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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269. "The Black Phone" // Last Call Brewing (Oakdale, CA) 01.07.2022 1:06:06

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "100% Citra Bowl" from Last Call Brewing (Oakdale, CA). Style: Hazy Pale Ale. ABV: 5.5% Ratings: Jonny - 7.3, Max - 9. Film: "The Black Phone" directed by Scott Derrickson. Ratings: Jonny - 8.5, Max - 8. Beer 2: "Flip Flop Tank Top" from Last Call Brewing (Oakdale, CA). Style: Kolsch Style Ale ABV: 6.2% Ratings: Jonny - 2.8, Max - 3. Inside Hot & Bothered: -...

268. "Lightyear" // "Spiderhead" // Streetside Brewery (Cincinnati, OH) 24.06.2022 1:02:59

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "P.U.C It" from Streetside Brewery (Cincinnati, OH). Style: Fruited Berliner Weisse. ABV: 4.5% Ratings: Jonny - 8.9, Max - 9. Film: "Lightyear" directed by Angus MacClane. Ratings: Jonny - 6.2, Max - 5. Beer 2: "Gose Face Killah" from Streetside Brewery (Cincinnati, OH). Style: Fruited Gose ABV: 4% Ratings: Jonny - 4.2, Max - 4. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max -...

267. "Jurassic World: Dominion" // Drowned Lands Brewery (Warwick, NY) 17.06.2022 1:02:00

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Rare Earth" from Drowned Lands (Warwick, NY). Style: Foeder Pilsner. ABV: 4.8% Ratings: Jonny - 7.9, Max - 7. Film: "Jurassic World: Dominion" directed by Colin Trevorrow. Ratings: Jonny - 1.5, Max - 2. Beer 2: "Silent Stars" from Drowned Lands (Warwick, NY). Style: Unfiltered IPA ABV: 6.8% Ratings: Jonny - 6.5, Max - 6. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - Future...

266. "Top Gun: Maverick" // Green Cheek Beer Co (Orange, CA) 10.06.2022 1:23:11

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Ain’t Getting any Deader" from Green Cheek Beer Co (Orange, CA). Style: California IPA. ABV: 7.2% Ratings: Jonny - 9.1, Max - 10. Film: "Top Gun: Maverick" directed by Joseph Kosinski. Ratings: Jonny - 9.7, Max - 8. Beer 2: "Spinning the Elaborate Yarn" from Green Cheek Beer Co (Orange, CA). Style: West Coast IPA ABV: 7% Ratings: Jonny - 8.5, Max - 8. Inside...

265. "Men" // Wiley Roots (Greeley, CO) 03.06.2022 1:09:16

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Peach Lemonade Slush" from Wiley Roots Brewing Co (Greeley, CO). Style: Fruited Sour. ABV: 5.5% Ratings: Jonny - 7.7, Max - 7. Film: "Men" directed by Alex Garland. Ratings: Jonny - 8.5, Max - 5. Beer 2: "Thomas the Dank Engine" from Wiley Roots Brewing Co (Greeley, CO). Style: Imperial IPA ABV: 9% Ratings: Jonny - 6.6, Max - 3. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max...

264. "Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore" // Vitamin Sea Brewing (Weymouth, MA) 20.05.2022 1:05:04

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Draw the Line" from Vitamin Sea Brewing (Weymouth, MA). Style: NE IPA. ABV: 6.8% Ratings: Jonny - NA, Max - 8. Film: "Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore" directed by David Yates. Ratings: Jonny - 3.3, Max - 6. Beer 2: "Double Spring" from Vitamin Sea Brewing (Weymouth, MA). Style: Imperial NE IPA ABV: 8% Ratings: Jonny - 7.9, Max - NA. Inside Hot & Both...

263. "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" // Logsdon (Washougal, WA) 13.05.2022 1:18:19

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Intergalactic Cemetery" from Logsdon Farmhouse Ales (Washougal, WA). Style: Sour. ABV: 4% Ratings: Jonny - 8.5, Max - 8. Film: "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" directed by Sam Raimi. Ratings: Jonny - 7.1, Max - 6. Beer 2: "Forager" from Logsdon Farmhouse Ales (Washougal, WA). Style: Imperial Porter ABV: 10.7% Ratings: Jonny - 7.8, Max - 8. Insid...

262. "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent" // Tox Brewing (New London, CT) 06.05.2022 1:09:47

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Digitox" from Tox Brewing (New London, CT). Style: Imperial NE IPA. ABV: 8.5% Ratings: Jonny - 6.1, Max - 8. Film: "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent" directed by Tom Gormican. Ratings: Jonny - 9.1, Max - 7. Beer 2: "Death Angel" from Tox Brewing (New London, CT). Style: Triple IPA ABV: 10% Ratings: Jonny - 7.8, Max - 9. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max -...

261. "The Northman" // Porchlight Brewing (Sacramento, CA) 29.04.2022 1:20:11

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Lazer Blowfish" from Porchlight Brewing (Sacramento, CA). Style: Hazy IPA. ABV: 6.5% Ratings: Jonny - 7.3, Max - 8. Film: "The Northman" directed by Robert Eggers. Ratings: Jonny - 5.8, Max - 7. Beer 2: "Grizzly Chadams" from Porchlight Brewing (Sacramento, CA). Style: American IPA ABV: 6.7% Ratings: Jonny - 8.5, Max - 9. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - Virtu...

260. "Everything Everywhere All At Once" // Short Throw Brewing (North Haven, CT) 22.04.2022 1:12:40

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Mumble Sauce" from Short Throw Brewing (North Haven, CT). Style: Triple IPA. ABV: 10% Ratings: Jonny - 7.5, Max - 8. Film: "Everything Everywhere All At Once" directed by Daniels. Ratings: Jonny- 10 , Max - 9. Beer 2: "Who Got Da Props?" from Short Throw Brewing (North Haven, CT). Style: Imperial Stout ABV: 12.6% Ratings: Jonny - 7.9 Max - 9. Inside Hot & Bo...

259. "X" // Prairie Artisan Ales (Oklahoma City, OK) 08.04.2022 1:17:23

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Thai Delight Treat" from Prairie Artisan Ales (Oklahoma City, OK). Style: Sour. ABV: 5.1% Ratings: Jonny - 7.3, Max - 5. Film: "X" directed by Ty West. Ratings: Jonny- 8.1 , Max - 6. Beer 2: "Cleveland Cowboy" from Prairie Artisan Ales (Oklahoma City, OK). Style: Imperial Pastry Sour ABV: 7.9% Ratings: Jonny - 1.3 Max - 5. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - Bell...

258. "West Side Story" // "Drive My Car" // Burning Barrel Brewing (Rancho Cordova, CA) 25.03.2022 1:20:52

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Cookies and Cream Double Jammer" from Burning Barrel Brewing Co (Rancho Cordova, CA). Style: Pastry Sour. ABV: 6.7% Ratings: Jonny - 8.4, Max - 9. Film: "West Side Story" directed by Steven Spielberg. Ratings: Jonny- 2.8, Max - 7. Beer 2: "Invasion of the Dankness" from Burning Barrel Brewing Co (Rancho Cordova, CA). Style: Imperial IPA ABV: 8.5% Ratings: Jo...

Reheat: 234 "CODA" // Burley Oak Brewing Co (Berlin, MD) 18.03.2022 1:08:36

Happy Friday everybody! With the Academy Awards coming up on the 27th, we wanted to re-introduce our discussion of one of our favorite films of 2021; "Coda." It's an absolutely brilliant film from director Sian Heder. We also had a blast drinking and talking about beers from Burley Oak Brewing Co out of Berlin. No. Not that Berlin. Enjoy! **** This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Cheeseburger P...

257. "The Batman" // Track 7 Brewing Co (Sacramento, CA) 11.03.2022 1:14:03

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Knights of the Dank Table" from Track 7 Brewing Co (Sacramento, CA). Style: Northeast-Style Double IPA. ABV: 8.2% Ratings: Jonny - 8.2, Max - 7. Film: "The Batman" directed by Matt Reeves. Ratings: Jonny- 6.5 , Max - 8. Beer 2: "Death Metal Weekend" from Track 7 Brewing Co (Sacramento, CA). Style: Imperial IPA ABV: 8.2% Ratings: Jonny - 4.4 Max - 3. Inside H...

256. Licorice Pizza // Uncharted // Dust Bowl (Turlock, CA) // Trillium (Boston, MA) 04.03.2022 1:22:23

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Taco Truck Lime Lager" from Dust Bowl Brewing Co (Turlock, CA). Style: Lager. ABV: 4.7% Ratings: Jonny - 9.1, Max - 6. Film: "Licorice Pizza" directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Ratings: Jonny- 5.4 , Max - 7. Beer 2: "Night and Day" from Trillium Brewing Co (Boston, MA). Style: Imperial Stout ABV: 12.7% Ratings: Jonny - 6.4 Max - 4. Film: "Uncharted" directed...

255. "King Richard" // Bike Dog Brewing Co (Sacramento, CA) 25.02.2022 1:09:10

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Send in the Clouds" from Bike Dog Brewing Co (Sacramento, CA). Style: Hazy IPA. ABV: 6.4% Ratings: Jonny - 7.8, Max - 5.4. Film: "King Richard" directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green. Ratings: Jonny- 7.4 , Max - 7. Beer 2: "Desert Bender" from Bike Dog Brewing Co (Sacramento, CA). Style: Sour ABV: 7.2% Ratings: Jonny - 6.3 Max - 2. ------ Episode Timeline: 0:00 -...

254. "Red Rocket" // "Kimi" // Creature Comforts & Sierra Nevada // Lervig & Stillwater 18.02.2022 1:09:06

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "A Force For Good" from Creature Comforts (Athens, GA) & Sierra Nevada (Chico, CA). Style: Imperial Brown Ale. ABV: 12.8% Ratings: Jonny - 3.8, Max - 3. Film: "Red Rocket" directed by Sean Baker. Ratings: Jonny- 8.4 , Max - 8. Beer 2: "Times 8" from Lervig (Norway)& Stillwater Artisinal Ales (Baltimore, MD) (Sherman, TX). Style: Imperial Stout ABV: 13% Rating...

253. "C'mon C'mon" // Enegren Brewing Co (Moorpark, CA) 11.02.2022 1:17:26

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Rotating Hop Pilsner: Glacier" Enegren Brewing Co (Moorpark, CA). Style: Pilsner. ABV: 4.8% Ratings: Jonny - 7.3, Max - 6. Film: "C'mon C'mon" directed by Mike Mills. Ratings: Jonny- 10, Max - 10. Academy Award Nominations Round Up Beer 2: "Baltic Maple Porter" from Enegren Brewing Co (Moorpark, CA). Style: Baltic Porter ABV: 9.1% Ratings: Jonny - 8.9 Max -...

Interview: Nov 2016 with Miyagi Pocock 08.02.2022 53:40

Our Chico community lost an irreplaceable person this month. Miyagi Pocock was a friend to us as individuals as well as a longtime supporter of this podcast. About five years ago, the three of us sat down together at Burgers & Brew in Chico to talk beer and movies. Our recording quality was terrible but the conversation makes up for it. We wanted to unearth this episode as a way to remember Miyagi...

252. "The Tragedy of Macbeth" // 903 Brewers (Sherman, TX) 04.02.2022 59:31

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Moosesicle" from 903 Brewers (Sherman, TX). Style: Berliner Weisse Style Ale. ABV: 6.2% Ratings: Jonny - 6.2, Max - 6. Film: "The Tragedy of Macbeth" directed by Joel Coen. Ratings: Jonny- 7.7, Max - 7. Beer 2: "Rocky Road Reserve Stout" from 903 Brewers (Sherman, TX). Style: Imperial Stout ABV: 13% Ratings: Jonny - 5.5 Max - 2. Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max...

Reheat: 229. "Summer of Soul" // Jackrabbit Brewing Co (Sacramento, CA) 28.01.2022 1:05:53

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema; Beer 1: "Peach Pale Ale" from Jackrabbit Brewing Co (Sacramento, CA). Style: Pale Ale. ABV: 5.5% Ratings: Jonny - 6.1, Max - 7. Film: "Summer of Soul (...or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)" directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson. Ratings: Jonny- 9.3, Max - 9. Beer 2: "Citrus Sunset" from Jackrabbit Brewing Co (Sacramento, CA). Style: IPA ABV: 6.5% Ratings...

251. "The Power of the Dog" // "Don't Look Up" // The Brewing Projekt (Eau Claire, WI) 14.01.2022 1:22:10

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema: Featured Brewery: The Brewing Projekt (Eau Claire, WI) Beer 1: "Puff Tart; Strawhubarb.". Style: Smoothie Sour. ABV: 5.1% Ratings: Jonny - 7.5, Max - 7. Film: "The Power of the Dog" directed by Jane Campion. Ratings: Jonny - 7.2, Max - 8. Beer 2: "Puff Tart XL." Style: Smoothie Sour ABV: 9% Ratings: Jonny - 5.8 Max: 8. Inside Hot & Bothered: Max: "Don't Look Up" (202...

250. "Spider-Man: No Way Home" // Belching Beaver (San Diego, CA) 07.01.2022 1:02:59

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema: Beer 1: "Oak Czech Pilsner" from Belching Beaver (San Diego, CA). Style: Pilsner. ABV: 6.2% Ratings: Jonny - 6.2, Max - 6. Film: "Spider-Man: No Way Home" directed by Jon Watts. Ratings: Jonny - 7.8, Max - 7. Beer 2: "Horchata" from Belching Beaver (San Diego, CA). Style: Imperial Stout ABV: 9% Ratings: Jonny - 7.5 Max: 7. Inside Hot & Bothered: Rest In Peace, Einste...

249. Nightmare Alley // Matrix Resurrections // Almanac (Alameda, CA) // Alvarado (Monterey, CA) 25.12.2021 1:02:22

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema: Beer 1: "Love Hazy IPA" from Almanac Beer Co (Alameda, CA). Style: NE IPA. ABV: 6.1% Ratings: Jonny - 7.2, Max - 5. Film: "Nightmare Alley" directed by Guillermo Del Toro. Ratings: Jonny - 6.9, Max - N/A. Beer 2: "Pie Hard with A Vengeance" from Alvarado Street Brewing Company (Sonoma, CA). Style: IPA ABV: 8% Ratings: Jonny - 8.5 Max: 7. Film: "The Matrix Resurrectio...

248. "Belfast" // Sonoma Springs Brewing Co (Sonoma, CA) 17.12.2021 1:13:21

This week on Fresh Hop Cinema: Beer 1: "Zeus" from Sonoma Springs Brewing Company (Sonoma, CA). Style: NE IPA. ABV: 7.1% Ratings: Jonny - 6.3, Max - 6. Film: "Belfast" directed by Kenneth Branagh. Ratings: Jonny - 9.3, Max - 9. Beer 2: "Waggin' the Dog" from Sonoma Springs Brewing Company (Sonoma, CA). Style: IPA ABV: 7.2% Ratings: Jonny - 7.5 Max: 4 Inside Hot & Bothered: - Max - New Album? - Max...