Max Minardi and Jonny Summers: Craft Beer & Film Enthusiasts

Fresh Hop Cinema

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Fresh Hop Cinema is a craft beer and film podcast in Chico, California. Each week, cohosts Max Minardi and Jonny Summers review the latest in the world of craft beer and movies over the course of an entertaining and informative discussion.

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Max Minardi and Jonny Summers: Craft Beer & Film Enthusiasts

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200. "Black Bear" // Anderson Valley Brewing Co (Boonville, CA) 18.12.2020 2:07:49

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; We had the privilege of chatting with the Fal Allen and Kevin McGee of Anderson Valley Brewing. They are the brewmaster and CEO/President respectively. In addition to discussing what to expect from our featured beers this week, we chatted about the history of the brewery, what "Boontling" is, and the craft beer community during a pandemic. Beer 1: "Tropical Hazy Sour...

199. "Sound of Metal" // "Possessor" // WeldWerks Brewing Co (Greeley, CO)// 11.12.2020 1:44:37

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Mango Mallow Berliner" from WeldWerks Brewing Co (Greeley, CO). Style: Berliner Weisse ABV: 4% Ratings: Jonny - 8.2, Max - 8. Film: "Sound of Metal" (2020) Directed by Darius Marder. Ratings: Jonny - 7.9, Max - 8. Beer 2: "Advanced Fluid Dynamics" from WeldWerks Brewing Co (Greeley, CO). Style: NE IPA ABV: 8.8% Ratings: Jonny - 8.6, Max - 9. Film: "Possessor...

198. "Dick Johnson Is Dead" // Monkish Brewing (Torrance, CA) // "Jiu Jitsu" 04.12.2020 1:14:42

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Never Sleep" from Monkish Brewing (Torrance, CA). Style: NE IPA ABV: 8.4% Ratings: Jonny - 7.8, Max - 8. Jonny's Flick Pick: "Jiu Jitsu" (2020) Directed by Dimitri Logothetis Film: "Dick Johnson Is Dead" (2020). Directed by Kirsten Johnson. Beer 2: "Breaking Hues" from Monkish Brewing (Torrance, CA). Style: NE IPA ABV: 8.5% Ratings: Jonny - 4.8, Max - 5. Ins...

197. "Planes, Trains, & Automobiles" // Equilibrium Brewing (Middletown, NY) 27.11.2020 1:11:01

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Fractal Citra/Mosiac" from Equilibrium Brewing (Middletown, NY). Style: IPA ABV: 6.8% Ratings: Jonny - 9.3, Max - 9. Beer 2: "MC²" from Equilibrium Brewing (Middletown, NY). Style: IPA ABV: 8% Ratings: Jonny - 7.1, Max - 7 Film: "Planes, Trains, & Automobiles" (1987). Directed by John Hughes. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Jonny - Dopethrone "Hochelaga" (Album), T...

196. "On the Rocks" // Tioga Sequoia Brewing Co (Fresno, CA) 20.11.2020 1:20:26

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Valley Haze" from Tioga Sequoia (Fresno, CA). Style: NE IPA ABV: 6.6% Ratings: Jonny - 7.1, Max - 7. Beer 2: "General Sherman" from Tioga Sequoia (Fresno, CA). Style: IPA. ABV: 7.5% Ratings: Jonny - 9.1, Max - 9 Film: "On the Rocks" (2020). Directed by Sophia Coppola. Ratings: Jonny: 8.6 Max: 8 Inside Hot & Bothered: - Jonny - Pale Honey 'Some Time Alone' (A...

195.5 *Reheat* Episode 99 "Bohemian Rhapsody" // Secret Trail (Chico, CA), Mikkeller (San Diego, CA) 14.11.2020 56:10

Well, Max caught a cold SO we're reheating this episode from November 2018. Enjoy! ****** After a week's hiatus due to the Camp Fire in Northern California, we're back! Tune in to hear our take on the film Bohemian Rhapsody and review "Fresh Hop Cine Haze," our namesake beer from Secret Trail Brewing Co and "Freddie Murkury" by Mikkeller. 0:00 - 10:40 - Intro + Fresh Hop CineHaze 10:41 - 19:42 - H...

195. "Boys State" // Dying Breed Brewing (Oakdale, CA) 06.11.2020 1:28:11

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Take A Bockroad" from Dying Breed Brewing (Oakdale, CA). Style: Helles Bock ABV: 7.4% Ratings: Jonny - 8.2, Max - 8. Beer 2: "Moo-saic" from Dying Breed Brewing (Oakdale, CA). Style: Pale Ale. ABV: 6.3% Ratings: Jonny - 9.2, Max - 10 Film: "Boys State" (2020). Directed by Jesse Moss & Amanda McBaine. Ratings: Jonny: 7.9 Max: 9 Inside Hot & Bothered: - Jonny...

194. HALLOWEEN 2020 "Love & Monsters" // "Borat 2" // Federation Brewing // Founders 30.10.2020 1:23:10

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "In the Weeds" from Federations Brewing (Oakland, CA). Style: IPA ABV: 6.3% Ratings: Jonny - 7.8, Max - 7. Beer 2: "KBS: Espresso" from Founders Brewing (Grand Rapids, MI). Style: Imperial Stout. ABV: 12% Ratings: Jonny - 2.3, Max - 3 Film: "Love & Monsters" (2020). Directed by Michael Matthews. Ratings: Jonny: 6.2 Max: 5 Film: "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" (2...

193. "The Trial of the Chicago 7" // "Hubie Halloween" // Crowns & Hops // North Park Beer Co 23.10.2020 1:42:08

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: Elevated Cypher" from Crowns & Hops Brewing Co (Inglewood, CA). Style: IPA ABV: 6.8% Ratings: Jonny - 10, Max - 10. Flick Pick: "Hubie Halloween" (2020). Directed by Steven Brill. Beer 2: "Tikicito" from North Park Beer Co (San Diego, CA). Style: Sour Ale. ABV: 8.5% Ratings: Jonny - 8.2, Max - 6 Film: "The Trial of the Chicago 7" (2020). Directed by Aaron Sor...

192. Caldera Brewing // "Save Yourselves!" // South Lake Brewing // "The New Mutants" // 16.10.2020 1:22:57

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "PB & J" from Caldera Brewing with Wild Ride Brewing (Ashland & Redmond, OR). Style: Brown Ale ABV: 5.5% Ratings: Jonny - 2.2, Max - 4. Film 1: "Save Yourselves!" (2020). Directed by Alex Huston Fischer & Eleanor Wilson. Beer 2: "Shell Shaka" from South Lake Brewing (South Lake Tahoe, CA). Style: West Coast IPA. ABV: 6.5% Ratings: Jonny - 6.4, Max - 6 Film 2:...

191. Tenet // Gasthaus & Gosebrauerei (Leipzig, Germany) // Local Brewing Co (SF, CA) 09.10.2020 1:11:11

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Pineus" Gasthaus & Gosebrauerei Bayerischer Bahnhof (Leipzig, German). Style: Gose ABV: 4.6% Ratings: Max: 7 Jonny: 6.5 Beer 2: "Hop Noise" from Local Brewing (San Francisco, CA) Film: Tenet (2020) ------ Episode Timeline: TBA Please rate & review us wherever you listen to podcasts and, if you're so inclined, consider donating to the show via our Patreon pag...

190. Enola Holmes // Get Duked! // Great Notion (Portland, OR) // Upland (Bloomington, IA) 02.10.2020 1:31:19

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Jammy Pants" from Great Notion (Portland, OR). Beer 2: "Juiced in Time" from Upland Brewing (Bloomington, IA) Film: Enola Holmes (2020) Flick Picks: - Get Duked! (2019) ------ Episode Timeline: TBA Please rate & review us wherever you listen to podcasts and, if you're so inclined, consider donating to the show via our Patreon page. Find our entire collection...

189. "The Devil All the Time" // "Cuties" // "#Alive" // Crooked Stave // American Solera 25.09.2020 1:25:55

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Meyer Lemon" from Crooked Stave (Denver, CO). Style: Saison ABV: 5% Ratings: Jonny - 6.6, Max - 4. Beer 2: "I Wanna Talk About Mosaic" from American Solera (Tulsa, OK). Style: NE IPA. ABV: 7.4% Ratings: Jonny - 1.74, Max - 4 Film: The Devil All the Time (2020). Directed by Antonio Campos. Ratings: Jonny - 6.8, Max - 3 Flick Picks: - The Social Dilemma (2020)...

188. I'm Thinking of Ending Things // 1BR // Disclosure // Cooperage Brewing // Timber Ales 18.09.2020 1:43:11

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Moment of Truth" from Cooperage Brewing (Santa Rosa, CA). Style: West Coast IPA. ABV: 6.7% Ratings: Jonny - 7.2, Max - 7. Flick Picks: 1BR (2020) Flick Picks: Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen (2020) Film: I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020). Directed by Charlie Kaufman. Ratings: Jonny - 4.2, Max - 8 Beer 2: "Chasing Darkness" from Timber Ales (New Haven, C...

187. Sputnik // Track 7 (Sacramento, CA) // Oak Park (Sacramento, CA) 28.08.2020 1:07:15

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Bee Line" from Track 7 Brewing(Sacramento, CA). Style: Blonde Ale. ABV: 5.3% Ratings: M - 6, J - 6.2. - Flick Picks: Child's Play (2019) - Film: Sputnik (2020). Directed by Egor Abramenko. Ratings: M - 6, J - 6.4 - Beer 2: "Mystic Cloud" from Oak Park Brewing (Sacramento, CA). Style: IPA. ABV: 7.2% Ratings: M - 6, J - 6.4 - Inside Hot & Bothered: - Jonny - T...

186. Yes, God, Yes // Project Power // Dunloe (Davis, CA) Alvarado Street (Salinas, CA) 20.08.2020 1:31:15

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Cheap Sunglasses" from Dunloe Brewing (Davis, CA). Style: Wit Beer. ABV: 4.4% Ratings: M - 7, J - 6.5. - Flick Picks: Project Power (2020) - Film: Yes, God, Yes (2020). Directed by Karen Maine. Ratings: M - 6, J - 7.4 - Beer 2: "Amigos IPA" from Alvarado Street Brewing (Salinas, CA). Style: IPA. ABV: 7% Ratings: M - 5, J - 7.9 - Inside Hot & Bothered: - Jonn...

185. I Used To Go Here // Come To Daddy // Octopi (Waunakee, WI) // Urban Roots (Sacramento, CA) 13.08.2020 1:19:21

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Plum" from Octopi (Waunakee, WI). Style: Berliner Weisse. ABV: 4.5% Ratings: M - 6, J - 8.7. - Flick Picks: Come To Daddy (2020) - Flick Picks: Pick of the Litter (2018) - Film: I Used To Go Here (2020). Directed by Kris Rey. Ratings: M - 5, J - 3.3 - Beer 2: "Black Is Beautiful" from Urban Roots (Sacramento, CA). Style: Imperial Stout. ABV: 10.2% Ratings: M...

184. First Cow // Beachwood (Long Beach, CA) // Toppling Goliath (Decorah, IA) 06.08.2020 1:01:06

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Simcoast to Coast" from Beachwood BBQ & Brewing Company (Long Beach, CA). Style: IPA. ABV: 7.1% Ratings: M - 7.1, J - 7.9. - Flick Picks: N/A - Film: "First Cow" (2020). Directed by Kelly Reichardt. Ratings: M - 8, J - 6.8 - Beer 2: "Sun Reaper" from Toppling Goliath (Decorah, IA). Style: Imperial IPA. ABV: 7.7% Ratings: M - 7.1, J - 5.8 - Inside Hot & Bothe...

183. Relic // 365 Days // Jackrabbit (Sacramento, CA) // Lagabière (Quebec, CN) 30.07.2020 1:39:48

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Strawberry White Ale" from Jackrabbit Brewing Company (Sacramento, CA). Style: Wheat Ale. ABV: 4.3% Ratings: M - 6, J - 3.3. - Flick Picks: "365 Days" (2020) - Film: "Relic" (2020). Directed by Natalie Erika James. Ratings: M - 9.5, J - 9.7 - Beer 2: "Ta Meilleure" from Lagabière Brasserie (Quebec, CN). Style: NE IPA. ABV: 7% Ratings: M - 9.5, J - 9.1 - Insi...

182. Palm Springs // Wayfinder (Portland, OR) // Short Throw (North Haven, CT) 24.07.2020 1:19:09

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Relapse Cold IPA" from Wayfinder Beer (Portland, OR). Style: IPA. ABV: 7% Ratings: M - 8, J - 8.5. - Flick Picks: Venom (2018) - Film: "Palm Springs" (2020). Directed by Max Barbakow. Ratings: M - 6, J - 7.2 - Beer 2: "Mutual Respeck" from Short Throw Brewing (North Haven, CT). Style: Imperial IPA. ABV: 8.2% Ratings: M - 9.5, J - 7.2 - Inside Hot & Bothered:...

181. The Old Guard // Eurovision Song Contest // Boneyard (Bend, OR) // Revision (Sparks, NV) 16.07.2020 1:13:18

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Hop A Wheelie" from Boneyard Beer Company (Bend, OR). Style: IPA. ABV: 7% Ratings: M - 8, J - 8.3. - Flick Picks: "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga" (2020). Directed by David Dobkin. - Flick Picks: "My Spy" (2020). Directed by Peter Segal - Film: "The Old Guard" (2020). Directed by Gina Prince Bythewood. Ratings: M - 7, J - 3.3 - Beer 2: "Blac...

180. "Never Rarely Sometimes Always" // "Hamilton" // Oakshire (OR) // Wander (WA) 09.07.2020 1:30:31

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Overcast" from Oakshire Brewing (Eugene, OR). Style: Oatmeal Stout. ABV: 5.8% Ratings: M - 8, J - 6.6. - Flick Picks: "Hamilton" (2020). Directed by Thomas Kail. - Film: "Never Rarely Sometimes Always" (2020). Directed by Eliza Hittman. Ratings: M - 9, J - 10 - Beer 2: "Single EyePA Strata" from Wander Brewing(Bellingham, QA). Style: NE IPA. ABV: 6.4% Rating...

179. "The King of Staten Island" // "Irresistible" // WeldWerks (CO) // Societe (San Diego, CA) 02.07.2020 1:45:27

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Juicy Bits" from WeldWerks Brewing (Greeley, CO). Style: NE IPA. ABV: 7.6% Ratings: M - 9, J - 9.6. - Flick Picks: "Irresistible" (2020). Directed by Jon Stewart. - Film: "The King of Staten Island" (2020). Directed by Judd Apatow. Ratings: M - 6, J - 7.8 - Beer 2: "Agreeable Folk" from Societe Brewing(San Diego, CA). Style: IPA. ABV: 7.5% Ratings: M - 4, J...

178. "Da 5 Bloods" // Epic (Salt Lake City, UT) // Mike Hess (San Diego, CA) 24.06.2020 1:29:44

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Tart N' Juicy IPA" from Epic Brewing Co (Salt Lake City, UT). Style: American Wild Ale. ABV: 5.1% Ratings: M - 6, J - 6.8. - Film: "Da 5 Bloods" (2020). Directed by Spike Lee. Ratings: M - 6, J - 5.5 - Beer 2: "Assaulted by Feather Pillows" from Mike Hess Brewing(San Diego, CA). Style: Imperial NE IPA. ABV: 8% Ratings: M - 6, J - 4.2 - Inside Hot & Bothered:...

177. "Shirley" // Almanac (Alameda, CA) // Ghost Town (Oakland, CA) 17.06.2020 1:43:39

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Barrel Aged Peach Sournova" from Almanac Beer Co (Alameda, CA). Style: American Wild Ale. ABV: 5.8% Ratings: M - 8, J - 9.2. - Film: "Shirley" (2020). Directed by Josephine Decker. Ratings: M - 9, J - 6.3 - Beer 2: "Ossuary" from Ghost Town Brewing (Oakland, CA). Style: Porter. ABV: 6.66% Ratings: M - 7, J - 7.4 - Inside Hot & Bothered: - Jonny - Borderlands...