After a Brief Hiatus, What the Hops is returning! Get ready for a slate of new episodes focusing on the craft beer scene and so much more in a new format!

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What The Hops Season 2 Return!

In our first What The Hops Spotlight, Brian sat down with Adam Burnett from Eli Fish Brewing Company at Magic Bear Beer Cellar in Larkinville during a Buffalo Beer Geek Week Event. What's Adam been cooking and listening to and watching during his off time? What vacation is on his bucket list? Listen in to find out!

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WTH Spotlight - Adam Burnett

Brian sits down with Pete Maier, Head Brewer at One Eyed Cat Brewing to find out more about the young location in Williamsville, NY!

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WTH On Site - Pete Maier One Eyed Cat Brewing

It's Episode 1! Join us as we discuss the Buffalo beer renaissance including reviews of Big Ditch Brewing Company Deep Cut and Community Beer Works Moonpies for Misfits.

Episode 1 - Buffalo Breweries

Just when you thought you were safe, it's Episode 2! We review Resurgence Brewing Company R&D #13 and the Mikkeller/ Thin Man Brewery/ Barrier Brewing Company collaboration  See Delight. Also in this episode:  Near riots when Pizza Hut stopped serving beer, comparing the coffee and craft beer scenes, and foreshadowing of a cider episode? Thanks for listening, subscribing and rating!

Episode 2 - Buffalo Bars & Stores

Welcome to Episode 4!

It was Smashtag tapping day at Old First Ward Brewing / Gene McCarthy's so we decided to celebrate by enjoying some on the podcast. We jump into another IPA from the other brewery in Buffalo's First Ward and try the recent canned release of Sticky Trees. The beer doesn't stop there as we sample beers from Foreign Objects and Interboro as well.

Topics on the podcast include:
- Is Martin Brodeur the best goaltender to play  the game?
- How much would you sell a nostalgic shirt for?
- Jack White's no phone policy at concerts
- Buffalo's most famous dive bar, The Pink

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Episode 4 - Smashtag Day

It's the hottest weekend to hit Buffalo in a while as well as Canada Day/ 4th of July Weekend so what does that mean? Headbands, seafood and juice! We're joined by Greg who brought his bag of tricks, a bunch of beer from Tree House Brewing.  We also enjoy local offerings West Shore Brewing, Thin Man Brewery, Big Ditch Brewing and Ellicottville Brewing!  It's a beer heavy episode with more juice than what's in a Capri Sun. 

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Episode 5 - The Juice is Loose

We decided to spend Episode 8 talking about one of our favorite styles of beer, the gose!  We give a review of West Fest at West Shore Brewing while enjoying their Cucumber Mint Gose collab with Old First Ward Brewing then enjoy another collab that Thin Man Brewery did with Industrial Arts Brewing and Lough Gill Brewery, an oyster gose by the name of Sligose

Also Discussed:
 Them delicious barnacles in Lake Erie that nobody eats
 Fruited Beer Styles
 Collaborations and relationships between breweries

Enjoy the nature and children playing in the background and take in the full effect of Summer Time!

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Episode 8 - What The Gose

On this episode Brian and Eric get drunk and reminisce about Warped Tour memories while drinking some beer from artists who have played the touring festival. We try JDub's Brewing Co. Less Than Jake Orange Wheat and Barrier Brewing Co. Hop Damn! IPA in honor of Buffalo's own Every Time I Die. WE talk pop punk, metalcore, being old at concerts and what the festival and music meant to us.  

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Every Time I Die video mentioned: https://youtu.be/foA0oma6ey4
Crack open a cold one and hit the pit with us!

Episode 12 - Warped Tour

It's another two parter for us! Adam and Brian went down to Buffalo Brewing Company to watch some hockey, drink some beers and talk shop with owner, John Domres. This half we touch base on what he has going on the day before Thanksgiving as well as the weekend after. As always with John the conversation gets in depth on aspects of the industry also. Troy from Drinking Points is with us too to add his flavor to the conversation so you know it's going to go a bit off the rails!

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Episode 23 - Thanksgiving at Buffalo Brewing Company

It's a new year and the beer releases are coming in hot and heavy already! We talk about 2 beers from 42 North Brewing Company in good ol' East Aurora as well as jump into a bunch of west coast beers from Bottle Logic, Modern Times, and Russian River. Eric is already in midseason form so you'll want to listen to the tangents we get off on!

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Episode 27 - 42 North Brewing & West Coast Fun

We took a trip to Alchemy Wine and Beer in Hamburg, NY and  sat down with Morgan and Amy of Content on Draft for this week's episode. These ladies help craft beverage businesses create a connection with people like us by helping them tell their stories so why not let them tell their story. They give us great insight on branding through social media and other outlet, The Pink Boots Society Buffalo Chapter and Professional Thumb Wrestling.  Oh, and Brian continues his fight against basic ketchup. 

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Episode 28 - Content on Draft

We attended the 2019 Buffalo Niagara Brewers Invitational on January 27th and were able to talk to plenty of great people in the scene. On this episode we talk to One=Eyed Cat Brewing (5:52), Big Inlet Brewing (9:50), Pressure Drop Brewing (12:22), Big Ditch Brewing Co. (20:35), Sato Brewpub (23:35), Buffalo Beer Reviews (27:36), Rusty Nickel Brewing Co. (30:10), Buffalo Brew Fab (35:57), Brickyard Brewing Co. (37:42), Steelbound Brewery (43:00) and West Shore Brewing Co. (45:23). The event was a blast, Thanks again to the Buffalo Niagara Brewers Association for putting on such a wonderful event.

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Episode 30 - 2019 Brewers Invitational

The guys are all back together and Brian brought some goodies back from Boston. We talk Extreme Beer Fest while drinking beers from Trillium, Other Half, Equilibrium, Alesmith, Big Ditch, and a Beer Tree/ Mortalis collab. Needless to say, the ABV is high and the adjuncts are a plenty!

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Episode 31 - Extreme Beer Fest & Hype Beers

Buffalo hosted the BNBA/ NYSBA Brewers Festival on 6/22 and Brian and Savana were there to catch all the action! We talked to local friends as well as others across the state while enjoying plenty of fun beers. 

1:08 - Swiftwater Brewing Company (Rochester)
3:11 - Reinvention Brewing Company (Manchester)
5:18 - Southern Tier Brewing Company (Lakewood)
6:55 - Newburgh Brewing Company (Newburgh)
11:01 - Brickyard Brewing Company (Lewiston)
14:01 - Old First Ward Brewing (Buffalo)
14:35 - Woodcock Brothers Brewery (Wilson)
16:11 - Three Heads Brewing (Rochester)
17:56 - Pressure Drop Brewing (Buffalo)
23:38 - Silver Lake Brewing Project (Perry)
29:37 - Rusty Nickel Brewing (Buffalo)
32:52 - West Shore Brewing (Clarence)
34:44 - One-Eyed Cat Brewing (East Amherst)
44:06 - Young Lion Brewing Company (Canandaigua)
46:10 - Flying Bison Brewing Company (Buffalo)
52:34 - Froth Brewing (Buffalo)
54:21 - Rohrbach Brewing (Rochester)
61:08 - Big Ditch Brewing Company (Buffalo)
64:29 - CB Craft Brewers (Honeoye Falls)

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Episode 42 - BNBA & NYSBA Brewers Festival

It's the eve of NHL Free Agency and Brian and Eric are all over it! We drink beers from Adirondack Brewery, Paradox Brewery, Masthead Brewing Company, Bearded Iris Brewing, and Buffalo Brewing Company.

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Episode 43 - Free Agency Eve

Brian, Eric, Savana and Shannon discuss topics such as: 

- Brian's campaign to call Chandler St, "Chandy Land"
- Reality Television
- Are certain bands overrated/ underrated
- Flat Earthers and Holocaust Deniers

All while drinking beers from:

- Finback
- Iron Tug Brewing
- The Veil/ Hudson Valley collab
- KCBC
- Bearded Iris/ Weldworks collab
- Platform
- West Shore
- Beer Tree

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Episode 45 - The Veil, Finback and More!

Brian and Savana went to Lockhouse Distillery to sit down with Cory Muscato, co-owner of Lockhouse and an organizer for the music festival Cobblestone Live! 

Cobblestone Live  is a music festival taking place on August 2 & 3 in the Cobblestone District of Buffalo, NY. With over 30 musical acts and countless activities between the two days, Cory gives us a better idea of what to expect. 

With sloths, face painting, a spaghetti eating contest and plenty of music and beer to go along with it all, it's an event you don't want to miss.

Listen in and head to http://www.cobblestonelive.com to grab tickets or go find them, Lockhouse Distillery or Buffalo Iron Works on social media for more information.

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Episode 46 - Cobblestone Live!

Brian and Eric were joined by Donnie Burtless, creator of Buffalo Eats to talk beer, food, music and well, Buffalo in general. We get into all sorts of topics including parking in the city, Shelton Brothers Fest, The Funhouse and Buffalo Pizza. We drink beers from Brickyard Brewing Company, Grimm Artisan Ales, Funk Factory Geuzeria, Thin Man Brewery, 42 North Brewing Company and Mortalis Brewing Company.

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Episode 49 - Beers with Donnie Burtless (Buffalo Eats)

Brian and Savana hit Brooklyn for a weekend and brought back some treats. We drink beers from Sixpoint, Interboro, Founders and Hudson Valley while we talk about visiting all the hotspots including Threes, Grimm and Other Half. It's a super hipster episode!

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Epsiode 51 - WTH Take on Brooklyn

Buffalo Beer Week is upon us so we got together with Scott of WNY Brews to talk all about it! We were joined at the annual Brewers Shuffleboard Tournament at Big Ditch Brewing by Brian of Buffalo Beer Reviews and talked to a bevy of people in the scene. Listen in as we have guests galore from West Shore, 12 Gates, 42 North, Thin Man and more as we discuss Beer Week, the Buffalo IPA they all brewed and as always the conversation goes off the rails.

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Episode 52 - Buffalo Beer Week 2019

We drove north until we almost hit Canada and decided to stop and  enjoy Lewiston, NY to hang out at Brickyard Brewing Company! We met up with head brewer John Paul Meeter along Lewiston natives, Taylor and CJ, and surprised them with Karl Kolbe of Pressure Drop fame. Get ready for beer, religion, politics and well, A Bunch of Richards. It's a conversation you don't want to miss.

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Episode 53 - A Bunch of Richards w/ JP and Karl

Adam, Brian and Eric celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving by talking about the start of the NHL season. We get into the Sabres hot start, expectations for them and other teams and get a little nostalgic in the process.

Article mentioned in the episode: On That Green Bottle Tip

Beers on this episode:

Threes Brewing – Wandering Bine Saison
Founders Brewing Company – CBS (Canadian Breakfast Stout) (2017)
Founders Brewing Company – KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout) (2018)
Community Beer Works – Singularity (Citra) IPA

Big Heads Media Promo: Rinkside with Zack & Kevin

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Episode 55 – Canadian Thanksgiving & Hockey’s Back!

Adam,  Brian and Eric drink a vertical of sorts by drinking 3 years of Sixpoint Brewery’s Beans releases. We also touch on Community Beer Works placing at GABF, local spooky myths and Octoberfest.

Beers on the Episode:

Weihenstephaner – Hefeweissbier Dunkel
Sixpoint Brewery – 3Beans Baltic Porter
Sixpoint Brewery – Barrel-Aged 4Beans Baltic Porter
Sixpoint Brewery – 5Beans Baltic PorterBig Heads Media Promo – Small Town SecretsBe Sure to Rate, Review, Subscribe and Follow us on:
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Episode 56 – Drink Your Beans!

Brian, Eric and Savana are together for this episode and we’re talking about Miami, FL metalcore legends, Poison the Well! We get into a bit on what the band meant to us, are they Florida’s best metalcore band, and Derek Miller leaving and starting Sleigh Bells.  We also get off topic a bit and talk mascots and their personal lives, how Thrice started Barstool and Brian’s video collection (no, not that video collection).

Beers on the Episode:

Weldwerks Brewing Co. – Juicy Bits NEIPA
Bolton Landing Brewing Company/ Belt Line Brewery – DDH Peepin’ Leaves Double NEIPA

Poison the Well on Spotify /// Apple Music

Big Heads Media Promo – Brew Crime

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Episode 57 – Weldwerks & Poison The Well

The gang discuss Jimmy Eat World's catalog and jump into Big Ditch Flamingo Vision among others!

Episode 58 - Jimmy Eat World & Flamingo Vision

We’re back to help usher in a new year and decade! Brian and Eric discuss hard and soft nuts, the 450 North debacle, the Marc Miller debacle, some local releases you might have missed while we were away and upcoming local events to be excited for!
Beer on the Episode:

Greater Good Imperial Brewing Company – Evana
Buffalo Brewing Company – 1910 Czech Pilsner
To Øl – Mr. Brown (2017)
Kings County Brewers Collective – Basquet of Beasts (Collab with Basqueland Brewing)
Upcoming Festivals Discussed:
January 26, 2020 (2p-5p) – 2020 Brewer’s Invitational
February 1, 2020 (2:30p-7p) – Barrel Jam 2020
February 9, 2020 (12p-4p) – Thee Barleywine Classic & Invitational
February 16, 2020 (11:30a-3p, 4p-7:30p) – CollaBEERation Fest
Big Heads Media Promo:
Retro Late Fee
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Episode 59 – Ringing in 2020

Episode 60 is live!🎙️🎙️🎙️ Well, not live but we were on location at @communitybeer digging into a few offerings from our basements!

We touch base on the ongoing 450 North situation, if there's a difference on canning big ABV beers and aging them and more

Episode 60 - Cellar Beers at CBW

The 2020 Brewers Invitational was this past weekend so Savana and Brian decided they needed to repeat the shenanigans from last year! Listen in as we get info about new and upcoming releases, 2020 plans and news from breweries all over WNY.
Breweries on this Episode:

@12gatesbrewing
@fiveand20
@westshorebrewingco
@brickyard_brewing_company
@pressurebrewers
@happysherpatravel
@bigditchbrewing
@ellicottvillebrewing
@rustynickelbrewing
@lillybellemeads
Also Conehead!

Episode 61 - 2020 Brewers Invitational

It's our 2nd Flagship February Episode! This year we hit up classics from @abitabeer @troegsbeer @anchorbrewing @newbelgium @boulevard_beer and @threesbrewing while finishing off with a sour from @fixed_gear_brewing

Listen in as we talk about Them Chiefs winning it all, get into some halfway point hockey talk and our usual odd stuff.

Episode 62 - Flagship February 2.0

We're back in Lewiston at @brickyard_brewing_company for their inaugural Cask Festival! Brian was joined by @beer.brat to cover all the happenings and talk to few a guests. Listen in as we talk to @brewedbottled @flyingbisonbrewing @oneeyedcatbrewing and @niagara_cultural to get info on what they have coming up and more!

Episode 63 - Brickyard Cask Festival 2020

The Inaugural CollaBEERation Festival was held on 2/16 in Buffalo and it was a blast! Brian was joined by fellow beer geek Rob to chat with brewers and more about the one of a kind festival which featured beers brewed in collaboration with local beer drinkers input and help. Brian was a part of the @pressurebrewers team which brewed a Strawberry Milkshake IPA with Glitter.

Episode 64 - 2020 CollaBEERation Festival

Brian and Savana hop on Houseparty and talk beer with Andrew Hardin and Jeremy Rossi!

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