Hoppy Craftsmen - Arizona Craft Beer Podcast

(NSFW) The Craftsmen start out by talking with co-owners of Irene's Tap Room Bonnie and Aaron. We get the skinny on what they are all about, how the place got started, and why they have such an amazing tap list of independent craft beers and wine. We dive into how this match up between two of our favorite breweries came to be. Then we go off the deep end and do a blind taste test with Wes from Row...

(NSFW) This week we talk about how two of the craftsmen joined the Superstition Meadery guild membership. Then how they have to pay back the borrowed money from a loan shark. But, they are going to flush with mead though! Nate is a tad disappointed with the Wren House Saguaro Society swag. We then discuss which one of the Wren's releases was our favorite over the past year. A Thrillist list of mos...

(NSFW) The guys talk about their New Year shenanigans, how champagne gives them headaches on demand. They go over some beer lists about Winter Beer Lists. Which then in turns brings up just chugging porters to stay warm. We talk beer laws in Mississippi. We go over a beer that guys did not like from Az Wilderness. The Resilience from Sierra Nevada is mentioned, and what Ed thought of the one from...

(NSFW) Once again Ed and Chris sit down and talk beer related things. Chris brings over a cellar beer he has been sitting on since 2016 to end the year right. They cover the sad but sweet news that a brewer is leaving the AZ beer scene for bigger and better things. They cover some good and bad 2018 lists, including beers, can art, and most anticipated brewery openings. Finally, they cover what the...

(NSFW) Ed and Chris sit down and talk about holiday shopping for the beer lover in your life. How sites that are not related to craft beer are putting out some pretty lame beer holiday gift guides. Ed goes over the Saguaro Society membership, the class of 2019 group, the record setting sellout of the fifty spaces. They wax and wane on what really is stout season and is there really a "stout season...

(NSFW) This episode the guys sit down with Matt and the elusive Greg to discuss the 4th anniversary of The Beer Research Institute (BRI).  We get to see behind the curtain once again and talk about what makes BRI so awesome and how it takes more than just great beer to rep your brand.  Always fun, always insightful, never a dull moment.  Plus we get to rapid round Greg, and do a rapid round rewind...

(NSFW) This week Nate and Chris are joined on the show friend of the show Ed Gomez aka Barley Legible . We talk about anniversaries that are happening all this month and next. How oatmeal chocolate raisin cookies are the best. That Nate wants all breweries to just move closer to him. The Wandering Tortoise is getting a second location in Chandler called The Sleepy Whale . Nate learns how to ride a...

New Brew Review is a bi-weekly bonus podcast.  Each episode a new reviewer from the world of craft beer will try a new brew they have never had before and share what they think of it with you in a bonus podcast. As the reviewer should be trying a new beer, and recording at the same time we hope to capture a very honest review. Not what they hoped it would be or thought it should be. As a note the...

(NSFW) This week Jeff and Chris get to hang out at The Beer Research Institute and enjoy some of their amazing beers they have on tap. They then talk about local beer releases that they are excited about. It is also that time a year again. GABF and the pumpkin spice beer invasions! They speak of what kind of route would be the best at GABF, like high ABV, rares pours, or high profile names. Who kn...

(NSFW) For our 50th episode we wanted to do something a little different than the normal rant episode or even the standard brewery interview. However, we still wanted to hang out with some of our friends from the Arizona brewing scene. So we asked long time guest on the show Ed Gomez aka Barely Legible and Noel Garcia to come hangout at Jeff's house. Neither one has ever experienced the perils of...

(NSFW) Getting ready for Episode 50 so we dug deep into the archive and pulled out episode 16. This is the first episode that Chris, Nate, and Jeff were on together. This time in our newest format, and unedited. So there will be breaks and there will be crazy things said before we come back from those breaks. Enjoy! Long time listener, and friend of the show Jeff Breckon joins the guys to talk abo...

(NSFW) The guys are all back together again, running through the old format of drinking beers and shooting the shit. We talk about the latest buyout from Heineken, our bucket list breweries that we want visit before we kick the bucket. We wax on about Wren House and AZ Wilderness. All the while we try four different beers that we had saved and some that we just got from the current Arizona can rel...

In this episode Nate and Chris sit down with Barley Legible and wax about pouring at Real Wild and Woody 2018. They listen to a few interviews that we did during the festival. And talk about some of the "latest" news. Oh, and Nate bags on Ed for bringing some old beers. Our Guest Info: Wren House Brewing 12 West Brewing Beer Research Institute Pueblo Vida Cider Corps Our Information: Music Credit:...

This episode, Jeff and Ed meet with Rob Fullmer to discuss the upcoming Real Wild & Woody festival, as well as Rob fills us in on several of the things the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild are working on to make Brewers and beer drinkers lives easier. Our Guest Info: Barley Legible Arizona Craft Brewers Guild Show Links: Real Wild and Woody Tickets Music Credit:  Takotsubo Men The assorted sounds of th...

(NSFW) This bonus episode we dust off an episode that never saw the light of day. The Hoppy Craftsmen are back at The Shop Beer Co. but this time it's to release the amazing collaboration Tropic Like Its Hot can between The Shop, the Hoppy Craftsmen, and some of our lucky listeners. Listen up as we realize the awesomeness of our killer triple milkshake IPA flavored with pineapple, coconut and vani...

(NSFW) This episode the guys find themselves in a cool little beer share with our buddy Ed.  We sit down and share some fine beers from Cantillon and La Cumbre, that latter of which was donated by friend of the show Paul Flores.  We take on subjects like the closing of Nimbus Brewing in Tucson, the amazing arrival of Rowley Farmhouse to good old Arizona, Pueblo Vida canning woes, crowd sourced can...

(NSFW) This episode the guys head to Prescott AZ to sit down and talk with Jeff Herbert of Superstition Meadery.  Aside from Jeff's unbelievable hospitality, we sit down and talk about making world class mead in the relatively tiny city in central AZ.  Join us as we talk about crazy ingredients, labeling, the difference between making beer vs. making mead.  Superstition's popularity around the glo...

(NSFW) When the good people up at Dark Sky Brewing asked if we wanted to come up to Flagstaff and chat we said yes. It helped that the date we settled on was their 3rd Anniversary Party. We sat down with Ryan Sandlin Co-Owner, Brewer, and all around pretty cool guy. We talk about how a night of backyard drinking with friends turned into this beer making machine that is Dark Sky Brewing. The growin...

(NSFW) This episode finds us in Goleta, California with the boys from 12 West and Grand Canyon Brewing.  The fine folks at Captain Fatty's Brewing invited them out to brew up a couple collabs, and they were nice or crazy enough to invite us along.  After a hell of a road trip, checking in on the So. Cal craft scene to see what Bottle Logic, Monkish , Phantom Carriage and a few other fine breweries...

(NSFW) This week's episode finds Nate and Chris at the Juicy Brews Festival in Tucson. The brain child of Hop Culture Magazine, the Juicy Brews Festival is a traveling festival selling out all over the country. It focuses on, you guessed it, juicy ipas as well as a beer festival the Hop Culture Magazine crew would really want to go to. During the festival they catch up with Chase from AZ Wildernes...

New Brew Review is a bi-weekly bonus podcast.  Each episode a new reviewer from the world of craft beer will try a new brew they have never had before and share what they think of it with you in a bonus podcast. As the reviewer should be trying a new beer, and recording at the same time we hope to capture a very honest review. Not what they hoped it would be or thought it should be. As a note the...

(NSFW) This episode finds the guys in Avondale, AZ at 8-Bit Aleworks.  We sit down with Ryan and Krystina Whitten to talk about their totally awesome, video game inspired brewery, hacking beers and the overall awesomeness of 8-Bit Aleworks.  Tune in and listen to us fire off our tried and true rapid round questions, as well as discussions about the similarity of brewing equipment vs. meth lab gear...

(NSFW) After a long day of brewing Tropic Like Its Hot our social media voted Triple Juicy Pina Colada Milkshake IPA we sit down and talk about how it all went. We speak to this amazing trip that we all got to be a part of. Then Chris puts them all though the rapid round and tests Dave's memory to see if he gives the same answers. You might want to go back and double check for us, but we think he...

New Brew Review is a bi-weekly bonus podcast.  Each episode a new reviewer from the world of craft beer will try a new brew they have never had before and share what they think of it with you in a bonus podcast. As the reviewer should be trying a new beer, and recording at the same time we hope to capture a very honest review. Not what they hoped it would be or thought it should be. As a note the...

(NSFW) The Craftsmen sit down at Casa Libby or better known as Hop Theories Brewing (Nate's home brew) to catch up on some news with their good friend Barley Legible. We talk about the David versus Goliath situation that Stone Brewing has decided to pursue. Ultimately, they are trying to put the KEY back in KEYSTONE! We talk about how excite we are to be going to Juicy Brews Festival in Tucson on...