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Hoppy DudesOlde Weird PennsylvaniaThe Hopsters engage in a history lesson for old, weird Pennsylvania! It's a trip down memory lane as they regale us with tales from their parents and their grandparents experiences growing up in Pennsylvania way back when. There's coal miners, hobos, scary midwives, steam train accidents, rock fights, and lots more! They also discuss the history of beer in eastern PA including the Yuengling brewery in Pottstown, Eagle Brewery in Catasaqua, and Neuweiler and Horlacher from Allentown. What better way to celebrate a Friday the 13th in June 2025! Hop back with us to Ye Olde Weird Pennsylvania!2025-06-131h 11
Hoppy DudesOBX Hi-Jinx and Beach BrewsThis Hopisode features tales of beach bound buffoonery at the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The Hopsters recount decades of summer nonsense on the barrier islands and sample some local brews including: Whalehead Brewing, Swellsa Brewing and the first craft beer in North Carolina, The Weeping Radish. Hop on the beach buggy, just keep the sand out of your bathing suit!2025-05-3050 min
Hoppy DudesThe Lost Rhino ChroniclesHave you seen my rhino? The Hopsters interview Matt Hagerman and Stephanie Dalton of Lost Rhino Brewing in Ashburn, VA. That's right, the Hoppy Dudes' own backyard brewing extravaganza! Matt spins the tale of how it all began in the great commonwealth of Virginia! Hop on that Rhino and riiiiiiide!2025-05-161h 06
Hoppy DudesStar Trek vs. Star Wars - Part 2The Dudes, with special guest Tom Codella, continue their head-to-head comparison of the Star Trek and Star Wars franchises. Did someone say Jar Jar? That Kirkin' Spocker can kiss my Vader! It's a galactic geek-fest for Episode 9 with a port tasting fit for a Romulan emperor!2025-05-0242 min
Hoppy DudesStar Trek versus Star WarsLee and Jerry send Star Trek and Star Wars into battle! With special guest, Sci-Fi Guru, founder of the Facebook group "Happy Hour At Ten Forward" and all around Hoppy Guy, Tom Codella, they judge the franchises on the following criteria: Monsters and Creatures Music Ships and Modes of Transportation Weapons Heroes Villains Comic Relief Secondary Characters (human) Secondary Characters (alien) Overarching Themes It's a real geek out festival of sci-fi nerdery and inter-galactic nonsense! Oh, and they taste test some port! 2025-04-1839 min
Hoppy DudesHub City MusicalLee and Jerry are on the road again to Hagerstown, Maryland where they interview Lloyd and Sheree Thoburn, owners of Hub City Vinyl and Live At Hub City Vinyl. They discuss the genesis and operation of the largest vinyl store in Maryland as well as one of the top music venues in the Mid-Atlantic. Additionally, they taste some of the draft choices at the venue by Cushwa and Antietam Breweries. Big music in little Hagerstown!2025-04-0432 min
Hoppy Dudes(Not So) Fast Times At Whitehall HighLee and Jerry delve into the early years of high school in the 70s and 80s at Whitehall Coplay High School. There's a planetarium, a natatorium, ill-fitting swim truncks (emphasis on the "ill"), frosh football, print shop and spitball fights, basketball gone wrong, high school dances, The Clap (the punk band, not the venereal disease) and plenty of other adolescent nonsense. And of course Beer! Lots of irish inspired tasting including: Irish Cream Porter by Zero Gravity Brewing in Burlington, VT, McMunn's Irish Red and Shooter McMunn's Stout by Lost Rhino Brewing in Ashburn, VA, and o...2025-03-2149 min
Hoppy DudesHub City BreweryLee and Jerry visit Hub City Brewery and Church Street Distillery in Hagerstown, Maryland and interview Jake Blackmon, the creative force behind one of the most innovative, eclectic and absolutely fantatic brewery/pub/distillery facilities in the country!2025-03-0746 min
Hoppy Dudes173 Miles to HokendaquaLee and Jerry take the podcast on the road and reunite with an old pal at Chessie's Warf brewery in Annapolis, MD. They sample beers from RAR Brewing on a cold, snowy morning with former Whitehall Zephyr and Muhlenberg Mule, Marine Corps Lieutennant Colonel (Ret) Joseph Thomas, aka JT, who takes them on a journey into old weird Hokendaqua, Pennsylvania. There's Nasty Boyz, Hong Kong tunnels, Darktown and more!2025-02-2145 min
Hoppy DudesHoppy Dudes TV Party 2Lee and Jerry taste beers from Alwerks in Williamsburg, Virginia and Other Half Brewing in Brooklyn, New York . They also reminisce about classic TV shows from the 60s and 70s including: Gilligan's Island, Green Acres, I Dream Of Jeannie, The Munsters, The Addams Family, Star Trek, Space Giants, Ultraman, and others. And of course, lots of nonsense.2025-02-0739 min
Hoppy DudesMiddle School Mania - Part TwoWe're back to White Coplay Middle School for 7th and 8th grade nonsense! Lee and Jerry remenisce about shop class, home economics, sewing class and learning to type. Can you say sema? The also taste and review 2 beers: Spruce Almighty from Virginia's own Honor Brewing and Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome Ale from across the pond in Jolly Old UK! Hop on!2025-01-2436 min
Hoppy DudesMiddle School at WhitehallLee and Jerry start 2025 off with a nice big beer tasting of Trader Joe's brand JosephsBrau Winter Ride Double Bock Lager. Then it's back to the 1970s at Whitehall Coplay Middle School in Whitehall Pennsylvania. They continue their "lower" education chronology with more readin' and writin' and square dancin' and kung fu fightin'! Seriously, you just can't make this stuff up. It Didn't Have To Happen! Hop on!2025-01-1032 min
Hoppy DudesHoppy Dudes - 1-900-Drinkin' BuddyLee and Jerry are joined by their good friend, Dr. John Vlattas, for a triple beer tasting and a nonsensical deep dive into the world of 900 numbers from the 1980s and 1990s. Everything from the bizzare "1-900-Cry" to "Granpa Al's Lewis' Junior Vampire hotline". They also taste and review Great Lakes Brewing Christmas Ale, Souther Tier's 2Xmas and The Mad Elf from Troeg's. Hop on in!2024-12-2741 min
Hoppy DudesMishaps, Mayhem and Punk RockIn their 7th episode, Lee and Jerry sample Celebration Ale by Sierra Nevada. Then, a special guest dials in to honor Friday the 13th. Topics include "Oh crap, we started a fire!" and "Smokey The Bear of West Catasaqua". They also discuss past vehicular mishaps, including the drive train pole vault, the Mrs. Smith's pie truck incident and a very peculiar "low speed chase" through Whitehall. In keeping with the theme of mayhem, the discussion turns to particular old school punk rock concerts from the early 1980's, including The Plasmatics in Scranton, Dead Kennedys in West Catasaqua and a...2024-12-1343 min
Hoppy DudesHoppy Dudes - Episode 6 - TV Party! Cartoons and morning shows from the 60s and 70s.Lee and Jerry taste test Port City Brewing Hazy IPa and reminisce about their favorite cartoons and morning tv shows from the late 60's and early 70's. Highlights include Speed Racer, Underdog, Super Chicken and The Gene London Show.2024-11-2935 min
Hoppy DudesHoppy Dudes - Episode 5 - One, Two, Three - They Took Lee Away!Lee and Jerry review the Voodoo Ranger Hoppy pack from New Belgium Brewing and then discuss first, second, third and fourth grade. Jerry meets Ritchie Pants and Lee gets sent away!2024-11-1534 min
Hoppy DudesEpisode 4: Halloween House of HorrorsIt's Halloween 2024 and Lee and Jerry take us on a journey through Halloweens past and present. There's Halloween themed beer tastings, a real haunted house, vampire daddies, tick-tacking, hallowed parties, a mummer's parade and a moonshine tasting. It's a howling good time with plenty of scary stories and lots of old, weird Pennsylvania nonsense, new weird Virginia nonsense, and even newer, weirder Maryland nonsense! Almost of full hour of horrible fun! Hop on!2024-10-3154 min
Hoppy DudesHoppy Dudes - Episode 3 - The Neighborhood-Part 2 (West Catty vs. Fullerton)First, Jerry puts Lee through a blind beer taste test (BBTT), then, the discussion turns to a continuation of the battle of the West Catty and Fullerton neighborhoods. There's Tomato Joe, hapless bikers, the Fullerton Drug Cartel and a dead duck. They don't call it "old weird Pennsylvania" for nothing.2024-10-1123 min
Hoppy DudesHoppy Dudes - Episode 2 - The Neighborhood-Part 1 (West Catty vs. Fullerton)In part one of this two part episode, Lee and Jerry review a big, heavy beer from Dogfish Head Brewery and discuss their origin stories from their respective wacked-out, old, weird Pennsylvania neighborhoods.2024-09-2729 min
Hoppy DudesHoppy Dudes - Episode 1 - In the BeginningHosts Lee Hall and Jerry Brunst met in kindergarten in 1969, in a place called Whitehall, Pennsylvania. In a town called West Catasaqua, in a school called Pleasant Hill Elementary. It was a strange time! They remained friends for more than fifty-five years and now reside in Ashburn, Virginia. This episode tells the tale of how they met in kindergarten back in the day and all the wackiness that goes along with old, weird Pennsylvania. Ach, du leiber! Ein bier, bitte! Oh yeah, they review a hoppy beer from State Of Brewing brewery.2024-09-1333 min