Hops & Bops Podcast

🍺 𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙪𝙩

📍New England Brewing Company (Woodbridge, CT)

💿 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮

🎤 Logic

╰ Tom’s throwing down another Producer’s Pick, and he’s bringing us to deep space for this one. We’re diving into Logic’s sophomore effort while sipping on one of NEBCO’s staple IPAs. Enjoy!

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HOSTS: Joe and Mike

PRODUCER & EDITOR: Tom Atkins

GRAPHICS: Joe Scovill

MUSIC:

› Intro: “Dream” - The Smoove Series

› Outro: “Medusa” - Tom Atkins

🍺 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙁𝙖𝙗𝙪𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙢 𝙑𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙨

📍Half Full Brewery (Stamford, CT)

💿 𝙃𝙖𝙡𝙛 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙮

🎤 St. Paul & The Broken Bones

╰ We’re trying out some new vibes this episode, starting with southern soul band St. Paul & The Broken Bones’ debut album. Pairing with it is our first sour IPA courtesy of Half Full Brewery. PS - Mike really loves this album, so you MIGHT be in for a treat 😉

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HOSTS: Joe and Mike

PRODUCER & EDITOR: Tom Atkins

GRAPHICS: Joe Scovill

MUSIC:

› Intro: “Dream” - The Smoove Series

› Outro: “Medusa” - Tom Atkins

🍺 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙮 𝙉𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚

📍Citysteam Brewery (Hartford, CT)

💿 𝙍𝙚𝙙

🎤 Taylor Swift

💁🏻‍♀️💁🏼‍♀️ Jen & Heather

╰ This jam-packed episode is for the Swifities. We let the fans decide what Taylor Swift album we feature, and her 4th album, Red, took the crown. Since we have no idea what the hell we’re talking about, our friends Jen and Heather join us and drop some serious knowledge. To drink, they brought The Naughty Nurse, an amber ale from one of CT’s OG breweries, Citysteam. Finally, Tyler Ronald of Citysteam drops in with a special message about the beer! Okay, enough of us yapping...get to streaming!

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HOSTS: Joe and Mike

PRODUCER & EDITOR: Tom Atkins

GRAPHICS: Joe Scovill

MUSIC:

› Intro: “Dream” - The Smoove Series

› Outro: “Medusa” - Tom Atkins

🍺 𝙊𝙡𝙙 𝘾𝙝𝙪𝙗

📍Oskar Blues Brewery

💿 𝙈𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝘼𝙩 𝙈𝙞𝙙𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩

🎤 Foo Fighters

╰ On this episode, we revisit the first artist we ever featured, Foo Fighters, and their 10th studio album and 2021 release. As the Foos venture into a new musical style, we follow suit and talk about our first scotch ale, Oskar Blues’ Old Chub. What do we think? Listen and see!

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HOSTS: Joe and Mike

PRODUCER & EDITOR: Tom Atkins

GRAPHICS: Joe Scovill

MUSIC:

Intro: “Dream” - The Smoove Series

Outro: “Medusa” - Tom Atkins

🍺 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙩

📍Guinness

💿 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧’𝙨 𝘾𝙤𝙙𝙚

🎤 Dropkick Murphy’s

╰ It’s our 1st annual St. Patrick’s Day special, and take a wild guess as to what we’re drinking and listening to... DING DING DING, Guinness and Dropkick Murphy’s! Let the shenanigans and “Tom”foolery ensue 🍀🤘🏼🍺💿

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HOSTS: Joe and Mike

PRODUCER & EDITOR: Tom Atkins

GRAPHICS: Joe Scovill

MUSIC:

Intro: “Dream” - The Smoove Series

Outro: “Medusa” - Tom Atkins

🍺 𝙏𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝘽𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚

📍BAR (New Haven, CT)

💿 𝘼𝙨 𝘿𝙖𝙮𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝘿𝙞𝙚𝙨 [𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙀𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣]

🎤 Killswitch Engage

💁🏼‍♂️ 𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙧

╰ Our buddy Trevor is back with a takeover of his own! To the table, he brings the special edition of Killswitch Engage’s 4th album, which features their iconic cover of “Holy Diver,” and BAR’s aptly titled blonde ale, a classic in the city. Just wish he brought some pizza, too.

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HOSTS: Joe and Mike

PRODUCER & EDITOR: Tom Atkins

GRAPHICS: Joe Scovill

MUSIC:

Intro: “Dream” - The Smoove Series

Outro: “Medusa” - Tom Atkins

🍺 𝙍𝙞𝙨𝙚

📍Whalers Brewing Company (South Kingstown, RI)

💿 𝙈𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨

🎤 Rush

💁🏻‍♂️💁🏼‍♂️ 𝙋𝙖𝙪𝙡 & 𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙧

╰ [Insert 𝘐 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶, 𝘔𝘢𝘯 reference here] as we talk about prog-rock maestros Rush’s legendary album and sip on Rhody-based Whalers’ flagship American Pale Ale. Joining us is Tom’s buddy, the one and only Paul “Canarky” as well as our good friend Trevor. AND, we have a special message from Josh Dunlap, founder and head brewer of Whalers! SLAPPIN’ DA BYASS MANNNN!

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HOSTS: Joe and Mike

PRODUCER & EDITOR: Tom Atkins

GRAPHICS: Joe Scovill

MUSIC:

Intro: “Dream” - The Smoove Series

Outro: “Medusa” - Tom Atkins

🍺 𝙐𝙉𝘿𝙄𝙑𝙄𝘿𝙀𝘿 𝘾𝙏 𝙄𝙋𝘼

📍CT Brewers Guild x Aspetuck Brew Lab (Bridgeport, CT)

💿 𝙁𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼 𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙛𝙡𝙮

🎤 Fair To Midland

╰ This episode features the 2000s dark horse band Fair To Midland’s marquee album. To drink, we sip on the open source IPA from the CT Brewers Guild and Aspetuck Brew Lab. This beer has been adopted by 20+ other CT breweries, each putting their own spin on it, and sales benefit the Guild. For more on this important beer, we have special messages from Peter Cowles from Aspetuck and Phil Pappas, Executive Director of the Guild. Cheers!

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HOSTS: Joe and Mike

PRODUCER & EDITOR: Tom Atkins

GRAPHICS: Joe Scovill

MUSIC:

Intro: “Dream” - The Smoove Series

Outro: “Medusa” - Tom Atkins

🍺 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝘼𝙡𝙚

📍Witchdoctor Brewing Company (Southington, CT)

💿 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙨 & 𝘽𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙨

🎤 Sevendust

💁🏻‍♂️ 𝙅𝙤𝙨𝙝 𝙉𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙨 (Co-Founder, Witchdoctor)

╰ It’s time for our first sour, so we’re revisiting Witchdoctor and dabbling with their limited-batch Starburst Sour, brewed with (yes) ACTUAL STARBURST! To pair with that, rock band Sevendust’s 2014 acoustic release, complete with new songs and acoustic versions of their classics. To top it all off, Josh Norris, co-founder of Witchdoctor, joins us to talk about the beer, the album, and his musical experiences. Okay, enough readin’ and get to streamin’!

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HOSTS: Joe and Mike

PRODUCER & EDITOR: Tom Atkins

GRAPHICS: Joe Scovill

MUSIC:

Intro: “Dream” - The Smoove Series

Outro: “Medusa” - Tom Atkins

🍺 𝙈𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙨 𝙏𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝘼𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝘼𝙡𝙚

📍 Dogfish Head

💿 𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙗𝙮𝙚 𝙔𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙍𝙤𝙖𝙙

🎤 Elton John

╰ A King, a Knight, and 3 clowns walk into a podcast recording studio...what happens next? Listen and find out! For this Producer’s Pick, we revisit Dogfish Head and their ancient ale while discussing Elton John’s career-defining double album. See what the guys think!

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HOSTS: Joe and Mike

PRODUCER & EDITOR: Tom Atkins

GRAPHICS: Joe Scovill

MUSIC:

Intro: “Dream” - The Smoove Series

Outro: “Medusa” - Tom Atkins