The HOP boys are splitting up this week, criss-crossing the country for a multi-brewery episode! Stephen heads east to the Empire State, checking out the “beer balanced by science” offered at Equilibrium Brewing. An independently-owned operation out of Middletown, NY, Equilibrium was dreamed up by a group of MIT students that fell in love with craft beer. As it turns out, engineers make great brewers, (and we highly recommend peeping their Instagram for some of the prettiest beer pics we’ve ever seen!) Meanwhile, Gabe’s off to Denver, CO for a visit to Great Divide Brewing. Founded by Brian Dunn and first featured on Round 44, Great Divide has been producing high quality ales and contributing to the Denver community for nearly 30 years. Sour people – this one’s for you! 

Featured beers: Equilibrium’s String Theory w/ Watermelon & Dragon Fruit and Great Divide’s Strawberry-Rhubarb Sour Ale. Plus: Forget the Olympics, we’ve just discovered the “Florida Man Games” and it’s worse than whatever you’re thinking!