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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315. "The Equalizer 3" // Eredita Beer (North Haven, CT) // Onibi Beer (Sacramento, CA) 15.09.2023 1:05:18

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Zeal - Nelson" from / Eredita Beer (North Haven, CT) // Style: Double IPA // ABV: 8% // Ratings: Jonny - 6.7, Max - NA. Beer 2: "Lychee Hime" from Onibi Beer (Sacramento, CA) // Style: Fruited Sour // ABV: 4.2% // Ratings: Jonny - NA, Max - 6. Film: "The Equalizer 3" directed by Antoine Fuqua. Ratings: Jonny - 2.5, Max - 3. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - The...

314. "Past Lives" // Solid Ground Brewing (Diamond Springs, CA) 08.09.2023 1:13:50

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Solid Ground Brewing (Diamond Springs, CA) Beer 1: "Makalu" // Style: Hazy IPA // ABV: 6.8% // Ratings: Jonny - 6.2, Max - 7. Beer 2: "Darvaza" // Style: Double IPA // ABV: 9.1% // Ratings: Jonny - 2.2, Max - 2. Film: "Past Lives" directed by Celine Song. Ratings: Jonny - 10, Max - 10. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - N/A - Jonny - Baldur's Gate 3 Debacle --...

313. "Heart of Stone" // Fonta Flora (Morganton, NC) 02.09.2023 1:23:13

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Fonta Flora (Morganton, NC) Beer 1: "Oak Stand" // Style: Schwarzbier // ABV: 6.5% // Ratings: Jonny - 8.1, Max - 7. Beer 2: "Local Snacks" // Style: Wild Ale // ABV: 6.4% // Ratings: Jonny - 3.5, Max - 3. Film: "Heart of Stone" directed by Tom Harper. Ratings: Jonny - 6.5, Max - 5. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - Week Recap - Jonny - “Alone; Australia,” //...

312. "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" // Crooked Stave (Denver, CO) 31.08.2023 1:14:53

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Crooked Stave (Denver, CO) Beer 1: "Just Peachy" // Style: Fruited Sour // ABV: 4.5% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.3, Max - 9. Beer 2: "Vieille" // Style: French Saison // ABV: 4.2% // Ratings: Jonny - 9.4, Max - 2. Film: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" directed by Jeff Rowe. Ratings: Jonny - 9.3, Max - 8. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - "Suits" (Netf...

311. "Talk To Me" // "Haunted Mansion" // Tired Hands Brewing (Philadelphia, PA) 04.08.2023 1:13:11

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Tired Hands Brewing (Philadelphia, PA) Beer 1: "Punge" // Style: IIPA // ABV: 8.3% // Ratings: Jonny - 9.1, Max - 8. Beer 2: "Peach Eviscerated Pathway of Beauty" // Style: IIPA // ABV: 8.6% // Ratings: Jonny - 4.2, Max - 5. Film: "Talk To Me" directed by Danny & Michael Phillipou. Ratings: Jonny - 8.9, Max - 8. Film: "Haunted Mansion" directed by Justin S...

310. "Barbie" // "Oppenheimer" // Temblor Brewing (Bakersfield, CA) 27.07.2023 1:11:03

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Temblor Brewing (Bakersfield, CA) Beer 1: "Ruby's Boysenberry Cobbler" // Style: Kettle Sour// ABV: 6% // Ratings: Jonny - 4.1, Max - 6. Beer 2: "Electric Pineapple" // Style: Fruited Beer // ABV: 7.5% // Ratings: Jonny - 1.1, Max - 3. Film: "Barbie" directed by Greta Gerwig. Ratings: Jonny - 9.3, Max - 9. Film: "Oppenheimer" directed by Christopher Nolan....

309. "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" // Liquid Gravity (San Luis Obispo, CA) 08.07.2023 1:15:13

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Liquid Gravity (San Luis Obispo, CA) Beer 1: "Cooler Than Cool" // Style: Cold IPA // ABV: 6% // Ratings: Jonny - 6.2, Max - 5 Beer 2: "Midnight Luau" // Style: Porter // ABV: 6.8% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.1, Max - 3. Film: "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" directed by James Mangold. Ratings: Jonny - 2.2, Max - 5. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - "Black M...

308. "Asteroid City" // Creative Creature Brewing (El Cajon, CA) 03.07.2023 1:05:48

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Creative Creature Brewing (El Cajon, CA) Beer 1: "Cha Ma Noa" // Style: Hard Thai Iced Tea // ABV: 5.% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.7, Max - 8 Beer 2: "Flavor Flow" // Style: Hard Seltzer // ABV: 5% // Ratings: Jonny - 3.2, Max - 3. Film: "Asteroid City" directed by Wes Anderson. Ratings: Jonny - 6.2, Max - 7. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - Blade and Sorcery (Ocu...

307. "The Blackening" // Noble Ale Works (Anaheim, CA) 24.06.2023 1:12:06

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Noble Ale Works (Anaheim, CA) Beer 1: "Naughty Sauce" // Style: Golden Milk Stout // ABV: 5.4% // Ratings: Jonny - 6.1, Max - 8 Beer 2: "Naughty Sauce: Cinnamon Roast Crunch" // Style: Golden Milk Stout // ABV: 5.4% // Ratings: Jonny - 2.7, Max - 4. Film: "The Blackening" directed by Time Story. Ratings: Jonny - 3.2, Max - 3. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max -...

306. "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" // Seek Beer Co (San Diego, CA) 17.06.2023 1:07:37

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Seek Beer Co (San Diego, CA) Beer 1: "North of Stoked" // Style: NZ Pilsner // ABV: 4.6% // Ratings: Jonny - 6.6, Max - 7. Beer 2: "Modern Escape" // Style: Hazy IIPA // ABV: 8% // Ratings: Jonny - 2.1, Max - 6. Film: "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" directed by Steven Caple Jr. Ratings: Jonny - 4.5, Max - 3. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - "Sky's Out, Th...

305. "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" // Trillium (Canton, MA) 09.06.2023 1:26:05

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Trillium (Canton, MA) Beer 1: "The Fens" // Style: IPA // ABV: 7.2% // Ratings: Jonny - 8.4, Max - 8. Beer 2: "Really Big Bird" // Style: Imperial IPA // ABV: 9% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.1, Max - 6. Film: "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson. Ratings: Jonny - 6.5, Max - 9. Inside Hot & Bothered:...

304. "Fast X" // Equilibrium Brewery (Middletown, NY) 02.06.2023 1:05:35

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Equilibrium Brewery (Middletown, NY) Beer 1: "String Theory" // Style: Saison // ABV: 5% // Ratings: Jonny - 8.9, Max - 6. Beer 2: "dHOP49" // Style: Imperial IPA // ABV: 8.5% // Ratings: Jonny - 1.9, Max - 5. Film: "Fast X" directed by Louis Letterier. Ratings: Jonny - 7.5, Max - 4. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - Happy Birthdays and Graduations! - Jonny -...

Chris Gomez On "Titan A.E." 30.05.2023 1:15:23

This week, we sit down with our friend and Patreon supporter Chris Gomez to talk about the 2000 film "Titan A.E." The turn of the century film is perhaps most famous for integrating traditional animation techniques with computer generated images; an approach that resulted in a movie that was simultaneously a box office flop and undoubtedly idiosyncratic. Lubricating the conversation: 1. "Monster C...

303. "Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3" // Humble Forager (Waunakee, WI) 12.05.2023 1:31:51

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Humble Forager (Waunakee, WI) Beer 1: "Forbidden Fortune" // Style: NE DIPA // ABV: 8% // Ratings: Jonny - NA, Max - 6. Beer 2: "Existential Bliss" // Style: Imperial Stout // ABV: 12.5% // Ratings: Jonny - 9.5, Max - 10. Film: "Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3" directed by James Gunn. Ratings: Jonny - 8.9, Max - 6. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - Ted Lasso S...

302. "Sisu" // Tox Brewing (New London, CT) 05.05.2023 1:04:11

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Tox Brewing (New London, CT) Beer 1: "Myceluim Dream" // Style: Pale Ale // ABV: 6% // Ratings: Jonny - 6.3, Max - 7. Beer 2: "Poltergeist" // Style: Triple IPA // ABV: 10% // Ratings: Jonny - 3.3, Max - 5. Film: "Sisu" directed by Jamali Helander. Ratings: Jonny - 7.5, Max - 4. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - Muddy steps to a watery grave. - Jonny - Jedi S...

301. "Beau Is Afraid" // Nightmare Brewing (Long Island, NY) 28.04.2023 1:22:34

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Nightmare Brewing (Long Island, NY) Beer 1: "Glasgow Smile" // Style: Fruited Gose // ABV: 6.7% // Ratings: Jonny - 4.1, Max - 4. Beer 2: "Matricide" // Style: Imperial Stout // ABV: 15.1% // Ratings: Jonny - 6.6, Max - 8. Film: "Beau Is Afraid" directed by Ari Aster. Ratings: Jonny - 1.7, Max - 9. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - Moped Batteries and Bedside...

300. "Renfield" // RaR Brewing (Cambridge, MD) 21.04.2023 1:01:49

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from RaR Brewing (Cambridge, MD) Beer 1: "Out of Order: Here Kitty Kitty" // Style: Smoothie Sour // ABV: 6.2% // Ratings: Jonny - 1.1, Max - 1. Beer 2: "Out of Order: Wowzers" // Style: Smoothie Sour // ABV: 6.2% // Ratings: Jonny - 5.2, Max - 8. Film: "Renfield" directed by Chris McKay. Ratings: Jonny - 2.2, Max - 3. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - Lord of the...

299. "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" // Great Notion (Portland, OR) 14.04.2023 1:07:10

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Great Notion(Portland, OR) Beer 1: "Juice Jr" // Style: Hazy IPA // ABV: 6% // Ratings: Jonny - NA, Max - 7. Beer 2: "Unbalanced Breakfast" // Style: Fruited Sour // ABV: 6.4% // Ratings: Jonny - 8.7, Max - NA. Film: "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" directed by Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley. Ratings: Jonny - 9.1, Max - 8. Inside Hot & Bo...

298. "Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre" // Slice Beer Co // Revision Brewing Co 19.03.2023 48:49

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Lords of Turbidity" // Brewery: Slice Beer Co (Lincoln, CA) Style: Hazy DIPA // ABV: 8.2% // Ratings: Jonny - 8.6, Max - NA. Beer 2: "Lord Lupulin // Brewery: Revision Brewing Co (Sparks, NV) Style: NE IPA // ABV: 6.5% // Ratings: Jonny - NA, Max - 2. Film: "Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre" directed by Guy Ritchie. Ratings: Jonny - 4.2, Max - 3. Inside Hot...

95th Academy Award Predictions 2023 10.03.2023 55:33

Our annual Academy Award predictions episode is year. We run through some of the major categories and make our guesses as to what the Academy voters will select as well as what WE think should get the tiny golden man. Plus, not predictions episode would be complete without some griping about films the Academy completely ignored this year. As always, at LEAST one Four Loko hangs in the balance. All...

297. "Women Talking" // Fieldwork (Berkeley, CA) 03.03.2023 1:03:40

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Fieldwork Brewing Co (Berkeley, CA) Beer 1: "Pulp" // Style: NE IPA // ABV: 6.9% // Ratings: Jonny - 6.6, Max - 2. Beer 2: "Pulp Free" // Style: IPA // ABV: 6.9% // Ratings: Jonny - 6.9, Max - 6. Film: "Women Talking" directed by Sarah Polley. Ratings: Jonny - 9.2, Max - 9. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - "Swallow" (2019) Directed by Carlo Mirabella-Davis -...

296. "Knock at the Cabin" // Prairie Artisan Ales (Oklahoma City, OK) 24.02.2023 1:07:24

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Prairie Artisan Ales (Oklahoma City, OK) Beer 1: "Pumpkin Pie Treat" // Style: Sour Ale // ABV: 5.5% // Ratings: Jonny - NA, Max - 4. Beer 2: "Mo Peanut Mo Problems // Style: Imperial Stout // ABV: 13.6% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.4, Max - NA. Film: "Knock at the Cabin" directed by M Night Shyamalan. Ratings: Jonny - 6.4, Max - 3. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max -...

295. "The Fabelmans" // "The Banshees of Inisherin" // Wiley Roots Brewing (Greeley, CO) 17.02.2023 1:32:46

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Wiley Roots Brewing Co (Greeley, CO) Beer 1: "Midnight on the Run" // Style: Imperial Stout // ABV: 9.2% // Ratings: Jonny - 5.8, Max - 4. Beer 2: "Midnight on the Run to Mexico" // Style: Imperial Stout // ABV: 9.2% // Ratings: Jonny - 2.2, Max - 4. Film: "The Fabelmans" directed by Steven Spielberg. Ratings: Jonny - 7.5, Max - 10. Film: "The Banshees of...

294. "Triangle of Sadness" // Tripping Animals (Doral, FL) 03.02.2023 1:01:44

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Tripping Animals (Doral, FL) Beer 1: "Ma, He Did It!" // Style: Triple NE IPA // ABV: 10% // Ratings: Jonny - 6.1, Max - 9. Beer 2: "Sour Tripp" // Style: Fruited Sour // ABV: 6% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.8, Max - 8. Film: "Triangle of Sadness" directed by Reuben Östlund. Ratings: Jonny - 3.2, Max - 6. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - Album Begun! // Stupid Cold...

293. "The Pale Blue Eye" // "Plane" // 8 Wired (New Zealand) 27.01.2023 1:21:18

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from 8 Wired (New Zealand) Beer 1: "Opium Cake" // Style: Imperial Stout // ABV: 11.5% // Ratings: Jonny - 4.1, Max - 4. Beer 2: "iStout 11th Anniversary" // Style: Imperial Stout // ABV: 15% // Ratings: Jonny - 2.1, Max - 2. Film: "The Pale Blue Eye" directed by Scott Cooper. Ratings: Jonny - 7.5, Max - 6. Flick Pick: "Plane" directed by Jean-François Richet....