Steve and Adam travel north of Pittsburgh to the town of Harmony to sit down with Zach Waltz, the head brewer/owner of Union Brothers Brewing. They talk about the upcoming expansion to a 10 bbl brewhouse, the lightning speed they've gone from opening to expanding, and UBB history. Then Zach enlightens us to working for the power company and his wisdom gained from homebrewing. Finally, Adam gets his revenge with a quiz full of obscure trivia even Steve doesn't know. BEERS: Union Brothers Brewing Marzen Union Brothers Brewing Short Stack Pumpkin Pie Sour Union Brothers Brewing Rockee Rooad Pastry Stout

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Episode 223: Union Local (LIVE at Union Brothers Brewing)

After a computer whoops and a missed week, Adam and Steve call in the reinforcements from Adam and Matt of the Decayin With The Boys podcast. In the news: One Pint at a Time gets a 3 Rivers Film Fest date, Union Brothers expands, West Virginia actually has craft beer, and Bash Brew has some exciting announcements. Then Hop Nation Adam plies the rest of the group for beer and horror film pairings. What do you drink on the Train to Busan? What goes best with a Warlock? Why does Mint Chocolate Chip rule so hard? Finally, it's the return of the infamous Horror Movie & Beer Quiz. One Adam hates it. The other one not so much. Find who is who. DRINKS: Blake's Hard Cider Apple Lantern Roasted Pumpkin Whole Hog Brewery Pumpkin Ale Southern Tier King & Cola Mixed Cocktail

Episode 222: Bashing Decaying Pumpkins

Aaron and Brigitte Hosé creators of the new film One Pint at a Time join Steve and Adam for zoomy edition of the podcast. The talk about their new film which highlights the experience of being a Black brewer in America and the history brewing. They also talk about the film's origins at Pittsburgh's own Fresh Fest and recapping the 2021 Barrel & Flow Fest. They get into Aaron's history as a filmmaker and how he and Brigitte got into the craft beer scene. Finally, they play some Beer & Film trivia with candles on the line. BEERS: City Built Brewing Company Fifth Street Hooligans NEIPA Intracoastal Brewing Maple Bacon Donut Brown Ale Grist House x Smittox Brewing Dessert Wanderer Stout New Belgium x Ale Sharpton Piano Keys Stout Ivanhoe Park Brewing Cold Bear, Please Kolsch North Country Brewing Field Notes Oktoberfest Altered Genius Dahl Peach Saison pFriem Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout J. Wakefield Brewing Hops for Teacher Pale Ale Aurochs Hefe Necromancer Brewing Before Swine Purl Ale  

Episode 221: Pint at the Movies (w/ One Pint at a Time)

After weeks on the road, the crew is back at Hop Nation USA studios. Kelsey joins Adam and Steve to enjoy some of Wisconsin, and only Wisconsin's favorite brau, New Glarus Brewing. First they do some clean up on the news with talking about the upcoming Three Rivers Beer Week in Pittsburgh, New Guinness location in Chicago, new Doordash beer delivery, and a bunch of beer winners. Then it's onto the history and stylings of New Glarus brewery itself and what makes it so successful. Finally a fun little state line, border crossing fun where they figure the kind of strippers Texas has and how big the cream puffs are in Wisconsin.   BEERS: New Glarus Brewing Co Staghorn Oktoberfest New Glarus Brewing Co Spotted Cow Farmhouse Ale New Glarus Brewing Wisconsin Belgian Red

Episode 220: Glarusingly Obvious Pun

Steve and Adam are still on the road recording in other spaces. This week they are at the resurrected Full Pint Beer. They're joined by Bobby Nacho the head brewer, and Dan Franklin one of the co-owners. They talk about bringing back a brand that was a known staple of Pittsburgh, returning beloved beers, and introducing their own new recipes. Then they get into talk about CBC (Craft Beer Conference.) Learn about what was to see and do this year in Denver, plus what the hell is a mash filter press? Full Pint has one and we ask about it. Finally, it's a rousing game of Would You Rather and Chi-Chis gets name dropped. BEERS: Full Pint Beer Chinookie IPA Full Pint Beer Smackdown Sour Pink Passion Fruit Full Pint Beer Dawn of the Living Stout White Stout   

Episode 219: Full to the Brim (LIVE at Full Pint Beer)

Fall doesn't officially start until September 22, so the 2021 Spicy Boi Summer Revenge Tour rolls on at Necromancer Brewing. Adam and Steve are joined by head brewer Lauren. They talk about the light speed opening of the Pittsburgh brewery, the ideas behind resurrecting old beer styles, Oktoberfest plans and more. Then they get into Lauren's history and her journey from homebrewer to Sun King to the Pittsburgh Symphony to Viceland and beyond. Finally, they play a game of Bring It Back From the Dead, where they choose what former beer trends they want to resurrect. It ends in needing a backhoe. BEERS: Necromancer Brewing Cans of Worms ESB Necromancer Brewing White Knuckle Belgian IPA Necromancer Brewing Sticke Together Sticke-Altbier

Episode 218: Necromancy Pants (LIVE at Necromancer Brewing)

  It's wild episode this week with a full deck of hosts Steve, Adam, Kelsey and Katie live at the North Hills Homebrew Fest at the Syria Shriner's Pavilion. They sit down with the head brewer for Penn Brewery to talk about judging the competition, upscaling homebrews to commercial level beer, upcoming Oktoberfest, and more. Plus they talk to four homebrewers pouring at the event of varying experiences. Plus they drink beers from the homebrewers. Plus they had giant friggin' pierogis and brats, but you don't hear that on the episode. Homebrewers Featured: Wrenchworks Brewing Steelbridge Brewing Door Top Brewing Tapmoor Brewing Sixty South Brewing Posset Brewing

Episode 217: From Our Homebrew to Yours (LIVE at NHHBF‘21)

This week Adam Bashline of Bash Brew and the Decayin' With the Boys Podcast joins Adam and Steve in the Hop Nation USA Studios. This week they're drinking nothing but reinheitsgebot beers before they wade into the utter chaos of a homebrewing event. They give a preview of the North Hills Homebrew Fest on Sunday August 29th that they'll all be participating in. They also talk about new Pittsburgh breweries, and the Duke's Mayonnaise beer. Then in a fun chat about the scale of Bash Brew's system, how it's scaled since first being built, what's pro-level and what's still DIY, and what gadgets would and should you buy as a homebrewer. Finally it's the return of the long dead Dirty Anagrammer 9000 using the names of NHHBF'21 beers to slake its thirst for poop and pee jokes. BEERS: Weeping Radish Farm Brewery Yours Truli wheat ale Weeping Radish Farm Brewery Red Ale Weeping Radish Farm Brewery Black Radish Schwarzbier 

Episode 216: A Rad Dish About Homebrewing

This week Adam is on vacation. So instead it's Steve, Dennis, and Day Bracey spending time talking about Barrel & Flow Fest 2021, the largest Black beer fest coming from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. You could call this a Hop Nation USA x Daily Sip x Drinking Partners collab, if you wanted because they spend a lot of time talking about the wonderful collaboration beers at B&FF. This includes Dennis' collab with Our Town, how Run the Jewels got hooked up with Brew Gentlemen, and the three beers they're drinking on this episode. Plus they get into what separates Barrel & Flow from other fests, its growth, partnership with Tavour, what it takes to put on such a massive event, the future, and more. BEERS: Crafted Culture x Burgh'ers Brewing Knock If Ya Bock Doppelbock 18th St Brew x Revolution Brewing Shop Talk West Coast IPA Byron Nash x Helltown Brewing BLQ METAL Hazy IPA

Episode 215: Roll Out the Barrel, Feel the Flow (with Day Bracey)

An episode Il Classico with Adam and Steve from the Hop Nation USA studio. Steve picked a bunch of mutants of beers styles Adam likes and then they drink. Goodnight everybody. ...oh plus, Pickle Beer is back, Texas loves trash beer, and Pittsburgh is getting a new brewery. Find out why all the cool kids are taking selfies with their vax cards. Plus they pay their (dis)respects to the 11 garbage brands Epsteined by Molson Coors. And they rip off PTI again despite Steve not watching ESPN or knowing how to pronounce a lot of words. BEERS: Surly Brewing Pentagram Dark Sour Threes Brewing Kicking and Screaming Foudre-Fermented Pilsner Rusty Rail Brewing Buckeye Gold Peanut Butter Chocolate Imperial Hefeweizen

Episode 214: Reserve in Peace

Steve and Adam are traveling once again. This time it's to one of Pittsburgh's newest breweries in Two Frays in the heart of Garfield. They sit down with owners (+more) Mike and Jen Onofray. They talk about the origins of the brewery, what it's like planning during the pandemic but missing restrictions as they opened, and how they connected with the community. Then they get more into Mike's brewing history, the travel and experiences both Mike and Jen bring with them.  Finally, it's a quiz and it's knot what anyone expected. BEERS: Two Frays Brewery It's Always Sunny With A Beer Session IPA Two Frays Brewery Sor'Ace Saison Two Frays Salty Ginger Gose

Episode 213: Sheepshank the Frays (LIVE at Two Frays Brewery)

Adam and Steve take a trip up the Allegheny River to Verona and Inner Groove Brewing. They're joined by Kevin and Jen Walzer, part owners, as well as brewer and marketer respectively. Also new assistant brewer Marcus Wyatt sits down as well. First they get into the history of the brewery, the link to vinyl and music references in the theme, a hint at some big news for the future and upcoming events. Next Marcus tells his story from homebrewer to working for Inner Groove and landing a scholarship for the new brewing program at Point Park University. He gets into everything he's learning at the program and what his future plans are. Finally it's a mad dash for the best record collection. Everyone's on a vinyl hunt in another devious game devised by Steve. BEERS: Inner Groove Brewing Bored Rotten Hazy IPA Inner Groove Brewing Satellite Heart Sour Ale Inner Groove Brewing Melt With You Waffle Cone Brown Ale

Episode 212: In the Groove (LIVE at Inner Groove Brewing)

This week Steve and Adam make it to Trace Brewing in the trendy Bloomfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh. They're joined by third time returning Aadam Soorma who is in charge of their marketing, Zach Colton head brewer, and Joe Burns who runs the coffee side of Trace. They talk about all three's histories and how they arrived at Trace. They also talk about coolships, Redhawk coffee, drag brunches, and more about what makes Trace a unique space. Finally, it's a game of Team Beer vs Team Coffee to see who knows more about their respective beverage. BEERS: Trace Brewing Lazy Summer Home Pale Ale Trace Brewing Moving Castle 2 IPA Trace Brewing Kellerbier Pale Lager

Episode 211: A Trace of Beer, A Hint of Coffee

Full house at Hop Nation Central with Kelsey, Katie, Adam and Steve. In case you didn't know, all weather is stout weather and every season is stout szn. In the news, someone stole beer from billionaires who didn't need or drink it, marketing firms ruin another collab beer with AC/DC, Coors kills seltzer, and the most confusing collab with Suntory Beam Boston Beer Truly Sauza (hit that SEO.) Then they talk about the process for making ice creamed beer the WDS Dessert way and come up with their own dream innovations for the next big non-beer beer. Finally it's a game of Invest, Visit and Burn to the Ground involving some of the gang's favorite breweries. BEERS: Logyard Brewing Kick Back 2XCoffee Stout Oskar Blues Death by Flapjacks Spoonwood Brewing Mochanut Goon BBL Stout

Episode 210: Stoutmas in July

Steve and Adam are back on Zoom, but they're using this power for the good of talking to David Paul Seymour who is the artist for Burial Beer. They also bring in Greg from North Carolina. Greg is their Burial Beer dealer. Then they all have a good time. They learn about DPS's history before Burial, how he got the job, and some of his favorite beers and breweries. Then they talk about David's projects outside of Burial including his new novel Kumasan and the feature length animated film The Planet of Doom. Finally, it's a game of Is It a Beer, Is it a Metal Song, or Is It Both? BEER: Burial Beer Co. Have Everything and Have Nothing At All Dry Hopped Pilsner Burial Beer Co. While the Light is Lime Enjoy Your Time and Just Don't Die This Time Orange IPA Burial Beer Co. Skillet Donut Stout Burial Beer Co. Spectacle of Martyrdom Mild Ale Burial Beer Co. Metallic Vessels Black Lager with Coffee SELTZERS: Fulton Strawberry Rhubarb Hard Seltzer Fulton Hopped! Hard Seltzer

Episode 209: Between the Burial and Me

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