Hoppy Trails

In this episode Nick and Travis interview a Special Guest to delve into the current craft beer trends, as well as the evolution of craft beer, that brought us to the craft beer scene today. Is craft beer getting boring? Decide for yourself after you listen!

From High School to Podcast Partners - This episode touches on some of our incredible journey of friendship! Join Nick and Travis as they reminisce about their more than 25 year bond that started in high school and led them to create this amazing podcast. Honestly, we could probably do an entire season just talking about old times we've had together, and telling crazy stories. Instead, we're taking this episode to give you all a little peak behind the curtain to get to know us a little better, and who we are outside the show. We appreciate everyone who listens, and we can't wait to bring you more great content as we continue forward. This episode is available in video format on our YouTube channel. Send us comments, feedback and your Trail Reports to [email protected]; and check out our Instagram @hoppytrailspod. All of our links can bve found by heading to www.hoppytrailspod.com; and you can support the show by donating to us at www.patreon.com/hoppytrailspod. Copyright 2024, Sequoidea Productions, LLC, all rights reserved. 

Thanks for joining us again on this journey down the Hoppy Trail! In this episode we talk about, you guessed it, food and beer! Thanks to Patron Billy for the awesome Trail Report, we always look forward to sharing your adventures. Thank you all for your patience as we work to get caught up on this season's episodes. We'll be releasing the video version soon on YouTube so check that out when it's ready. We'll try to release once a week until we get caught up, so watch not only for the regular releases every other Friday, but at least one episode in between as well for the next few weeks. Thanks as always to Patrons Robert, Jared, Billy and Carlos for all of your support. It's easier to spend those long hours editing knowing that we're making it for you! Be sure to check out www.hoppytrailspod.com for all our links including contacts, where you can send us your feedback and most importantly, send us your Trail Reports. We love hearing from you and sharing your adventures in the episodes. If you're not already a Patron, and you enjoy what we do, please consider sending us a couple bucks at www.patreon.com/hoppytrailspod as it helps us cover production costs for the show and gives you access to Patron Only content. Be sure to follow us on Instagram @HoppyTrailsPod for a lot more content in between episodes. And check out our YouTube channel (also @HoppyTralsPod) for video versions of the episodes and additional content not found anywhere else. Copyright Sequoidea Productions, LLC, 2024, all rights reserved. 

Coming at you once again from South Carolina! Thank you all for your patience, this was a heck of an editing undertaking and we're happy it's finally ready for your listening pleasure. We'll be releasing the video version soon on YouTube so check that out when it's ready. Thanks as always to Patrons Robert and Billy for such an amazing weekend, we can't wait to do it again soon. Thanks to New Groove for putting on the amazing fesitval, and to everyone else that made this weekend memorable. Be sure to check out www.hoppytrailspod.com for all our links including contacts, where you can send us your feedback and most importantly, send us your Trail Reports. We love hearing from you and sharing your adventures in the episodes. If you're not already a Patron, and you enjoy what we do, please consider sending us a couple bucks at www.patreon.com/hoppytrailspod as it helps us cover production costs for the show and gives you access to Patron Only content. Be sure to follow us on Instagram @HoppyTrailsPod for a lot more content in between episodes. And check out our YouTube channel (also @HoppyTralsPod) for video versions of the episodes and additional content not found anywhere else. Copyright Sequoidea Productions, LLC, 2024, all rights reserved. 

You waited for it and here it is! Part 1 of our South Carolina Adventure! Originally everything was going to be a single episode but there was just too much content and there was no way to shrink it down coherently. So here we go, Part 1 of the South Carolina journey with Patrons Billy and Robert. Thank you both, we had such an amazing time with you out on the Hoppy Trail. In this episode we talk about so many places in South Carolina that we can't list them all here. Check our Instagram over the next few weeks where we'll shout them all out individually. Stay tuned for Part 2, which we plan on releasing right after this (if everything goes smoothely, which it never does...). And remember to Always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending! Cheers. Be sure to check out www.hoppytrailspod.com for all our links including contacts, where you can send us your feedback and most importantly, send us your Trail Reports. We love hearing from you and sharing your adventures in the episodes. If you're not already a Patron, and you enjoy what we do, please consider sending us a couple bucks at www.patreon.com/hoppytrailspod as it helps us cover production costs for the show and gives you access to Patron Only content. Be sure to follow us on Instagram @HoppyTrailsPod for a lot more content in between episodes. And check out our YouTube channel (also @HoppyTralsPod) for video versions of the episodes and additional content not found anywhere else. Copyright Sequoidea Productions, LLC, 2024, all rights reserved. 

Special Guest Episode! Today we have Steve, the Intoxicated Traveler join us on our journey down this Hoppy Trail. We spend some time talking about how IG got started and stories of some of our various travels. We do a deep dive into a recent article that's gotten a lot of people fired up about the fate of the beer industry, so make sure you stick around after the break! Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/hoppytrailspod by donating as little as $3/month for the article notes and other bonus content, and for some upcoming Patron Only hangouts! Your donation helps us cover the costs of making this show and bringing you all this great content. If you're in the South Carolina area please consider meeting us at the New Groove Artisan Brewery - Woodstock 24 Barrel Aged Beer Festival! We'll be in South Carolina all weekend so reach out if you'd like to meet up for a beer. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-groove-presents-woodstock-2024-tickets-744568021997  Check out the Article on Men's Health if you'd like to follow along with our breakdwon: https://www.mensjournal.com/food-drink/craft-beer-bubble  Send us comments, feedback and your Trail Reports to [email protected]; and check out our InstaGram account @hoppytrailspod. All of our links can be found by heading to www.hoppytrailspod.com; and you can support this show by donating to us at www.patreon.com/hoppytrailspod.  Copyright 2024, Sequoidea Productions, LLC, all rights reserved

After a short break we are Back! No, we did not change the release day, and hopefully we'll be back on regular releases coming next episode! In this episode Nick and Travis talk about their recent adventures together with Oli's Cheesesteaks at Post Not Bills in Seaside, California, and also discuss their upcoming trip to the Woodstock Barrel Aged Beer festival in South Carolina. We also dip our toes into Dry (Brut) January. Of course there's a lot more packed into the episode, so come along on the journey and remember to Always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending! Cheers. Send us your comments, questions and Trail Reports to [email protected]; and check out our InstaGram account @hoppytrailspod. All of our links can be found by heading to www.hoppytrailspod.com; and you can support this show by donating to us at www.patreon.com/hoppytrailspod.  Copyright 2024, Sequoidea Productions, LLC, all rights reserved. 

Welcome back Trailmates! In this episode Nick and Travis recap the successes and failures of Thanksgiving dinner, and talk what to do with Thanksgiving leftovers so you don't get bored. Travis talks about his trip to Cambria for the Christmas Market, as well as his stops into Firestone Walker and Barrel House Brewing in Paso Robles, CA. Thanks for joining us, check out and shout out everyone we talk about on the show, and Remember to Always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending! Cheers. Hit us up on all our socials, and send us yhour comments and feedback, as well as Trail Reports, to [email protected]; and find all of our links on www.hoppytrailspod.com  

This episode is a delayed release 1) to make sure you get the maximum benefit right before Thanksgiving; and 2) because I really, really had a hard time "fixing" some audio issues. Please, please be kind as the audio is exponentially better than it was, and really this episode almost didn't make it to release! We talk about a lot of breweries, food items, really everything! Remember to give a shoutout to everyone we talk to, and make sure to Alwayus say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending! Cheers. Check out all our links on our linktree, found at www.hoppytrailspod.com, send us your comments and Trail Reports to [email protected]; and toss us a couple bucks at Patreon.com/hoppytrailspod  

This is an announcement that your regularly scheduled episode has been pushed to next week. Why? Well because it's a Thanksgiving episode completely stuffed with Thanksgiving goodness and it just makes more sense to release it leading up to the big day. It will have so much amazing content that we assure you it's worth the wait! Check out some good stuff we'll be putting out on the socials this weekend, and fear not, next week you will get your Hoppy Ending! Cheers.

This is a special Halloween episode! If you'd like to see our costumes, check out the video episode on YouTube. There's not a lot of editing on this one, because we spent our time trick or treating instead! So grab a stout and your bag of candy, and enjoy the show! Give us a shoutout on all the social medias, and remember to Always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending! Cheers. If you're out in the field, send us a trail report to [email protected], and for more content and links head to www.hoppytrailspod.com  

Has craft beer gone too far?! Well has it? This episode Nick tells us about multiple adventures he had over the past two weeks, including an amazing Cider Festival. Travis takes us on a journey into a Food & Wine article written in 2017, exploring the adventurous (and sometimes Ballsy) side of craft beer, and uncovers some of the nuance the article's author overlooked. You can read the article for yourself here: https://www.foodandwine.com/lifestyle/has-craft-beer-movement-finally-gone-too-far We would love to hear from you. Send us an email to [email protected] with any questions, comments, and especially Trail Reports! go to www.hoppytrailspod.com for our LinkTree with links to everything you could need. That includes our Patreon, where you can throw us a couple bucks to help us keep the show going) As always we take some side paths off the main Hoppy Trail, but still have a great time on the journey. Give a shoutout to all the folks we talk about in this episode, and remember to Always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending!  And for those who made it all the way through the episode, you'll know what these two links are about: https://youtu.be/y1fV3edEdfE?si=R9ys4x6ZFJ3Hxeb5 https://youtu.be/Ulq1ie41L40 Cheers!

This episode Nick and Travis record out on the trail! That's right, this is a live, on the scene recording at Lefty's Taproom in Sacramento. We spend some time talking with Julio, the co-owner, as well as some of the staff. We have some fun with this episode, and get to spend the day eating some outstanding BBQ and drinking a variety of amazing beers.  Remember to show some love to all the places we talk about, either by stopping in or just giving them a shoutout on Social Media so they know where you heard about them. And remember to Always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending! We'd love to hear from you, so please send us your comments and feedback, questions, and even Trail Reports to [email protected]. You can find all our other links by visiting www.hoppytrailspod.com.  Please take some time to check out the Kokua Project with Maui Brewing Co, see which breweries near you are participating, hassle the ones near you that are not, and remember to buy the beer when it's out to support a good cause. Learn more on their website: https://mauibrewingco.com/kokua Also, Makuahines Streatery has finally lost their food truck to the ravages of time. Please consider throwing them a few bucks to get back up and running, by making a donation on their gofundme page: https://gofund.me/829054c7 ; every donation helps no matter how great or small!

This week Nick and Travis talk about the journey to the West Coast Double India Pale Ale, also known as the West Coast DIPA. Let's take a little journey together down the Hoppy Trail. There will be a few detours as always, but we'll have a good time and always end up where we're going. Remember to give some love to all the breweries we talk about, either buying their beer or just a shoutout on their socials; and remember to Always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending! Cheers. We'd love to hear from you, so please send comments and feedback, questions, and even Trail Reports to [email protected]. You can find all our other links by visiting www.hoppytrailspod.com.  Please take some time to check out the Kokua Project with Maui Brewing Co, see which breweries near you are participating, hassle the ones near you that are not, and remember to buy the beer when it's out to support a good cause. Learn more on their website: https://mauibrewingco.com/kokua/ Also, Makuahines Streatery has finally lost their food truck to the ravages of time. Please consider throwing them a few bucks to get back up and running, by making a donation on their gofundme page: https://gofund.me/829054c7 ; every donation helps no matter how great or small!  

In this episode we talk about a very important topic: the Maui Brew Co Kokua project collaboration beer to benefit the victims of the Maui fires. Please go to https://mauibrewingco.com/kokua/ to find out which breweries near you are participating. If you have a favorite brewery that is not on the list, contact them and ask them to participate. We're all a community here, and we need to take care of each other. When our fellows are in need, we all respond to the call for help. Please, everyone, show the love we share on the Hoppy Trail.   As always, we talk about food and whatever else comes up. Make sure you give a shoutout on social media to everyone we talk about, and remember to Always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending!   Send us your questions and feedback to [email protected]; and find all of our links by going to www.hoppytrailspod.com. You can find more content by Sequoidea Productions, LLC, by going to www.sequoidea.com

Thank you for joining us once again as we make our way down the Hoppy Trail. It's only Nick and Travis this time, no special guests! We talk about a great beer from Track 7 Brewing in Sacramento, California; and Nick tells us about Snow Peak Brewing in Stayton, Oregon.   As always, we talk about food and whatever else comes up. Make sure you give a shoutout on social media to everyone we talk about, and remember to Always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending!   Send us your questions and feedback to [email protected]; and find all of our links by going to www.hoppytrailspod.com. You can find more content by Sequoidea Productions, LLC, by going to www.sequoidea.com   Track 7 Brewing - https://track7brewing.com/   Snow Peak Brewing - www.instagram.com/snowpeakbrewingco  

In this very special episode we take a little fork in the road to talk about a close cousin of our good friend the Hop plant. What cousin is that? Well listen in to find out! We have a special guest to talk about a variety of topics, and we can't wait for you to meet her. Join us on this journey down the Hoppy Trail, and remember to Always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending! As always, we ask you to give a shout out to everyone we mention in this episode on their social media, and patronize them if you can! Send us your questions, comments or other feedback, as well as trail reports to [email protected].  You can find all our links by going to www.hoppytrailspod.com, and you can find more content by Sequoidea Productions LLC by going to www.sequoidea.com  

We had an issue with the video recording so this episode will be audio only. We had special guest Julio Peix, owner of Lefty's Taproom in Sacramento. Julio has many years in the food and beer industry, including many years with the now-former Anchor Brewing when it was owned by Fritz Maytag. We touch on so many topics and honestly we could have kept going for hours. We'll absolutely have Julio back in the future. For not, make sure you buy tickets for the Sacramento Beer and Chili Fest, September 30th, 2023. There will be a ton of great amateur and professional chili being served, as well as 25-30 breweries. www.bit.ly/SacChiliCookoff While you're there check out Lefty's Taproom - https://www.leftystaproom.com/ As always, we ask that you give a shoutout to everyone we mention in this episode on their social media, and patronize them if you can. Hopefully we see you at the Sacramento Beer and Chili Fest, if you can make it be sure to come say hello. And remember to Always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending! Cheers! For more like this be sure to check out www.sequoidea.com to see all the content made by Sequoidea Productions, LLC.  

We! Had! A! Wonderful Time! Thank you Billy Joseph Jr. (@billy_joseph_jr on IG) for meandering with us down the Hoppy Trail, hanging out, talking food and beer! This episode will be released in full video for everyone, along with the audio only for your podcatcher.   Please check out Billy Joseph Jr. on his IG page here: https://www.instagram.com/billy_joseph_jr/ ; and be sure to catch him in some upcoming films that he talks about on this episode.   Give some love to everyone we talk about this episode, and as always remember to say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending!   In this episode we talk about: 12 Bones Brewing https://www.instagram.com/12bonesbrewing The 8th State Brewing https://www.instagram.com/the8thstatebrewing The Whale Collective https://www.instagram.com/thewhaleavl The Veil Brewing https://www.instagram.com/theveilbrewing Sierra Nevada https://www.instagram.com/sierranevada Hacienda Hay and Feed https://www.instagram.com/hacienda.cv Grain Station Brew Works https://www.instagram.com/grainstation/ Bierly Brewing http://instagram.com/bierlybrewing  

  This episode is a very exciting journey down the Hoppy Trail.    First: We have a very special guest, Matteo from Milan Italy. Matteo talks to us about the growth of the Craft Beer movement in Italy, as well as current trends and developments. We talk about comparisons with craft beer in other regions, including the United States which Nick and I are most familiar with. Great information, and we learn about a very "exotic" food that is apparently quite normal in Italy and other parts of the world.   Second: We have launched our YouTube channel! For now, it's just audio versions of the show with our logo as the visual, so feel free to share our past and current episodes with friends and family who may be more inclined to access it on YouTube instead of a podcatcher. Soon we'll be releasing specialized video content made for YouTube, like short interviews, longer cook videos with more instruction than our food reels, and other show related content. Each new episode will automatically release to the channel as well. Check it out!   Finally: We will release our very first VIDEO version of the podcast on Patreon! (as soon as I can get the edited video to export!) To see our beautiful faces, including Matteo's beautiful face, become a patron for as low as $3 a month. We currently don't have any plans for releasing the video version of the show to YouTube in the near future, so the only way to look into our studios for full episodes will be to become a patron.   We put a lot of work into this show, and currently fund it out of our own pockets. Help support the show so we can keep providing you the content you love, and we'll keep looking for creative ways to give back to those that support us!   We have another special Trail Report from listener Billy Joseph Jr., this time out on the road talking to the owner of 12 Bones Brewing in Arden North Carolina. Check them out on Instagram: https://instagram.com/12bonesbrewing   As always, we take some forks in the road, but we always make progress down the Hoppy Trail. Please go to https://patreon.com/HoppyTrailsPod and give us your money! It lets us produce additional content that's only for patrons, send out fun merch, and even release episodes early. If you have a chance please check out everyone we talk about and show them some love, and shout them out on social media so they know where you heard about them! And Always remember to say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending! We would love to hear from you. Please give us feedback, send us Trail Reports, or submit ideas for "Pub Bites" via email to [email protected]; you can also find us on our various platforms by going to www.hoppytrailspod.com; and be sure to check out all the fun stuff we post on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hoppytrailspod/ Check out more about this show and other Sequoidea Productions, LLC shows and projects at http://www.Sequoidea.com    

We apologize for the late release. We had some crazy audio problems that we didn't find out about until Thursday night/Friday morning, which stopped us from releasing. We spent a lot of time recovering some lost audio, and we cleaned up what we had as much as we could, but this episode is not up to our normal audio quality standards and we're sorry for that. But hey, sometimes things happen when you're out there on the Hoppy Trail, and all you can do is roll with it and do your best to recover and keep on going! In this episode we talk about a trip we made in person to Alvarado Street Brewing's newest location, Alvarado On Main in Salinas, CA. We had a blast and can't wait to tell you about it. Thanks Meg for making our visit super enjoyable, and we can't wait to tell everyone about where else we saw you on the Hoppy Trail in one of the next episodes! We also have a special interview with Jeff from Hidden Hills Brewing and Blending, a great brewery we talked about a couple episodes ago. Jeff has an amazing history and some really great insights for homebrewers and craft beer lovers in general. We're so grateful to have had the opportunity to interview Jeff and can't wait to see him in person again. As always, we take some forks in the road, but we always make progress down the Hoppy Trail. Please go to patreon.com/HoppyTrailsPod and give us your money! It lets us produce additional content that's only for patrons, send out fun merch, and even release episodes early (not this episode, sorry it's late!). If you have a chance please check out everyone we talk about and show them some love, and shout them out on social media so they know where you heard about them! And Always remember to say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending! We would love to hear from you. POlease give us feedback, send us Trail Reports, or submit ideas for "Pub Bites" via email to [email protected]; you can alswo find us on our various platforms by going to www.hoppytrailspod.com; and be sure to check outall the fun stuff we post on Instagram. This episode we talk about: Alvarado On Main in Salinas, California Hidden Hills Brewing in Carmel By The Sea, California Check out more about this show and other Sequoidea Productions, LLC shows and projects at Sequoidea.com  

Nick and Travis do a Brewery Review Episode! Bear Tent Brewing Co in Jamestown, California, and Camp Site Brewing Co in Covina, California. We have some special guests who tell us about more breweries from their own Hoppy Trails, and we talk briefly about food and how terrible commenters on Reddit are! As always we take some forks in the road, and if you can't tell from this episode: we really want you to become a Patron! Please go to Patreon.com/HoppyTrailsPod and give us your money! It lets us produce additional content that's only for patrons, send out fun merch, and even release episodes early (this one dropped Wednesday for patrons). If you have a chance please check out everyone we talk about and show them some love, and always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending! We would love to hear from you. Please give us feedback, send us Trail Reports, or submit ideas for "Pub Bites" via email to [email protected]; you can also find us on all our various platforms by going to www.hoppytrailspod.com; and be sure to check out all the fun stuff we post on Instagram. This Episode we talk about: Bear Tent Brewing in Jamestown, California Camp Site Brewing in Covina, California Trail Reports talk about: Montana Ale Works; Bridger Brewing; Nordic Brew Works - all in Montana; and Birrificio Lambrade in Milan Italy! Check out more about this show and other Sequoidea Productions, LLC shows and projects at Sequoidea.com

Support us on Patreon - Help us bring you even better and cooler content! We had an amazing day all together again, checking out nano brewery Hidden Hills Brewing and Blending. We'll work on getting an interview soon because these folks have some interesting stories you'll love to hear. We also grab some BBQ along the Hoppy Trail from an excellent spot called Crossroads BBQ, which is in a family of about 10 BBQ spots that are all top notch! As always we ask you to show some love to everyone we talk about in the episode, give them a shoutout on social media to let them know where you heard about them, and let us know if you get your taste buds on one of the brews and/or food. Check us out on Instagram, or send us an email to [email protected] with a trail report, questions, comments, or just to say hey! Follow us on Instagram (@hoppytrailspod) and even see our stuff on Tumblr. And remember to always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending. This episode we talk about: Hidden Hills Brewing and Blending Crossroads BBQ Tacos El Chore - (On Instagram)

First, we want to apologize for missing a release. With Nick's wedding and Travis' family getting sick, we had to take a rain day on the Hoppy Trail. But we're back now, and once again we're joined by our wives Monica and Steph, and we're talking about a couple of beers and a misadventure Travis and Steph had a few weeks back. If you follow our Instagram you've likely seen the photos, but here's the story behind the beach day photo shoot!  As always we ask you to show some love to everyone we talk about in the episode, give them a shoutout on social media to let them know where you heard about them, and let us know if you get your taste buds on one of the brews.  Check us out on Instagram, or send us an email to [email protected] with a trail report, questions, comments, or just to say hey! And remember to always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending. This episode we talk about: Icarus Brewing - Oat Fluffed Thrash Bash TIPA Discretion Brewing - Uncle Dave's Rye IPA 

Sorry this episode dropped late, but sometimes things happen on the Hoppy Trail. This is part 2 of our trip to Bend Oregon, with special guest Fox. We talk about all of our adventures and we have another amzing trail report from Trail Mate Billy P from South Carolina. Thanks Billy! Remember to show some love to everyone we mention on this episode. They're not being linked here at this time because we're already late, so check out our Instagram post for more information. And remember, always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending!

Nick and Travis have a special guest joining them, Trailmate and good friend Nick Fox. The three travel to the beautiful town of Bend, Oregon and barely make a dent in Bend's long list of breweries. We talk about some breweries and eateries, and then get ready for another long day on the Hoppy Trail. If you have a chance, please check out everyone we talk about and show them some love, either in person or by giving them a shoutout on their socials to let them know where you heard about them. And always remember to say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending. We would love to hear from you. Please send us your feedback, or send us a "Trail Report" about an adventure you had on the hoppy trail, by emailing [email protected]. Thanks to Billy P for this episode's Trail Report, and we can't wait to find our way out to see you. Remembver to like and subscribe, and leave a 5 star review wherever you can. You can also find us on all of your various platforms by going to www.hoppytrailspod.com; check out all the fun stuff we're posting to our Instagram (@hoppytrailspod) page to see what we're doing in between episodes! This episode we talk about:  Sisters, Oregon: The Barn; Pop's Southern BBQ Bend, Oregon: Bevel Brewing; Spider City Brewing 100% women owned and operated!; IndoDaddy food truck; Bangers & Brews West Bend (Thanks Tisha and Tina!) Other Mentions: Anchor Brewing; Portlandia Ketchup; Jackson Hop Farms (Idaho 8 Hops); Full Circle Brewing (Lime 30 Lager); Umunhum Brewing; Dust Bowl Brewing (Tap Depot location Monterey) Our Trail Report with Billy P mentions: The Whale Collective; OEC Brewing; Nøgne Ø Be sure to check out the shows you heard promos for in this episode, Ask Cody Cricket, and You, Me & Squee, both produced by Sequoidea Productions LLC and more info can be found at www.sequoidea.com, or by searching for the shows by name on your favorite podcatcher. Copyright 2023 Sequoidea Productions, LLC; 

Nick and Travis try their first ever Pub Bites episode where we make Wrappers! What the heck are Wrappers? Listen and find out. As always, we take some forks in the road, but always end up making progress down the Hoppy Trails. If you have a chance please check out everyone we talk about and show them some love, and always remember to say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending. We would love to hear from you! Please send us feedback to [email protected]; or if you have ideas for "Pub Bites" or you've got a "Trail Report" from your own adventurs on the Hoppy Trails, send them in and we'll try to work them into a future episode. Remember to like, subscribe, and leave 5 star reviews wherever you can. You can also find us on all of your various platforms by going to www.hoppytrailspod.com; check out all the fun stuff we're posting to our Instagram page to see what we're doing in between episodes! We talked about beer from Icicle Brewing in Leavenworth Washington, and ciders from 2 Towns Ciderhouse in Corvalis, Oregon. Our trail report mentioned beers from New Groove Artison Brewery in South Carolina, New Holland Brewing in Michigan, Ciclops Cydery and Brewery in South Carolina (thanks for supporting local artists!), and New Belgium Brewing Company, an old name in the craft beer scene! Please take a look at Royale BBQ Fabrication, the creators of the wonderful burger and steak presses we talked about in this episode. They're making some pretty cool stuff to help you have the best BBQ experience, let them know you heard about them from the Hoppy Trails Pod. They're not an advertiser or sponsor, we just love their stuff! Copyright 2023 Sequoidea Productions LLC.

Nick and Travis do a Brewery Review episode! Belching Beaver in San Diego, and Claim 52 in Eugene. As always, we take some forks in the road, but always end up making progress down the Hoppy trails! If you have a chance please check out everyone we talk about and show them some love, and always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending. We would love to hear from you. Please give us feedback or submit ideas for "Pub Bites" via email to [email protected]; you can also find us on all of our various platforms by going to www.hoppytrailspod.com Travis talks about:  Belching Beaver Nick talks about:  Claim 52 Brewing Check out more about this show and other Sequpoidea Productions, LLC shows and projects at Sequoidea.com    

**Want some Hoppy Trails swag? Post a comment on Epidemic Ales' Instagram Posts telling them you heard their interview on @hoppytrailspod, and send us a screenshot. We'll send you the Hoppy Trails basic starter pack. If you buy one or more SF Beer Week collaboration foursies (either on their website, at the brewery, or from a retail store), post a picture of you holding the cans or the online order confirmation to YOUR IG tagging @hoppytrailspod & @epidemicales, and send us the screenshot, we'll send you the Hoppy Trails delux starter pack! Email your screenshots to [email protected]  Today we are so hoppy to be interviewing Holly, owner of Epidemic Ales! Holly tells us how she got started, and how they made it through the pandemic shutdown. We also get to hear about some amazing collaboration beers Epidemic will be releasing for SF Beer Week. Epidemic Ales is a majority woman owned brewery, and Holly is an amazing example of incorporating art and creativity, and the concept of "community" not "industry" that has really made Craft Beer an important part of so many communities. You will notice release day is on the kickoff of SF Beer Week, so if you're listening today you're in time to grab each one of these collabs on the day they release (and to grab some Birria Tacos or a Birria Ramen from OG Tacos!). You can pick up each of these beers at the brewery on their release day (below), or if you're in California you can go to www.epidemicales.com, click on the Online Store button, and order these beers shipped right to your doorstep! All collaboration beers will be available on tap and in 16oz foursies to go. If you have a chance please check out everyone we talk abhout and show them some love, and always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending. RELEASE SCHEDULE: 2/11/23 - 2 Shawnz Hazy DIPA Release & Karaoke Night 2/15/23 - Majestic Mood Pale Ale Release & Underdog Rescue Pop Up 2/16/23 - Danksy Cold IPA Release & Trivia Night 2/18/23 - UFO Attack! Raspberry Milkshake IPA Release & Comedy Night 2/19/23 - SFBW Collab Flight Special! WE ALSO TALK ABOUT: OG Tacos Find all of our content by going to hoppytrailspod.com. Check out more about this show and other Sequoidea Productions, LLC shows and projects at Sequoidea.com    

Nick and Travis have 2 special guests joining for this episode! They do a live tasting and review of some recent releases from Tobin James, and then dig into some amazing eats from Heatwaves 831. As always, we take some forks in the road, but always end up making progress down the Hoppy Trails! If you have a chance please check out everyone we talk about and show them some love, and always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending. We would love to hear from you. Please give us feedback or submit ideas for "Pub Bites" via email to [email protected]; you can also find us on all of our various platforms through our website: hoppytrailspod.com Featured: Tobin James Cellars Heatwaves 831 Purgatory Cellars And we also talk about:  Black Wolf Supper Club Chalone Vineyard   Check out more about this show and other Sequoidea Productions, LLC shows and projects at Sequoidea.com  

Nick and Travis do a Beverage Review episode! They each review a specific beer and discuss the breweries that crafted them. As always we talk about other HT related content that comes to mind as we go, like Food! If you have a chance check out everyone we talk about and show them some love, and always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending. Travis talks about: Dustbowl Brewing - East of Nelson Nick talks about: Oakshire Brewing - Citrafonix IPA And we also talk about: Spanglish Asadero - Al Pastor Rub Makuahine's Streatery Great Notion Brewing Check out more about this show and other Sequoidea Productions, LLC shows and projects at Sequoidea.com  

This is our very first episode! Nick and Travis talk about their trip to Epidemic Ales, and several tangents that come to mind along the way. This episode was released 2 years after recording(!), so we promise we're better at it now. Come with us as we travel this Hoppy Trail, and remember: Always say yes to the Hoppy Ending. Featured Brewery: Epidemic Ales Also talked about: Discretion Brewing - Jugo Nuevo Golden Gate Gyro Alvarado Street Brewery OGTacos Full Circle Brewing - Lime 30 Lager