Pops on Hops

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...

Barry and Abigail discuss Navy Blues by Sloan and sample three Canadian beers: Labatt Blue from Labatt Brewing Company, Moosehead Canadian Lager from Moosehead Breweries Limited, and Life in the Clouds from Collective Arts Brewing.The delightful can art of Life in the Clouds was designed by Joe Boyd.Navy Blues was entered into our Jukebox long ago by Paul Zawacki during our episode Bonus: A Dozen...

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...

Barry and Abigail reflect on our favorite albums from our first 100 episodes and sample Passion Tea Lemon Days from Swamp Head Brewery in Gainesville, Florida; Wandering Albatross from Tripping Animals Brewing in Doral, Florida; and Dole Whip from Invasive Species Brewing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.We chose today’s featured breweries by important episodes in the Pops on Hops lore.Musique...

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....

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...

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...

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...

Barry and Abigail try something a little different! We asked our friends to challenge us by bringing us samples of beer from Neon Desert Brewing in Henderson, Nevada, which we then attempted to identify - while blindfolded!Huge thanks to Chloe, our bartender for the day, who had a huge hand in our guests stumping us!Tremendous thank you to Pete Dominick of the Stand Up! with Pete Dominick podcast...

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!...