It's summertime and the dudes discuss what it was like to be a kid growing up in the 70s and 80s. There's creek walking, deadly playgrounds and a slinky that craves human blood! There's also a review of the "beers of summer" to include Schlafley Summer Lager, Victory Summer Love and Offshoot Beer Company Relax. Git yur cold ones and hop on it!

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. It's a real Hootenanny of a Hopisode!

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 run?

A: Memo ran dumb.

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