Hop In, We're Drinking!

In this episode of the Hop In, We're Drinking Podcast, hosts Nick and Joe celebrate their 20th episode with guest John Matthew Crane, a home brewer and educator known as Demented Teacher Brewing. The conversation explores John Matthew's experiences as a history teacher, including a memorable trip to Normandy Beach with his students, and how his passion for teaching translates into his brewing jour...

In this episode of the Hop In We're Drinkin' podcast, hosts Nick and Joe welcome Kevin Darling from Houndbound Brewing, a medal-winning home brewer. The conversation explores Kevin's journey into home brewing, the challenges and joys of brewing various beer styles, and the importance of community and charitable initiatives in the brewing world. They discuss the evolution of home brewin...

In this episode, Nick and Joe celebrate West Virginia Day and delve into local culture, including the legend of Mothman. They welcome Ben from Reanimation Brew Co, who shares his journey of homebrewing. The conversation explores various brewing techniques, the evolution of home brewing equipment, and the supportive community surrounding the craft. They also discuss the influence of horror movies o...

And we are back for another week of wonderful homebrew talk! This week we were honored to have Jordan from Billy's Tavern Brews join us to talk about all things beer. Sit back, grab a beer, lend us your ears, and cheers!

After a 2 week hiatus, the Hop In crew is back at it with another great homebrewing interview. This week we were joined by Ben from Apt. 6 Brewing, out of Idaho. Ben has been killing the beer game over the last several years, winning multiple medals and being a member of the Master Homebrewers Program. Grab a beer, lend us your ears, and cheers!

After a month long break from straight homebrew talk, Nick and Joe sit down with James from Junction Point Brewing out of Labrador, Newfoundland. We had a wicked time recording this one and hope you guys enjoy it as much as we did. Sociable!

For episode 14, Joe and Nick have on a special pair of guests who are our biggest supporters for this stupid podcast. Ashley and Yvette join us this week to talk about beer, assisting with homebrewing, and endless beer banter that everyone will find humor and enjoyment in. Hope you enjoy!

Hello party people! This week we talk with Kels and Erica of We Do Crafts on Instagram. If you're not familiar with them, you certainly won't be missing out on the hilarious content that they put out from week to week! We had a blast talking with these 2 about how they met, where their beer journey started, and we shared a ton of laughs!

Hello beer friends! This week we speak with beer enthusiast Rog Brews. We talk about his life in the homebrewing world, some of his methods, and his interests in running and how he has incorporated his love of beer and running together. As usual, grab a beer, lend us your ears, and cheers!

In episode 11, Joe had the opportunity to record on site at Waikiki brewing with Pat Feltz, the Director of Brewing Operations. Pat talked with us about his brewing journey and his time with Waikiki. ***Disclaimer: This was our first on site recording and we had some technical difficulties. Bear with us as we perfect this type of recording, it's not perfect but we're trying!***

This week we were more than lucky to have Julia Herz, executive director of the American Homebrewers Association. Throughout our discussion, Juila talked with us about her beginnings into homebrewing, her involvement with the AHA, and the recent transition of the AHA going to an independent status and what the means for the future of homebrewing of the AHA itself. Grab a beer, lend us your ears, a...

After a week long hiatus, Nick and Joe are back with a banger of an episode! This week Dave Zalatoris (Beer In Front) joins us to chat about his beginnings in craft beer, his Beer In Front brand, and his creation and idea behind the Beer Media Group. We loved our conversation with Dave and I hope that you guys do too!

This week, the guys talk with Eric, a homebrewer who developed Irie Beer Company. Join us as we talk about Eric's beer interests and homebrew experiences. Cheers!

In Episode 7, Nick and Joe sit down and chat with Fred, The Blind Brew Guy. Fred is a fellow homebrewer who lives in the state of Arizona, while also spending his summers in Minnesota. During the episode, Fred explains his homebrewing journey, the challenges that his visual impairment has caused, and some adaptations that he has made because of that. We also discuss Fred's feature cover story...

In episode 6, Nick and Joe begin a little homebrewing education by discussing the holy trinity of hops: Simcoe, Mosaic, and Citra. As they discuss the flavor profiles of these hops and various information about hop additions in homebrew, they also discuss Nick's upcoming trip to Louisville and a planned get together in San Diego later this year. Cheers!

In episode 5, Nick and Joe speak with Nate, The Boozy Scientist. Nate is from Arizona, and joins the guys to talk about his beer and homebrewing journey. Nate offered great insight about his homebrewing experiences and offers great advice to anyone interested in jumping into the hobby. Grab a beer, lend us your ears, and enjoy! Cheers!

In episode 4, Nick and Joe talk with Timmy (7ohbrew) from the Vegas area. They discuss Timmy's entry into craft beer and his evolution into social media, his experience with Pinter, and even the Baltimore Orioles. Grab a beer, and lend us your ears. Cheers!

Welcome to episode three of the Hop In, We're Drinking podcast. This week, Nick and Joe speak about their craft beer journeys and their homebrew experiences as they answer some questions that will be asked to various guests. Grab a beer, lend us your ears, and enjoy the beer banter. Cheers!

Welcome to episode 2 of the Hop In We're Drinking Podcast! This week, Nick and Joe spoke with Dimitri, a homebrewer from the Bay Area who has named his homebrewing projects Dim Brewing. As usual, have a seat, crack a beer, and let us bless your ears for another week of random beer shenanigans. Cheers!

Join us for episode 1 as Joe and Nick introduce themselves, what lead to their friendship, and what the ultimate vision is for the podcast.