Fresh Hops Podcast

Welcome back to another fun show! With Alex recording on location from Disneyland, we're joined by 2 perfect guests for such an episode. Brendan from Yellow Cup Social Club and Josh from Drunken Gentlemen, and we talk about the finer things in life such as Disney parks and craft beer and drinks. The tell us about their brands and some fun things they got coming up. So grab a cold drink and enjoy t...

Welcome back Hop Heads. Yes, WE ARE BACK! As we approach this year's Brewacketology, we have a great conversation with good friend of the show and collector of brewing awards, Danny from Riip Beer Co. We hope you enjoy the show!

Welcome back Hop Heads! We're back with another fun show. In this episode we record on location from Noble Ale Works in Anaheim CA. It's a fun conversation with the awesome crew there. Plus some news, shout outs, & more. So grab a few cold one and enjoy the show! Subscribe wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Follow us on Instagram & Thread at @freshhopspodcast Follow Noble Ale Works on...

Welcome back to a very fun and loaded show! In this episode we have an awesome guest, Lindsay from Bottle Logic in Anaheim CA! We totally geek out on what this amazing brewery has been up to and her history working at the Disneyland Resort. This is definitely a fun show for fellow Disney & craft beer friends. Plus go over some recent beerventures and upcoming ones. So grab a cold one, sit back, re...

It's been a while but we're back! In this episode we record on location at Log Off Brewing with Kenny, the owner & brewer at this great brewery in the Barrel District. He tells us about his beer history and moving from head brewer to owner. Plus we go over what we've been up to and what we're looking forward to including SF Beer Week. So grab a cold one and enjoy the show! Subs...

We're back with a fun show! We have a special guest this episode. Good friend from the Craft Beer Instagram community Papa Hoppy. He recently dropped off a few beers for each of us from his trip to Portland OR and we enjoy them as we banter on about Oregon beers, upcoming festivals, and of course beers with sports. Be sure to crack open a few cold ones and enjoy the show! Subscribe wherever yo...

Welcome back to a special emergency episode! After hearing about the closing of the iconic American brewery Anchor Brewing Co. we decided to head in The City and properly pay our respects to the true San Francisco treat. As we enjoy delicious steam & Christmas beers for the last time we talk with friends old and new, listening to their stories and memories of Anchor Brewing. It was definitely...

We're back with another fun show! In this episode we are mostly on location taking the train to SF for a baseball game. Of course we can't ride and record without some tasty brewed beverages. Once we arrive we make a regular pre-game stop at 21st Amendment, then make it to the yard. It was a fun day, plus we have some shout outs, past & upcoming events to talk about, & more. So cra...

We're back with a fun and loaded show for you guys! We go over a few recent beerventures as well as some fun upcoming events we plan on attending. Plus some Alex on location recordings. So crack open a few cold ones and enjoy the show! Cheers! Subscribe wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Follow us on Instagram at @freshopspodcast 

We're back with our final episode of the year. We discuss our favorite beerventures, new breweries, beers, and more over the last year. We hope you enjoy this episode looking back on the year that was 2022! Subscribe wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Follow us on Instagram at @freshhopspodcast

We're back with an amazing show for you guys! Alex gives a great trip report to some incredible breweries in the Atlanta area highlighted but 2 interviews. The first one with Clarence from Hippin Hops Brewing and the 2nd with Skinny & Scales from Atlantucky Brewing. You might also know them as members of the Nappy Roots. So crack open a cold one and enjoy the show! Subscribe wherever you liste...

We're back with a fun show for you! In this episode we celebrate our 2 year anniversary. We're hanging out talking about some fun times we've had doing this podcast and what we're looking forward to. Also Alex has some on location recordings with some great beer friends at some of our favorite breweries. Thank you all for 2 years of freshness, cheers to a lot more! Enjoy the show. Subscribe wherev...

We're back and we are live at location from the awesome brewery that Alex works at, Burning Barrel Brewing Co in Rancho Cordova CA. We are joined by Duncan the mastermind behind this great brewery. He tells us about the early days of getting into craft beer, what they're brewing at Burning Barrel, and their upcoming anniversary party. We hope you all enjoy the show, cheers! Subscribe wherever you...

We're back and recouped from a great day back in Reno at the Biggest Little Invitational! Come along with us as we take you on a tour of some of the great breweries that attended this year's event as long with some chats with some of our beer friends/family. This was such a great beer fest, definitely make sure you attend any future events that Dank & Jaimi put together. You won't be disappoin...

Where back and recording on location from Reno NV. In this fun episode we are given a great tour of the Reno craft beer scene from our good friends and organizers of the Biggest Little Invitational beer festival Dank & Jaimie! We are also joined by Alex's lovely wife Addie and our good friend Ken the Brew Sippin' Nurse. It was a great day filled with great beers & friends. It's the perfect...

Welcome back to a special bonus episode of Fresh Hops! We are huge Star Wars fans and are getting geared for Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim. Craft beer loving Star Wars fans are coming from all over the world and we thought we'd give a little info about some of the great breweries near the Anaheim Convention Center. Not only does Joey give some details for our big Hop Wars: a Star Wars Celebrati...

Welcome back to another fun episode! In this one we're joined by Ian & Danny from Riip Beer Co. in Huntington Beach, winners of this year's Brew-acketology tournament. They tell us about the brewery, backgrounds, recent awards, and more. It's a great talk with some really cool guys! We also talk about Sacramento Beer Week. Plus some shout outs & more. So crack open a few beers, relax, and...

Welcome back Hop Heads to a show we're very excited about! It is time for our annual Brew-acketology, and we have a loaded brewery selection show. This year we have expanded the field by adding 2 SoCal regions to the bracket and are joined by 2 special guests, So-Cal beer friends/family Jason of Hop Syndicate & Cisco (IPA.Fan). We hope you enjoy the show and are ready to vote for your favorite...

We are back and have a huge show for all you Hop Heads! In this episode we breakdown the amazing day we had at The Bistro DIPA/TIPA Fest in Hayward to kick off SF Beer Week. So many amazing beers and beer friends. And as we continue to celebrate Black History Month, black owned breweries/brewers, and those in the beer community we are honored to have 2 very special guests Swirv & BP from Draug...

We are back with our first show of 2022 and we couldn't think of a better spot to ring in the new year than with  Rodg & Geoff from Oak Park Brewing Co. With have a great talk about OPB, beer, community, and just life in general. It was such a great talk. We also go over some of the Beer-Ventures we're looking forward to this year. S crack open a cold one and enjoy the show! Cheers everyb...

We're back Hop Heads! After an unplanned break from recording we are back with a fun & loaded show. Alex has a great discussion with Fabian of Vigilant Vessels, an awesome company making custom beer glassware featuring characters from movies, cartoons, video games, & a bunch of pop culture favorites. We also go over some of the fun Beer-ventures we've had over the last couple of months. Pl...

We're back and we're celebrating our 1 year anniversary! What better way to celebrate than a trip down to the Disneyland area? We meet up with some new & long time friends and tour some of the breweries in the Orange County area & a little beyond. The fun part is that we were able to record on location from most of these amazing breweries! We hope you enjoy this big milestone show for us!...

We are back and excited about this show! As you know Alex & Addie are now living in Sacramento and put out the question on Instagram, where to eat in Sacramento? After a group of posts of different categories they went around and tried as many as possible. We hope you enjoy the show. Sorry, not sorry if it makes you hungry. Fresh Hops Podcast is available wherever you listen to your favorite p...

Ahoy! Welcome back to an other fun Fresh Hops Podcast! In this episode we are on location to talk with "Miss Cynthia" & "Captain Rick", the good folks that run DarkHeart Brewing in Sacramento. It was such a fun discussion learning the origins of how they got involved in the craft beer scene, why pirates, and the many awesome events they have going on. So grab a cold beer or a grog and enjoy this s...

We're back after a bit of a hiatus, but back indeed! In this episode we take a few minutes just to let you know what's been going on and some fun stuff we have planned in the near future. So crack open a cold one, and enjoy the show!  Subscribe anywhere you listen to your podcasts! Follow us on Instagram at @freshhopspodcast