Pops on Hops

Barry, Abigail, and special guest Alison Sigalow discuss BRAT by Charli xcx and sample Key Lime Cider , Raspberry Lemonade Cider , Fig Hard Cider , and Earl Grey Cider from 3 Daughters Brewing in St. Petersburg, Florida. Alison created this playlist of her favorite Charli xcx music throughout her career. View the presentation that Alison created for our recording! Barry used Genius to help him dec...

Barry, Abigail, and special guest Bill Boyle (finally) discuss Bill’s “Phone-a-Friend” submission, Tim by The Replacements , and sample Senate Beer , Raised By Wolves , and Big Tomorrow from Right Proper Brewing Company in Washington, DC. Barry first discovered The Replacements after friends of the pod Terry Anderson and Jack Cornell performed (as members of The Woods ) a cover of The Replacements...

Barry and Abigail discuss Punk Goes Pop and sample Hoppy Sauvy B and Hoppy Red Blend from Crazy Legs Wine Maker in King City, California, paired with Uncorked chardonnay, merlot, and cabernet sauvignon infused truffles. Listen to our playlist of these covers paired with their source material! We briefly mentioned the interesting and varied career of Mandy Moore, who has two songs covered on this a...

Barry and Abigail discuss Animal by Ke$ha and sample Pikeland Pils , Helles Golden Lager , and Haze Fix IPA from Sly Fox Brewing Company in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Read more about the drawn-out legal battle between Kesha and Dr. Luke. Blah Blah Blah features 3OH!3 . The 3OH!3 song you may be familiar with is DONTTRUSTME . Barry mentioned “Weird Al” Yankovic and Will Forte ’s cover of HOT TO GO! b...

Barry and Abigail discuss Who’s Next by The Who (submitted to our Jukebox by the late great Todd Sider, Barry’s brother-in-law and Abigail’s uncle) and sample Afternoon Showers , Sold Out , and PB Chess Pie from Orchestrated Minds Brewing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Many thanks to Davy Martin, Owner and Head Brewer of Orchestrated Minds, for sitting down with us to discuss his brewing philosophy...

When Abigail had the incredible opportunity to attend the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, in August of 2024, friend and mentor of the pod Pete Dominick offered her an even more incredible opportunity: to serve as the official DNC Correspondent for the Stand Up! with Pete Dominick podcast. This is a compilation of the two segments she recorded for the podcast, as well as an exc...

Barry, Abigail, and now-ten-timers’ club member Matty C discuss Matty’s two solo 2024 tours. Read all of Matt’s tour diary entries , especially the entry chronicling his visit to Gainesville ! Matt is the undisputed king of the Pops on Hops multiple guest club, having appeared on our podcast a whopping nine times! He is a talented musician and songwriter from East Lansing, Michigan, whom Barry met...

Barry had the pleasure of joining our friend and frequent guest Matt Carlson on the podcast portion of his project, ⁠What Am I Making⁠ , back on August 19, 2024. Matt is the undisputed king of the Pops on Hops multiple guest club, having appeared on our podcast a whopping nine times! He is a talented musician and songwriter from East Lansing, Michigan, whom Barry met as part of an online community...

Abigail had the pleasure of joining our friend and frequent guest Matt Carlson on the podcast portion of his project, ⁠What Am I Making⁠ , back on August 12, 2024. Matt is the undisputed king of the Pops on Hops multiple guest club, having appeared on our podcast a whopping six times! He is a talented musician and songwriter from East Lansing, Michigan, whom Barry met as part of an online communit...

Barry and Abigail discuss Christmas Cheers by Straight No Chaser and sample Spotted Cow   and Moon Man from New Glarus Brewing Co. in New Glarus, Wisconsin, and Pickle Tickle from Barn Town Brewing in West Des Moines, Iowa. Listen to the original ¿Dónde Esta Santa Claus? by Augie Rios Barry compared the harmonies in I’ll Be Home for Christmas to the harmonies in Auld Lang Syne by The Beach Boys (w...

Barry and Abigail discuss Is This It by The Strokes and sample Brooklyn Pilsner , Brooklyn Brown , and Pulp Art Hazy IPA from Brooklyn Brewery in Brooklyn, New York. Abigail was most familiar with The Strokes’ fourth album, Angles , featuring the epic opening track Machu Picchu . Abigail read into the lyrics of Soma trying to find a connection to the fictional drug from Brave New World . Barry sha...

Barry and Abigail discuss All the Little Lights by Passenger and sample Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin from New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colorado; Heads Will Roll from Yeasty Brews Artisanal Beers in Lauderhill, Florida; and Pumpkin Spies from Dangerous Minds Brewing Company in Pompano Beach, Florida. Abigail saw Passenger live in Orlando on September 7, 2013 - the first concert tick...

Barry, Abigail, and special guest Aaron “The Farmer” Dahlstedt discuss Aaron’s Jukebox submission, Empire by Queensrÿche , and sample Cascade from Union Hill Cider Co. in East Wenatchee, Washington; Dragontail IPA from Icicle Brewing Company in Leavenworth, Washington; and Blueberry Cider from Tieton Cider Works in Yakima, Washington. Barry and Abigail met Aaron as Patreon subscribers of Stand Up!...

Barry and Abigail discuss Just Can’t Get Enough: New Wave Halloween and sample Voodoo Ranger Juice Force , Voodoo Ranger Peach Force IPA , and Voodoo Ranger Tropic Force IPA from New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colorado. The Most Popular IPA in the Country Is Voodoo Ranger. So Is the Second. Abigail first saw a live performance of The Rocky Horror Picture Show in Gainesville, Florida,...

Barry and Abigail discuss Farmhouse by Phish and sample Neon Hazy IPA , Magical Theme Park Whip , and Strawberry Lemonade Gluten Free Sour from Barn Town Brewing in West Des Moines, Iowa. Our beer comes to us today from Kim Nyborg . Abigail referenced that she and Kim guest starred in Making Podcasts Great Again at Stand Up! Pod Jam. The full episode is on Patreon but you can listen to the free pr...

Barry and Abigail discuss GUTS by Olivia Rodrigo and sample Burst Into Bloom , Nightfall , PROST! , and Electric Boogie from First Love Brewing in Fernandina Beach, Florida. Abigail shared a mashup of Olivia Rodrigo’s good 4 u and Paramore ’s Misery Business . She also shared a live mashup of the same two songs when Paramore invited Olivia Rodrigo on stage to perform during one of their concerts!...

Barry and Abigail discuss Cloud Eleven by Cloud Eleven and sample Margarita Sour , Mai Tai - Tiki Easy Collab , and Hi-Pitch Mosaic IPA from Hi-Wire Brewing in Asheville, North Carolina. Barry discovered this album while looking for music to use in a family video and discovering the song Tokyo Aquarium . You can check out the video Tokyo Aquarium on our YouTube channel .  Abigail compared the open...

Barry and Abigail discuss Infinity on High by Fall Out Boy and sample Karma Hoptra IPA , Professor Pickles Sour Ale , Dark Waters Sour , and Parlay Baltic Porter from Coastal Karma Brewing in Lake Park, Florida. Special thanks to Charles Chase for sitting down with us to discuss the history of the brewery! Check out the setlist of the Fall Out Boy concert that Abigail attended in Jacksonville, Flo...

Barry and Abigail discuss Catching a Wave by Steve & Teresa and sample Kewalo’s Cream Ale , CoCoWeizen , and Hop Island from Honolulu Beerworks in Honolulu, Hawaii. After a failed Hawaiian music scouting mission involving a fabulous live performance  - but no CDs to take home! - by John Mahi , Barry purchased this album at Aloha Got Soul , a Honolulu-based record label championing new music an...

Barry and Abigail review a variety of food items somehow related to the podcast: Dream Chocolate Pub Collection IPA Milk Chocolate Dream Chocolate Pub Collection Brown Ale Dark Chocolate Dream Chocolate Pub Collection Porter Dark Chocolate Jelly Belly Draft Beer Jelly Beans Boardwalk Food Company Cheese Flavored Craft Beer Pretzels - Abigail found these at Amber Brooke Farms in Williston, Florida!...

Barry and Abigail discuss The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess by Chappell Roan and sample Single in Savannah , Abbey Terno , and Three Fates from Barrel of Monks Brewing in Boca Raton, Florida. Read more about how Chappell Roan spent 7 years becoming an overnight success . Listen to Good Luck, Babe! Watch the music video for Red Wine Supernova . Watch Chappell’s performances on The Late Show a...

Barry, Abigail, and special guest Dinos Korominas discuss Dinos’ Jukebox submission, Professional Rapper by Lil Dicky , and sample Failsafe , Banana Split Fusion , Luminous , and Matterhorn from Woven Water Brewing Company in Tampa, Florida. Dinos recommended the music video for Lemme Freak . Molly features Brendon Urie of Panic at the Disco . Listen to our recent Panic! At the Disco album review,...

Barry and Abigail discuss Drag by k.d. lang and sample Theoretical Jam , Maduro Brown Ale , and Fancy Papers™ from Cigar City Brewing in Tampa, Florida. Listen to the original versions of the songs that k.d. lang covered on this album! Barry compared the ominous-sounding outro of Don’t Smoke In Bed to Goldfinger by Shirley Bassey . We played a bit of The Hollies ’ version (in Barry’s eyes, the def...

Read Uncle Todd Sider's obituary . If you are so inclined, charitable donations in his honor can be made to the Dr. Todd Sider Training, Education & Excellence Memorial Fund at the Parkview Health Foundation or to the Congregation Achduth Vesholom fund for Adult Education . Barry, Abigail, and guest Todd Sider (Abigail’s uncle and Barry’s brother-in-law) discuss Todd’s Jukebox submission,...

Barry and Abigail and special guests Matty and Maddie Carlson discuss Manzanita by Shana Cleveland and sample La Playita and El Farito from The Tank Brewing Co. in Miami, Florida. With this appearance, Matt, who literally just founded our five-timers’ club , is the inaugural member of our six-timers’ club. Barry called him the Larry "Bud" Melman of Pops on Hops. This episode came out of...