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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292. "Tár" // "Glass Onion" // Altamont Beer Works (Livermore, CA) 13.01.2023 1:20:04

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Altamont Beer Works (Livermore, CA) Beer 1: "Waui Nugs" // Style: IPA // ABV: 6.5% // Ratings: Jonny - 8.9, Max - 6. Beer 2: "Crew Brew Pineapple Kush" // Style: Pale Ale // ABV: 5.6% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.3, Max - 5. Film: "Tár" directed by Todd Field. Ratings: Jonny - 6.3, Max - 8. Flick Pick: "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" directed by Rian Johnson....

Patreon Bonus Review: "Static Profile" (Mother Earth Brewing Co) 12.01.2023 15:00

To get more episodes like this, join our Patreon community for as little as $1 per week at www.patreon.com/freshhopcinema. This beer featured art from local Chico artist Micah Black aka “Mr. B.” Micah gave us this beer and sent in a little more info on the inspiration behind the label artwork. Enjoy!

291. "Aftersun" // Lough Gill Brewing Co (Sligo, Ireland) 06.01.2023 1:11:52

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Lough Gill Brewing Co (Sligo, Ireland) Beer 1: "Luluna" // Style: Barrel Aged Imperial Stout // ABV: 13% // Ratings: Jonny - 8.9, Max - 5. Beer 2: "Cask" // Style: Barrel Aged Imperial Stout // ABV: 12% // Ratings: Jonny - 5.5, Max - 6. Film: "Aftersun" directed by Charlotte Wells. Ratings: Jonny - 3.5, Max - 7. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - "Reframe" (ap...

290. "Babylon" // "The Whale" // Goodlife Brewing (Bend, OR) 30.12.2022 1:23:59

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Goodlife Brewing (Bend, OR) Beer 1: "Sippy Cup" // Style: Hazy Pale Ale // ABV: 6.4% // Ratings: Jonny - 5.5, Max - 5. Beer 2: "Descender IPA" // Style: IPA // ABV: 7% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.7, Max - 6. Film: "Babylon" directed by Damien Chazelle. Ratings: Jonny - 2.7, Max - 7. Film: "The Whale" directed by Darron Aronofsky. Ratings: Jonny - 9.4, Max - 9. I...

289. "Avatar: The Way of Water" // Abomination Brewing // Ghost Town Brewing 23.12.2022 54:33

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Wandering into the Snow" from Abomination Brewing (New Haven, CT) // Style: DIPA // ABV: 9.1% // Ratings: Jonny - NA, Max - 4. Beer 2: "Apotheosis" from Ghost Town Brewing (Oakland, CA) // Style: IPA // ABV: 6.9% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.1, Max - NA. Film: "Avatar: The Way of Water" directed by James Cameron. Ratings: Jonny - 8.8, Max - 83 Inside Hot & Bothered...

288. "Violent Night" // Temblor Brewing Co (Bakersfield, CA) 16.12.2022 1:04:38

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Temblor (Bakersfield, CA) Beer 1: "Mixed Berry Creamsicle" // Style: Fruited Sour // ABV: 8% // Ratings: Jonny - 2.3, Max - 2. Beer 2: "Chocolate Pecan Porter" // Style: Porter // ABV: 7.5% // Ratings: Jonny - 5.8, Max - 6. Film: "Violent Night" directed by Tom Wirkola. Ratings: Jonny - 9.1, Max - 8. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - "Troll" (2022) Directed b...

287. "Bones and All" // Crowns & Hops (Inglewood, CA) 09.12.2022 1:18:04

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Crowns & Hops (Inglewood, CA) Beer 1: "Mama's Peaches" // Style: Fruited Gose // ABV: 6% // Ratings: Jonny - 5.2, Max - 6. Beer 2: "Slays Stout" // Style: Stout // ABV: 6% // Ratings: Jonny - 6.8, Max - 8. Film: "Bones and All" directed by Luca Guadagnino. Ratings: Jonny - 3.2, Max - NA. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - 4 Loko // "The Banshees of Inisherin"...

286. "RRR" // Homage Brewing (Pomona, CA) 02.12.2022 1:18:41

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285. "The Menu" // Brewbilt Brewing Co (Grass Valley, CA) 25.11.2022 57:09

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Brewbilt Brewing Co (Grass Valley, CA) Beer 1: "Jester's Privilege" // Style: IPA // ABV: 6.7% // Ratings: Jonny - 8.1, Max - 8. Beer 2: "Brain Bypass" // Style: Helles Lager // ABV: 5.2% // Ratings: Jonny - 10, Max - 10. Film: "The Menu" directed by Mark Mylod. Ratings: Jonny - 8.7, Max - 4. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - Happy Birthday Belskey! // Lorna...

284. "Wakanda Forever" // Lead Dog (Sparks, NV) 18.11.2022 1:18:41

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Lead Dog Brewing (Sparks, NV) Beer 1: "Mai Tai" // Style: Sour Ale // ABV: 5.8% // Ratings: Jonny - 3.6, Max - 4. Beer 2: "Intergalactic" // Style: Hazy IPA // ABV: 8.2% // Ratings: Jonny - 1, Max - 2. Film: "Wakanda Forever" directed by Ryan Coogler. Ratings: Jonny - 8.9, Max - 6. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - Four-show run // Photoshoots - Jonny - Fight...

283. "All Quiet on the Western Front" // Eel River Brewing (Fortuna, CA) 11.11.2022 1:21:06

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Eel River Brewing (Fortuna, CA) Beer 1: "Emerald Triangle" // Style: IPA // ABV: 6.7% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.5, Max - 7. Beer 2: "Midnight Rider" // Style: Double IPA // ABV: 9% // Ratings: Jonny - 8.3, Max - 9. Film: "All Quiet on the Western Front" directed by Edward Berger. Ratings: Jonny - 8.9, Max - 9. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - Umpqua Hot Springs...

282. HALLOWEEN 2022 // "Black Adam" // Nightmare Brewing 02.11.2022 1:03:26

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Nightmare Brewing Beer 1: "Gunga Rao" // Style: Sour IPA // ABV: 8.3% // Ratings: Jonny - 8.7, Max - 7. Beer 2: "Windlass of Erasmus" // Style: Fruited Goes // ABV: 6.5% // Ratings: Jonny - 4, Max - 5.8. Film: "Black Adam" directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Ratings: Jonny - 2.4, Max - 3. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - Mike Birbiglia in Atlanta // Spokane - Jo...

281. "Amsterdam" // Russian River Brewing // Slice Beer Co 21.10.2022 57:31

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: Mosaic Stack // Russian River Brewing Co // Santa Rosa, CA // IPA // 6.5% // Ratings: Jonny - N/A, Max - 7. Film: "Amsterdam" directed by David O. Russell. Ratings: Jonny - 3.2, Max - 5. Beer 2: Spiritual Moment // Slice Beer Co // Lincoln, CA // Hazy West Coast IPA // 7% // Ratings: Jonny - 9.3, Max - N/A. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - Upcoming Atlanta Trip...

280. "Bros" // J Wakefield Brewing (Miami, FL) 07.10.2022 1:02:05

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from J Wakefield Brewing (Miami, FL) Beer 1: "Spilled: Passion Fruit, Strawberry, Mango" // Style: Fruited Berliner Weisse // ABV: 6% // Ratings: Jonny - 4.2, Max - 6. Beer 2: "Folk Brunch Vibes" // Style: Fruited Berliner Weisse // ABV: 6% // Ratings: Jonny - 3.8, Max - 5. Film: "Bros" directed by Nicholas Stoller. Ratings: Jonny - 5.4, Max - 6. Inside Hot & B...

279. "Don't Worry Darling" // Wren House (Phoenix, AZ) // Bone Haus (Fountain Hills, AZ) 30.09.2022 1:09:06

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: Jomax // Wren House Brewing Co // Phoenix, AZ // Oatmeal Stout // 6.9% // Ratings: Jonny - 6.4, Max - 5. Film: "Don't Worry Darling" directed by Olivia Wilde. Ratings: Jonny - 3.2, Max - 4. Beer 2: Picacho Pass // Bone Haus Brewing // Fountain Hills, AZ // Imperial IPA // 7.5% // Ratings: Jonny - 4.5, Max - 7. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - Saint Mary's 7th A...

278. "The Woman King" // Grimm Artisanal Ales (Brooklyn , NY) 23.09.2022 59:48

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beers from Grimm Artisanal Ales (Brooklyn , NY) Beer 1: "Oracle Deck" // Style: DIPA // ABV: 8% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.3, Max - 7. Beer 2: "Trouble" // Style: DIPA // ABV: 8.2% // Ratings: Jonny - 7.4, Max - 5. Film: "The Woman King" directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. Ratings: Jonny - 9.2, Max - 6. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - "The Incident in Theater 5" - Jonny - P...

277. "Barbarian" // Dwinell Country Ales (Goldendale, WA) 16.09.2022 1:14:24

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Haywire" from Dwinell Country Ales (Goldendale, WA) // Style: Saison // ABV: 4.9% // Ratings: Jonny - 8.5, Max - 4. Film: "Barbarian" directed by Zach Cregger. Ratings: Jonny - 8.9, Max - 9. Beer 2: "Bramble Berry" from Dwinell Country Ales (Goldendale, WA) // Style: Wild Ale // ABV: 5.1% // Ratings: Jonny - 4.5, Max - 7. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - You S...

276. "Honk For Jesus" // "Marcel the Shell" // Sutter Buttes Brewing (Yuba City, CA) 09.09.2022 1:22:52

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Dragon Lady Kolsch" from Sutter Buttes Brewing (Yuba City, CA) // Style: Kolsch // ABV: 4.5% // Ratings: Jonny - 6.8, Max - 7. Film: "Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul." directed by The Ebo Twins. Ratings: Jonny - 5.2, Max - 6. Beer 2: "Off Center" from Sutter Buttes Brewing (Yuba City, CA) // Style: Hefeweizen // ABV: 5.6% // Ratings: Jonny - 6.6, Max - 3. Fil...

Reheat 182. "Palm Springs" // Wayfinder (Portland, OR) // Short Throw (North Haven, CT) 29.08.2022 1:20:06

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:...

275. "Bodies Bodies Bodies" // Finback Brewing (Queens, NY) 19.08.2022 1:20:55

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Growing Toward the Sun" from Finback Brewing (Queens, NY) // Style: DIPA // ABV: 8% // Ratings: Jonny - 8.7, Max - 9. Film: "Bodies Bodies Bodies" directed by Helina Riejn. Ratings: Jonny - 6.8, Max - 4. Beer 2: "Social Fabric" from Finback Brewing (Queens, NY) // Style: DIPA // ABV: 8% // Ratings: Jonny - 8.9, Max - 8. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - AT&T //...

274. "Bullet Train" / The Veil Brewing Co (Richmond, VA) 12.08.2022 1:10:50

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "New New Mirage Mirage" from The Veil Brewing Co (Richmond, VA). Style: NE IPA. ABV: 6% Ratings: Jonny - 7.7, Max - 5. Film: "Bullet Train" directed by David Leitch. Ratings: Jonny - 6.5, Max - 6. Beer 2: "Broz Night Out" from The Veil Brewing Co (Richmond, VA). Style: Double NE IPA ABV: 9% Ratings: Jonny - 9.3, Max - 9. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - Watersl...

273. "Vengeance" // Hop Butcher for the World (Darien, IL) 05.08.2022 1:10:01

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Alemerica the Beautiful" from Hop Butcher for the World (Darien, IL). Style: Pale Ale. ABV: 6% Ratings: Jonny - 6.8, Max - 6. Film: "Vengeance" directed by BJ Novak. Ratings: Jonny - 8.2, Max - 5. Beer 2: "The Jewels" from Hop Butcher for the World (Darien, IL). Style: Double IPA ABV: 7.5% Ratings: Jonny - 3.7, Max - 9. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - "The Re...

272. "Nope" // Timber Ales (New Haven, CT) 29.07.2022 1:26:47

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "ForEverett" from Timber Ales (New Haven, CT). Style: Imperial Stout. ABV: 12% Ratings: Jonny - 9.1, Max - 8. Film: "Nope" directed by Jordan Peele. Ratings: Jonny - 8.7, Max - 9. Beer 2: "Lumberjack Style" from Timber Ales (New Haven, CT). Style: Imperial Stout ABV: 12% Ratings: Jonny - 4.8, Max - 4. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - New Farmers Brewing Taproom...

271. "Thor: Love and Thunder" // Two Pitchers (Oakland, CA) 15.07.2022 59:11

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Nordic Jam" from Two Pitchers (Oakland, CA). Style: Radler. ABV: 5.2% Ratings: Jonny - 9.1, Max - 9. Film: "Thor: Love and Thunder" directed by Taika Waititi. Ratings: Jonny - 8.1, Max - 8. Beer 2: "Pop Top" Two Pitchers (Oakland, CA). Style: Radler ABV: 5.3% Ratings: Jonny - 7.7, Max - 8. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - New Studio Shoutout - Jonny - Amarok S...

270. "Elvis" // Dying Breed Brewing (Oakdale, CA) 08.07.2022 1:07:14

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Howdy Pilsner" from Dying Breed Brewing (Oakdale, CA). Style: Pilsner. ABV: 5% Ratings: Jonny - 7.2, Max - 7. Film: "Elvis" directed by Baz Luhrman. Ratings: Jonny - 6.2, Max - 4. Beer 2: "Tropical Outbreak" from Dying Breed Brewing (Oakdale, CA) and Epidemic Ales (Concord, CA). Style: Session IPA ABV: 4.9% Ratings: Jonny - 2.1, Max - 6. Inside Hot & Bothere...