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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339. "Challengers" // "Love Lies Bleeding" // Blue Note Brewing (Woodland, CA) 05.05.2024 1:28:23

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Blue Note Brewing (Woodland, CA) Beer 1: "Nine Lives" // Style: West Coast IPA // ABV: 6.8% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.2, Max - 7. Beer 2: "Blood on the Tracks" // Style: Double IPA // ABV: 8.2% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.9, Max - 7. Film: "Challengers" directed by Luca Guadanigno. Ratings: Jonny - 6.6, Max - 8. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: "Anyone but You" (2023)...

338. "Civil War" // "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare" // Ronin (Graeagle, CA) 26.04.2024 1:09:12

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Ronin Fermentation Project (Graeagle, CA) Beer 1: “No Puffin" // Style: Smoked Helles // ABV: 3.8% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.3, Max - 7. Beer 2: "Tranquilo Amigo" // Style: Mexican Dark Lager // ABV: 5% // Ratings: Jonny - 8.3, Max - 6. Film: "Civil War" directed by Alex Garland. Ratings: Jonny - 8.9, Max - 9. Flick Picks: "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfar...

337. "Monkey Man" // McIlhenney Brewing Co (Alpine, CA) 12.04.2024 1:09:22

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from McIlhenney Brewing Co (Alpine, CA) Beer 1: “Parallel Paradise" // Style: IPA // ABV: 6.9% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.1, Max - 5. Beer 2: "BBA Molotov Special" // Style: Russian Imperial Stout // ABV: 13.5% // Ratings: Jonny - 8.2, Max - 7. Film: "Monkey Man" directed by Dev Patel. Ratings: Jonny - 6.4, Max - 8. _________ Please leave us a rating and/or review o...

336. "Road House" // T.F Brewing (Salt Lake City, UT) 30.03.2024 1:09:27

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from T.F Brewing (Salt Lake City, UT) Beer 1: “Granary" // Style: Kellerbier // ABV: 4.7% // Ratings: Jonny - 8.2, Max - 8. Beer 2: "Squirrel" // Style: Juicy IPA // ABV: 6.5% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.9, Max - 7. Film: "Road House" directed by Doug Liman. Ratings: Jonny - 4.3, Max - 3. ----------- Please leave us a rating and/or review on Apple Podcasts, or wherev...

335. "Perfect Days" (2023) // Great Basin (Reno, NV) // Bike Dog (Sacramento, CA) 26.03.2024 1:09:41

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Little Gold Chain" from Bike Dog (Sacramento, CA) // Style: Hazy Pale // ABV: 5.5% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.1, Max - NA. Beer 2: "Icky IPA" from Great Basin (Reno, NV) // Style: IPA // ABV: 6.4% // Ratings: Jonny - NA, Max - 7. Film: "Perfect Days" directed by Wim Wenders. Ratings: Jonny - 9.3, Max - 7. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - Latest books - Jonny - Late...

334. "Dune 2" // "Spaceman" // Cerebral Brewing (Denver, CO) 09.03.2024 1:19:40

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Cerebral Brewing (Denver, CO) Beer 1: “Elusive Thought" // Style: NE IPA // ABV: 6.3% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.3, Max - 7. Beer 2: "Endemic Species" // Style: IPA // ABV: 6.8% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.5, Max - 7. Film: "Dune 2" directed by Denis Villeneuve. Ratings: Jonny - 9.8, Max - 8. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: "Spaceman" directed by Johan Renck (2024) //...

333. "The Zone of Interest" // Break Even (Amador City, CA) 03.03.2024 1:05:51

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Break Even Beermakers (Amador City, CA) Beer 1: “Jawbone" // Style: Farmhouse Saison // ABV: 4.8% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.1, Max - 3. Beer 2: "Trunkbox Motherlode Porter" // Style: Porter // ABV: 5.5% // Ratings: Jonny - 2.1, Max - 3. Film: "The Zone of Interest" directed by Jonathan Glazer. Ratings: Jonny - 1.1, Max - 7. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: "The T...

332. "Argylle" // Berryessa (Winters, CA) 23.02.2024 1:11:15

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Berryessa Brewing (Winters, CA) Beer 1: “Fast Pass to Helles" // Style: Helles Lager // ABV: 5% // Ratings: Jonny - 9.2, Max - 7. Beer 2: "House IPA" // Style: IPA // ABV: 7% // Ratings: Jonny - 6.6, Max - 5. Film: "Argylle" directed by Matthew Vaughn. Ratings: Jonny - 1.1, Max - 7. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: N/A - Jonny: "Next Goal Wins" directed by Ta...

331. "Out of Darkness" // Brujos Brewing (Portland, OR) 16.02.2024 1:20:19

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Brujos Brewing Beer 1: “Thou" // Style: Triple IPA // ABV: 10.2% // Ratings: Jonny - 10, Max - 9. Beer 2: "Bird Point" // Style: Imperial Stout // ABV: 14% // Ratings: Jonny - 9.3, Max - 10. Film: "Out of Darkness" directed by Andrew Cummings. Ratings: Jonny - 6.6, Max - 6. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: 'Top 10 Films of 2023' // 12 Person Van Rental - Jonn...

330. "American Fiction" // "The Beekeeper" // Half Acre Brewing (Chicago, IL) 13.02.2024 1:31:26

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Half Acre Brewing Beer 1: “Benthic 2x4" // Style: Imperial Sout // ABV: 13.6% // Ratings: Jonny - 8.5, Max - 7. Beer 2: "Benthic Chocolate Hazelnut" // Style: Imperial Stout // ABV: 14.8% // Ratings: Jonny - 9.3, Max - 8. Film: "American Fiction" directed by Cord Jefferson. Ratings: Jonny - 7.1, Max - 9. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: "Fourth Wing" by Rebec...

329. "Anatomy of a Fall" // Ola Brewing (Kona, HI) 02.02.2024 1:17:30

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Ola Brewing (Kona, HI) Beer 1: “Da Hazy Light" // Style: Session IPA // ABV: 4.2% // Ratings: Jonny - 6.5, Max - 2. Beer 2: "Kiawe Vanilla Porter" // Style: Porter // ABV: 6.8% // Ratings: Jonny - 6.5, Max - 5. Film: "Anatomy of a Fall" directed by Justine Trient. Ratings: Jonny - 8.7, Max - 8. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: German Lagers at Craft Reno - Jo...

328. "The Book of Clarence" // Casa Agria (Oxnard, CA) 19.01.2024 1:19:34

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Casa Agria (Oxnard, CA) Beer 1: “Broken Jars" // Style: Maple Brown Ale // ABV: 5.5% // Ratings: Jonny - 8.3, Max - 9. Beer 2: "Space Craze" // Style: Hazy IPA // ABV: 6.5% // Ratings: Jonny - 5.2, Max - 6. Film: "The Book of Clarence" directed by Jeymes Samuel. Ratings: Jonny - 2.2, Max - 4. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: N/A - Jonny: "The Machine" (2023)...

327. 2023 Movie Catchup // Hop Butcher for the World (Darien, IL) 15.01.2024 1:21:38

With 2023 coming to a close a couple weeks ago, we sat down to catch up on some films we either A) hadn't seen yet or B) saw but couldn't fit into their own episode. Beers from Hop Butcher for the World (Darien, IL) Beer 1: “The Adventures of Strata and Peacherine" // Style: IPA // ABV: 7.5% // Ratings: Jonny - 3.5, Max - 5. Beer 2: "Monster Cave" // Style: Triple IPA // ABV: 10.5% // Ratings: Jon...

326. "Poor Things" // Slice Beer Co (Lincoln, CA) 05.01.2024 1:12:09

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Slice Beer Co (Lincoln, CA) Beer 1: “Axe Toss" // Style: Imperial IPA // ABV: 8.4% // Ratings: Jonny - 6.5, Max - 7. Beer 2: "Saucer Sled Land Speed Record" // Style: Triple NEIPA // ABV: 9.7% // Ratings: Jonny - 5.9, Max - 5. Film: "Poor Things" directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Ratings: Jonny - 9.3, Max - 9. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: "Meg 2: The Trench"...

325. "The Iron Claw" // Southern Grist (Nashville, TN) 29.12.2023 1:38:04

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Southern Grist (Nashville, TN) Beer 1: “Binding Fate" // Style: Imperial NEIPA // ABV: 8% // Ratings: Jonny - 6.2, Max - 9. Beer 2: "Moderate Fleek" // Style: Triple NEIPA // ABV: 10.1% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.5, Max - 8. Film: "The Iron Claw" directed by Sean Durkin. Ratings: Jonny - 7.7, Max - 9. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: “The Wonderful Story of Henry...

324. "Godzilla Minus One" // Shred Beer Co (Rocklin, CA) 15.12.2023 1:14:30

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Shred Beer Co (Rocklin, CA) Beer 1: “Mystic Vapors" // Style: Hazy IPA // ABV: 7% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.2, Max - 8. Beer 2: "Macrodose" // Style: IPA // ABV: 8.2% // Ratings: Jonny - 10, Max - 9. Film: "Godzilla Minus One" directed by Takashi Yamazaki. Ratings: Jonny -9.4, Max - 8. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: "Reptile" directed by Grant Singer (2023) //...

323. "Dream Scenario." // Varietal Brewing (Sunnyside, WA) 08.12.2023 59:32

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Varietal Brewing (Sunnyside, WA) Beer 1: “Hedge Row Fade" // Style: IPA // ABV: 6.8% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.1, Max - 7. Beer 2: "Mithril Clouds" // Style: Hazy IPA // ABV: 6.9% // Ratings: Jonny - 4.4, Max - 4. Film: "Dream Scenario" directed by Kristoffer Borgi. Ratings: Jonny -5.2, Max - 6. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max: "Leo" directed by Robert Smigel, Da...

322. "Saltburn" // Trademark Brewing (Long Beach, CA) 01.12.2023 1:54:04

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Trademark Brewing (Long Beach, CA) Beer 1: “Code Breaker" // Style: IPA // ABV: 7% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.8, Max - 7. Beer 2: "Perfect Circle" // Style: IPA // ABV: 7.4% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.1, Max - 7. Film: "Saltburn" directed by Emerald Fennell. Ratings: Jonny -7.7, Max - 4. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - Italy // Belskey's Birthday Party // "The Old Ma...

FHC Archive // 197. "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" // Equilibrium Brewing 23.11.2023 1:11:29

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...

321. Halloween 2023 // "Five Nights at Freddy's // Knotted Root (Nederland, CO) 07.11.2023 1:12:32

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Knotted Root Brewing Co (Nederland, CO) Beer 1: “We Love the Architecture" // Style:Czech Pilsner // ABV: 5.2% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.2, Max - 8. Beer 2: "Perpetual Embrace" // Style: Imperial NE IPA // ABV: 8.2% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.7, Max - 6. Film: "Five Nights at Freddy's" directed by Emma Tammi. Ratings: Jonny -1.1, Max - 3. Inside Hot & Bothered: - M...

320. "Killers of the Flower Moon" // Imprint Beer Co (Hatfield, PA) 27.10.2023 1:16:14

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Imprint Beer Co (Hatfield, PA) Beer 1: “Blur" // Style: Imperial NE IPA // ABV: 8.5% // Ratings: Jonny - 8.5, Max - 9. Beer 2: "Sketchy AF" // Style: Imperial NE IPA // ABV: 8.6% // Ratings: Jonny - 9.6, Max - 10. Film: "Killers of the Flower Moon" directed by Martin Scorsese. Ratings: Jonny -9.2, Max - 9. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - "Broken Horses" by...

319. "The Creator" // Cellarmaker (San Francisco, CA) 20.10.2023 59:48

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Cellarmaker (San Francisco, CA) Beer 1: “Coffee & Cigarettes" // Style: Smoked Porter // ABV: 7.7% // Ratings: Jonny - 9.3, Max - 4. Beer 2: "Highway to the Dankerzone" // Style: West Coast Hazy IPA // ABV: 8.4% // Ratings: Jonny - 8.3, Max - 7. Film: "The Creator" directed by Gareth Edwards. Ratings: Jonny -6.3, Max - 7. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - N/A...

318. "Dumb Money" // Single Hill Brewing (Yakima, WA) 13.10.2023 1:13:09

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Single Hill Brewing (Yakima, WA) Beer 1: “Sightglass" // Style: Hazy Pale Ale // ABV: 5.4% // Ratings: Jonny - 8.9, Max - 9. Beer 2: "Lateral A" // Style: IPA // ABV: 7% // Ratings: Jonny - 9.3, Max - 8. Film: "Dumb Money" directed by Craig Gillespie. Ratings: Jonny -6.2, Max - 7. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - "The Wheel of Time" Season 2 (Amazon Prime) -...

317. "It Lives Inside" // Highland Park Brewing (Los Angeles, CA) 29.09.2023 1:16:27

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Highland Park Brewing (Los Angeles. CA) Beer 1: “Philosophy of Love - Superstition // Style: Rustic Saison // ABV: 6.3% // Ratings: Jonny - 6.4, Max - 4. Beer 2: "Tonight Tonight Tonight" // Style: Imperial Stout // ABV: 12% // Ratings: Jonny - 9.1, Max - 9. Film: "It Lives Inside" directed by Bishal Dutta. Ratings: Jonny -2.2, Max - 8. Inside Hot & Bother...

316. "A Haunting in Venice" // Fort George Brewery (Astoria, OR) 22.09.2023 1:17:19

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Fort George Brewery (Astoria, OR) Beer 1: "3-Way IPA - Chico Hazy" // Style: Hazy IPA // ABV: 7% // Ratings: Jonny - 6.1, Max - 4. Beer 2: "Vortex" // Style: IPA // ABV: 7.2% // Ratings: Jonny - 8.6, Max - 8. Film: "A Haunting in Venice" directed by Kenneth Branagh. Ratings: Jonny -6.5, Max - 6. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - N/A - Jonny - "Elemental" (202...