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Hoppy Trails

by Nick, Travis, Sequoidea Productions LLC

A show dedicated to the enjoyment of life generally, and food and beverages specifically. Nick and Travis share their experiences with craft beverages and the food they find along the way. Craft beer, wine, distilled spirits, food trucks, popups, and everything else. Come join us as we travel the Hoppy Trails!

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Episodes

  1. HT207 - Is Craft Beer Getting Boring?!

    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!

  2. HT206 - About Your Hosts

    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...

  3. HT205 - Back Home

    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…

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  4. HT204 - South Carolina - The Festival and the Aftermath!

    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...

  5. HT203 - South Carolina Part 1 - The Arrival!

    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…

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  6. HT202 - Intoxicated Traveler

    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…

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  7. HT201 - New Year New Beer!

    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…

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  8. HT024 - Special Delivery & Cambria

    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...

  9. HT023 - Gobble Gobble - 2023 Thanksgiving Extravaganza!

    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…

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  10. Thanksgiving Episode Release Next Week!

    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…

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  11. HT022 - Halloween 2023

    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...

  12. HT021 - Has Craft Beer Gone Too Far?!

    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...

  13. HT020 - On The Trail - Lefty's Taproom Sacramento

    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...

  14. HT019 - Deep Dive - West Coast DIPA

    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…

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  15. HT018 - Maui Brew Co & More

    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...

  16. HT017 - Track 7 & Snow Peak

    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…

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  17. HT016 - Hops' Cousin - Bri H.

    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...

  18. HT015 - Chili Cookoff & More - Julio Peix (Part 1?)

    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...

  19. HT014 - Caper in the Carolinas - Billy Joseph Jr.

    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…

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  20. HT013 - Over Seas Shenanigans - Matteo in Milan

    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...

  21. HT012 - Alvarado On Main & Hidden Hills Interview!

    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…

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  22. HT011 - Bear Tent & Camp Site

    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…

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  23. HT010 - Hidden Hills & Crossroads BBQ

    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...

  24. HT009 - Discretion & Icarus (and a Beer in the Ocean!)

    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...

  25. HT008 - Bend Trip Part 2!

    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…

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  26. HT007 - Road Trip! - Bend Oregon Day 1

    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...

  27. HT006 - Pub Bites - Wrappers

    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...

  28. HT005 - Belching Beaver & Claim 52

    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…

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  29. HT004 - Beer Today, Apocolypse Tomorrow - Epidemic Ales Interview!

    **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...

  30. HT003 - Tobin James & Heatwaves 831

    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!…

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  31. HT002 - Dustbowl & Oakshire - Beverage Review

    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...

  32. HT001 - Pilot - Epidemic Ales

    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…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A show dedicated to the enjoyment of life generally, and food and beverages specifically. Nick and Travis share their experiences with craft beverages and the food they find along the way. Craft beer, wine, distilled spirits, food trucks, popups, and everything else. Come join us as we travel the Hoppy Trails!

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Nick, Travis, Sequoidea Productions LLC

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A show dedicated to the enjoyment of life generally, and food and beverages specifically. Nick and Travis share their experiences with craft beverages and the food they find along the way. Craft beer, wine, distilled spirits, food trucks, popups, and everything else. Come join us as we travel the...

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