Pops on Hops

Barry and Abigail discuss Bellybutton by Jellyfish and sample South Fork Grapefruit Gose , Squatchy Ale , and Nuclear Seahorse from Booneshine Brewing Company in Boone, North Carolina. The Man I Used To Be reminded Abigail of Never Tear Us Apart by INXS and I Want You (She’s So Heavy) by The Beatles . Barry heard elements of Oh, Darling! and Honey Pie (The Beatles). She Still Loves Him reminded Ba...

Barry, Abigail, and special guest Zachary Hummel, brother to Abigail and son to Barry, discuss Smoke and Mirrors by Imagine Dragons and sample Pure , Spill , Canvas (One) , and Better Place (Tangerine Guava) from Counterpart Brewing in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Special thanks to Greg Gnys, Co-Owner of Counterpart Brewing, for sitting down with us to discuss the history of the brewery! Counterpart br...

Barry, Abigail, and special guest Paul Zawacki [ The Procession , previously interviewed on A Dozen Updates (The Procession Reunion Special) ] discuss Paul’s Jukebox submission, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips . Read about the Yoshimi musical written by Aaron Sorkin, or watch the trailer . Radiolab has an episode about Elisabeth Kübler-Ross , who introduced the five stages of g...

Due to a scheduling issue, we had to delay our regular music episode this week! We should be able to drop it next Friday, but we didn’t want to leave the regular listeners hanging! So… Barry, Abigail, and a few extra guests sample Almond Cherry Cider , Concord Grape Cider , Summerset Shandy , and Becker Farms Raspberry Wheat from Becker Brewing Co. in Gasport, New York, from their AirBNB in Niagar...

Barry and Abigail discuss Conscious Party by Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers and sample Franz With Benefits , Daily Chores , Grass and Flower Series , Nitro Babycakes , and Your Roots Are Showing from Walking Tree Brewery in Vero Beach, Florida. Special thanks to Mike Malone, Head Brewer of Walking Tree Brewery, and his son JT, for sitting down with us to discuss the history of the brewery! Bab...

Barry and Abigail discuss How to Save a Life by The Fray and sample Mel's Gold Ale , 32958 Hazy IPA , Dubbeldolia , Slow Paddle Porter , and Voluntold Oatmeal Stout from Pareidolia Brewing Co. in Sebastian, Florida. Special thanks to Pete Anderson, Co-Owner and Head Brewer of Pareidolia Brewing Co., for sitting down with us to discuss the history of the brewery! Mel’s Gold Ale is named for Mel Fis...

Barry and Abigail discuss The Lonesome Jubilee by John Cougar Mellencamp and sample Just Like Old Times , Spring Shake-Cation , Acai Juliet , and Ambient #7 from Mastry’s Brewing Co. in St. Pete Beach, Florida. Many thanks to Matt Dahm, Owner-Founder of Mastry’s Brewing Co., for sitting down with us to discuss the history of the brewery! Although she did not visit the Abigail Hummel School of Spea...

Barry and Abigail discuss I’m Not Dead by P!nk and sample Feigose, Persimmon Punch, Void Vibe, and Nightman from Overflow Brewing Company in St. Petersburg, Florida. Special thanks to Ryan Sarno, Managing Member of Overflow Brewing Company, for sitting down with us to discuss the history of the brewery! Watch the music video for Stupid Girls. Shout out to New Music for Olds, comedian Christian Fin...

Barry, Abigail, and guest Jeff “Jafo” Shettler discuss Jeff’s Jukebox submission, Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd . We also sample Green Tea IPA and Creatures of Habit from brewLAB in Carpinteria, California, as well as two of Jafo’s own homebrew creations, Haze Phazer and Hazy 8. brewLAB recommended pairing their beer with music from Skinshape . We listened to I Didn’t Know while tasting. Pink F...

As part of our five-hour interview of Matt Carlson ( Harborcoat , The Stick Arounds , The Pantones ) featured on Friends Are Inclusive (Harborcoat & Bell's Brewery) , we asked Matt to rank his top five R.E.M. albums. We present that conversation to you here, approximately one year after we released our own R.E.M. album rankings on R(ank).E.M. (R.E.M. and Royal Palm Brewing Company) . Matt and...

Barry and Abigail discuss Diesel and Dust by Midnight Oil and sample Southern Style , Mini-Weights , Oh Snap! Crack! Pop! , Commodore Crunch , Burberry Baltic Porter , and Vine And Dandy from Intracoastal Brewing Company in Melbourne, Florida. Barry saw Midnight Oil live at a Club 1235 in Miami Beach in June 1988 with his medical school classmate, Dr. Michael Franz. Abigail heard the iconic first...

Barry and Abigail discuss Lungs by Florence + The Machine and sample Scarlet King Red Ale , Well & Good , Lost In Oz Hazy Double , and Tall Pine Porter from Cypress & Grove Brewing Co. in Gainesville, Florida. See the setlist of the performance that Barry and Abigail saw in 2011 when Florence + The Machine opened for U2. Watch the available music videos for this album. Kiss With a Fist rem...

Barry and Abigail discuss KICK by INXS and sample Island Paradise , Jalapeño Honey Blonde , Lichtenhainer (German Smoked Sour Ale) , and Caramel Apple Pie from NOBO Brewing Company in Boynton Beach, Florida. Read about the mysterious death of Michael Hutchence , the frontman of INXS, and read this list of songs inspired by his life and death . Barry went through the exercise of resequencing this a...

Barry and Abigail discuss In 3-D by “Weird Al” Yankovic and sample AvoVino , Carambola Wine , Guava Wine , Passion Fruit , and Lychee Wine from Schnebly Redland’s Winery in Homestead, Florida. Barry saw “Weird Al” in July 1996 at The Fonda Theater in Hollywood, California during The Bad Hair Tour . Years later, in August 2015, Barry surprised Abigail with tickets to see “Weird Al” at The Broward C...

Barry, Abigail, and special guest Jack Cornell discuss Jack’s album One in Wins and sample Octopus Backyard and Hundreds of Babies from Tripping Animals Brewing Co. in Doral, Florida. Jack and his friend Terry Anderson have been musical partners for over 40 years and have collectively formed the rhythm section of The Fabulous Knobs , The Woods, and, most recently, Terry Anderson & The Olympic...

Barry and Abigail discuss Modern Love by Matt Nathanson and sample Pompano Pale , Galaxy Skate , and Liquid Abstract from 26˚ Brewing Co. in Pompano Beach, Florida. Matt Nathanson has released two cover albums, Pyromattia ( Def Leppard covers) and Achtung Matty (song-by-song covers of Achtung Baby by U2 ), and recently released Junk Life , a single with Brett Dennen , who was previously reviewed o...

Barry, Abigail, and guest Todd Sider (Abigail’s uncle and Barry’s brother-in-law) discuss Todd’s Jukebox submission, Pretenders by The Pretenders , and sample Harvester , Undaunted , Dr. Jekyll Low Cal Hazy IPA , and Mr. Hyde High Cal Imperial IPA from Chapman’s Brewing Company in Angola, Indiana. Abigail's only knowledge of The Pretenders prior to reviewing this album was their Christmas song 200...

Barry and Abigail discuss So by Peter Gabriel and sample Waimea Red , Pono Life , and POG Hazy IPA from Maui Brewing Co. in Kihei, Hawaii. Barry’s first exposure to this album was the music video for Sledgehammer . Abigail’s knowledge of Phil Collins and Genesis comes from the Tarzan soundtrack , which Phil Collins wrote. Barry incorrectly remembered that Sussudio by Phil Collins was knocked out o...

Barry and Abigail discuss Death Won’t Send a Letter by Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons and sample Tropical Acres - Guava, Passion Fruit, Mango , Sour Scoop , and Stereo Sets Vol. 2 Low End Theory from 3 Sons Brewing Co. in Dania Beach, Florida. Guy Fieri visited 3 Sons Brewing for the food on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives . Barry heard Peter Gabriel , Elvis Costello , and Jakob Dylan in Cory Chis...

Barry and Abigail discuss Coconut Telegraph by Jimmy Buffett and sample Key Largo Passionfruit Lager , Bloody Iguana , Resistant Strain Double Hibiscus Kolsch , Cranberry Cinnamon Sour , and Kritter Needs Jesus from Florida Keys Brewing Company in Islamorada, Florida. Before medical school, Barry’s entire knowledge of Jimmy Buffett consisted of Margaritaville and Come Monday . Barry recalled first...

Barry, Abigail, and guest Matt Carlson of Harborcoat , The Stick Arounds , and The Pantones discuss Harborcoat’s new album, Joy is Elusive , and sample Official Hazy IPA , Expedition Stout , and II : The Prairie-Grass Dividing (Leaves of Grass Series) from Bell’s Brewery in Comstock, Michigan. Matt and Barry met as Patreon subscribers of Stand Up! with Pete Dominick . Harborcoat is an R.E.M. refer...

Barry and Abigail discuss Eye to the Telescope by KT Tunstall and sample Respect the Escalator , All Tea, All Shade , Tony Bag O' Donuts , and Barrel-Aged Coquito (Pistachio) from J. Wakefield Brewing in Miami, Florida. J. Wakefield Brewing is in the Wynwood district of Miami, known for Wynwood Walls . Johnathan Wakefield, owner of J. Wakefield Brewing, hosts The Beer Hour, described as “the inter...

Barry and Abigail discuss A Fab Four Christmas, Volume. 1 by The Fab Four and sample P. Swayze IPA , Chet Belgian Tripel , Schweinator , and Voidgazer from Lincoln’s Beard Brewing Co. in Miami, Florida. Read the story of Grace Beddell and her impact on Lincoln’s beard. John Falco, co-owner of Lincoln’s Beard, is a big fan of Patrick Swayze , and many of the brewery's beer names are references to h...

We wish all of you a healthy and happy holiday season! We are excited to share this very special bonus episode with all of you. Several friends of the podcast, musicians who have already appeared or will be making their debut in early 2022, were kind enough to share their Christmas greetings… and their Christmas songs… for our Pops on Hops fans! So, pour yourself an eggnog, settle in, and enjoy th...

Barry and Abigail discuss Little Creatures by Talking Heads and sample Splash Pad , Sour Slurps Disco Future , Snake Jazz , and Ninja Juice from Invasive Species Brewing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Abigail recalled seeing David Byrne at the Hollywood Bowl as part of KCRW’s World Music Festival. Read this review of show’s premiere on June 26, 2005, featuring David Byrne, Arcade Fire , Si*Sé , and...