Hoppy Trails

In this episode Nick and Travis interview a Special Guest to delve into the current craft beer trends, as well as the evolution of craft beer, that brought us to the craft beer scene today. Is craft beer getting boring? Decide for yourself after you listen!

From High School to Podcast Partners - This episode touches on some of our incredible journey of friendship! Join Nick and Travis as they reminisce about their more than 25 year bond that started in high school and led them to create this amazing podcast. Honestly, we could probably do an entire season just talking about old times we've had together, and telling crazy stories. Instead, we're taking this episode to give you all a little peak behind the curtain to get to know us a little better, and who we are outside the show. We appreciate everyone who listens, and we can't wait to bring you more great content as we continue forward. This episode is available in video format on our YouTube channel. Send us comments, feedback and your Trail Reports to contact@hoppytrailspod.com; and check out our Instagram @hoppytrailspod. All of our links can bve found by heading to www.hoppytrailspod.com; and you can support the show by donating to us at www.patreon.com/hoppytrailspod. Copyright 2024, Sequoidea Productions, LLC, all rights reserved. 

Thanks for joining us again on this journey down the Hoppy Trail! In this episode we talk about, you guessed it, food and beer! Thanks to Patron Billy for the awesome Trail Report, we always look forward to sharing your adventures. Thank you all for your patience as we work to get caught up on this season's episodes. We'll be releasing the video version soon on YouTube so check that out when it's ready. We'll try to release once a week until we get caught up, so watch not only for the regular releases every other Friday, but at least one episode in between as well for the next few weeks. Thanks as always to Patrons Robert, Jared, Billy and Carlos for all of your support. It's easier to spend those long hours editing knowing that we're making it for you! Be sure to check out www.hoppytrailspod.com for all our links including contacts, where you can send us your feedback and most importantly, send us your Trail Reports. We love hearing from you and sharing your adventures in the episodes. If you're not already a Patron, and you enjoy what we do, please consider sending us a couple bucks at www.patreon.com/hoppytrailspod as it helps us cover production costs for the show and gives you access to Patron Only content. Be sure to follow us on Instagram @HoppyTrailsPod for a lot more content in between episodes. And check out our YouTube channel (also @HoppyTralsPod) for video versions of the episodes and additional content not found anywhere else. Copyright Sequoidea Productions, LLC, 2024, all rights reserved. 

Coming at you once again from South Carolina! Thank you all for your patience, this was a heck of an editing undertaking and we're happy it's finally ready for your listening pleasure. We'll be releasing the video version soon on YouTube so check that out when it's ready. Thanks as always to Patrons Robert and Billy for such an amazing weekend, we can't wait to do it again soon. Thanks to New Groove for putting on the amazing fesitval, and to everyone else that made this weekend memorable. Be sure to check out www.hoppytrailspod.com for all our links including contacts, where you can send us your feedback and most importantly, send us your Trail Reports. We love hearing from you and sharing your adventures in the episodes. If you're not already a Patron, and you enjoy what we do, please consider sending us a couple bucks at www.patreon.com/hoppytrailspod as it helps us cover production costs for the show and gives you access to Patron Only content. Be sure to follow us on Instagram @HoppyTrailsPod for a lot more content in between episodes. And check out our YouTube channel (also @HoppyTralsPod) for video versions of the episodes and additional content not found anywhere else. Copyright Sequoidea Productions, LLC, 2024, all rights reserved. 

You waited for it and here it is! Part 1 of our South Carolina Adventure! Originally everything was going to be a single episode but there was just too much content and there was no way to shrink it down coherently. So here we go, Part 1 of the South Carolina journey with Patrons Billy and Robert. Thank you both, we had such an amazing time with you out on the Hoppy Trail. In this episode we talk about so many places in South Carolina that we can't list them all here. Check our Instagram over the next few weeks where we'll shout them all out individually. Stay tuned for Part 2, which we plan on releasing right after this (if everything goes smoothely, which it never does...). And remember to Always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending! Cheers. Be sure to check out www.hoppytrailspod.com for all our links including contacts, where you can send us your feedback and most importantly, send us your Trail Reports. We love hearing from you and sharing your adventures in the episodes. If you're not already a Patron, and you enjoy what we do, please consider sending us a couple bucks at www.patreon.com/hoppytrailspod as it helps us cover production costs for the show and gives you access to Patron Only content. Be sure to follow us on Instagram @HoppyTrailsPod for a lot more content in between episodes. And check out our YouTube channel (also @HoppyTralsPod) for video versions of the episodes and additional content not found anywhere else. Copyright Sequoidea Productions, LLC, 2024, all rights reserved. 

Special Guest Episode! Today we have Steve, the Intoxicated Traveler join us on our journey down this Hoppy Trail. We spend some time talking about how IG got started and stories of some of our various travels. We do a deep dive into a recent article that's gotten a lot of people fired up about the fate of the beer industry, so make sure you stick around after the break! Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/hoppytrailspod by donating as little as $3/month for the article notes and other bonus content, and for some upcoming Patron Only hangouts! Your donation helps us cover the costs of making this show and bringing you all this great content. If you're in the South Carolina area please consider meeting us at the New Groove Artisan Brewery - Woodstock 24 Barrel Aged Beer Festival! We'll be in South Carolina all weekend so reach out if you'd like to meet up for a beer. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-groove-presents-woodstock-2024-tickets-744568021997  Check out the Article on Men's Health if you'd like to follow along with our breakdwon: https://www.mensjournal.com/food-drink/craft-beer-bubble  Send us comments, feedback and your Trail Reports to contact@hoppytrailspod.com; and check out our InstaGram account @hoppytrailspod. All of our links can be found by heading to www.hoppytrailspod.com; and you can support this show by donating to us at www.patreon.com/hoppytrailspod.  Copyright 2024, Sequoidea Productions, LLC, all rights reserved

After a short break we are Back! No, we did not change the release day, and hopefully we'll be back on regular releases coming next episode! In this episode Nick and Travis talk about their recent adventures together with Oli's Cheesesteaks at Post Not Bills in Seaside, California, and also discuss their upcoming trip to the Woodstock Barrel Aged Beer festival in South Carolina. We also dip our toes into Dry (Brut) January. Of course there's a lot more packed into the episode, so come along on the journey and remember to Always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending! Cheers. Send us your comments, questions and Trail Reports to contact@hoppytrailspod.com; and check out our InstaGram account @hoppytrailspod. All of our links can be found by heading to www.hoppytrailspod.com; and you can support this show by donating to us at www.patreon.com/hoppytrailspod.  Copyright 2024, Sequoidea Productions, LLC, all rights reserved. 

Welcome back Trailmates! In this episode Nick and Travis recap the successes and failures of Thanksgiving dinner, and talk what to do with Thanksgiving leftovers so you don't get bored. Travis talks about his trip to Cambria for the Christmas Market, as well as his stops into Firestone Walker and Barrel House Brewing in Paso Robles, CA. Thanks for joining us, check out and shout out everyone we talk about on the show, and Remember to Always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending! Cheers. Hit us up on all our socials, and send us yhour comments and feedback, as well as Trail Reports, to contact@hoppytrailspod.com; and find all of our links on www.hoppytrailspod.com  

This episode is a delayed release 1) to make sure you get the maximum benefit right before Thanksgiving; and 2) because I really, really had a hard time "fixing" some audio issues. Please, please be kind as the audio is exponentially better than it was, and really this episode almost didn't make it to release! We talk about a lot of breweries, food items, really everything! Remember to give a shoutout to everyone we talk to, and make sure to Alwayus say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending! Cheers. Check out all our links on our linktree, found at www.hoppytrailspod.com, send us your comments and Trail Reports to contact@hoppytrailspod.com; and toss us a couple bucks at Patreon.com/hoppytrailspod  

This is an announcement that your regularly scheduled episode has been pushed to next week. Why? Well because it's a Thanksgiving episode completely stuffed with Thanksgiving goodness and it just makes more sense to release it leading up to the big day. It will have so much amazing content that we assure you it's worth the wait! Check out some good stuff we'll be putting out on the socials this weekend, and fear not, next week you will get your Hoppy Ending! Cheers.

This is a special Halloween episode! If you'd like to see our costumes, check out the video episode on YouTube. There's not a lot of editing on this one, because we spent our time trick or treating instead! So grab a stout and your bag of candy, and enjoy the show! Give us a shoutout on all the social medias, and remember to Always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending! Cheers. If you're out in the field, send us a trail report to contact@hoppytrailspod.com, and for more content and links head to www.hoppytrailspod.com  

Has craft beer gone too far?! Well has it? This episode Nick tells us about multiple adventures he had over the past two weeks, including an amazing Cider Festival. Travis takes us on a journey into a Food & Wine article written in 2017, exploring the adventurous (and sometimes Ballsy) side of craft beer, and uncovers some of the nuance the article's author overlooked. You can read the article for yourself here: https://www.foodandwine.com/lifestyle/has-craft-beer-movement-finally-gone-too-far We would love to hear from you. Send us an email to contact@hoppytrailspod.com with any questions, comments, and especially Trail Reports! go to www.hoppytrailspod.com for our LinkTree with links to everything you could need. That includes our Patreon, where you can throw us a couple bucks to help us keep the show going) As always we take some side paths off the main Hoppy Trail, but still have a great time on the journey. Give a shoutout to all the folks we talk about in this episode, and remember to Always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending!  And for those who made it all the way through the episode, you'll know what these two links are about: https://youtu.be/y1fV3edEdfE?si=R9ys4x6ZFJ3Hxeb5 https://youtu.be/Ulq1ie41L40 Cheers!

This episode Nick and Travis record out on the trail! That's right, this is a live, on the scene recording at Lefty's Taproom in Sacramento. We spend some time talking with Julio, the co-owner, as well as some of the staff. We have some fun with this episode, and get to spend the day eating some outstanding BBQ and drinking a variety of amazing beers.  Remember to show some love to all the places we talk about, either by stopping in or just giving them a shoutout on Social Media so they know where you heard about them. And remember to Always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending! We'd love to hear from you, so please send us your comments and feedback, questions, and even Trail Reports to contact@hoppytrailspod.com. You can find all our other links by visiting www.hoppytrailspod.com.  Please take some time to check out the Kokua Project with Maui Brewing Co, see which breweries near you are participating, hassle the ones near you that are not, and remember to buy the beer when it's out to support a good cause. Learn more on their website: https://mauibrewingco.com/kokua Also, Makuahines Streatery has finally lost their food truck to the ravages of time. Please consider throwing them a few bucks to get back up and running, by making a donation on their gofundme page: https://gofund.me/829054c7 ; every donation helps no matter how great or small!

This week Nick and Travis talk about the journey to the West Coast Double India Pale Ale, also known as the West Coast DIPA. Let's take a little journey together down the Hoppy Trail. There will be a few detours as always, but we'll have a good time and always end up where we're going. Remember to give some love to all the breweries we talk about, either buying their beer or just a shoutout on their socials; and remember to Always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending! Cheers. We'd love to hear from you, so please send comments and feedback, questions, and even Trail Reports to contact@hoppytrailspod.com. You can find all our other links by visiting www.hoppytrailspod.com.  Please take some time to check out the Kokua Project with Maui Brewing Co, see which breweries near you are participating, hassle the ones near you that are not, and remember to buy the beer when it's out to support a good cause. Learn more on their website: https://mauibrewingco.com/kokua/ Also, Makuahines Streatery has finally lost their food truck to the ravages of time. Please consider throwing them a few bucks to get back up and running, by making a donation on their gofundme page: https://gofund.me/829054c7 ; every donation helps no matter how great or small!  

In this episode we talk about a very important topic: the Maui Brew Co Kokua project collaboration beer to benefit the victims of the Maui fires. Please go to https://mauibrewingco.com/kokua/ to find out which breweries near you are participating. If you have a favorite brewery that is not on the list, contact them and ask them to participate. We're all a community here, and we need to take care of each other. When our fellows are in need, we all respond to the call for help. Please, everyone, show the love we share on the Hoppy Trail.   As always, we talk about food and whatever else comes up. Make sure you give a shoutout on social media to everyone we talk about, and remember to Always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending!   Send us your questions and feedback to contact@hoppytrailspod.com; and find all of our links by going to www.hoppytrailspod.com. You can find more content by Sequoidea Productions, LLC, by going to www.sequoidea.com

Thank you for joining us once again as we make our way down the Hoppy Trail. It's only Nick and Travis this time, no special guests! We talk about a great beer from Track 7 Brewing in Sacramento, California; and Nick tells us about Snow Peak Brewing in Stayton, Oregon.   As always, we talk about food and whatever else comes up. Make sure you give a shoutout on social media to everyone we talk about, and remember to Always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending!   Send us your questions and feedback to contact@hoppytrailspod.com; and find all of our links by going to www.hoppytrailspod.com. You can find more content by Sequoidea Productions, LLC, by going to www.sequoidea.com   Track 7 Brewing - https://track7brewing.com/   Snow Peak Brewing - www.instagram.com/snowpeakbrewingco  

In this very special episode we take a little fork in the road to talk about a close cousin of our good friend the Hop plant. What cousin is that? Well listen in to find out! We have a special guest to talk about a variety of topics, and we can't wait for you to meet her. Join us on this journey down the Hoppy Trail, and remember to Always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending! As always, we ask you to give a shout out to everyone we mention in this episode on their social media, and patronize them if you can! Send us your questions, comments or other feedback, as well as trail reports to contact@hoppytrailspod.com.  You can find all our links by going to www.hoppytrailspod.com, and you can find more content by Sequoidea Productions LLC by going to www.sequoidea.com  

We had an issue with the video recording so this episode will be audio only. We had special guest Julio Peix, owner of Lefty's Taproom in Sacramento. Julio has many years in the food and beer industry, including many years with the now-former Anchor Brewing when it was owned by Fritz Maytag. We touch on so many topics and honestly we could have kept going for hours. We'll absolutely have Julio back in the future. For not, make sure you buy tickets for the Sacramento Beer and Chili Fest, September 30th, 2023. There will be a ton of great amateur and professional chili being served, as well as 25-30 breweries. www.bit.ly/SacChiliCookoff While you're there check out Lefty's Taproom - https://www.leftystaproom.com/ As always, we ask that you give a shoutout to everyone we mention in this episode on their social media, and patronize them if you can. Hopefully we see you at the Sacramento Beer and Chili Fest, if you can make it be sure to come say hello. And remember to Always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending! Cheers! For more like this be sure to check out www.sequoidea.com to see all the content made by Sequoidea Productions, LLC.  

We! Had! A! Wonderful Time! Thank you Billy Joseph Jr. (@billy_joseph_jr on IG) for meandering with us down the Hoppy Trail, hanging out, talking food and beer! This episode will be released in full video for everyone, along with the audio only for your podcatcher.   Please check out Billy Joseph Jr. on his IG page here: https://www.instagram.com/billy_joseph_jr/ ; and be sure to catch him in some upcoming films that he talks about on this episode.   Give some love to everyone we talk about this episode, and as always remember to say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending!   In this episode we talk about: 12 Bones Brewing https://www.instagram.com/12bonesbrewing The 8th State Brewing https://www.instagram.com/the8thstatebrewing The Whale Collective https://www.instagram.com/thewhaleavl The Veil Brewing https://www.instagram.com/theveilbrewing Sierra Nevada https://www.instagram.com/sierranevada Hacienda Hay and Feed https://www.instagram.com/hacienda.cv Grain Station Brew Works https://www.instagram.com/grainstation/ Bierly Brewing http://instagram.com/bierlybrewing  

  This episode is a very exciting journey down the Hoppy Trail.    First: We have a very special guest, Matteo from Milan Italy. Matteo talks to us about the growth of the Craft Beer movement in Italy, as well as current trends and developments. We talk about comparisons with craft beer in other regions, including the United States which Nick and I are most familiar with. Great information, and we learn about a very "exotic" food that is apparently quite normal in Italy and other parts of the world.   Second: We have launched our YouTube channel! For now, it's just audio versions of the show with our logo as the visual, so feel free to share our past and current episodes with friends and family who may be more inclined to access it on YouTube instead of a podcatcher. Soon we'll be releasing specialized video content made for YouTube, like short interviews, longer cook videos with more instruction than our food reels, and other show related content. Each new episode will automatically release to the channel as well. Check it out!   Finally: We will release our very first VIDEO version of the podcast on Patreon! (as soon as I can get the edited video to export!) To see our beautiful faces, including Matteo's beautiful face, become a patron for as low as $3 a month. We currently don't have any plans for releasing the video version of the show to YouTube in the near future, so the only way to look into our studios for full episodes will be to become a patron.   We put a lot of work into this show, and currently fund it out of our own pockets. Help support the show so we can keep providing you the content you love, and we'll keep looking for creative ways to give back to those that support us!   We have another special Trail Report from listener Billy Joseph Jr., this time out on the road talking to the owner of 12 Bones Brewing in Arden North Carolina. Check them out on Instagram: https://instagram.com/12bonesbrewing   As always, we take some forks in the road, but we always make progress down the Hoppy Trail. Please go to https://patreon.com/HoppyTrailsPod and give us your money! It lets us produce additional content that's only for patrons, send out fun merch, and even release episodes early. If you have a chance please check out everyone we talk about and show them some love, and shout them out on social media so they know where you heard about them! And Always remember to say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending! We would love to hear from you. Please give us feedback, send us Trail Reports, or submit ideas for "Pub Bites" via email to contact@hoppytrailspod.com; you can also find us on our various platforms by going to www.hoppytrailspod.com; and be sure to check out all the fun stuff we post on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hoppytrailspod/ Check out more about this show and other Sequoidea Productions, LLC shows and projects at http://www.Sequoidea.com