guest cancellation has left Adam and Steve scrambling for content. The first half of the show is playing catch up with beer news, 2021 releases, the latest goof ass beer, black IPAs are back baby, and what're top 10 cities for breweries? Then it's a bare structured discussion about what we're watching to push the world out; non-spoiler discussions of Grand Tour, Cobra Kai, The Queen's Gambit, Tenet, The Orville and Star Trek. Minimal threats towards the audience.

Beers:

North High Wired Coffee Stout

Divine Barrel Rumor of Tacos Berliner-Weisse

Hop Nation's Weekly Yearly Re-Cap

The crossover episode 3 people asked for is your reward for making it through 2020. The Weekly Re-Cap and Hop Nation USA come together for over an hour of Pittsburgh beer bants featuring Nick, Alex, Steve and Adam. Talking podcasting, breweries, beers, 2020 in review and capping off with a brutal round of Would You Rather which features a lot of bashing of beer that doesn't exist anymore.

Beers:

Dancing Gnome Upward Below IPA

Brew Gentleman Kabuto IPA

Grist House Outrun Nobility Keller Pils

Grist House Velvet Vortex Dessert Sour

Trace Brewing Sun Shadows Lager

Couch Espionage Orca White Chocolate Stout

Ho-Ho-Hop Nation USA’s 12 Guests of Christmas Part 2

It's the second episode of Holiday programming for Hop Nation USA. They're ending 2020 by bringing on guests from the past, reflecting on the year, looking to the future, and having a bit of fun.

Guests and their beers:

Darren and Bobby Nacho of Couch Brewery

Tom Wagner of A Little Beer Tasting / Logyard Misery Whip IPA

CoHost Katie / Cinderlands Virgil Cain Vienna Lager

CoHost Bubba / Leaning Cask Nelson Unleashed NEIPA

OG Host Sam / Cinderlands She's A Beaut Spruce IPA

Steve and Adam's Beers:

Altered Genius Real Nice Surprise Holiday Ale

Hitchhiker Some Mores Stout

Samichlaus 2016

Ho-Ho-Hop Nation USA's 12 Guests of Christmas Part 1

It's the first piece of Holiday programming for Hop Nation USA. They're ending 2020 by bringing on guests from the past, reflecting on the year, looking to the future, and having a bit of fun. First Steve and Adam welcome Trace Brewing and Truss Brewing to the Pittsburgh area. Then it's guests galore:

Guests and their beers:

Dave and Tom of Abjuration Brewing / Abjuration Dessert Stout V1.1 Chocolate Turtle

Cohost Kelsey / Couch Brewery Sofa Quemando Pepper stout

Pod Theory's Jason Cercone / Noble Stein Brewing Gnome for the Holidays Winter Ale

A Little Beer Tasting's Nikki & Eric / Other Half Forever Citra IPA

Steve and Adam's Beers:

Four Points Brewery Hefeweizen

Abjuration Smoothie Style Sour V1.4 Peanut Butter and Jelly

North Country Brewing Snow Shoe Belgian White

Victory Merry Monkey Holiday Belgian

Episode 183: Soon Jul Get Better

It's the return of Bubba, the least Bubba named Bubba. He joins Adam and Steve on a Zoom call because the rate of Covid is too damn high. In news the talk about Pabst and Goose Island Closures, Cinderlands openings, Michael Jordan's Dumb Future and the release of the first piece of Hop Nation USA Glassware available now HERE: bit.ly/3gz6nXQ

Then they get into Christmas beer traditions around the world including Norwegian Jul origins, German Gluhbier, Danish Tuborg Julbryg and more. Finally, it's a round of Nobody Asked You with questions pulled from Reddit and Beer Advocate.

Beers:

Dogfish Head Brewery Costumes & Karaoke Imperial Cream Ale

Armada Brewing Forbidden Kingdom Kolsch

Robinsons Brewery x Iron Maiden Trooper Sun and Steel Sake Lager

Fathead's Hop Stalker IPA

Leaning Cask Brewing Celestial Canine IPA

Ellicottville Brewing Chocolate Cherry Bomb Stout

Sobel's Obscure Brewery Honey Blossom Hefeweizen

Pizza Boy Super Tight Session IPA

Guinness Open Gate Imperial Stout Aged in Bourbon Barrels