Hoppy Craftsmen - Arizona Craft Beer Podcast

(NSFW) In this episode of Road Sodas it's a rare Chris-less show, but he still manages to tell a bad joke. Ed takes on the hosting duties solo but he isn't alone. Greg From Cöld Brüe Pödcast made the hour-long drive to the studio to give his first hand account of the Copper State beer Festival, but first he's put through the “not so rapid” round. The show is a little longer than the typical Road Sodas episode but that's what happens when you bring on someone who is used to hosting their own show. Don't worry Ed will never be left alone again. Thanks for listening, tell a friend! Our Guest Info: Cöld Brüe Pödcast - Craft Beer Reviews & News Instagram Apple Podcast Copper State Beerfest Our Information: Music Credit: Takotsubo Men The assorted sounds of three ageing humans hitting things in a studio for five days. Beautifully nasty and pretty vile at times but ultimately gorgeous. Enjoy! Follow them! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TakotsuboMen Twitter: https://twitter.com/TakotsuboMen YouTube: https://

(NSFW) In this episode the Hoppy Craftsmen recap Old News in the New Year. Chris gets tricked into drinking a Lager while Ed brings up old news and the death of the Teku? Nate brings a beer from Jester King with instructions to share it with friend of the show John Rowley, instead it was drunk in his honor. Texas must think Arizona and New Mexico are the same place. While discussing the Copper State Beer and Strong Beer festivals they decided to buy some Az Craft Brewers Guild coupon books to give away.. Thanks for listening and tell a friend! Our Information: Music Credit: Takotsubo Men The assorted sounds of three ageing humans hitting things in a studio for five days. Beautifully nasty and pretty vile at times but ultimately gorgeous. Enjoy! Intro: Skint But Free Outro: Takotsubo Man Follow them! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TakotsuboMen Twitter: https://twitter.com/TakotsuboMen YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TakotsuboMen Contact us! Instagram: @hoppycraftsmen Twitter: @hoppycraftsmen Facebook: 

(NSFW) In this episode Ed and Chris pound through a few local and national Oktoberfest style beers to find Das Beste Bier. Ranging from previous official style Märzen to the current Fest Bier and everything in-between. The guys struggle to peal the labels that Trevor's put on their cans. And like always, to pronounce anything correctly. Chris gets to hear all about Ed's trip to Munich and how great it was. So yeah Ed becomes that guy. We compare our list to other websites lists, to see who is Das Beste.   Our Information: Music Credit: Takotsubo Men The assorted sounds of three ageing humans hitting things in a studio for five days. Beautifully nasty and pretty vile at times but ultimately gorgeous. Enjoy! Intro: Skint But Free Outro: Takotsubo Man Follow them! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TakotsuboMen Twitter: https://twitter.com/TakotsuboMen YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TakotsuboMen Contact us! Instagram: @hoppycraftsmen Twitter: @hoppycraftsmen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hoppycraftsmen

(NSFW) Ed, Chris, and Nate get to sit down and share a beer with the Director AZ Craft Brewers Guild Rob Fullmer on this episode of Road Sodas. Since its been so long since they have chatted. They catch up on what has been happening in the world of Arizona craft beer, what festivals look like currently, what beers we are drinking, and what the world looks like now as we slowly roll back into things. Then they get into the new the breaking news about  AZ Strong Beerfest 2022. Enjoi! Road Sodas: An alcoholic beverage (usually beer or perhaps malt liquor) consumed inside a moving vehicle. This beverage can be consumed by passenger, driver, or both. Road Sodas are illegal in most states due to open container laws. Still, they are widely enjoyed as evidenced by all the beer cans littering rural road sides. Our Guest Info: Arizona Craft Brewers Guild Facebook Instagram Arizona Beer Week Our Information: Music Credit: Takotsubo Men The assorted sounds of three ageing humans hitting things in a studio for five days.

(NSFW) In this episode Chris and Ed are joined by patron supporter and fellow geek/nerd Zach Dominguez. For the first time in a long time the Hoppy Craftsmen go venturing out into the wild and land in one of Mesa's newest hidden gems. The Silver Key Lounge! Where they have all the things we enjoy. Namely craft beer and a grip ton of board games. We get to sit down with one of the owners and mastermind, Greg McCleary. We get to hear how living in the Northwest during the craft beer explosion's and his love for board games helped fuel the idea of The Silver Key Lounge. In true HCPC fashion we put Greg and Zach through the "not so rapid" rapid round and generally just geek it up. Enjoi.   Our Guest's Information: The Silver Key Lounge - https://thesilverkeylounge.com/ We are a board game/craft beer and wine lounge opening in Mesa, Arizona. We will serve 16 craft beers on draft along with over 20 other craft canned/bottled beers; our new cocktails menu; an extensive wine list consisting of local and international

(NSFW) This week Ed and Chris put their lexicon of descriptors to the test in a game Ed likes to call, Bloated Not Buzzed. As they blindly pound through twelve beers that are either low calorie or are considered non-alcoholic. The beers themselves run the gambit of local, regional, and national brands. As it is with most things in life, this seemed like a good idea at the time. But, it truly felt like another round of punishment for the Hoppy Craftsmen. So sit back and listen as Ed and Chris struggle with trying to guess which beer is which. Bonus: play along with them, the list of beers are as follows: Firestone Walker Flyjack 96 calories 5 carbs 4% abv Hazy IPA Four Peaks Guilt Lifter 99 CAL 3.4% ABV SCottish Style Light Ale Michelob Ultra 95 CAL 4.2% ABV Superior Light Beer Omission Brewing Ultimate Light Golden Ale 99 CAL Crafted to remove gluten 3 CARBS 4.2% ABV Coors Edge Non-Alcoholic 41 CAL 8 CARBS Four Peaks Desert Day Drinker 4.3 ABV Lagunitas Daytime Day IPA 3 CARBS 98 CAL 4% ABV Michelob Ultra Pur

(NSFW) The week Chris and Ed get rebuked by Stone Brewing's Punishment Ale. Since, the releases of the show have been slim to say the least. They (Mostly Chris) felt the need to inflict some pain on themselves as punishment for this. And what better way then to throw back some 2015 Punishment Ale from Stone Brewing. They talk about a new hip beer from one of the oldest craft breweries in the US. More odd beer flavors that might be pushing the limits of craft beer. They demystify the meaning of the rebuilding of the AZ Craft Brewers Guild emails they have been getting. And try a few good beers as well. Our Information: Music Credit: Takotsubo Men The assorted sounds of three ageing humans hitting things in a studio for five days. Beautifully nasty and pretty vile at times but ultimately gorgeous. Enjoy! Intro: Skint But Free Outro: Takotsubo Man Follow them! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TakotsuboMen Twitter: https://twitter.com/TakotsuboMen YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TakotsuboMen Contact us! Ins

(NSFW) In this weeks Road Sodas episode, The Hoppy Craftsmen go over Phoenix New Time's Best of 2020. A few of the places we love made the list, and was pumped to see them get some recognition. Next, Instagram keeps promoting some strange investment opportunity, the guys dig deeper into what that is. For once Ed and Chris are fan boy'n out to some Wren House brews, while Nate is stuck drinking the #1 Rated IPA in the US. It's a horrible world we know. Which, Ed and Chris see as one of the signs of the coming Craft Beer Apocalypse. This and more on episode 7 of Road Sodas. Road Sodas: An alcoholic beverage (usually beer or perhaps malt liquor) consumed inside a moving vehicle. This beverage can be consumed by passenger, driver, or both. Road sodas are illegal in most states due to open container laws. Still, they are widely enjoyed as evidenced by all the beer cans littering rural road sides. Our Information: Music Credit: Takotsubo Men The assorted sounds of three ageing humans hitting things in a studio for

(NSFW) In this weeks Road Sodas episode, The Hoppy Craftsmen go over Phoenix New Time's Best of 2020. A few of the places we love made the list, and was pumped to see them get some recognition. Next, Instagram keeps promoting some strange investment opportunity, the guys dig deeper into what that is. For once Ed and Chris are fan boy'n out to some Wren House brews, while Nate is stuck drinking the #1 Rated IPA in the US. It's a horrible world we know. Which, Ed and Chris see as one of the signs of the coming Craft Beer Apocalypse. This and more on episode 7 of Road Sodas. Road Sodas: An alcoholic beverage (usually beer or perhaps malt liquor) consumed inside a moving vehicle. This beverage can be consumed by passenger, driver, or both. Road sodas are illegal in most states due to open container laws. Still, they are widely enjoyed as evidenced by all the beer cans littering rural road sides. Our Information: Music Credit: Takotsubo Men The assorted sounds of three ageing humans hitting things in a studio for

(NSFW) The guys catch on some more local news. Probably some other national news, and possibly some regional news as well. I'm sure there is some mention of an odd beer that has been produced. The notable Rowley Farmhouse is mentioned since their head brewer Wes has took a job some where else. Chris tries and old favor tire that turns out to be not so good anymore. Ed and Nate enjoy real craft beers and enjoy Chris' misfortune.  Road Sodas: An alcoholic beverage (usually beer or perhaps malt liquor) consumed inside a moving vehicle. This beverage can be consumed by passenger, driver, or both. Road sodas are illegal in most states due to open container laws. Still, they are widely enjoyed as evidenced by all the beer cans littering rural road sides. Our Information: Music Credit: Takotsubo Men The assorted sounds of three ageing humans hitting things in a studio for five days. Beautifully nasty and pretty vile at times but ultimately gorgeous. Enjoy! Follow them! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TakotsuboMe

(NSFW) The guys are back with this weeks road soda's episode. They talk about what shouldn't be in a beer. Including two newly released beers, one of them is a mustard beer. Sorry for all the puking sounds in the background, they couldn't help themselves. They go over the recent announcement of Stone Brewing's current CEO leaving and what that means for the nations 9th largest "craft" brewery. In more local news Goldwater Brewing found that a foreign brewery is stealing their designs. The guys debate about the line between theft and parody. And how the think that Goldwater should get back at the other brewery. Lastly, the new glass ware has been ordered! Road Sodas: An alcoholic beverage (usually beer or perhaps malt liquor) consumed inside a moving vehicle. This beverage can be consumed by passenger, driver, or both. Road sodas are illegal in most states due to open container laws. Still, they are widely enjoyed as evidenced by all the beer cans littering rural road sides. Our Information: Music Credit: Tako

(NSFW) Road Sodas Return! After a little hiatus the guys are back. Ed recently braved leaving his house for a road trip to California. He hit up multiple breweries, and was able to see how they are handling social distancing compared to Arizona. He was lucky enough to be staying close to Russian River and was able to bring back for the rest of the Hoppy Craftsmen. They talk about the GABF going virtual this year and what that means. They debate the old Blind Pig is better than Pliny, and cover some favorite brews from recent weeks. Road Sodas: An alcoholic beverage (usually beer or perhaps malt liquor) consumed inside a moving vehicle. This beverage can be consumed by passenger, driver, or both. Road sodas are illegal in most states due to open container laws. Still, they are widely enjoyed as evidenced by all the beer cans littering rural road sides. Our Information: Music Credit: Takotsubo Men The assorted sounds of three ageing humans hitting things in a studio for five days. Beautifully nasty and pretty v

(NSFW) Warning this is not a drill! The Craftsmen have Wes from Rowley Farmhouse Ales on the show. Then mysteriously it gets Zoom Hi-Jacked! Some man calling himself John shows up and crashes the party. Listen to the show and if this man sounds like some one you know please send us an email. Though, Ed, Nate, and Chris were still able to talk to Wes about his up-coming hazy IPA coming to the valley soon called Thrace. Nate gets to drool over the mention of getting some cans of Meier, the GABF gold award winning beer. How Rowley is doing in these strange new times. Then this mystery hacker named John tells us tales of geting hit by a car in Tucson. Hmmm maybe we do know this guy?! Have an idea for an up coming Road Soda? Shoot us an email hoppycraftsmen@gmail.com Road Sodas: An alcoholic beverage (usually beer or perhaps malt liquor) consumed inside a moving vehicle. This beverage can be consumed by passenger, driver, or both. Road sodas are illegal in most states due to open container laws. Still, they are wi

(NSFW) In this this weeks remote Road Sodas episode the guys talk about current events in Arizona, how some of the laws should be kept this way for beer and craft drink deliveries. There was a recent article on what beers to drink while watching the Top 10 trending shows on Netflix. The Craftsmen weren't impressed with it. So they created our own! Ed, Nate, and Chris share their top four shows or movies and what beers to pair with each one. Look for more shows like this to help fill the time you spend in quarantine.  Have an idea for an up coming Road Soda? Shoot us an email hoppycraftsmen@gmail.com   Road Sodas: An alcoholic beverage (usually beer or perhaps malt liquor) consumed inside a moving vehicle. This beverage can be consumed by passenger, driver, or both. Road sodas are illegal in most states due to open container laws. Still, they are widely enjoyed as evidenced by all the beer cans littering rural road sides. Our Information: Music Credit: Takotsubo Men The assorted sounds of three ageing humans h

(NSFW) We dig deep into our inner nerd and decide that we are going to drink electronically with each other. In this new easy to consume format, we call Road Sodas, we hope to get episodes out weekly. It will mostly be just updates and our thoughts on the state of Arizona Craft Beer. Which isn't much different than our standard format, just hopefully shorter. So, from three corners of the Valley Ed, Nate, and Chris connect up and share stories and beers with each other. They go over the current state of Arizona craft beer scene. Some things that are good, and others that have us hopping for the best but bracing for the worst. They also talk about what to pair your end of the world Netflix watch list with. Road Sodas: An alcoholic beverage (usually beer or perhaps malt liquor) consumed inside a moving vehicle. This beverage can be consumed by passenger, driver, or both. Road sodas are illegal in most states due to open container laws. Still, they are widely enjoyed as evidenced by all the beer cans littering r

(NSFW) The week Chris and Ed dive into all the new beers that the valley recieved during AZ Craft Beer Week. They ponder if everyone is finally seeing the value in selling the valley. They drink a beer which might have invoked the devil but we will find out next episode. It is possibly just a dumping ground for other saturated markets. Due to crazy lifes Chris was the only person to make Strong Beer Fest, he decieded to go old school and just do some networking with the craft beer community. This year was better than other for getting into the festival for us. True to form, the festival itself was bigger and larger than before. During VIP though, everyone was standing in line for Wren House, and showing now love for the other great breweries. Everyone at the festival loved the new C&D stickers. Some of the stand out beers came from some of the more well known and others were from some great up and upcoming breweries.  Our Information: Music Credit: Takotsubo Men The assorted sounds of three ageing humans

(NSFW) This week the Craftsmen talk about a few things happening around Arizona. First up, is the upcoming Strong Beer Festival, and the Arizona Strong err Craft Beer Week. We talk about the events that happen and why we get excited for them but never seem to make it out to any of them. We crack open a Hazy Cat Lady from 12 West Brewing, to discuss the latest news from Noel Garcia former Co-Owner/Head Brewer of 12 West. What that means to the Arizona craft beer scene and what we hope that may mean for us craft beer drinkers. We reveal what our new C&D sticker that we made is, and we talk about what other future merchandise, stickers, and swag we have plans for. Then we go over a current controversy with State 48 and State Forty Eight. Are you confused? So is everyone else. Hope you enjoy this gem!   Our Information: Music Credit: Takotsubo Men The assorted sounds of three ageing humans hitting things in a studio for five days. Beautifully nasty and pretty vile at times but ultimately gorgeous. Enjoy! Intr

(NSFW) This week Ed, Nate, and Chris head out to the far West Valley to Litchfield Park to chat with new owner Ian Harwell of Ground Control fame. Where the motto has always been No Crap on Tap! Special guest the AZ Bearded Realtor Francisco Isaula joins the guys to go over what he is doing out west to high light some amazing business like Ground Control. So look for that special video edition of the show coming to his video feed. We dive in and put them both through the rapid round.  Guest Info: Ground Control - Ian Harwell 4860 N. LITCHFIELD RD., LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ 85340 https://www.groundxcontrol.com/ https://www.instagram.com/groundcontrollitchfield/ AZ Bearded Realtor Francisco Isaula https://www.instagram.com/azbeardedrealtor/ https://www.facebook.com/AZBEARDEDREALTOR/ Our Information: Music Credit: Takotsubo Men The assorted sounds of three ageing humans hitting things in a studio for five days. Beautifully nasty and pretty vile at times but ultimately gorgeous. Enjoy! Intro: Skint But Free Outro: Tak

(NSFW) The First episode of 2020, It's a new year but we are up to our old tricks. We start off by drinking another banger from our friends at Rowley Farmhouse Ales followed by some solid local brews. News of another controversial beer name and questions about how to calculate ABV. Chris and Nate play the Price is Right over beer temperature. The Hoppy Craftsmen make some bold resolutions about, new stickers, new glassware, 3D printed merch and upgrages to the studio.  Our Information: Music Credit: Takotsubo Men The assorted sounds of three ageing humans hitting things in a studio for five days. Beautifully nasty and pretty vile at times but ultimately gorgeous. Enjoy! Intro: Skint But Free Outro: Takotsubo Man Follow them! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TakotsuboMen Twitter: https://twitter.com/TakotsuboMen YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TakotsuboMen Contact us! Instagram: @hoppycraftsmen Twitter: @hoppycraftsmen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hoppycraftsmen/ E-mail: hoppycraftsmen@gmail.com Bl

(NSFW) In this end of year episode Ed and Chris go over a lot of local happenings. One bit of news hits home pretty hard for Chris. But at the same time is a glimpse of hope for friends of the show. They cover not one but two different AZ centered beer books that have been released. The latest brewery openings in Phoenix and around the valley. They touch on Holiday beers, New Belgium's sellout, is Ballast Point craft beer again, and much more.  Our Information: Music Credit: Takotsubo Men The assorted sounds of three ageing humans hitting things in a studio for five days. Beautifully nasty and pretty vile at times but ultimately gorgeous. Enjoy! Intro: Skint But Free Outro: Takotsubo Man Follow them! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TakotsuboMen Twitter: https://twitter.com/TakotsuboMen YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TakotsuboMen Contact us! Instagram: @hoppycraftsmen Twitter: @hoppycraftsmen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hoppycraftsmen/ E-mail: hoppycraftsmen@gmail.com Blog: http://hoppycraftsmen