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5/12/2022 0 Comments

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
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5/6/2022 0 Comments

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
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4/29/2022 0 Comments

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

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4/21/2022 0 Comments

Hop Nation USA 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


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4/14/2022 0 Comments

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

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4/8/2022 0 Comments

Episode 243: Cidey Sense Tingling

 April Fool's is a month long now and you tuned in thinking this was a beer podcast. But it's a cidey cast. We gotcha. Adam and Steve drink cideys and talk cideys. In the news, Nine Pin 26er club is back, Tom Hanks is enjoying Pittsburgh ciders, they learn what a pommelier is, and more. Then they get into the best cider houses and places to find ciders that aren't in Pittsburgh for the travel types . . . but homerism sets in. Finally, they talk about their favorite non-booze stories of the week in Toyota Corollas and Monkey Island. No it's not 1993.  

CIDERS:
Kelterei Krämer Bembel With Care Apfelwein Kirsche
Wyndrige Cider Co Honey Lavender
Beak & Skiff 1911 Maple Bourbon Barrel Aged Cider
 

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4/1/2022 0 Comments

Episode 242: Goin’ Brahntahn

Steve and Adam hanging out drinking brown ales. That's the premise. Love it or leave it. This week they talk about Stone vs Keystone vs Firestone Walker vs Firestone Tires, Pints and Panels new book; the Two Frays, First Sip and Kweza beer and introduce a new segment. Then they decide what to do with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Hint: It's not keep the Pittsburgh Pirates, but their ideas are far more fun. Finally, now that Stone has opened the lawsuit door it's time for Hop Nation USA to recoup some losses and set the industry straight with frivolous lawsuits. Of course this goes well.

BEERS:
Helltown Mischievous Brown
Listermann Triple Digit Chickow! Hazelnut Double Brown
Grist House Gristly Bear

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3/25/2022 0 Comments

Episode 241: The Florida Wilds Redux

Traveling correspondent Kelsey has brought back beers from the insane state to the south, Florida. Adam and Steve get to enjoy them. In the news, Patagonia and Dogfish Head team up to scale up Kernza malt, PIttsburgh is getting lager fests, beer is getting cheaper in Seattle, and Jeremy Clarkson is aiming for a Top Beer? Then they brainstorm what the Hop Nation trend for 2022 will be, since they still can't lager beer and get in on that trend. Finally, it's beerifying recipes for the Disney parks for fun and profit? 

BEERS:
Unbranded x Blaze Brewing Co Amigos? Amigos! PB&J Sour
Hidden Springs Brewing Casserollin' with The Homies Sweet Potato Sour
Florida Avenue Brewing Neopolitan Berliner Weisse

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3/18/2022 0 Comments

Episode 240: It Came From Canada

An episode il classico with just Steve and Adam hanging out at Hop Nation Central drinking beers . . . but not strictly talking beers. First in the news, a sale on pineapple juice, Troegs gets even bigger, Heineken is terrible company in the metaverse, and Hoot Design and First Sip Brew Box give options to support Ukraine. Then they diverge from beer talk to talk about a new TV show on Amazon Prime, Last One Laughing Canada. The show featuring some of the funniest comedians from Tom Green, Whose Line Is It Anyway, Letterkenny and more facing off to not laugh. They get into the origins of the show and how it might work in America. Finally, they answer beer questions from the internet.

BEERS:
Shiner Brewer's Pride Collin Street Bakery Fruitcake Pastry Porter
Brasseurs du Monde l'Abricothe Apricot and Tea wheat ale
Helltown x Black Forge Coffee Forged in Hell coffee brown

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3/11/2022 0 Comments

Episode 239: The Big 5.0

It's a full house at Hop Nation Central as it's Kelsey, Katie, Adam and Steve to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the podcast. They're drinking all 5.0% beers. Get it? If this bit continues, it does give incentive to hit 10 years. We get caught up on all the upcoming beerfests in the Pittsburgh area. Plus Zac Efron has a new beer related movie and is the location of the Wild Iggle revealed? Also we look back to the year 2017 and test our Hop Nation Knowledge.

BEERS:

Spring House Brewing Spare Me Pomelo Pale Ale
Flying Fish Crisp Kolsch-Style
DSSOLVR brewery Wicked Engine Pumpkin Cheesecake Sour

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