HT205 - Back Home
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Thanks for joining us again on this journey down the Hoppy Trail! In this episode we talk about, you guessed it, food and beer! Thanks to Patron Billy for the awesome Trail Report, we always look forward to sharing your adventures. Thank you all for your patience as we work to get caught up on this season's episodes. We'll be releasing the video version soon on YouTube so check that out when it's ready. We'll try to release once a week until we get caught up, so watch not only for the regular releases every other Friday, but at least one episode in between as well for the next few weeks....
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HT204 - South Carolina - The Festival and the Aftermath!
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Coming at you once again from South Carolina! Thank you all for your patience, this was a heck of an editing undertaking and we're happy it's finally ready for your listening pleasure. We'll be releasing the video version soon on YouTube so check that out when it's ready. Thanks as always to Patrons Robert and Billy for such an amazing weekend, we can't wait to do it again soon. Thanks to New Groove for putting on the amazing fesitval, and to everyone else that made this weekend memorable. Be sure to check out for all our links including contacts, where you can send us your feedback...
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HT203 - South Carolina Part 1 - The Arrival!
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You waited for it and here it is! Part 1 of our South Carolina Adventure! Originally everything was going to be a single episode but there was just too much content and there was no way to shrink it down coherently. So here we go, Part 1 of the South Carolina journey with Patrons Billy and Robert. Thank you both, we had such an amazing time with you out on the Hoppy Trail. In this episode we talk about so many places in South Carolina that we can't list them all here. Check our Instagram over the next few weeks where we'll shout them all out individually. Stay tuned for Part 2, which we plan...
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HT202 - Intoxicated Traveler
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Special Guest Episode! Today we have Steve, the Intoxicated Traveler join us on our journey down this Hoppy Trail. We spend some time talking about how IG got started and stories of some of our various travels. We do a deep dive into a recent article that's gotten a lot of people fired up about the fate of the beer industry, so make sure you stick around after the break! Join our Patreon at by donating as little as $3/month for the article notes and other bonus content, and for some upcoming Patron Only hangouts! Your donation helps us cover the costs of making this show and bringing you all...
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HT201 - New Year New Beer!
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After a short break we are Back! No, we did not change the release day, and hopefully we'll be back on regular releases coming next episode! In this episode Nick and Travis talk about their recent adventures together with Oli's Cheesesteaks at Post Not Bills in Seaside, California, and also discuss their upcoming trip to the Woodstock Barrel Aged Beer festival in South Carolina. We also dip our toes into Dry (Brut) January. Of course there's a lot more packed into the episode, so come along on the journey and remember to Always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending! Cheers. Send us your comments,...
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HT024 - Special Delivery & Cambria
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Welcome back Trailmates! In this episode Nick and Travis recap the successes and failures of Thanksgiving dinner, and talk what to do with Thanksgiving leftovers so you don't get bored. Travis talks about his trip to Cambria for the Christmas Market, as well as his stops into Firestone Walker and Barrel House Brewing in Paso Robles, CA. Thanks for joining us, check out and shout out everyone we talk about on the show, and Remember to Always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending! Cheers. Hit us up on all our socials, and send us yhour comments and feedback, as well as Trail Reports, to ; and find all of...
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HT023 - Gobble Gobble - 2023 Thanksgiving Extravaganza!
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This episode is a delayed release 1) to make sure you get the maximum benefit right before Thanksgiving; and 2) because I really, really had a hard time "fixing" some audio issues. Please, please be kind as the audio is exponentially better than it was, and really this episode almost didn't make it to release! We talk about a lot of breweries, food items, really everything! Remember to give a shoutout to everyone we talk to, and make sure to Alwayus say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending! Cheers. Check out all our links on our linktree, found at , send us your comments and Trail Reports to ; and toss us...
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Thanksgiving Episode Release Next Week!
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This is an announcement that your regularly scheduled episode has been pushed to next week. Why? Well because it's a Thanksgiving episode completely stuffed with Thanksgiving goodness and it just makes more sense to release it leading up to the big day. It will have so much amazing content that we assure you it's worth the wait! Check out some good stuff we'll be putting out on the socials this weekend, and fear not, next week you will get your Hoppy Ending! Cheers.
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HT022 - Halloween 2023
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This is a special Halloween episode! If you'd like to see our costumes, check out the video episode on YouTube. There's not a lot of editing on this one, because we spent our time trick or treating instead! So grab a stout and your bag of candy, and enjoy the show! Give us a shoutout on all the social medias, and remember to Always say Yes! to the Hoppy Ending! Cheers. If you're out in the field, send us a trail report to , and for more content and links head to
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HT021 - Has Craft Beer Gone Too Far?!
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Has craft beer gone too far?! Well has it? This episode Nick tells us about multiple adventures he had over the past two weeks, including an amazing Cider Festival. Travis takes us on a journey into a Food & Wine article written in 2017, exploring the adventurous (and sometimes Ballsy) side of craft beer, and uncovers some of the nuance the article's author overlooked. You can read the article for yourself here: We would love to hear from you. Send us an email to with any questions, comments, and especially Trail Reports! go to for our LinkTree with links to everything you could need....
info_outlineThis is an announcement that your regularly scheduled episode has been pushed to next week. Why? Well because it's a Thanksgiving episode completely stuffed with Thanksgiving goodness and it just makes more sense to release it leading up to the big day. It will have so much amazing content that we assure you it's worth the wait! Check out some good stuff we'll be putting out on the socials this weekend, and fear not, next week you will get your Hoppy Ending! Cheers.