What The Hops

Brian, Eric, Savana and Shannon discuss topics such as: - Brian's campaign to call Chandler St, "Chandy Land" - Reality Television - Are certain bands overrated/ underrated - Flat Earthers and Holocaust Deniers All while drinking beers from: - Finback - Iron Tug Brewing - The Veil/ Hudson Valley collab - KCBC - Bearded Iris/ Weldworks collab - Platform - West Shore - Beer Tree Be sure to Rate, Review and Subscribe as well as follow us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/whatthehops Twitter: www.twitter.com/whatthehops Instagram: www.instagram.com/whatthehopspodcast Wordpress: whatthehops.wordpress.com/

Holiday Weekends are for relaxing and catching up on some recent local releases! Brian and Eric drink a Pressure Drop/ Stoneyard collab, Struggle Bus, as well as beers from Resurgence, 42 North, Evil Twin and Sixpoint. We hit the important topics such as overhyped boats at the waterfront, people licking ice cream, licking lifeguards and stealing dogs. Also Sugar Ray! Bonus Content! At the 29 minute mark an interview with John from Buffalo Brewing Company about their new canning line and releases. Be sure to Rate, Review and Subscribe as well as follow us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/whatthehops Twitter: www.twitter.com/whatthehops Instagram: www.instagram.com/whatthehopspodcast Wordpress: whatthehops.wordpress.com/

It's the eve of NHL Free Agency and Brian and Eric are all over it! We drink beers from Adirondack Brewery, Paradox Brewery, Masthead Brewing Company, Bearded Iris Brewing, and Buffalo Brewing Company. Be sure to Rate, Review and Subscribe as well as follow us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/whatthehops Twitter: www.twitter.com/whatthehops Instagram: www.instagram.com/whatthehopspodcast Wordpress: whatthehops.wordpress.com/

Buffalo hosted the BNBA/ NYSBA Brewers Festival on 6/22 and Brian and Savana were there to catch all the action! We talked to local friends as well as others across the state while enjoying plenty of fun beers. 1:08 - Swiftwater Brewing Company (Rochester) 3:11 - Reinvention Brewing Company (Manchester) 5:18 - Southern Tier Brewing Company (Lakewood) 6:55 - Newburgh Brewing Company (Newburgh) 11:01 - Brickyard Brewing Company (Lewiston) 14:01 - Old First Ward Brewing (Buffalo) 14:35 - Woodcock Brothers Brewery (Wilson) 16:11 - Three Heads Brewing (Rochester) 17:56 - Pressure Drop Brewing (Buffalo) 23:38 - Silver Lake Brewing Project (Perry) 29:37 - Rusty Nickel Brewing (Buffalo) 32:52 - West Shore Brewing (Clarence) 34:44 - One-Eyed Cat Brewing (East Amherst) 44:06 - Young Lion Brewing Company (Canandaigua) 46:10 - Flying Bison Brewing Company (Buffalo) 52:34 - Froth Brewing (Buffalo) 54:21 - Rohrbach Brewing (Rochester) 61:08 - Big Ditch Brewing Company (Buffalo) 64:29 - CB Craft Brewers (Honeoye Falls) B

We're coming at ya this week with some music talk! We discuss the trend of bands playing albums front to back with a focus on one of our favorite bands, Glassjaw. We drink Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron from 2015 and 2018 along with Thin Man Ookla the Mok and Allagash White. Be sure to Rate, Review and Subscribe as well as follow us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/whatthehops Twitter: www.twitter.com/whatthehops Instagram: www.instagram.com/whatthehopspodcast Wordpress: whatthehops.wordpress.com/

Dave and Josh from Mortalis Brewing Company sat down with us for a bit while we were there on a Saturday afternoon. We get into how everything has been 9 months after opening and enjoy beers not only from them but Central Waters, Kane and more! If you haven't been out to the space yet in Avon, NY, be sure to add them to your list. Be sure to Rate, Review and Subscribe as well as follow us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/whatthehops Twitter: www.twitter.com/whatthehops Instagram: www.instagram.com/whatthehopspodcast Wordpress: whatthehops.wordpress.com/

Brian sat down with Jonah Epstein from MyCity Brew at the launch party for their Byson Brown Dunkel, a beer voted on by the beer drinkers of Buffalo! They get into how the beer came about and what to expect in the coming months. Be sure to Rate, Review and Subscribe as well as follow us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/whatthehops Twitter: www.twitter.com/whatthehops Instagram: www.instagram.com/whatthehopspodcast Wordpress: whatthehops.wordpress.com/

Adam and Brian went to Big Ditch Brewing's 4th Anniversary Party to enjoy the one off beers, seltzers and popsicles! They were joined by Head Brewer and Co-Founder Corey Catalano during the event to talk about what they had to offer. As an extra added treat, the smooth sounds of Gravy add the soundtrack in the background! Be sure to Rate, Review and Subscribe as well as follow us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/whatthehops Twitter: www.twitter.com/whatthehops Instagram: www.instagram.com/whatthehopspodcast Wordpress: whatthehops.wordpress.com/

Here's an episode you don't want to miss. We sat down with Karl Kolbe from Pressure Drop Brewing and Josh Dziomba from West Shore on a rainy Tuesday night to drink beers from Resurgence Brewing, Maine Beer Company, Mortalis, Saint Arnold, a Grimm/ Other Half Collab and of course some Pressure Drop. Be sure to count how many Letterkenny references get dropped throughout the episode! Be sure to Rate, Review and Subscribe as well as follow us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/whatthehops Twitter: www.twitter.com/whatthehops Instagram: www.instagram.com/whatthehopspodcast Wordpress: whatthehops.wordpress.com/

It was a party on 4/20 for many reasons but the biggest one to us was Community Beer Works 7th Anniversary! Ryan Demler and Ethan Cox both took time out of their busy day to sit down with us while we recorded during the party to drop some knowledge on us all. We sandwich that with talk of some of the beers on tap that day and music trivia. Be sure to Rate, Review and Subscribe as well as follow us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/whatthehops Twitter: www.twitter.com/whatthehops Instagram: www.instagram.com/whatthehopspodcast Wordpress: whatthehops.wordpress.com/

Brian went to Resurgence Brewing Company for the Buffalo Brew Geek Series Can Release to talk to everyone involved in its creation. Nick, Brian, Drew and Jeff from Resurgence along with Beer Geeks Joe, Mike, Mike and Nick collabed on a few stouts and let us know how they came to be. Give it a listen and hopefully you were able to get your hands on some! Be sure to Rate, Review and Subscribe as well as follow us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/whatthehops Twitter: www.twitter.com/whatthehops Instagram: www.instagram.com/whatthehopspodcast Wordpress: whatthehops.wordpress.com/

We went to Resurgence Brewing Company for the first pop up of the new kids in town, One Eyed Cat Brewing! Brewer/ Partner Patrick Alexanderson gives us a little background on the breweries beginnings while we try their BIPA Blueberry West Coast IPA and XXX, a chocolate milk stout. Be sure to Rate, Review and Subscribe as well as follow us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/whatthehops Twitter: www.twitter.com/whatthehops Instagram: www.instagram.com/whatthehopspodcast Wordpress: whatthehops.wordpress.com/

Brian sat down briefly with John Domres of Buffalo Brewing Company to discuss his recent news involving the old Schreiber Brewery building on Buffalo's East Side. Be sure to Rate, Review and Subscribe as well as follow us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/whatthehops Twitter: www.twitter.com/whatthehops Instagram: www.instagram.com/whatthehopspodcast Wordpress: whatthehops.wordpress.com/

Brian and Eric drink Fat Head's Hop Juju, CBW Galaxy Singularity, Stone 2018 W00t Stout, Hopworks Urban Brewery Long Root Ale and Sixpoint Dabble while talking about 14 year old liquor, racism in hockey and music, and a few crazy happenings in the local scene. Be sure to Rate, Review and Subscribe as well as follow us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/whatthehops Twitter: www.twitter.com/whatthehops Instagram: www.instagram.com/whatthehopspodcast Wordpress: whatthehops.wordpress.com/

We head out to West Shore Brewing and sit down with Joe and Ryan from Vertical Vines, a hop farm in Lockport, NY just outside of Buffalo! They get into what it takes to maintain a hop farm, how they started and what they are doing to help the local scene grow with their product. With their hops being used by the likes of West Shore, Rusty Nickel, New York Beer Project, Old First Ward and Brickyard Brewing, they have their hops all over the local scene! Be sure to Rate, Review and Subscribe as well as follow us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/whatthehops Twitter: www.twitter.com/whatthehops Instagram: www.instagram.com/whatthehopspodcast Wordpress: whatthehops.wordpress.com/

It's almost spring so we're hitting the stouts as much as we can. We drink beers from Beer Tree Brew Co, Mortalis, Brickyard Brewing and Other Half while talking Fantasy Hockey, Trying to Escape Elma, NY and upcoming Charity Events we're all a part of. Be sure to Rate, Review and Subscribe and follow us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/whatthehops Twitter: www.twitter.com/whatthehops Instagram: www.instagram.com/whatthehopspodcast Wordpress: whatthehops.wordpress.com/

Brian and Eric fought 75mph winds and made it to World of Beer in Cheektowaga to drink some beers and do their thing! We drink beers from Southern Tier, Rare Form, Firestone Walker, Bell's Troegs, and Community Beer Works while discussing disgraced musicians and journalists, upcoming local events and whatever else comes to mind. Be sure to Rate, Review and Subscribe and follow us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/whatthehops Twitter: www.twitter.com/whatthehops Instagram: www.instagram.com/whatthehopspodcast Wordpress: whatthehops.wordpress.com/

The guys are all back together and Brian brought some goodies back from Boston. We talk Extreme Beer Fest while drinking beers from Trillium, Other Half, Equilibrium, Alesmith, Big Ditch, and a Beer Tree/ Mortalis collab. Needless to say, the ABV is high and the adjuncts are a plenty! Be sure to Rate, Review and Subscribe and follow us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/whatthehops Twitter: www.twitter.com/whatthehops Instagram: www.instagram.com/whatthehopspodcast Wordpress: whatthehops.wordpress.com/

We attended the 2019 Buffalo Niagara Brewers Invitational on January 27th and were able to talk to plenty of great people in the scene. On this episode we talk to One=Eyed Cat Brewing (5:52), Big Inlet Brewing (9:50), Pressure Drop Brewing (12:22), Big Ditch Brewing Co. (20:35), Sato Brewpub (23:35), Buffalo Beer Reviews (27:36), Rusty Nickel Brewing Co. (30:10), Buffalo Brew Fab (35:57), Brickyard Brewing Co. (37:42), Steelbound Brewery (43:00) and West Shore Brewing Co. (45:23). The event was a blast, Thanks again to the Buffalo Niagara Brewers Association for putting on such a wonderful event. Be sure to Rate, Review and Subscribe and follow us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/whatthehops Twitter: www.twitter.com/whatthehops Instagram: www.instagram.com/whatthehopspodcast Wordpress: whatthehops.wordpress.com/

February is approaching and there's a small movement to help a part of the craft beer scene gain some spotlight again. Flagship February is meant to get people to drink breweries mainstays, not just the one offs or whales we all chase down. Brian and Eric got together to revisit some old friends from Dogfish Head, Great Lakes, Victory, Brooklyn, Ithaca and more. We went live on Instagram to discuss the topic so here is the before and after. Be sure to Rate, Review and Subscribe and follow us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/whatthehops Twitter: www.twitter.com/whatthehops Instagram: www.instagram.com/whatthehopspodcast Wordpress: whatthehops.wordpress.com/