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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372. "Sing Sing" // South Lake Brewing (South Lake Tahoe, CA) 05.03.2025 1:36:57

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema: Beers from South Lake Brewing (South Lake Tahoe, CA) Beer 1 - "Angora" // WCIPA // 6.7% // Max - 9 Jonny - 8.3 Beer 2 - "Sendtaur" // BA Stout // 11% // Max - 10 Jonny - 10 Film : "Sing Sing" (2024) directed by Greg Kwedar. Ratings: Jonny - 9.8, Max - 9. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: "A Simple Favor" (2018) directed by Paul Feig - Jonny: Venom: The Last Dance, Anora...

371. "Captain America: Brave New World" // Wondrous Brewing (Emeryville, CA) 28.02.2025 1:11:33

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema: Beers from Wondrous Brewing (Emeryville, CA) Beer 1 - "DDH Sleeping Chamber" // DDHWCIPA // 6.8% // Max - 4 Jonny - 7.7 Beer 2 - "Triple Cuff" // TIPA // 10.5% // Max - 6 Jonny - 4.5 Film : "Captain America: Brave New World" (2024) directed by Julius Onah. Ratings: Jonny - 1.3, Max - 4. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: "A Simple Favor" (2018) directed by Paul Feig, "Emp...

370. "Companion" // Tarantula Hill Brewing (Thousand Oaks, CA) 19.02.2025 1:08:38

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema: Beers from Tarantula Hill Brewing (Thousand Oaks, CA) Beer 1 - "Cali Day" // WCIPA // 6.2% // Max - 3 Jonny - 5.2 Beer 2 - "Liquid Candy" // Hazy IPA // 7.5% // Max - 9 Jonny - 9.3 Film : "Companion" (2024) directed by Drew Hancock. Ratings: Jonny - 7.2, Max - 6. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: New Single "Kind of Over Love", Onyx Storm (2025 Novel by Rebecca Yarros) -...

369. " The Brutalist" // Unsung Brewing (Anaheim, CA) 11.02.2025 1:07:58

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema: Beers from Unsung Brewing (Anaheim, CA) Beer "DDH Citrique" // DDH WCIPA // 6.5% // Max - 6 Jonny - 5.9 Beer 2 - "Regeneration" // Hazy IPA // 6.5% // Max - 9 Jonny - 8.2 Film : "The Brutalist" (2024) directed by Brady Corbet. Ratings: Jonny - 9.1, Max - 7. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: Lovecraft Country - Jonny: American Primeval (2025 Netflix) -------- Episode Time...

368. "Flow" // Crooked Lane (Auburn, Ca) 25.01.2025 1:15:50

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema: Beers from Crooked Lane (Auburn, Ca) Beer "Kangaroo Culture" // Australian Pale Ale // 6% // Max - 6 Jonny - 7.8 Beer 2 - "The Gathering Dark" // Baltic Porter // 8.2% // Max - 9 Jonny - 9.2 Film : "Flow" (2025) directed by Gints Zilbalodis. Ratings: Jonny - 8.3, Max - 6. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: Single on Valentines Day // “One of Them Days” 5/10 - Jonny: Cunk...

367. "Den of Thieves 2: Pantera" // "Babygirl" // Half Acre (Chicago) 17.01.2025 1:14:57

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema: Beers from Half Acre (Chicago) Beer 1 - "Bodem" // WCIPA // 6.7% // Max - 7 Jonny - 8.3 Beer 2 - "Sunrise Vallejo" // WCIPA // 6.7% // Max - 5 Jonny - 3.1 Film : "Den of Thieves 2: Pantera" (2025) directed by Christian Gudegast. Ratings: Jonny - N/A, Max - 7. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: Portland Recording Trip - Jonny: Nate Bargatze “Your Friend, Nate Bargatze” (20...

366. "Nosferatu" // "Babygirl" // The Answer (Richmond, VA) 01.01.2025 1:35:40

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema: Beers from The Answer (Richmond, VA) Beer 1 - "Ennol Angus" // Imperial Pastry Stout // 12% // Max - 9 Jonny - 9.4 Beer 2 - "Pa Pa Kahuna" // Imperial Pastry Stout // 14% // Max - 7 Jonny - 7.7 Film : "Nosferatu" (2024) directed by Robert Eggers. Ratings: Jonny - 9.8, Max - 9. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: “Babygirl” (2024) directed by Helina Reijn // “A Beautiful Mi...

365. CHRISTMAS 2024 // Klaus (2019) // Bare Bottle Brewing Company (SF, CA) 24.12.2024 1:12:46

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema: Beers from Bare Bottle Brewing Company (SF, CA) Beer 1 - "Clouds of Rakau" // Hazy Pale Ale // 5.6% // Max - 6 Jonny - 6.5 Beer 2 - "Sauvignon Danc" // WCIPA // 7.3% // Max - 6 Jonny - 6.1 Film : "Klaus" (2019) directed by Sergio Pablos. Ratings: Jonny - 7.8, Max - 9 Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: “Name of the Wind” by Patrick Rothfuss // “Assassin's Apprentice” by Ro...

364."The Outrun" // Cooperage Brewing Company (Santa Rosa, CA) 23.12.2024 1:30:12

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Cooperage Brewing Company (Santa Rosa, CA) Beer 1 - "Drying Buds" // IPA // 6.5% // Max - 5. Jonny - 6.2 Beer 2 - "Cultivating Mass" // Imperial Stout // 11% // Max - 8 Jonny - 9.3 Film : "The Outrun" Ratings: Jonny - 8.6, Max - 4 Loko. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: What About Bob (1991) // Lor-AX // 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) - Jonny: Skeleton Crew (2024)...

363."Moana 2" // Phase Three Brewing (Zurich, IL) 18.12.2024 1:24:31

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Phase Three Brewing (Lake Zurich, IL) Beer 1 - "Ocular Eclipse" // Hazy DIPA // 7.8% // Max - 6. Jonny - 5.2 Beer 2 - "Peach Backbox" // Hazy Peach DIPA // 8% // Max - 8 Jonny - 2.2 Film : "Moana 2" Ratings: Jonny - 6.3, Max - 6. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: It's What's Inside (2024) Dir by Greg Jardin. Max - 7. Jonny - 8.1 - Jonny: Same, they both watche...

362."Gladiator 2" // Burgeon Beer Co (Carlsbad, CA) 02.12.2024 1:25:16

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Burgeon Beer Co (Carlsbad, CA) Beer 1 - "Single Source" // Fresh Hop IPA // 6.5% // Max - 6. Jonny - 4.6. Beer 2 - "Grow All Out" // DIPA // 8% // Max - 8. Jonny - 7.9. Film : "Gladiator 2" directed by Ridley Scott. Ratings: Jonny - 6.5, Max - 4. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: "Venom: The Last Dance" // "Sideways" (2004) - Jonny: "Twisters" (2024) // Gladia...

361. "A Real Pain" // Goal Brewing (San Diego, CA) 26.11.2024 1:13:32

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Goal Brewing (San Diego, CA) Beer 1 - "Shadow Ones" // Hazy IPA // 6.4% // Max - 2. Jonny - 7.4. Beer 2 - "Alpine to the BLVD" // WCIPA // 7% // Max - 9. Jonny - 8.2. Film : "A Real Pain" directed by Jesse Eisenberg. Ratings: Jonny - 9.3, Max - 7. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: Yelp - Jonny: “The Penguin”, seeing movies with other humans (ew) --------------...

360. "Heretic" // "Anora" // Smog City (Torrance, CA) 19.11.2024 1:04:29

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Smog City (Torrance, CA) Beer 1 - "Thunder Egg" // Hazy IPA // 6.2% // Max - 8. Jonny - 6.8. Beer 2 - "Grape Ape" // IPA w/ Wine Grapes // 7% // Max - 3. Jonny - 4.4. Film 1: "Heretic" directed by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods. Ratings: Jonny - 7.2, Max - NA. Film 2: "Anora" directed by Sean Baker. Ratings: Jonny - NA, Max - 9. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: NA...

359. "Absolution" // The Substance" // Chapman Craft Beer (Orange, Ca) 14.11.2024 1:18:08

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Chapman Craft Beer (Orange, Ca) Beer 1 - "Still the One" // Brown Ale // 5.5% // Max - 5. Jonny - 3.5. Beer 2 - "8th Anniversary Lagerbier" // Dortmunder Lager // 5.9% // Max - 5. Jonny - 5.1. Film 1: "Absolution" directed by Hans Petter Moland. Ratings: Jonny - 1.1, Max - 2. Film 2: "The Substance" directed by Coralie Fargeat. Ratings: Jonny - 9.7, Max -...

358. "The Wild Robot" // Alvarado Street Brewing (Monterey, CA) 30.10.2024 1:13:42

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Alvarado Street Brewing (Monterey, CA) Beer 1 - "Tree Service" // West Coast IPA // 6% // Max - 6. Jonny - 7.7. Beer 2 - "DDH Spooky Juice" // Double Dry Hopped Hazy Double IPA // 8.1% // Max - 10. Jonny - 10. Film: "The Wild Robot" directed by Chris Sanders. Ratings: Jonny - 8.5, Max - 4. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: Gigs Lately - Jonny: "Knocked Loose"...

357. "We Live In Time" // Gold Dot Beer (McMinnville, OR) 24.10.2024 1:16:54

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Gold Dot Beer (McMinnville, OR) Beer 1 - "Book Club Black Beer" // Black Beer // 5.3% // Max - 10. Jonny - 8.5. Beer 2 - "Jaggers & Stags" // Cold IPA // 6.6% // Max - 3. Jonny - 3.5. Film: "We Live in Time" directed by John Crowley. Ratings: Jonny - 9.3, Max - 10. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: "The Great Debaters" directed by Denzel Washington (2007) // "...

356. "Strange Darling" // "Salem's Lot" // Wondrous Brewing (Emeryville, CA) 13.10.2024 1:13:26

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Wondrous Brewing (Emeryville, CA) Beer 1 - "Wondrous Hell" // Unfiltered House Lagerbier // 5.1% // Max - 8. Jonny - 7.5. Beer 2 - "Windy Bones" // Czech-style Dark Lager // 5.5% // Max - 9. Jonny - 9.3. Film: "Strange Darling" directed by J.T. Mollner. Ratings: Jonny - 8.7, Max - 7. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: "God Is A Bullet" directed by Nick Cassavet...

355. "Megalopolis" // Barrel House (Paso Robles, CA) // Jackrabbit (Sacramento, CA) 11.10.2024 1:03:42

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: Standard Lager // Lager // 4.8% // Brewery: Barrel House (Paso Robles, CA) // Max: 3. Jonny: 6.5. Beer 2: Port of Sac // Rice Lager // 4.2% // Brewery: Jackrabbit (Sacramento, CA) // Max: 6. Jonny: 7.3. Film: "Megalopolis" directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Ratings: Max - 8. Jonny - 4.3 Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: Beer Fridge - Jonny: Beer Lobo -------------...

354. "Speak No Evil" // Everywhere Beer Co (Orange, CA) 20.09.2024 1:07:12

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Everywhere Beer Co (Orange, CA) Beer 1: Clarity // WCIPA // 6% // Max: 9. Jonny: 9.2. Beer 2: Vanishing Points // DDH WCIPA // 6.4% // Max: 6. Jonny: 3.8. Film: "Speak No Evil" directed by James Watkins. Ratings: Jonny - 8.3, Max - 8. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: "In Defense of Kindness" by Bruce Reyes-Chow - Jonny: California Brewer's Fest // Beer Lobo -...

353. DIDI // The Watchers // Rebel Ridge // Oude Northwest (Grand Mound, MI) 17.09.2024 1:10:42

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Oude Northwest (Grand Mound, MI) Beer 1: Old Vine // Wild Ale // 7.9% // Max: 4. Jonny: 4.5. Beer 2: Gristle // Imperial BA Stout // 13.8% // Max: 6. Jonny: 6. Film: "DIDI" directed by Sean Wang . Ratings: Jonny - 7.3, Max - 8. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: Solar Power - Jonny: The Watchers (2024), Rebel Ridge (2024) Netflix -------------------- Episode Ti...

352. "The Deliverance" // Weldwerks (Greeley, CO) // Fifty Fifty (Truckee, CA) 09.09.2024 1:13:52

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Extra Extra Juicy Bits" from Weldwerks (Greeley, CO) // Style: Hazy IIPA // ABV: 8.6% // Ratings: Jonny - 10, Max - NA. Beer 2: "Truckee Blonde" from Fifty Fifty (Truckee, CA) // Style: Blonde Ale // ABV: 4.2% // Ratings: Jonny - NA, Max - 2. Film: "The Deliverance" directed by Lee Daniels. Ratings: Jonny - 1.3, Max - 2. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - 75 Har...

351. "Blink Twice" // "Maxxxine" // "The Crow" // Moksa Brewing (Rocklin, CA) 30.08.2024 1:22:16

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Moksa Brewing (Rocklin, CA) Beer 1: "In Flux" // Style: Hazy IPA // 7% // Ratings: Jonny - 5.5, Max - 6. Beer 2: "Full Duplex" // Style: DIPA // ABV: 8.5% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.9, Max - 9. Film: "Blink Twice" directed by Zoe Kravitz . Ratings: Jonny - 8.5, Max - 7. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: "The Adjustment Bureau" (2011) - Jonny: "Maxxxine" (2024) // "...

350. "Alien: Romulus" // Mortalis (Avon, NY) 27.08.2024 1:26:24

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Mortalis (Avon, NY) Beer 1: "As Above, So Below" // Style: Imperial Stout // 10% // Ratings: Jonny - 8.4, Max - 8. Beer 2: "Hypnos" // Style: Imperial Stout // ABV: 10% // Ratings: Jonny - 10, Max - 9.5. Film: "Alien: Romulus" directed by Fedé Alvarez . Ratings: Jonny - 8.6, Max - 6. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: Reviews: - "Bookshops & Bonedust" by Travis...

349. "Deadpool and Wolverine" // Shred Beer Co (Rocklin, CA) 02.08.2024 1:43:03

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Shred Beer Co (Rocklin, CA) Beer 1: "High Bines" // Style: IPA // 7% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.5, Max - 7. Beer 2: "Obliterator" // Style: Imperial Stout // ABV: 13.2% // Ratings: Jonny - 6.5, Max - 7. Film: "Deadpool & Wolverine" directed by Shawn Levy . Ratings: Jonny - 9.2, Max - 7. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: The Olympics - Jonny: "Abigail" (2024) direct...

348. "Longlegs" // "Twisters" // Fieldwork Brewing (Berkeley, CA) 29.07.2024 1:16:52

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Fieldwork Brewing (Berkeley, CA) Beer 1: "Dill and Ted’s Excellent Pickle Lager " // Style: Lager // 4.8% // Ratings: Jonny - 9.3, Max - 7. Beer 2: "Hazy Train" // Style: NE IPA // ABV: 6.9% // Ratings: Jonny - , Max - . Film: "Longlegs" directed by Oz Perkins. Ratings: Jonny - 8.3, Max - 7. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: "Twisters" (2024) directed by Lee I...