Hoppy Dudes Podcast
Lee and Jerry are two "Hoppy Dudes" who met in kindergarten in Whitehall, Pennsylvania. The year was 1969. Shit was wacked in this town back then so they've got some stories! Oh yeah, they like beer and wine and other party potables. Tune in for fun, nonsense, lunacy and some scientific alcohol related "research"!
Episodes
The Hopsters catch up with educator, festival promoter and fantastic fiddler Stacey "The Grenade" Sinclair in Berryville VA. Find out exactly what makes Stacey tick and learn about the explosive event The Watermelon Pickers Festival at the Clarke County Ruritan Fairgrounds, September 4-6, 2025. There's some pickin' and some grinnin'! And of course there's some craft beer tastin' from Virginia brewers Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery...
Jerry and Lee explore some extreme beers from Dogfishhead Brewing - aged 120 minute IPAs from the vault of Beer Miser Jerry. Then there's a bunch of random, off-the-cuff discussions about all kinds of nonsense, including: current trends in driving etiquette (did he just pass me on the shoulder?), glaring podcasting omissions (we forgot Yoda), and cheesy novelty songs from the 1970s (we've got a great big convoy).
Q: How did memo ru...
Jerry and Lee revisit trips to Washington DC for the 4th of July in 1984 and 1984. It was The Beach Boys on the National Mall with Ringo Starr and John Stamos on Drums, The Ojays, America and Three Dog Night to name a few. It was a party to celebrate America's birthday and they were there to celebrate and take in all the sights and sounds of nearly a million party hungry Americans. In honor of DC, they taste 3 beers from DC Brau. ...
The 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 Ca...
This 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!
Have 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!
The 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!
Lee 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 ou...
Lee 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!
Lee 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 includ...
Lee 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!
Lee 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!
Lee 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.
We'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!
Lee 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!
Lee 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!
In 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 d...
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.
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!
It'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 ful...
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