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Dennis of First Sip Studios joins Adam and Steve to have some socially distanced beers. They talk about the hero from Atrevida, Steve has unkind words for the World Cup and its attendants, Dennis let's us know how business is going. Then they play a game of Podcast Leftovers which using up all the bits that didn't make the air the first time. BEERS…

This week Steve and Adam are live with Dave and Tom at Abjuration Brewing to talk about their Fifth Year Anniversary. They talk about all the festivities for the 5 year, take a retrospective look at where Abjuration has come from, to where they might be going, and also somehow work in D&D and MechWarrior talk. Finally, they play a game of Nobody As…

This week from the city of Black & Gold, Adam and Steve are taking a look at some golden ales. Next they have a douche update, Maryland has a weed update, Keurig Dr Pepper Athletic Brewing Canada Dry is a thing, and hops may help you fight Alzheimer's. Then they get into the world of beer cocktails, the thousand names for colaweizen, Germany purity…

It's the return of the Pittsburgh Beer Douche to the Hop Nation Studios. He brings Steve and Adam two of his favorite beers of the year and foists them upon the hosts. They talk about a third beer, which they did not get to try, the new Arboretum Trail joint with the Douche's face on it. Also, the end of Modern Times, a Pittsburgh closure, West Vir…

Kelsey joins Adam and Steve to talk some gourd damn pumpkin beers. They talk about the special beer for the Phillies in the World Series, VinePair's rankings of the best beer in each state, Cobblehaus' new location, and Hard MTN Dew. They pulled a fast one. They announced the hard dew was coming to Ohio after we recorded. Whatever. Also there's a g…

The Pittsburgh Influencer Power Couple Hellobrewtiful Jen and Bigfoot Benjamin join Steve and Adam to audition some yummy treats adults can enjoy for Halloween. They get to know Ben and Jen more, their favorite events, what brewery openings they're looking forward to, and debate proper hot dog cooking. Then they play a game of Trash r Treat to see …

It's the return of the Matt and Adam. Better known as Decayin' With the Boys Podcast. They join Adam and Steve to do some head to head beer reviews. They also talk news about Brewing Up a Cure, White Castle x Evil Genius, how the Belgians are using CRISPR to make your beers better, and what's going on a GABF. Then they all get subjected to Steve's …

Steve and Adam doing an episode Il Classico with Pittsburgh beers. They talk about the upcoming Three Rivers Beer week, including the First Pour event, Dancing Gnome Anniversary, and an Ice Cream Mixer. They also get into a beer truck crash, what Penn State is up to, and expansions from Bloom Brew and Voodoo (again.) Then they answer questions from…

This week Adam and Steve are joined by returning friend of the show Jon Dispenza. Jon shares his experiences working at the recently closed Tru Colors brewery. The brewery hired active and former gang members as a way to give them alternative options not available to them. We talk about the good that came from the brewery and some of the struggles …

Full house of Steve, Adam, Katie and Kelsey to help you prep for this year's coming Oktoberfest. They talk about the return of the actual Fest in Germany, what the Cincinnati mayor said, and a run down on all (most) [some] of the Oktoberfest going on in Pittsburgh including Rocktoberfest with Nash.V.ill, Cinderfest, Smoketoberfest, and more. Then i…

Adam and Steve face off in a cream ale versus battle. One is a standard, the other is goof assed. Who will win? In the news, Lavery gets bigger, PA might get better laws, the best cream ale in the world is in Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Brewing Company is brewing, and the U.K. has some very sad news. Then it's a game about luxury vs brewery. Cash Rule…

Classic episode of Steve and Adam, but with a change. No beer this episode. Instead, they're talking hard tea. Do these stand up to Steve's tea standards? Can they make non-tea guy Adam change his tune? Also they talk about a lot of happenings around the burgh like Yellowbridge opening it's second space, Three Rivers Beer Week 2022. Also find out w…

It's another homebrewing episode. This week Adam and Steve sit down with a returning Bryan Llewellyn, the organizer of the North Hills Home Brew Fest. Bryan is also a participating brewer, so he shares a sneak preview of the beers he'll have on tap at the event. They talk about the event, as well, a lot of the featured brewers and beers to be there…

This week Adam and Steve use the wizardry of the internet to call forth another podcaster from the realm of Chicago. From the Beer in Front podcast, it's Dave Zalatoris. They talk about how he started his podcast and his righteous announcer voice. There's talk of baseball, the best breweries in Chicago, older beers, beer nuts, and the best tap room…

Regular operations resume at Hop Nation Central with Steve and Adam drinking beers with banana in them. They get into the news, with a little hype up for Barrel and Flow Fest and the possibilities for a forthcoming Windy Bridges Brewing. Also Pittsburgh staple Penn Brewery is transferring ownership and Heineken is going after the sneakerheads. Then…

A new episode approaches. With the ronedog basically defeated, our two adventurers return to beer tasting and bullshittin'. Adam and Steve also get into the news for the week looking at the CO2 shortage, ALDI is "hiring" an official beer taster, Stoudts makes a return and Cobblehaus has a new spot. Then they relive their MTV teenage years and take …

Katie and Kelsey are back, Adam's not sick anymore, and Steve continues to exist, so they all come together and do a podcast and drink some beers. Talking about the news, the get into the U.S. Open Beer championship winners, pickle things in Pittsburgh, pickle things in Texas, and how to get free beer. Then they compare classics and firsts to the n…

It's a Zoom show, so you know what that means... We're talking to a guest hundreds of miles away. This week Adam and Steve are joined by Em Sauter the creator of the Pints and Panels beer cartoons. She takes them through her start in cartooning, her workflow, and why beer education is such a big focus for her. They learn a lot about the various bee…

Steve and Adam check out some new brews, do the news, and play the brews. First they talk about green solutions from large conglomerates, then Tired Hands shares a tired song with Brewdog, and Pittsburgh has a bunch of events going on. Then it's time for the beer video game round up, which is easy because there's only a few. Steve and Adam played t…

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 ow…

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 bi…

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, out…

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. …

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 ci…

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 inc…

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 …

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 cid…

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 …

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 t…

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 be…

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 …

Two podcasters walk into a guy's house. Turns out it's a brewery. Not a great joke but that's exactly what happened when Steve and Adam showed up at Ben Steffen's currently garage based brewery Arboretum Trail. They discuss the obvious elephant in the room of how do you put a 3 bbl system in your home. They also talk about Ben's brewing origins, a …

Katie joins Adam and Steve to talk about the pride of Warren, Oh; Modern Methods Brewing. They also get into the news which includes the Foos, the hard Dews, and new guidelines for brews. Also a very cool St. Patrick's Day idea that other breweries need to adopt. Then it's history involving straws and Sumerian drinking culture. Finally, a fun round…

Steve and Adam hanging out at Hop Nation Central enjoying some French Toast . . . BEEEERS?! This week it's celebrating the cinnamony breakfast sweet treat in beer form. First in the news, Heineken tries to put a fun spin on dire collapse of society (Thanks, O̶b̶a̶m̶a̶ Capitalism) Then a Dictionary adds some beer words . . . but not the dictionary b…

This week Adam and Steve are joined by Nikki and Eric to tackle the Valentine's Treat Beers and the coming Big Game. First they go heavy on the local news (because there wasn't really anything else) and talk about Arboretum Trail taking a couch, and Dancing Gnome's new artist forward initiative. Then they get into how to properly celebrate Super VD…

Frozen at home, Steve and Adam talk their mess across Zoom and drink some beers. In the news and notes, Beers of Burgh and Brews and Bruises set their dates, AB-Inbev answers the question of how to make the 2022 Qatar World Cup worse, and the French are bleu dah be dah. Then Steve tries to class up the joint with a cultural report on things beer an…

Adam and Steve are joined by Greg Dunkling from the University of Vermont and he is the director of the Business of Craft Beer Program. They talk about origins of the 5 course program, which involves learning how to run a brewery beyond fermenting wort. Plus, get info on who prospective brewers can expect to learn from. Then, they get to learn more…

Steve and Adam are back with a studio show with a preview of Irish beers in January, because lord knows what March will actually hold. They dunk on Brewdog because it's easy, a farewell to Bells, and mushrooms on the rise. Then they peer into the future of beer, and find it's an NFT hellscape. Learn all about how Budweiser is participating in the l…

It's Tryanuary on the Zoom. Kelsey joins Adam and Steve in the year 2022. Social Distancing? Still on. They talk about the big news of Monster Energy buying Oskar Blues and Cigar City, Seaworld sucks, and Ballast Point might come back ... ? Then our 2022 prognostications, and Steve paints a dystopian nightmare. Finally, it's hot takes about Pliney …

START THIS PODCAST AT 10:55:10 TO SYNC WITH MIDNIGHT Adam, Steve, Adam and Matt are here to ring in the new year with their highlights of 2021, and a great big fat end of the year quiz according to Untappd. Who will be champion to close out 2021? Find out and have a Happy New Beer. BEERS: Southern Tier Frosted Sugar Cookie Ale Full Pint Night of th…

You've reached the nerd sh*t portion of the holidays. This week our guests represent the six pillars of nerdom; wrestling, comic books, movies, Weird Al, video games, and beer. They're also all returning guests here to give us their year in reviews for 2021 and hopes for 2022. Our Guests and their Beers - Happy Hour Adam Zane / 412 Brewery x Arbore…

This week we start holiday programming, inviting on past guests to catch up for year end merriment. This week is primarily Pittsburgh focused as we talk to personalities in the Pittsburgh beer scene. We start with Darren Gailey of Couch Brewery, and give him to talk about the closure of Couch and what the future looks like for him as he exits brewi…

Katie joins Adam and Steve for some weird beers including one of the most polarizing beers ever. They also tackle the news of butterfly beers, Corona's super sus island, and a Karen doin' a grift on Heineken. Then for all the Johnny and Joanie Come-Latelys, it's the 2021 Hop Nation USA Non-Denominational Holiday Buyer's Guide That Could Also Be Use…

Chill episode at the Hop Nation USA Studios with Steve and Adam to stave off the Holiday Madness. They talk about the ends for Couch Brewery and Roundabout Brewing in Pittsburgh, and who will be taking their places in Tortured Souls and Coven. Then while drinking cookie beers they get into the world of cookies made with beer. The never ending cycle…

In the final part of Stoutsgiving 2021, Adam, Steve, Dennis, Kelsey and Katie reflect on the past year and what they're thankful for in beer. They also talk about what they're thankful for in general. Things like friends, breweries, the death of puritanical laws. Fun things. Also still a surprising amount of banana entendre, confusion on what is a …

Stoutsgiving continues with Adam, Steve, Kelsey, Katie and Dennis. This mini-sode, they're drinking stahts and answering questions from the internet like which Squid Game are you most confidant in. There also a lot of talk about road bananas, try and figure out what that is. And some chicken debate. You'll discover it should be Fort Night of Chicke…