Hop Nation USA - A Craft Beer Podcast

Episode 253: 2022 Homebrew Con Preview LIVE at Abjuration Brewing

This week Adam and Steve add another Adam (Bashline of Bash Brew and Decayin' With The Boys Podcast) to sit down with homebrewing TRASH club members. They're talking with yet another Adam, Carmelo, and Bill, all medal winning homebrewers who will have their beers featured in Pittsburgh for Homebrew Con 2022. They're also joined by Tom one of the owners of Abjuration, and Zack a brewer, to talk about their brewery's involvement in making a collaboration beer for the week's festivities. Lots of talk of brewing for competition, beer judging, brewing for scale, exclusive news and more

BEERS:

Abjuration Brewing Franconian Lager v1.0

Abjuration Brewing Botanical Sour Ginger / Lemon Peel v1.6

Abjuration Brewing Dessert Stout Oreo / Coffee v1.5

Abjuration Brewing Smoothie Style Sour Key Lime Cheesecake v1.18

Episode 252: Game On

Steve and Adam audition two more breweries drinking things from Ohio they've never had before. They talk about the local news with douche stamps, one year for Two Frays, three years for Inner Groove; a New Guinness World Record, GABF is back, and baseball team "changes" their name. Then they dive back into the world of binge drinking and black out games, by peering in on what the young folk are up to. A discombobulating journey down the rabbit holes of TikTok lead to shuffle board with booze, engineering feats, and dangerous darts.

BEERS:

Birdfish Brewing Bohemian Pilsner

Numbers Brewing Sour My Patch Hazy IPA

Episode 251: Burial of the Third

Adam and Steve hanging out at Hop Nation Central, drinking Burial from Asheville. What more could you ask for? They go through the news including Arboretum and Acrospire getting their move on, beer truck crashes, 10 cent beer night and Maxim magazine is still a thing? They also talk glitter beers, the desperation of corporations to get you to like them, Beavis and Butt-head's new movie, and the absolutely, positively 100% getting put into production Delorean EV.

BEERS:

Burial Brewing Company Dusk Dark Lager

Burial Brewing Company The Beginning is After the End Coffee Porter

Episode 250: Sticks and Milestones (LIVE at Stick City Brewing)

Steve and Adam are joined by the brewer / owner Nick Salkeld of Stick City Brewing in Mars, PA. They talk about the real important things beers, bears, and backpacking. Nick explains how the philosophies of conservation and naturalism are tied to the business of the brewery. Nick also gets into his history of homebrewing, traveling to sample hops, the music of the brewery, and his love for brown ales. Learn how to pair beers with fly fishing, Pennsylvania flora and fauna, and campfire breakfast. 

BEERS:

Stick City Golden Boy IPA

Stick City Arctos 12° Pilsner

Stick City Cedar & Slate Dark English Mild

Ep 249: Summer Bod Beers

Looking for lo cal alternatives for getting back out on the beach, poolside, or hiking? Katie has brought 3 lo cal beers for Kelsey, Adam and Steve to try. They talk about a penis on a beer label, murderers on beer labels, a new brewery and why it's not in a Toys R Us, and milk alternatives. Then they take a look at adventurous bars to visit and bike trails leading to breweries. Finally, a new game of involving beer pairings withe meals in order to keep it all around 2000 calories for the day.

BEERS:

VooDoo Brewery Empty Calories Light Lager

Sloop Brewing Low Key JB NEIPA

Great Lakes Brewing Crushworthy wheat ale

Episode 248: The Next Summer Drinking Idol 2022

Steve and Adam audition beers to be their summer drinking beer of 2022. They talk about Oklahoma testing new ways to sell beer, Goose Island NFTs and the tanking crypto market, and John Deere partnering with Busch to make it seem like they don't suck. Then it's a Pittsburgh Summer Travel guide. New brewery spaces, new activities near breweries, outdoor breweries, and Anthrocon. Finally, the third segment was going to be a Beerify It for NFTs, but the accidentally come up with possibly the greatest idea for a brewery to steal. 

BEERS:

Dewey Beer Hot Sauce Sandwiches IPA

Abjuration Brewing Honey Kolsch

Spring House Brewing Rabbit Habit Pina Colada Sour

Episode 247: Hopping the Loggy Wagon

Full house at the Hop Nation Hub. It's Katie, Kelsey, Adam and Steve, and they're all drinking lagers! With everyone insisting it's the year of the lager, it's time for this podcast to jump on the bandwagon. They talk about a first Non-Alcoholic beer store in Pittsburgh, lager fests, getting tattooed for free beer, Beer Magazine, and ales for ALS. Then they do a summer movie preview with the beers they would sneak into those movies including Dr. Strange, Jurassic World Dominion, Bob's Burgers, and Crimes of the Future. Finally, a classic round of Beer Fight.

BEERS:

Fair State Brewing Co-op Tmavé Pivo

Pipeworks The Finest Doppelbock

Modist Brewing x Quantum Mirror Hex Code Coconut Pineapple Marshmallow Lager

Episode 246: Douche Approved

Local beer influencer the PGH Beer Douche joins Steve and Adam at Hop Nation Central to talk stahts, because all weather is stout weather. They talk Year of the Lager, Logger Beer Fests, the Return of the Keg Ride, a look 2028, the Budverse, and what's new at Mondays. Then the hosts are influenced by the douche talking about new breweries in the city Fermata, Back Alley Brewing, and Coven. Also talking restaurants and food trucks. Finally, it's a new segment called Am I the Douche? and the hosts bully Mike into get merch.

BEERS:

Rar Brewing 10 Layer Stout

Mondays Brewing All Season Stout

Casita Brewing x Forgotten Road Brewing Not Before I’ve Had My Banana Marshmallow Chocolate Vanilla Hazelnut Coffee Stout

Episode 245: Oooooooohklabelgian

Katie brings back Oklahoma beers for Adam and Steve. They talk about the news of the week including OKC brewery Vanessa House going solar and releasing an Earth Day Beer, smoked beers on the rise, garlic bread, and Philly invades Pittsburgh...again. Then they get into the history of beer in Oklahoma which includes a lot of prohibition, but also includes the uniqueness of Choc beer and what the hell is a fishberry? Finally it's a round of Nobody Asked You where we answer questions from the internet about beer.

BEERS:

Heirloom Rustic Ales Nightjar Dark Lager

Roughtail Brewing Company Drippin' Milkshake IPA

COOP Ale Works DNR Belgian Strong

Episode 244: Nice to Mead You

Steve and Adam travel to the middle of Carnegie, PA outside of Pittsburgh to talk with Dave Cerminara, owner/meadmaker of Apis Mead & Winery. They chat about what exactly is mead, put to rest common misconceptions, and learn about the processes separate mead from beer. They also get to know Dave's history in beer as both a home and pro brewer, his partnership with Bedillion Farm, and reminisce about good beers. Finally, It's the Great American Bee Bee.

MEADS:

Apis Bomb First Hopped Melomel

Apis Mango Habanero

Apis Lemon Meringue