The Skol Hop

We tried another Field Day Brewing beer on this episode. This time it was the Czech Dark Lager, and it was awesome! We talked about a particular Viking making it onto the NFL’s top 100 list. We also talked about preseason games and if they’re worth going to or not. Finally, we run down a list of things we hate most about sports.  We hope you’ll grab your favorite beverage and join us! Skol! Shouto...

Taking a page out of George Kittle’s book, we discussed some things we’d do to guarantee a Vikings Super Bowl like he did recently on Bussin’ with the Boys. Let’s just say, there’s plenty of things we’d both be willing to do to bring a title to Minnesota. Then we chatted about the new season of Netflix Quarterback series with a familiar face. Lastly, we talked about some key Vikings departure that...

We cover a lot of ground on today’s episode. First we discuss the passing of a Vikings legend, Jim Marshall. We both hope they decided to enshrine him in the hall of fame some day. Then we talk about how JJ McCarthy is apparently crushing it so far at Vikings OTAs and Christian Darrisaw made his return to the practice field, which is a very surprising but awesome thing. Kwesi got his bag and will...

Not to be a downer, but sometimes being a Vikings fan downright sucks. If you’ve ever felt that way about this team, than this episode is a space for you to listen to us air our grievances about the misery of being a Vikings fan. We drink some pretty good beer (Big Grove’s Citrus Surfer) while we do so, but that may be the only redeeming factor in the episode.  We hope you’ll grab your favorite be...

We featured a beer from a new brewery on today’s episode. We tried Dimensional Brewing Company’s Ca$hin’ Czech$, a dark lager that was surprisingly good. Then we got into topics including the Vikings possibly trading for a tight end or a corner back as the offseason kicks into high gear. We also talked about the new Protector of the Year award that will be given out by the NFL and teams that curre...

With a I-O-W-A Amber in hand from Adventurous Brewing , we dive deep into NFL owners voting to approve NFL players participating in flag football in the 2028 Summer Olympics. We also spend some time talking about another successful Minnesota team, the Timberwolves advancing to the Conference Finals for a second consecutive year. Lastly, we get into the weeds of the 2025-2026 NFL schedule as it per...

As we await the release of the 2025 NFL Regular Season Schedule, we take a look at the Vikings opponents for the upcoming season and theorize about all of the possibilities. We take turns analyzing the most interesting matchup and the game that worries us the most as Vikings fans. We discuss all of this while enjoying another Iowa Craft beer, this time from a brewery down the street from us. We tr...

We give our reactions to the 2025 NFL Draft while enjoying the Iowa IPA out of Firetrucker Brewery in Ankeny, IA . What a great beer! Everything seems to be looking up for the Vikings right now. JJ McCarthy seems healthy and ready to go, Randy Moss’ son might go to rookie camp, and Andrew VanGinkel re-signed with the Vikings for the upcoming season to bolster the defense. We can’t wait for footbal...

On this episode of The Skol Hop we dissect the rumors swirling around a quarterback who will remain nameless with ties to the Vikings. We also give our thoughts on who the Vikings should take in the upcoming NFL Draft. Lastly, we talk about our favorite Vikings Draft memories from years past. And of course we’re sipping on a Cyber Sue from Toppling Goliath! We hope you’ll grab your favorite bevera...

After a quick recap of the NFL rule changes that came out of the NFL owners meetings in the past week, we got the chance to hang out with friend of the show Dustin Baker and he brought another Vikings Twitter legend and fellow content creator Sally Spice with him. We talked about compensatory picks, the upcoming NFL Draft, the Vikings QB2 situation, and “The Most Vikings Thing Ever.” All this whil...

We look back on a pretty wild free agency for our favorite purple team. With a comprehensive list of all of the moves involving the Vikings, we share our favorite and least favorite moves so far. Then we play a little game of “That Would Be The Most Vikings Thing Ever” where we describe some scenarios that hopefully won’t happen in the upcoming season, but if they did they would be the most Viking...

We finally got to try the beer we brewed about a month ago (see Episodes 79, 80, and 81) with friend-of-the-show Forrest! Named after Randy Moss’ infamous sideline speech, we feel this beer was just “Born Ready” from the moment it was conceived. It certainly did not disappoint! We chatted about all of the recent updates to Vikings and Bears free agency and made predictions about where each team wo...

Since it’s nearly St. Patrick’s day, we celebrated with Millstream Brewing’s Shenanigans Irish Red Ale . It packs a punch at 7%, but it’s fantastic! While we sipped on those, we dive headlong into everything that developed in the first several days of free agency for our favorite purple team. General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has been working non-stop since the legal tampering window opened on Mo...

We had the opportunity to chat with Leighton Glodek from Strictly Vikings!

Recreational Red Ale was the beer of the night from Great Revivalist out of Clinton, Iowa. Very delicious, would recommend. We gave an update on the beer we’re currently brewing with friend-of-the-show Forrest, and it sounds like the beer could be tried on an episode very soon! Then we got into all of the different storylines surrounding the Vikings offseason including, but not limited to, the fra...

Friend of the show Forrest joins us for the 3rd straight episode as we recap last week’s Brew Day. We’re definitely getting excited to try this new beer we’ve brewed, so keep an eye out for an episode in the future where we try it. Evan brought a few different beers, a Melange you might say, from Lion Bridge Brewing out of Cedar Rapids. We tried their Compensation English Mild Ale and their Spice...

Coming to you on location in Austin’s garage, we embark upon yet another Beer Brewing Day. This year we set out to brew a Nut Brown Ale (name TBD, drop suggestions in the comments). In between brewing activities, we took some time to sit down, drink some beer, and talk about the brewing process and football. We enjoyed Moon Rabbit, a Japanese Rice Lager from Big Grove brewing, Forrest enlightened...

Friend of the show Forrest (the Bears/Michigan fan) joins us as we prepare to brew the 2025 Skol Hop beer. Before we tap into Forrest’s beer brewing expertise, we crack open some Great Revivalist Back Roads Brown Ale and recap all things Super Bowl 59. Then we reflected on last year's beer we brewed with Forrest (see Episodes 28 and 34 for the brew day and first taste of that beer). Forrest fo...

The Mega Cake Stupid Desert Sour from ReUnion Brewing has been haunting Evan at the grocery store for some time now, and finally he had the guts to pick some up! Fear not, it’s a great beer! Dustin Baker made an appearance for the first time in a while and we talked about everything from the Luka Doncic trade to Cooper Kupp’s fit on the Vikings to possible running backs the Vikings could pursue th...

With Big Grove’s Into the Woods Kettle Sour to sip on, we recap the AFC and NFC Championship games that ultimately resulted in another Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl. As with any Chiefs game, the refs played a big role in the outcome and so we couldn’t help but get into NFL officiating and where we think things are headed with that. We give our Super Bowl predictions as we discuss which we’d rather see:...

We spin the Wheel of Purple Punishments one final time due to the fact that the Vikings lost in the Wild Card round to the Rams. Our backs, and our spirits, are a little sore, but we’re Vikings fans so we’ll recover. We dissect the tough loss, we look at some tweets in Skol Patrol, and we look ahead to everything that the Vikings offseason could entail. All this while we sipped on No Coast’s Coffe...

With the Vikings playing the Rams on Monday night in the final Wild Card matchup of the NFL playoffs, we decided to record a day early and hand out some superlative awards to honor the highs and lows of the very unexpected 2024 season. We chose the following categories: Best rookie, Best free agent, Offensive POY, Defensive POY, Special Teams POY, Most likely to return in 2025, Most likely to leav...

It was a day of mourning around The Skol Hop studio as the Vikings dropped their final regular season in embarrassing fashion against the Lions. We broke our Iowa beer rule and drank Surly Brewing’s “Before I Die” lager, an homage to the struggle Vikings fans have endured for far too long. We get into some Iowa beer later on, enjoying Backpocket’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Stout and talk ros...

The Vikings successfully swept the Packers in the regular season and we’re here for it! The Vikings are 14-2! We try IPA Positive from 5 Cities Brewing, a red IPA that supports our local blood bank, and it is amazing. Austin had to spin the Wheel of Purple Punishments because he picked the Vikings to lose this week 17 game against the green team. His punishment was a little uncomfortable at times,...

The Vikings are 13-2 and are heading to the playoffs, but Evan picked the Seahawks to win in this week 16 matchup with the Vikings. The Wheel of Purple Punishments was pretty nice to him this time around and he was able to secure a win in an eBay auction for a sweet Jordan Addison rookie card. Austin got to try the Friends’ Vanilla Porter from River Ridge Brewing , and it was life-changing. We als...