Shows
Pops on HopsHoppin’ From the Grave (Rockin’ From the Grave and Seasonal Beers)Barry and Abigail discuss Rockin’ From the Grave and sample Pumpkin Shandy from Penn Brewery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (in collaboration with Soergel Orchards in Wexford, Pennsylvania), Jack from Urban Artifact in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake Mind Over Matter from Magnify Brewing Company in Fairfield, New Jersey.We have gone zero episodes without mentioning the White Album or Abigail’s personal White Album, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Both Black Magic Woman and a cover of The Devil Went Down to Georgia by Steve Ouimette appear on GHIII: LoR, but Abigail was mistaken about (Don’t Fear...
2025-10-311h 51
Pops on HopsStout n’ Sour (Sabrina Carpenter and Spanish Marie Brewery)Barry and Abigail discuss Short n’ Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter and sample PB&J Mixtape: Grape from Xul Beer Company in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Knaus Berry Cinnamon Roll from Spanish Marie Brewery in Miami, Florida.Abigail first learned of Sabrina Carpenter from seeing her Nonsense outros that she customized for each of her concert locations.Watch the music video for Feather, and read about how it was tangentially involved in former mayor Eric Adams’ indictment.Watch the music videos for Taste, Please Please Please, and Espresso.Abigail presented Circle the Drain by K...
2025-10-171h 58
Pops on HopsGrimm Chat, Man (Tracy Chapman and Grimm Artisanal Ales)Barry and Abigail discuss Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman and sample Light Cone, Hypnopompic, and Red Eye from Grimm Artisanal Ales in Brooklyn, New York.Barry spoke about his memory of encountering a curfew during a period of race riots in Bridgeton, New Jersey, where he grew up, when he was eight years old.Prior to this episode, Abigail knew Tracy Chapman best from her version of O Holy Night.Read about Luke Combs’ cover of Fast Car that made Tracy Chapman the first black woman to win Song of the Year at th...
2025-10-031h 54
Pops on HopsAdult Beverages (Katy Perry and Urban South Brewery)Barry and Abigail discuss Teenage Dream by Katy Perry and sample West Coast Pilsner, Carnival Time, and Groovy Juice from Urban South Brewery in New Orleans, Louisiana.Learn more about terpenes in hops!Abigail attended Katy Perry’s Play residency in Las Vegas in 2022 (with F.O.T.P. Alison Sigalow!).Barry heard that California Gurls was a response to Empire State of Mind by JAY-Z and Alicia Keys (although at first he remembered New York State of Mind by Billy Joel). Abigail, in turn, had always thought of it as Katy Perry’s Ba...
2025-09-051h 53
Pops on HopsUsing Honeybees for the Meads (Edie Brickell & New Bohemians and B. Nektar)Barry and Abigail discuss Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians and sample Cherry Limeade, Peach Kill All The Golfers, and Yacht Rock from B. Nektar Meadery in Ferndale, Michigan.Cherries are, in fact, both deciduous fruits and stonefruits.Edie Brickell and Steve Martin released a bluegrass album together in 2013, Love Has Come For You.The “flanged” guitar in the breakdown of What I Am reminded Abigail of Peter Frampton speaking through his guitar in Do You Feel Like We Do - Live.Abigail learned all about Edie Sedg...
2025-08-081h 56
Pops on HopsTAP ME ALES AND SOURS (Billie Eilish and Grand Scheme Brewing)Barry and Abigail discuss HIT ME HARD AND SOFT by Billie Eilish and sample Fashionable Consumption, Heist of the Century, Plausible Deniability, Mesmerist, and Grapefruit Fluff (bonus beer) from Grand Scheme Brewing in Gainesville, Florida.Grand Scheme’s non-alcoholic offering is called Placebo Effect.Abigail and Barry both saw connections between SKINNY and the themes of GUTS by Olivia Rodrigo. Listen to our review of GUTS: ALES (Olivia Rodrigo and First Love Brewpub). Abigail also believes SKINNY is a retrospective summary of the story we are about to explore in the rest of the album, à la...
2025-07-111h 45
Pops on HopsCoegazi (Fugazi and Ghost Town Brewing)Barry, Abigail, and special guest Pete Coe discuss Pete’s “Phone-a-Friend” submission, 13 Songs by Fugazi, and sample Rust and Ruin, Avulsion, and Inhume from Ghost Town Brewing in Oakland, California.We talked a bit about Ian MacKaye, the frontman of Fugazi and owner/co-founder of Dischord Records, the famous Washington, D.C.-based independent punk rock label. Read more about Dischord Records.Pete Coe’s band Shack once opened for Deftones! (Later, Shack changed its name to Zeta Reticuli.)See the famous photo of Guy Picciotto singing while hanging from a basketball hoop.Gho...
2025-06-272h 14
Pops on HopsJukebox: Apiophobia (Breaking Benjamin and Meyers Lighthouse Brewing Co. & Mini Golf)Barry, Abigail, and special guest Derek Hummel, Sr., discuss Derek’s Jukebox submission, Phobia by Breaking Benjamin, and sample Shipwreck, Orange Blossom, Beach Gnome, and Beacon from Meyers Lighthouse Brewing Co. & Mini Golf in Ocean View, New Jersey.With this appearance, Derek joins our three-timers club! Listen to his other two episodes: Make Your Flight (Incubus and Hell 'n Blazes Brewing Co.) and He's the Drinker, We're the Talkers (DJ Jazzy Jeff & Evil Genius).The drummer of Breaking Benjamin for their first two albums was Jeremy Hummel! Welcome to the family, Jeremy!Barry co...
2025-06-131h 58
Pops on HopsPoppa Gaga (Lady Gaga and Prairie Artisan Ales)Barry and Abigail discuss The Fame by Lady Gaga and sample Shifty Modern Pilsner, Watermelon Girlfriend, Kiwi McSqueezy, and Rainbow Sherbet from Prairie Artisan Ales in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.Barry distinctly remembered Lady Gaga’s meat dress.Watch Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl halftime show performance from 2017.Take a peek at the marionberry pedigree.The Fame always reminds Abigail of another Lady Gaga song, Applause.Barry entered I Like It Rough into the Abigail Hummel School of Speaking Smartly About Music with a comparison to Somebody’s Watching Me by Roc...
2025-05-301h 59
Pops on HopsDees Siblings (Arcade Fire and Dees Brothers Brewery)Barry, Abigail, and special guest Zachary Hummel discuss Funeral by Arcade Fire and sample Fruit Cake Brown (Wops Hops Collaberation), Beach Doctor Lime & Coconut Gose, Hipster Potion #5, and Event Horizon from Dees Brother Brewery in Sanford, Florida.Read more about the David Byrne concert featuring Arcade Fire that the Hummels attended in 2005, read the setlist, or listen to the setlist! Abigail compared parts of that concert to Buckets N Boards, a comedy percussion show hosted by F.O.T.P. Gareth Sever!As of the year 2006, Zach’s favorite song by his favorite band was Cr...
2025-05-021h 54
Pops on Hops3 BRATS (Charli xcx and 3 Daughters Brewing)Barry, Abigail, and special guest Alison Sigalow discuss BRAT by Charli xcx and sample Key Lime Cider, Raspberry Lemonade Cider, Fig Hard Cider, and Earl Grey Cider from 3 Daughters Brewing in St. Petersburg, Florida.Alison created this playlist of her favorite Charli xcx music throughout her career.View the presentation that Alison created for our recording!Barry used Genius to help him decipher some of the references in these songs. The entries for 360 and Club classics were especially helpful!Of all the remixes on Brat and it’s completely different but al...
2025-04-182h 07
Pops on HopsBill (The Replacements and Right Proper Brewing Company)Barry, Abigail, and special guest Bill Boyle (finally) discuss Bill’s “Phone-a-Friend” submission, Tim by The Replacements, and sample Senate Beer, Raised By Wolves, and Big Tomorrow from Right Proper Brewing Company in Washington, DC.Barry first discovered The Replacements after friends of the pod Terry Anderson and Jack Cornell performed (as members of The Woods) a cover of The Replacements’ Can’t Hardly Wait. Evidently, The Woods and The ‘Mats crossed paths many a time when both bands were actively touring the East Coast circuit. In fact, Barry commented that the dark humorous writing of Waitress in the Sky i...
2025-04-041h 50
Pops on HopsBonus: Grape Goes Hop (Punk Goes Pop and Crazy Legs Wine Maker)Barry and Abigail discuss Punk Goes Pop and sample Hoppy Sauvy B and Hoppy Red Blend from Crazy Legs Wine Maker in King City, California, paired with Uncorked chardonnay, merlot, and cabernet sauvignon infused truffles.Listen to our playlist of these covers paired with their source material!We briefly mentioned the interesting and varied career of Mandy Moore, who has two songs covered on this album!Abigail educated Barry about the screamo subgenre (in reference to Stretch Arm Strong’s cover of P!nk’s Get the Party Started).We consulted this...
2025-04-012h 02
Pops on Hops$lyFoxy (Ke$ha and Sly Fox Brewing Company)Barry and Abigail discuss Animal by Ke$ha and sample Pikeland Pils, Helles Golden Lager, and Haze Fix IPA from Sly Fox Brewing Company in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.Read more about the drawn-out legal battle between Kesha and Dr. Luke.Blah Blah Blah features 3OH!3. The 3OH!3 song you may be familiar with is DONTTRUSTME.Barry mentioned “Weird Al” Yankovic and Will Forte’s cover of HOT TO GO! by Chappell Roan.Barry entered Dinosaur into the Abigail Hummel School of Speaking Smartly About Music with a whistling comparison to Peter Gabriel’s Games...
2025-03-211h 58
Pops on HopsJukebox: What’s Next (The Who and Orchestrated Minds Brewing)Barry and Abigail discuss Who’s Next by The Who (submitted to our Jukebox by the late great Todd Sider, Barry’s brother-in-law and Abigail’s uncle) and sample Afternoon Showers, Sold Out, and PB Chess Pie from Orchestrated Minds Brewing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.Many thanks to Davy Martin, Owner and Head Brewer of Orchestrated Minds, for sitting down with us to discuss his brewing philosophy and his impressive collaboration and distribution strategy!Barry mentioned the 1979 Who concert in Cincinnati where people lost their lives and the WKRP episode that referenced this event.Barr...
2025-03-071h 52
Pops on HopsBonus: Stand Up! with Pete Dominick DNC CorrespondentWhen Abigail had the incredible opportunity to attend the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, in August of 2024, friend and mentor of the pod Pete Dominick offered her an even more incredible opportunity: to serve as the official DNC Correspondent for the Stand Up! with Pete Dominick podcast. This is a compilation of the two segments she recorded for the podcast, as well as an exclusive segment for Pete’s Patreon supporters - of which Barry and Abigail are two.For a dozen years, Pete hosted a fabulous public affairs show on Sirius XM Radio. His unique an...
2025-02-211h 38
Pops on HopsBonus: Tours Are Exclusive (Interview with Matty C)Barry, Abigail, and now-ten-timers’ club member Matty C discuss Matty’s two solo 2024 tours. Read all of Matt’s tour diary entries, especially the entry chronicling his visit to Gainesville!
Matt is the undisputed king of the Pops on Hops multiple guest club, having appeared on our podcast a whopping nine times! He is a talented musician and songwriter from East Lansing, Michigan, whom Barry met as part of an online community created by Pete Dominick, the host of the Stand Up With Pete Dominick podcast. During one of their weekly hangouts, Matt shared the name of his latest...
2025-02-071h 00
Pops on HopsBonus: Barry Appears on "What Am I Making #072"Barry had the pleasure of joining our friend and frequent guest Matt Carlson on the podcast portion of his project, What Am I Making, back on August 19, 2024.
Matt is the undisputed king of the Pops on Hops multiple guest club, having appeared on our podcast a whopping nine times! He is a talented musician and songwriter from East Lansing, Michigan, whom Barry met as part of an online community created by Pete Dominick, the host of the Stand Up With Pete Dominick podcast. During one of their weekly hangouts, Matt shared the name of his latest band, Harborcoat...
2025-01-241h 11
Pops on HopsBonus: Abigail Appears on "What Am I Making #071"Abigail had the pleasure of joining our friend and frequent guest Matt Carlson on the podcast portion of his project, What Am I Making, back on August 12, 2024.
Matt is the undisputed king of the Pops on Hops multiple guest club, having appeared on our podcast a whopping six times! He is a talented musician and songwriter from East Lansing, Michigan, whom Barry met as part of an online community created by Pete Dominick, the host of the Stand Up With Pete Dominick podcast. During one of their weekly hangouts, Matt shared the name of his latest band, Harborcoat...
2025-01-1034 min
Pops on HopsIs This Wit (The Strokes and Brooklyn Brewery)Barry and Abigail discuss Is This It by The Strokes and sample Brooklyn Pilsner, Brooklyn Brown, and Pulp Art Hazy IPA from Brooklyn Brewery in Brooklyn, New York.
Abigail was most familiar with The Strokes’ fourth album, Angles, featuring the epic opening track Machu Picchu.
Abigail read into the lyrics of Soma trying to find a connection to the fictional drug from Brave New World. Barry shared that there is an actual drug called Soma (Carisoprodol), a muscle relaxant with addictive potential! Neither Barry or Abigail believed that the band was referencing the lingerie company of...
2024-12-131h 50
Pops on HopsAll the Pumpkin Flights (Passenger and Brewery Leftovers)Barry and Abigail discuss All the Little Lights by Passenger and sample Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin from New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colorado; Heads Will Roll from Yeasty Brews Artisanal Beers in Lauderhill, Florida; and Pumpkin Spies from Dangerous Minds Brewing Company in Pompano Beach, Florida.
Abigail saw Passenger live in Orlando on September 7, 2013 - the first concert tickets she bought with her own money, as a 19th birthday present to herself! Unfortunately, the setlist is not available online, but you can see the frequently played songs on that tour here.
Ed Sheeran...
2024-11-291h 43
Pops on HopsFarmer (Queensrÿche and Eastern Washington Brew Tour)Barry, Abigail, and special guest Aaron “The Farmer” Dahlstedt discuss Aaron’s Jukebox submission, Empire by Queensrÿche, and sample Cascade from Union Hill Cider Co. in East Wenatchee, Washington; Dragontail IPA from Icicle Brewing Company in Leavenworth, Washington; and Blueberry Cider from Tieton Cider Works in Yakima, Washington.
Barry and Abigail met Aaron as Patreon subscribers of Stand Up! with Pete Dominick.
Abigail compared the theatricality of Best I Can as an opening track to Astoria by Marianas Trench and Jumpstarted by Jukebox the Ghost.
Aaron also randomly selected our next Jukebox episode...
2024-11-151h 59
Pops on HopsNew Belgium Halloween (New Wave Halloween and New Belgium Brewing Company)Barry and Abigail discuss Just Can’t Get Enough: New Wave Halloween and sample Voodoo Ranger Juice Force, Voodoo Ranger Peach Force IPA, and Voodoo Ranger Tropic Force IPA from New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colorado.
The Most Popular IPA in the Country Is Voodoo Ranger. So Is the Second.
Abigail first saw a live performance of The Rocky Horror Picture Show in Gainesville, Florida, at the late great High Dive. Read more about this historic music venue!
Barry compared Every Day is Halloween by Ministry to Midnight Oil (perhaps Arctic Wo...
2024-10-311h 59
Pops on HopsBarntown (Phish and Barn Town Brewing)Barry and Abigail discuss Farmhouse by Phish and sample Neon Hazy IPA, Magical Theme Park Whip, and Strawberry Lemonade Gluten Free Sour from Barn Town Brewing in West Des Moines, Iowa.
Our beer comes to us today from Kim Nyborg. Abigail referenced that she and Kim guest starred in Making Podcasts Great Again at Stand Up! Pod Jam. The full episode is on Patreon but you can listen to the free preview here.
Abigail declared that Heavy Things was the Mambo No. 5 of this album.
Read about the Jibboo, a fictional Dr. Seuss...
2024-10-181h 38
Pops on HopsALES (Olivia Rodrigo and First Love Brewing)Barry and Abigail discuss GUTS by Olivia Rodrigo and sample Burst Into Bloom, Nightfall, PROST!, and Electric Boogie from First Love Brewing in Fernandina Beach, Florida.
Abigail shared a mashup of Olivia Rodrigo’s good 4 u and Paramore’s Misery Business. She also shared a live mashup of the same two songs when Paramore invited Olivia Rodrigo on stage to perform during one of their concerts! Read the full story of their copyright battle as well as Olivia and Taylor Swift’s.
Abigail compared the guitar solo in bad idea right? to the keyboard line in Ick...
2024-10-041h 49
Pops on HopsWired Three (Cloud Eleven and Hi-Wire Brewing)Barry and Abigail discuss Cloud Eleven by Cloud Eleven and sample Margarita Sour, Mai Tai - Tiki Easy Collab, and Hi-Pitch Mosaic IPA from Hi-Wire Brewing in Asheville, North Carolina.
Barry discovered this album while looking for music to use in a family video and discovering the song Tokyo Aquarium. You can check out the video Tokyo Aquarium on our YouTube channel.
Abigail compared the opening of Look of Sky to the opening of Iris by The Goo Goo Dolls. Barry played a bit of Blackbird by The Beatles for the comparison of the bird s...
2024-09-201h 48
Pops on HopsKarma in Flight (Fall Out Boy and Coastal Karma Brewing)Barry and Abigail discuss Infinity on High by Fall Out Boy and sample Karma Hoptra IPA, Professor Pickles Sour Ale, Dark Waters Sour, and Parlay Baltic Porter from Coastal Karma Brewing in Lake Park, Florida.
Special thanks to Charles Chase for sitting down with us to discuss the history of the brewery!
Check out the setlist of the Fall Out Boy concert that Abigail attended in Jacksonville, Florida!
Abigail briefly described Fall Out Boy’s involvement in Invisible Children, Inc.’s KONY 2012 movement via their music video for I'm Like a Lawyer with the...
2024-09-062h 00
Pops on HopsCatching a Groove (Steve & Teresa and Honolulu Beerworks)Barry and Abigail discuss Catching a Wave by Steve & Teresa and sample Kewalo’s Cream Ale, CoCoWeizen, and Hop Island from Honolulu Beerworks in Honolulu, Hawaii.
After a failed Hawaiian music scouting mission involving a fabulous live performance - but no CDs to take home! - by John Mahi, Barry purchased this album at Aloha Got Soul, a Honolulu-based record label championing new music and rare reissues from Hawaii! While there, he also purchased Lead Me to the Garden by ʻĀina, From These Shores (various artists), Lemuria by Lemuria, and BLUE by Dae Hon.
We previ...
2024-08-231h 45
Pops on HopsThe Rise and Fall of the Chapel Monks (Chappell Roan and Barrel of Monks Brewing)Barry and Abigail discuss The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess by Chappell Roan and sample Single in Savannah, Abbey Terno, and Three Fates from Barrel of Monks Brewing in Boca Raton, Florida.
Read more about how Chappell Roan spent 7 years becoming an overnight success.
Listen to Good Luck, Babe!
Watch the music video for Red Wine Supernova.
Watch Chappell’s performances on The Late Show and The Tonight Show.
Learn about the theory that Chappell is referencing Miss Piggy in her looks.
Barry shared a ma...
2024-08-091h 49
Pops on HopsAmateur Podcasters (Lil Dicky and Woven Water Brewing Company)Barry, Abigail, and special guest Dinos Korominas discuss Dinos’ Jukebox submission, Professional Rapper by Lil Dicky, and sample Failsafe, Banana Split Fusion, Luminous, and Matterhorn from Woven Water Brewing Company in Tampa, Florida.
Dinos recommended the music video for Lemme Freak.
Molly features Brendon Urie of Panic at the Disco. Listen to our recent Panic! At the Disco album review, A Crowler You Can't Pour Out (Panic at The Disco & Disco Witch)! Barry loves the music video for this song!
Bruh… reminded Abigail of Live at Union Square, November 1986 - Live by DJ Jazz...
2024-07-262h 10
Pops on HopsClassic Rewind: Hoptenders (The Pretenders and Chapman’s Brewing Company)Read Uncle Todd Sider's obituary. If you are so inclined, charitable donations in his honor can be made to the Dr. Todd Sider Training, Education & Excellence Memorial Fund at the Parkview Health Foundation or to the Congregation Achduth Vesholom fund for Adult Education.
Barry, Abigail, and guest Todd Sider (Abigail’s uncle and Barry’s brother-in-law) discuss Todd’s Jukebox submission, Pretenders by The Pretenders, and sample Harvester, Undaunted, Dr. Jekyll Low Cal Hazy IPA, and Mr. Hyde High Cal Imperial IPA from Chapman’s Brewing Company in Angola, Indiana.
Abigail's only knowledge of The Pretende...
2024-06-281h 32
Pops on HopsDadzapita (Shana Cleveland and The Tank Brewing Co.)Barry and Abigail and special guests Matty and Maddie Carlson discuss Manzanita by Shana Cleveland and sample La Playita and El Farito from The Tank Brewing Co. in Miami, Florida.
With this appearance, Matt, who literally just founded our five-timers’ club, is the inaugural member of our six-timers’ club. Barry called him the Larry "Bud" Melman of Pops on Hops.
This episode came out of Matt’s interview of Maddie on her favorite albums of 2023. He also interviewed fellow Substacker Kevin Alexander on the same topic.
Shana Cleveland is also in the surf rock b...
2024-06-142h 06
Pops on HopsParrotbarley (Natalie Merchant and Florida Avenue Brewing Co.)Barry and Abigail discuss Tigerlily by Natalie Merchant and sample Dead Parrot, Passion of the Heights, and Luminescence Hazy IPA from Florida Avenue Brewing Co. in Wesley Chapel, Florida.
Modelo is now the top-selling U.S. beer! Read more.
Barry has seen Natalie Merchant in concert twice, most recently in 2023. Check out the setlist from the 2023 show!
Abigail compared Wonder thematically to The Boy in the Bubble by Paul Simon. Barry was reminded of the story of The Elephant Man.
I May Know the Word was written for the film Philadelphia...
2024-05-311h 40
Pops on HopsA Crowler You Can’t Pour Out (Panic! At the Disco and Disco Witch Brewing)Barry and Abigail discuss A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out by Panic! At the Disco and sample Studio 54 Blues Blueberry NEIPA, Disco Sally’s Cookies, and Night Fever Porter from Disco Witch Brewing in Yulee, Florida.
Barry heavily compared this album (for better or for worse) to The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch by Cute Is What We Aim For, which we discussed in Yeast is What They Brew With (Cute is What We Aim For and Yeasty Brews Artisanal Beers).
We contrasted the Disco Witch’s succinct beer descriptions with the le...
2024-05-171h 49
Pops on HopsJukebox: Rees-O-Rama (Silverchair)In this BFE (beer-free episode), Barry, Abigail, and special guest Ian Rees (previously interviewed on Bonus: Friendship Induced Pod) discuss Ian’s Virtual Jukebox submission, Diorama by Silverchair.
Barry continually references Silverchair’s debut album Frogstomp (not also known as Frogstamp).
Abigail and Barry both compared the oeuvre of this album to that of Astoria by Marianas Trench, discussed on Cascadia (Marianas Trench and Cascade Brewing), and Electro-Shock Blues by Eels, discussed on Owlectro-Shock Brews [Eels and Dangerous Minds Brewing Co.).
Silverchair worked with composer Van Dyke Parks on this album. In a twis...
2024-05-032h 01
Pops on HopsTwoflight Time (Bennie Wallace and Hiatus Brewing Company)Barry and Abigail discuss Twilight Time by Bennie Wallace and sample Time Stands Still, Twinger, Mangoes At Work, and They Call Me Baltastic from Hiatus Brewing Company in Ocala, Florida.
Barry has a personal connection to Bennie Wallace through his friend “Uncle” Steve Moore, whose Oscar-nominated animated short “Redux Riding Hood” features a score written by Bennie. Watch "Redux Riding Hood" or read Uncle Steve’s blog post about its production!
Many thanks to Lucas Frank, owner and brewer of Hiatus Brewing Company, for sitting down with us to talk about the history and the branding o...
2024-04-191h 58
Pops on HopsBonus: LIVE from Stand Up! Pod Jam 2024: Pops on Hops Friend Exchange (New York Funk Exchange and Able Baker Brewing)Barry, Abigail, and special guest Nick Martino discuss Nick’s work with New York Funk Exchange and sample Exclamative Sour Series - Peachicot KISS! KISS! and Atomic Duck from Able Baker Brewing in Las Vegas, Nevada.
We were delighted to share the stage in Henderson, Nevada, with live recordings of six other podcasts: What Am I Making, Matt and Mattingly’s Ice Cream Social, Making Podcasts Great Again (on which Abigail appeared briefly; full episode on Patreon), Parenting is a Joke (on which Barry and Abigail were interviewed together, but the live episode has not yet been rele...
2024-04-121h 09
Pops on HopsNot Just Our Two Hosts (Granian and Hops & Grain Brewing)Barry, Abigail, and surprise special guest Becky Richey discuss On My Own Two Feet by Granian and sample The One They Call Zoe and A Pale Mosaic from Hops & Grain Brewing (brewed by Austin Beerworks) in Austin, Texas.
Hops & Grain no longer has a taproom in Austin, but the two beers we sampled continue to be brewed by Austin Beerworks and are available at certain venues around Austin!
Garen Gueyikian (the songwriter, lyricist, vocalist, and primarily instrumentalist behind Granian) co-wrote BOOM BOOM with Teddi Gold, which has been used in multiple commercials, including in an Old Navy commercial from spring 2021.
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2024-04-051h 40
Pops on HopsBonus: Un-Cork-Ed (Dread Zeppelin and Lakeridge Winery & Vineyards)Barry and Abigail discuss Un-Led-Ed by Dread Zeppelin and sample Pink Crescendo, a lemonade cocktail made with Sunblush, and a hot mulled wine made with Southern Red from Lakeridge Winery & Vineyards in Clermont, Florida.
Listen to Barry’s playlist of all of the songs that were covered, mashed up, or referenced on this album.
Abigail compared the opening of Black Mountain Side to the opening of Piper by Phish.
Listen to What Am I Making Radio #014 - Cover Me, part of Matt Carlson’s What Am I Making project. Matty C is currently a me...
2024-04-011h 34
Pops on HopsOwlectro-Shock Brews (Eels and Dangerous Minds Brewing Company)Barry and Abigail discuss Electro-Shock Blues by Eels and sample Water of Youth, Waldmeister, and Cherry Amaretto Sour from Dangerous Minds Brewing Company in Pompano Beach, Florida.
The first Eels song that Barry ever heard was Novocaine for the Soul.
Abigail shared a TikTok that she thought of when she heard 3 Speed.
Abigail entered Efils’ God into the Abigail Hummel School of Speaking Smartly About Music with a comparison to a meme song originally shared on R U Talkin’ R.E.M. RE: ME, How Does It Feel (When You're In REM (Good)) by Troub...
2024-03-221h 56
Pops on HopsYeast is What They Brew With (Cute is What We Aim For and Yeasty Brews Artisanal Beers)Barry and Abigail discuss The Same Old Blood Rush With a New Touch by Cute Is What We Aim For and sample Kitty Kibble, Sweet Sinsations, Kiss of Death, and Class And Sophistication Orange Cremsicle IPA from Yeasty Brews Artisanal Beers in Lauderhill, Florida.
Special thanks to Dan Martinelli, Co-Owner of Yeasty Brews, for sitting down with us to discuss the history of the brewery! Dan previously served as Assistant Brewer for Fat Point Brewing in Punta Gorda, Florida (now located in Sarasota, Florida); Director of Brewing for LauderAle Brewery in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and Lead Brewer...
2024-03-081h 48
Pops on HopsBonus: Guest Spot on "Beer In Front"Barry and Abigail had the opportunity to sit down with Dave Zalatoris from the Beer In Front podcast! This episode originally dropped on July 31, 2023. We discussed the origin of the Pops on Hops Podcast, shared some of our favorite albums and episodes, and talked about the Florida beer scene. Most importantly, Barry used his "phone a friend" option to solicit an album from Dave, and he selected "11" by The Smithereens. That episode dropped on September 15, 2023, and you can listen to it here.
You can find Dave and Beer in Front on YouTube, Twitter, Threads, and Instagram.
2024-01-2639 min
Pops on HopsBonus: Guest Spot on "What Am I Making Podcast #006"We had the pleasure of joining our friend, and frequent guest, Matt Carlson on the podcast portion of his new project, What Am I Making, back on March 27, 2023.
Matt is a talented musician and songwriter from East Lansing, Michigan, whom Barry met as part of an online community created by Pete Dominick, the host of the Stand Up With Pete Dominick podcast. During one of their weekly hangouts, Matt shared the name of his latest band, Harborcoat. Barry caught the R.E.M. connection, which led to a Pops on Hops episode to discuss the album Joy is Elusive. The o...
2024-01-121h 39
Pops on HopsA Very Christmas Special 3 (A Very Special Christmas 3 and Tarpon River Brewing)Barry and Abigail discuss A Very Special Christmas 3 and sample The Stoutmare Before Christmas, The Abominable Snow Stout, and How The Stout Stole Christmas! from Tarpon River Brewing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Barry and Abigail both recommend If On a Winter’s Night by Sting.
We reviewed Natalie Merchant’s rendition of Children Go Where I Send Thee. Listen to the original recording of Go Where I Send Thee by The Golden Gate Quartet.
Barry played a sample of Eartha Kitt’s Santa Baby.
We reviewed Sheryl Crow’s version of Blue Chr...
2023-12-221h 57
Pops on HopsJukebox: He’s the Drinker, We’re the Talkers (DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince and Evil Genius Beer Company)Barry, Abigail, and special guest Derek Hummel, Sr., (Abigail’s uncle and Barry’s brother) discuss Derek’s Jukebox submission, He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, and sample Main Character Energy, #Adulting, Challenge Accepted, and Purple Monkey Dishwasher from Evil Genius Beer Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
A Nightmare on My Street was originally supposed to be a collaboration with the studio that produced A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master. Read about the legal battle that ensued.
Hip Hop Dancer’s Theme samples Peter Piper by Run-D.M.C...
2023-12-082h 09
Pops on HopsMalty Little Beers (Alanis Morissette and Season 3 Leftovers)Barry and Abigail discuss Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette and sample Fall Harvest from Ginger’s Revenge in Asheville, North Carolina; Daftoberfest from Daft Cow Brewery in Alachua, Florida; Clash Of The Pumpkin from Glasstown Brewing Company in Millville, New Jersey; and A Pumpkin In Sheep's Clothing (2023) from Toll Road Brewing Company in Ocoee, Florida.
Listen to Alanis Morissette’s most recent album, the storm before the calm, from 2022. She will be touring throughout 2024 with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Morgan Wade.
Abigail only knew the TikTok parody lyrics to Hand in My Pock...
2023-11-241h 58
Pops on HopsCascadia (Marianas Trench and Cascade Brewing)Barry and Abigail discuss Astoria by Marianas Trench and sample Vernal Equinox, Rose City Sour, and Sang Rosé from Cascade Brewing in Beaverton, Oregon.
If you are interested in some of the backstories behind these songs, we recommend you read through the Genius entries for this album!
Josh Ramsay, the lead vocalist and songwriter of Marianas Trench, co-wrote and produced Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen. This is referenced in the Marianas Trench song POP 101!
Abigail first heard this album while traveling back from The Mowgli’s concert in 2019. Listen to our epi...
2023-11-102h 00
Pops on HopsPOH (Rainbow Kitten Surprise and Appalachian Beers)Barry, Abigail, and special guest Lory Willard discuss RKS by Rainbow Kitten Surprise and sample Lime Agave from Ginger’s Revenge in Asheville, North Carolina; Cheerwine Ale from NoDa Brewing Company in Charlotte, North Carolina; Blue Ridge Haze from Boojum Brewing Co. in Waynesville, North Carolina; and Dreamhuntress from Burial Beer Co. in Asheville, North Carolina.
Shout out to the staff at Tobacco Road Burley & Brew for suggesting several of the beers we sampled today, and many others still sitting in our fridges!
Ginger’s Revenge created a character for each of their four core beer...
2023-10-131h 59
Pops on HopsJukebox: Chiller (Michael Jackson and lot 9 brewing co.)Barry, Abigail, and special guest Todd Sider (Abigail’s uncle and Barry’s brother-in-law) discuss Todd’s Jukebox submission, Thriller by Michael Jackson, and sample LingLing Lager, Lil Slice of Hefen, Buxom Blonde Ale, Queen Sour, and Sitting In Limbo from lot 9 brewing co. in Bluffton, South Carolina.
Many thanks to Walter Trifari, brewmaster at lot 9 brewing co., for sitting down with us to chat about the brewery… and then staying on to chat with us about Thriller! Best surprise ever! You can find lot 9 on Facebook, X, and Instagram! lot 9’s website is also worth a look, espe...
2023-09-291h 58
Pops on HopsBonus: Cornell Exchange Hops (The O.A.K. Team and Oktoberfest Beers)Barry, Abigail, and special guest Jack Cornell discuss the newest single from Terry Anderson & The Olympic Ass-Kickin Team (or the O.A.K. Team), Chainsaw Repair Shop. We also sample Oktoberfest from 3 Sons Brewing Co. in Dania Beach, Florida, and Buzzfest from Infinite Ale Works in Ocala, Florida.
A detailed history of Jack’s musical projects and collaborators is available in our episode Bonus: Friendship Wins (Jack Cornell and Tripping Animals Brewing).
Buy Chainsaw Repair Shop, or pre-save it on Spotify!
The genesis of this episode was Abigail sharing Had Me at Get Lo...
2023-09-221h 06
Pops on Hops62: Dave Z on Pops on Hops (The Smithereens and Chicagoland Beers)Barry, Abigail, and special guest Dave Zalatoris of the Beer in Front podcast discuss Smithereens 11 by The Smithereens and sample several Chicagoland beers of Dave’s choosing! We both taste WayBird Hazy IPA from Half Acre Beer Company and Arcade-Hero from Revolution Brewing Company. Abigail also tastes Hala Kahiki from Lake Effect Brewing Company and Barry tastes Vanilla Deth from Revolution Brewing Company.
Listen to our appearance on Beer in Front!
The Smithereens were one of the first artists to perform on MTV Unplugged, in December of 1989.
Abigail entered Blues Before and After in...
2023-09-151h 46
Pops on HopsStriped: Legend of the Green Zebra (Bryan Adams and Hans Zimmer and Founders Brewing Co.)Barry and Abigail discuss Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (Music from the Original Motion Picture) by Bryan Adams and Hans Zimmer and sample Green Zebra Watermelon, Green Zebra Peach, Green Zebra Pineapple, and Green Zebra Mango from Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Barry revealed that the first song in the end credits of a film is eligible for an Oscar nomination. The David Byrne song This Is a Life that we briefly discussed in Byrned-Again (David Byrne and Lincoln & South Brewing) was nominated based on its presence in the end credits of Every Everything Everywhere All at Once.
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2023-09-011h 53
Pops on HopsPour (Blues Traveler and Hopportunities)Barry and Abigail discuss Four by Blues Traveler and pour our own flights at Hopportunities in Delray Beach, Florida. We sample Butter Beer from Spanish Marie Brewery in Miami, Florida; Lumen from Grimm Artisan Ales in Brooklyn, New York; Tripping Through Maine (2022) from Barreled Souls Brewing in Saco, Maine (in collaboration with Tripping Animals Brewing Company in Doral, Florida); and Amorphia from Hudson Valley Brewery in Beacon, New York.
Christmas by Blues Traveler is a Hummel family favorite Christmas song.
Watch the music video for Run-Around, which was one of Barry’s first exposures to th...
2023-08-181h 42
Pops on HopsWe Talk. We Drink. We Make Podcasts. (Jason Mraz and Petty Thieves Brewing Co.)Barry and Abigail discuss We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. by Jason Mraz and sample Lucky Strikes, Echoes of Sacrificial Voices, and Basking In the Glow from Petty Thieves Brewing Co. in Charlotte, North Carolina. We want to thank Barry’s college and medical school colleague, Dr. Michael McCrohan, for helping us obtain this fabulous beer, and for his “contribution to the arts.”
Lucky Strikes is a collaboration with Cabarrus Brewing Co in Concord, North Carolina.
The names of the beers we sampled today reminded Abigail of the names of the beers we sampled at Bur...
2023-08-041h 50
Pops on HopsJukebox: Notional Commotional (MGMT and Great Notion Brewing)Barry and Abigail discuss our next Jukebox submission, Oracular Spectacular by MGMT and sample Oggy, Passionfruit Mochi, and Peanut Brother from Great Notion Brewing in Portland, Oregon. This album was submitted to our Virtual Jukebox by Paul Zawacki [The Procession, previously discussed on Musique Marécageuse (The Procession & Swamp Head Brewery) and interviewed on A Dozen Updates (The Procession Reunion Special)].
Oggy is named after Ogopogo, a lake monster said to inhabit Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada.
Listen to Paul’s previous Jukebox episode, Abigail Battles the Pink Goblets (The Flaming Lips).
Rea...
2023-07-211h 46
Pops on HopsPops Shuffled His Flight (Crash Test Dummies and Toll Road Brewing Company)Barry and Abigail discuss God Shuffled His Feet by Crash Test Dummies and sample The Crowd Pleaser, Lowest Common Denominator, Mike's, St. Pete Parkour, and Sun Ryes from Toll Road Brewing Company in Ocoee, Florida.
Many thanks to Duane Morin and David Strickland, co-owners and brewers at Toll Road Brewing, for sitting down with us to chat about the history and future of the brewery!
Toll Road features two offerings, Choose Your Own Adventure (a hard seltzer) and Kayfabe (a Berliner Weisse) that can be customized with different flavors using beverage infusions!
Barry...
2023-07-071h 46
Pops on HopsMind Your Grammer (Andy Grammer and Deadwords Brewing)Barry and Abigail discuss Andy Grammer by Andy Grammer and sample Bridge, Proeza, Soft Pivot, and Harvest Moon from Deadwords Brewing in Orlando, Florida.
Many thanks to Jack Henning, brewpub manager at Deadwords Brewing, for sitting down with us to chat about all the fun things going on at the brewery.
Abigail played a sample of Honey, I’m Good. from Grammer’s second album to demonstrate the continuation of the misogyny displayed in his lyrics on this album.
Abigail had her “Let’s Dance” moment with this album. Listen to our episode Let's Drin...
2023-06-231h 48
Pops on HopsFlight of the Daft Cow (Béla Fleck and the Flecktones and Daft Cow Brewery)Barry and Abigail discuss Flight of the Cosmic Hippo by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones and sample The Brangus, Bull Ring, Sour Patch Kegs - Watermelon Sour, and Brambles BlackBerry Hazy IPA from Daft Cow Brewery in Alachua, Florida.
Barry first heard Flight of the Cosmic Hippo on an episode in the third season of Northern Exposure called Jules et Joel.
Barry stunned Abigail with the information that Steve Martin is a GRAMMY-winning banjo player for his album The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo. He has two albums with Edie Brickell, Love H...
2023-06-091h 38
Pops on HopsThe Lupulin on the Side of the Hops (Phillip Phillips and Lupulin Brewing Company)Barry and Abigail discuss The World from the Side of the Moon by Phillip Phillips and sample Sticky Puddles - Pineapple Upside Down Cake, Blissful Ignorance, Unchecked Hedonism, and Polarnattens Paradis from Lupulin Brewing Company in Big Lake, Minnesota.
Barry had previously heard Home when the Florida Panthers used the song in their 2012-2013 fan video.
Barry thought Tell Me a Story sounded like Dave Matthews Band, whereas Abigail thought Get Up Get Down sounded like Dave Matthews Band.
Shout out to our friend Dave Zalatoris from the Beer in Front podcast! Check...
2023-05-261h 41
Pops on HopsJukebox: Francepants (Mutemath and Ginger’s Revenge)Barry, Abigail, and guest Frances Walton discuss Mutemath by Mutemath and sample Original and Cranberry Herb from Ginger’s Revenge in Asheville, North Carolina.
Frances and Barry met as Patreon subscribers of Stand Up! with Pete Dominick, and Frances has appeared on Pete’s show numerous times as part of his special segment “The Hue.” She has also appeared on her brother’s podcast Phrankly Speaking, most recently joining him for a two-part series about Tom Cruise.
Friend of the podcast Jon Carroll will be touring with Mary Chapin Carpenter this summer! You may be able to catch Barry and Abigail (a...
2023-05-121h 57
Pops on HopsByrned-Again (David Byrne and Lincoln & South Brewing Company)Barry and Abigail discuss Uh-Oh by David Byrne and sample Wheel Man, Afterglow, and Island Drive from Lincoln & South Brewing Company in Hilton Head Island, Florida.
Barry and Abigail spoke briefly about Renée Richards while discussing Now I’m Your Mom. Renée is a transgender woman who competed professionally in tennis in the 1970s. She also fought and won a landmark case in transgender rights in the New York Supreme Court after being barred from numerous women’s tennis competitions in 1976 for refusing to take a genetic test to verify her chromosomes. Barry recalled Renée’s sto...
2023-04-281h 52
Pops on HopsCrashed King Maker’s (Crash Kings and King Maker Brewing)Barry and Abigail discuss Crash Kings by Crash Kings and sample Polyjuice Porter, Weathercaster, and The Blackthorn #8 W/ Guajillo Chile from King Maker Brewing in Jacksonville, Florida.
Barry compared various vocal and musical styles on this album to Jack White, Freddie Mercury, and Jukebox the Ghost (whom we reviewed in our episode Racing Due South [Jukebox the Ghost & Due South Brewing Co.]).
Barry and Abigail briefly discussed Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt’s Oblique Strategies. Learn more in the Omnibus entry dedicated to the topic.
Barry and Abigail were divided in their opinions on...
2023-04-141h 38
Pops on HopsDorks on Corks: The Winey Imposters (The Masked Marauders and Island Grove Wine Company)Barry and Abigail discuss The Masked Marauders by The Masked Marauders and sample Blueberry Moscato and Sunshine State Berry Sangria from Island Grove Wine Company in Hawthorne, Florida.
Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.
Abigail first learned of this “prank” album from the Ridiculous Crime episode The Battlin' Fleetwood Macs. The Masked Marauders band was made up of members from the Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band. Chicken on a Unicycle has an amazing illustration of the genealogy and history of these two bands.
Read the original fake review of The Ma...
2023-04-011h 24
Pops on HopsOcala Tap Room (The Jayhawks and Infinite Ale Works)Barry and Abigail discuss Hollywood Town Hall by The Jayhawks and sample The Meredith Palmer Effect, Mango Blood Orange, Apeiron, and German Chocolate Oatmeal Stout from Infinite Ale Works in Ocala, Florida.
Abigail heard similarities in the openings of Waiting for the Sun and Mary Jane’s Last Dance by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
It turns out she wasn’t alone. Read this article on the 30th anniversary of Hollywood Town Hall for an interesting explanation of the similarity!
Abigail and Barry both entered Sister Cry into the Abigail Hummel School of Spea...
2023-03-311h 30
Pops on HopsTowns Like Glass (Eric Hutchinson and Glasstown Brewing Company)Barry and Abigail discuss Sounds Like This by Eric Hutchinson and sample Fortescue Fisherman's Ale, It’s A Wonderful Ale 2022, Sparkles Sky Dancer Strawberry Short Cake, and Into the Dankness from Glasstown Brewing Company in Millville, New Jersey.
Many thanks to the owners and staff of Glasstown Brewing Company, including the dynamic sister-brother duo Jenifer Simmons and Mike Rossi, for speaking with us and for opening the taproom early to allow us to record!
Read about the history of glassmaking in South Jersey!
Abigail plugged Lolita Podcast by Jamie Loftus in reference to Ou...
2023-03-171h 39
Pops on HopsA Sampler Platter (The Platters and Christmas Beers)It’s time for “Pop’s Pop on Pops on Hops!” Barry, Abigail, and special guest Barry Hummel, Sr. (Barry’s pop and Abigail’s pop-pop) discuss A Christmas Album by The Platters and sample three Christmas beers: Merry Monkey from Victory Brewing Company in Downingtown, Pennsylvania; St. Nikolaus Bock from Penn Brewery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Peppermint Porter from Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. in Lexington, Kentucky.
Barry put in a plug for A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs’ Episode 31: “Only You” by the Platters.
Barry, Sr.’s favorite song by The Platters is My P...
2022-12-231h 35
Pops on HopsChats About Beer (Maroon 5 and Brewery Leftovers)Barry and Abigail discuss Songs About Jane by Maroon 5 and sample “leftover” beers from previously reviewed breweries: Eau Melon from Intracoastal Brewing Company in Melbourne, Florida; Fall Shakecation from Mastry’s Brewing Co. in St. Pete Beach, Florida; and Double Vanilla Scoop Shake from 3 Sons Brewing Co. in Dania Beach, Florida.
Abigail and Barry recognized similarities in the stories told in This Love and Twice as Hard by The Black Crowes.
Abigail compared the chorus of The Sun to some of the lyrics in What I Did For Love from the musical A Chorus Line.
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2022-11-251h 37
Pops on HopsBier Himmel (Jimmy Horzen and German Festbiers)Barry and Abigail discuss Oktoberfest ist Wunderbar by Jimmy Horzen and sample three German festbiers: Weihenstephaner Festbier from Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan, Oktoberfest Märzen from Hacker-Pschorr, and Oktoberfest Märzen / Original Münchner Märzen from Paulaner Brauerei.
Read the Untappd article that inspired Barry’s beer choices for this episode, including information on the “big six” Munich breweries that can use the Oktoberfest label on their beers.
Watch as the wonderful Latvian-born accordionist Ksenija Sidorova introduces her instrument as part of Classic FM's new video series Discover Instruments.
Watch Anders Flanderz One Man Band p...
2022-10-281h 31
Pops on HopsJukebox: Make Your Flight (Incubus and Hell 'n Blazes Brewing Company)Barry, Abigail, and guest Derek Hummel, Sr. (Abigail’s uncle and Barry’s brother), discuss Make Yourself by Incubus and sample Sap Tap, Mabel's Monster Mangos, AIS Chief, and Smoked Pumpkin Habanero from Hell 'n Blazes Brewing Company in Melbourne, Florida.
Three Incubus songs were on Abigail’s core musical rotation in high school: Drive, Megalomaniac, and Anna Molly.
Sap Tap reminded Abigail of Blueberry Maple Gose by Pompano Beach Brewing Company.
Privilege reminded Abigail of the music of RENT (especially the titular song Rent).
The “mental piracy” mentioned in When It Comes r...
2022-10-141h 50
Pops on HopsThe Deviant Crowes (The Black Crowes and Deviant Wolfe Brewing)Barry and Abigail discuss Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes and sample Nefarious Nebulas, Norwegian Wizard Crisis, I Ain’t Afraid of No Roast, Sourmanjaro, and The Desert Spoon from Deviant Wolfe Brewing in Sanford, Florida.
This album reminds Barry of 70s Rolling Stones albums such as Exile on Main Street (you might know Happy), Beggars Banquet, and Let It Bleed, as well as the single Bitch. Barry introduced Abigail to a new genre term, roadhouse blues, encapsulated by The Doors’ song Roadhouse Blues.
The Black Crowes originated as Mr. Crowe’s Garden, a name...
2022-09-301h 20
Pops on HopsPressurized (Logic and Community Brewhouse)Barry, Abigail, and third-time guest Zachary Hummel, brother to Abigail and son to Barry, discuss Under Pressure by Logic and sample Burton’s Best, Seaside Sour, Windtalker, Baltic Porter, and Brew Club 9th Anniversary Ale from Community Brewhouse in Sanford, Florida.
Many thanks to Gary Holmes and Aaron Libera, Co-Owners of Community Brewhouse, for sitting down with us to discuss the fascinating story behind Community Brewhouse and the Sanford Homebrew Shop.
Zach has seen Logic twice, once on the Bobby Tarantino vs. Everybody Tour in Tampa (setlist), and once on the Confessions of a Dangerous Mi...
2022-09-161h 56
Pops on HopsBellyshine (Jellyfish and Booneshine Brewing Company)Barry and Abigail discuss Bellybutton by Jellyfish and sample South Fork Grapefruit Gose, Squatchy Ale, and Nuclear Seahorse from Booneshine Brewing Company in Boone, North Carolina.
The Man I Used To Be reminded Abigail of Never Tear Us Apart by INXS and I Want You (She’s So Heavy) by The Beatles. Barry heard elements of Oh, Darling! and Honey Pie (The Beatles).
She Still Loves Him reminded Barry of Free As a Bird (The Beatles). Watch the anthology video of Free As a Bird.
Now She Knows She’s Wrong reminded Abigail of V...
2022-09-021h 32
Pops on HopsBeer + Poutine (Imagine Dragons and Counterpart Brewing)Barry, Abigail, and special guest Zachary Hummel, brother to Abigail and son to Barry, discuss Smoke and Mirrors by Imagine Dragons and sample Pure, Spill, Canvas (One), and Better Place (Tangerine Guava) from Counterpart Brewing in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Special thanks to Greg Gnys, Co-Owner of Counterpart Brewing, for sitting down with us to discuss the history of the brewery!
Counterpart brews a lot of music-inspired beer and once had a beer called Radioactive, inspired by Imagine Dragons!
Watch the trailer for Believer, an HBO documentary featuring Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds.
2022-08-191h 42
Pops on HopsJukebox: Abigail Battles the Pink Goblets (The Flaming Lips)Barry, Abigail, and special guest Paul Zawacki [The Procession, previously interviewed on A Dozen Updates (The Procession Reunion Special)] discuss Paul’s Jukebox submission, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips.
Read about the Yoshimi musical written by Aaron Sorkin, or watch the trailer.
Radiolab has an episode about Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, who introduced the five stages of grief model.
Do You Realize?? was at one time the state rock song of Oklahoma. Read about why it is no longer.
Yoshimi P-We is a Japanese musician, best known as the...
2022-08-121h 48
Pops on HopsHow to Rate a Beer (The Fray and Pareidolia Brewing Co.)Barry and Abigail discuss How to Save a Life by The Fray and sample Mel's Gold Ale, 32958 Hazy IPA, Dubbeldolia, Slow Paddle Porter, and Voluntold Oatmeal Stout from Pareidolia Brewing Co. in Sebastian, Florida.
Special thanks to Pete Anderson, Co-Owner and Head Brewer of Pareidolia Brewing Co., for sitting down with us to discuss the history of the brewery!
Mel’s Gold Ale is named for Mel Fisher, a world-famous American treasure-hunter. Mel Fisher’s Treasure Museum is located just up the street from Pareidolia in Sebastian.
Sales of Knee Deep in Peaches Smas...
2022-07-081h 37
Pops on HopsThe Twosome Drinking Spree (John Cougar Mellencamp and Mastry’s Brewing Co.)Barry and Abigail discuss The Lonesome Jubilee by John Cougar Mellencamp and sample Just Like Old Times, Spring Shake-Cation, Acai Juliet, and Ambient #7 from Mastry’s Brewing Co. in St. Pete Beach, Florida.
Many thanks to Matt Dahm, Owner-Founder of Mastry’s Brewing Co., for sitting down with us to discuss the history of the brewery!
Although she did not visit the Abigail Hummel School of Speaking Smartly about Music this time, Abigail did hear similarities between The Real Life and Light the Fuse by Jack Cornell [previously interviewed on Friendship Wins (Jack Cornell and Trip...
2022-06-241h 25
Pops on HopsDr!nk (P!nk and Overflow Brewing Company)Barry and Abigail discuss I’m Not Dead by P!nk and sample Feigose, Persimmon Punch, Void Vibe, and Nightman from Overflow Brewing Company in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Special thanks to Ryan Sarno, Managing Member of Overflow Brewing Company, for sitting down with us to discuss the history of the brewery!
Watch the music video for Stupid Girls.
Shout out to New Music for Olds, comedian Christian Finnegan’s brilliant biweekly newsletter.
Barry noted the similarities between Runaway and She’s Leaving Home by The Beatles.
Barry and Abigail compared the specificity of the storytelling in The One That Got Away t...
2022-06-101h 49
Pops on HopsJukebox: Wish There Were Beer (Pink Floyd and brewLAB)Barry, Abigail, and guest Jeff “Jafo” Shettler discuss Jeff’s Jukebox submission, Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd. We also sample Green Tea IPA and Creatures of Habit from brewLAB in Carpinteria, California, as well as two of Jafo’s own homebrew creations, Haze Phazer and Hazy 8.
brewLAB recommended pairing their beer with music from Skinshape. We listened to I Didn’t Know while tasting.
Pink Floyd recently released Hey Hey Rise Up, featuring Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Ukrainian band BoomBox. The vocals are lifted from a viral video of Khlyvnyuk singing Oh, the Red Viburnum i...
2022-05-272h 01
Pops on HopsBonus: R(ank).E.M. Again, Matt Carlson!As part of our five-hour interview of Matt Carlson (Harborcoat, The Stick Arounds, The Pantones) featured on Friends Are Inclusive (Harborcoat & Bell's Brewery), we asked Matt to rank his top five R.E.M. albums.
We present that conversation to you here, approximately one year after we released our own R.E.M. album rankings on R(ank).E.M. (R.E.M. and Royal Palm Brewing Company).
Matt and Barry met as Patreon subscribers of Stand Up! with Pete Dominick.
Check out the playlist of Barry’s and Abigail’s favorite songs from...
2022-05-2028 min
Pops on HopsBarley and Rain (Midnight Oil and Intracoastal Brewing Company)Barry and Abigail discuss Diesel and Dust by Midnight Oil and sample Southern Style, Mini-Weights, Oh Snap! Crack! Pop!, Commodore Crunch, Burberry Baltic Porter, and Vine And Dandy from Intracoastal Brewing Company in Melbourne, Florida.
Barry saw Midnight Oil live at a Club 1235 in Miami Beach in June 1988 with his medical school classmate, Dr. Michael Franz.
Abigail heard the iconic first three notes of Beds Are Burning as very similar to the iconic first three notes of Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple.
Abigail associated Dreamworld with Can’t Get There From He...
2022-05-131h 40
Pops on HopsJugs (Florence + The Machine and Cypress & Grove Brewing)Barry and Abigail discuss Lungs by Florence + The Machine and sample Scarlet King Red Ale, Well & Good, Lost In Oz Hazy Double, and Tall Pine Porter from Cypress & Grove Brewing Co. in Gainesville, Florida.
See the setlist of the performance that Barry and Abigail saw in 2011 when Florence + The Machine opened for U2.
Watch the available music videos for this album.
Kiss With a Fist reminds Barry of early music by The Pretenders, such as Pretenders, previously reviewed by us on Hoptenders (The Pretenders & Chapman's Brewing Co.). Kiss With a Fist saw an...
2022-04-291h 38
Pops on HopsSIP (INXS and NOBO Brewing Company)Barry and Abigail discuss KICK by INXS and sample Island Paradise, Jalapeño Honey Blonde, Lichtenhainer (German Smoked Sour Ale), and Caramel Apple Pie from NOBO Brewing Company in Boynton Beach, Florida.
Read about the mysterious death of Michael Hutchence, the frontman of INXS, and read this list of songs inspired by his life and death.
Barry went through the exercise of resequencing this album as Kicked Again.
The chorus of Devil Inside reminds Abigail of the chorus of You Really Got Me by The Kinks.
Wild Life reminds Barry of A...
2022-04-151h 21
Pops on HopsDorks on Corks on 4-1 (“Weird Al” Yankovic and Schnebly Redland’s Winery)Barry and Abigail discuss In 3-D by “Weird Al” Yankovic and sample AvoVino, Carambola Wine, Guava Wine, Passion Fruit, and Lychee Wine from Schnebly Redland’s Winery in Homestead, Florida.
Barry saw “Weird Al” in July 1996 at The Fonda Theater in Hollywood, California during The Bad Hair Tour. Years later, in August 2015, Barry surprised Abigail with tickets to see “Weird Al” at The Broward Center for the Performing Artsduring The Mandatory World Tour.
JP, our wine tour guide from Schnebly, recommended pairing several of the wines with locally-produced smoked fish dip from What Are We Smokin'?
2022-04-011h 48
Pops on HopsBonus: Friendship Wins (Jack Cornell and Tripping Animals Brewing)Barry, Abigail, and special guest Jack Cornell discuss Jack’s album One in Wins and sample Octopus Backyard and Hundreds of Babies from Tripping Animals Brewing Co. in Doral, Florida.
Jack and his friend Terry Anderson have been musical partners for over 40 years and have collectively formed the rhythm section of The Fabulous Knobs, The Woods, and, most recently, Terry Anderson & The Olympic Ass-Kickin Team (or the O.A.K. Team).
The musical genealogy of the North Carolina music scene is complex, and we do a lot of name dropping in this episode. For a mo...
2022-03-251h 50
Pops on HopsQueen of Hops (Matt Nathanson and 26˚ Brewing Co.)Barry and Abigail discuss Modern Love by Matt Nathanson and sample Pompano Pale, Galaxy Skate, and Liquid Abstract from 26˚ Brewing Co. in Pompano Beach, Florida.
Matt Nathanson has released two cover albums, Pyromattia (Def Leppard covers) and Achtung Matty (song-by-song covers of Achtung Baby by U2), and recently released Junk Life, a single with Brett Dennen, who was previously reviewed on See the Gourd (Brett Dennen and Pumpkin Beer Samples).
Barry thought Room @ The End of the World sounded like Fred Astaire by Jukebox the Ghost, previously reviewed on Racing Due South (Jukebox the Ghost & D...
2022-03-181h 20
Pops on HopsJukebox: Hoptenders (The Pretenders and Chapman’s Brewing Company)Barry, Abigail, and guest Todd Sider (Abigail’s uncle and Barry’s brother-in-law) discuss Todd’s Jukebox submission, Pretenders by The Pretenders, and sample Harvester, Undaunted, Dr. Jekyll Low Cal Hazy IPA, and Mr. Hyde High Cal Imperial IPA from Chapman’s Brewing Company in Angola, Indiana.
Abigail's only knowledge of The Pretenders prior to reviewing this album was their Christmas song 2000 Miles.
Other woman-led punk rock bands of this era mentioned were Pat Benatar, Heart, and Blondie.
Try listening to Eminence Front by The Who or Where’s the Orchestra by Billy Joel with...
2022-03-041h 31
Pops on HopsHi (Peter Gabriel and Maui Brewing Co.)Barry and Abigail discuss So by Peter Gabriel and sample Waimea Red, Pono Life, and POG Hazy IPA from Maui Brewing Co. in Kihei, Hawaii.
Barry’s first exposure to this album was the music video for Sledgehammer.
Abigail’s knowledge of Phil Collins and Genesis comes from the Tarzan soundtrack, which Phil Collins wrote.
Barry incorrectly remembered that Sussudio by Phil Collins was knocked out of the Billboard Hot 100 #1 spot by Sledgehammer; in fact, it was Invisible Touch by Genesis that Sledgehammer replaced.
Mercy Street was dedicated to Anne Sexton and...
2022-02-181h 28
Pops on HopsDad Can’t Smell a Sour (Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons and 3 Sons Brewing Co.)Barry and Abigail discuss Death Won’t Send a Letter by Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons and sample Tropical Acres - Guava, Passion Fruit, Mango, Sour Scoop, and Stereo Sets Vol. 2 Low End Theory from 3 Sons Brewing Co. in Dania Beach, Florida.
Guy Fieri visited 3 Sons Brewing for the food on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.
Barry heard Peter Gabriel, Elvis Costello, and Jakob Dylan in Cory Chisel’s voice.
Abigail’s favorite Cory Chisel song is Home in the Woods off of the EP Cabin Ghosts.
Up next… So by Peter Ga...
2022-02-041h 20
Pops on HopsCalico Jukebox (Jimmy Buffett and Florida Keys Brewing Company)Barry and Abigail discuss Coconut Telegraph by Jimmy Buffett and sample Key Largo Passionfruit Lager, Bloody Iguana, Resistant Strain Double Hibiscus Kolsch, Cranberry Cinnamon Sour, and Kritter Needs Jesus from Florida Keys Brewing Company in Islamorada, Florida.
Before medical school, Barry’s entire knowledge of Jimmy Buffett consisted of Margaritaville and Come Monday. Barry recalled first hearing Why Don’t We Get Drunk on the jukebox at the now-defunct CJ's Oyster Bar in Gainesville, Florida.
Abigail’s first exposure to Jimmy Buffett was The Parakeet Album, a collection of Buffett hits sung by the W. O. Smit...
2022-01-211h 13
Pops on HopsLips to the Glassware (KT Tunstall and J. Wakefield Brewing)Barry and Abigail discuss Eye to the Telescope by KT Tunstall and sample Respect the Escalator, All Tea, All Shade, Tony Bag O' Donuts, and Barrel-Aged Coquito (Pistachio) from J. Wakefield Brewing in Miami, Florida.
J. Wakefield Brewing is in the Wynwood district of Miami, known for Wynwood Walls.
Johnathan Wakefield, owner of J. Wakefield Brewing, hosts The Beer Hour, described as “the intersection of craft beer + pop culture,” on SiriusXM’s Business Radio (also available on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts).
Aside from Eye to the Telescope, Abigail’s only other ex...
2022-01-071h 20
Pops on HopsSanta’s Beard (The Fab Four and Lincoln’s Beard Brewing Co.)Barry and Abigail discuss A Fab Four Christmas, Volume. 1 by The Fab Four and sample P. Swayze IPA, Chet Belgian Tripel, Schweinator, and Voidgazer from Lincoln’s Beard Brewing Co. in Miami, Florida.
Read the story of Grace Beddell and her impact on Lincoln’s beard.
John Falco, co-owner of Lincoln’s Beard, is a big fan of Patrick Swayze, and many of the brewery's beer names are references to his filmography!
Oh, no! Fry’s Electronics recently closed after 36 years! Another source for Barry’s impulse CD purchases has bitten the dust.
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2021-12-241h 20
Pops on HopsLittle Species (Talking Heads and Invasive Species Brewing)Barry and Abigail discuss Little Creatures by Talking Heads and sample Splash Pad, Sour Slurps Disco Future, Snake Jazz, and Ninja Juice from Invasive Species Brewing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Abigail recalled seeing David Byrne at the Hollywood Bowl as part of KCRW’s World Music Festival. Read this review of show’s premiere on June 26, 2005, featuring David Byrne, Arcade Fire, Si*Sé, and the Extra Action Marching Band.
Abigail feels that this album “lives in the same space” in her head as Business as Usual by Men at Work, which we previously reviewed in #10: Drinking...
2021-12-101h 07
Pops on HopsLet’s Drink (David Bowie and Cultured Collective Brewing)Barry and Abigail discuss Let’s Dance by David Bowie and sample Golden Hour, Bavarian Dreams, Galaxy Starship, and Mk Ultra Cherry from Cultured Collective Brewing in Orange Park, Florida.
There was a great debate about the song China Girl by David Bowie and Iggy Pop, which was a rerecording of China Girl by Iggy Pop.
Barry bought Bowie’s follow-up album, Tonight, based on the single Blue Jean, but was otherwise unimpressed. This was the last new David Bowie album Barry would buy until Blackstar, which was released just days before his death in 2016.
2021-11-121h 05
Pops on HopsThe Funk is Certain (Billy Joel and Turgua Brewing Company)Barry and Abigail discuss The Nylon Curtain by Billy Joel and sample Yellow Throat, Petit Blue, Frayzon, and Chatty Chachalaca from Turgua Brewing Company in Fairview, North Carolina.
Barry heard similarities between Allentown by Billy Joel and Maxwell’s Silver Hammer by The Beatles.
...And between Laura by Billy Joel and Oh! Darling by The Beatles.
...And between Scandinavian Skies by Billy Joel and Across the Universe by The Beatles.
Abigail saw parallels between Goodnight Saigon by Billy Joel and The Things They Carried, a novel by Tim O’Brien.
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2021-10-151h 11
Pops on HopsConsumers of the Barley (The Raconteurs and Burial Beer Company)Barry and Abigail discuss Consolers of the Lonely by The Raconteurs and sample Prophetmaker, A Canvas of Fragmented Memoirs, A Space For Sacrilege, and Of A Fading Season from Burial Beer Company in Asheville, North Carolina.
Learn more about Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies in the OMNIBUS! entry dedicated to the topic.
Watch Abigail’s “Uncle” Steve Moore toast Barry and Momma Darbs at their wedding.
As a reminder, Abigail thinks Salute Your Solution by The Raconteurs sounds like Canary in a Coalmine by The Police.
Barry thinks Pull This Blanket Off by T...
2021-10-011h 20
Pops on HopsBar’n Sider (Paul Simon and Barn Door Ciderworks)Barry, Abigail, and special guest Darby “Momma Darbs” Sider discuss Graceland by Paul Simon and sample Rusty Coat, Yardbird, Pasture Pippin, and Straight Up from Barn Door Ciderworks in Fairview, North Carolina.
Barry’s high school literature teacher introduced him to Richard Cory and I Am a Rock by Simon & Garfunkel.
The intended Simon & Garfunkel reunion, Hearts and Bones by Paul Simon, was a commercial flop.
Hear us speculate as to why the UF Fightin' Gator Marching Band frequently plays You Can Call Me Al outside of Abigail’s office.
Paul Simon is...
2021-09-171h 30
Pops on HopsBonus: R(ank).E.M. (R.E.M. and Royal Palm Brewing Company)This podcast was the result of a long discussion during the pandemic. There was a lot of talk, but no action. So, Barry bought the basic gear required to record a simple podcast, and wrapped it up for Abigail for Christmas in 2020.
During that holiday break, Barry and Abigail put the equipment together to test it, and recorded a brief sample podcast to see if they thought it was worth pushing forward. Today, as a bonus episode, we are going to share that original recording!
Barry and Abigail rank their top five R.E.M...
2021-05-2131 min
Pops on HopsDark Beer on the Edge of Town (Bruce Springsteen and Blackadder Brewing Company)Barry and Abigail discuss Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen and sample a flight of four beers (The Jerkmaker, James’ Brown, Date Night 2021, and A Bit of a Thickie) from Blackadder Brewing Company in Gainesville, Florida.
Bruce appeared on the covers of both Time and Newsweek in the same week!
Tired of heading to the factory everyday? Check out 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton and (Meet the) Flintstones by Bruce Springstone.
Check out Abigail’s favorite Springsteen album, Magic, and one of Barry’s favorite Springsteen albums, The Wild, the Innocent, & The E...
2021-05-141h 29
Pops on HopsCollapse Into the Catalog, Part 2 (R.E.M. and Odd Breed Wild Ales)In part 2 of our pilot episode, Barry and Abigail speak “comprehensively and encyclopedically” about the next six albums in R.E.M.’s catalog, based on a challenge from R U Talkin’ R.E.M. RE: ME?, and taste Mahogany Tiger from Odd Breed Wild Ales in Pompano Beach, Florida.
Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!
For the real music nerds among you, we have compiled full playlists for all of the albums and the three-track “sandwiches” we discussed:
Collapse Into the (Full) Catal...
2021-03-1955 min
Pops on HopsCollapse Into the Catalog (R.E.M. and Odd Breed Wild Ales)In our pilot episode, Barry and Abigail speak “comprehensively and encyclopedically” about R.E.M.’s catalog, based on a challenge from R U Talkin’ R.E.M. RE: ME?, and taste Embla and Mahogany Tiger from Odd Breed Wild Ales in Pompano Beach, Florida.For the real music nerds among you, we have compiled full playlists for all of the albums and the three-track “sandwiches” we discussed:Collapse Into the (Full) Catalog - Barry’s PicksCollapse Into the (Full) Catalog - Abigail’s PicksCollapse Into the Catalog Sandwiches - Barry’s Picks
2021-03-051h 47