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400 episodes
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Date created
2016/09/28
Latest episode
2026/10/16
Average duration
79 min.
Release period
13 days
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Fresh Hop Cinema is a craft beer and film podcast in Chico, California. Each week, cohosts Max Minardi and Jonny Summers review the latest in the world of craft beer and movies over the course of an entertaining and informative discussion.
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423. "Other Mommy" // Great Notion (Portland, OR)
2026/10/16
This week on Fresh Hop Cinema:
Beer From: Great Notion (Portland, OR)
Beer 1: Alpha // WCIPA // 6.8% J:6.4 M:6
Beer 2: King Size Peanut Brother // Imperial Stout // 11.2% J:3.2 M:4
Film : “Other Mommy" (2026) Dir. By Rob Savage
Ratings: Jonny - N/A Max - 3
Inside Hot & Bothered:
- Max: Box Scraper
- Jonny: Wedding, Backrooms (2026) Evil Dead Burn (2026), The Craft (1996), Supergirl (2026)
422. "The Rivals of Amziah King" // Slice (Lincoln, CA)
2026/10/02
This week on Fresh Hop Cinema:
Beer From: Slice (Lincoln, CA)
Beer 1: Secret Light // DDH IPA// 6.9% J:4.4 M:5
Beer 2: Hoperation Blackout // DDH IPA // 6.9% J:6.9 M:6
Film : “The Rivals of Amziah King" (2026) Dir. By Andrew Patterson
Ratings: Jonny - 7.9 Max - 7
Inside Hot & Bothered:
- Max: Corporate Tour-ism.
- Jonny: Roland Allen, Cohasset Nuts, Christmas at Scandia, corporate retreat
421. "The End of Oak Street" // Dark Sky Brewing Co (Flagstaff, AZ)
2026/09/25
This week on Fresh Hop Cinema:
Beer From: Dark Sky Brewing Co (Flagstaff, AZ)
Beer 1: Moonwind // WCIPA// 6.2% J:6.8 M:9
Beer 2: Vortices // Hazy DIPA // 8.2% J:3.4 M:6
Film : “The End of Oak Street" (2026) Dir. By David Robert Mitchell
Ratings: Jonny - 9.3 Max - 6
Inside Hot & Bothered:
- Max: “The Blade Itself" wrapped // Phone story
- Jonny: 5 Marys gig, Mystery Alaska
420. "In the Grey" // Mooonraker (Auburn, CA)
2026/09/04
This week on Fresh Hop Cinema:
Beer From: Mooonraker (Auburn, CA)
Beer 1: Headway // DIPA// 7.8% J:6.1 M:7
Beer 2: Citra Double // Hazy DIPA // 8.5% J:10 M:10
Film : “In the Grey" (2026) Dir. By Guy Ritchie
Ratings: Jonny - 3.4 Max - 6
Inside Hot & Bothered:
- Max: SOTO last show of the season
- Jonny: Brews by the Bridge , Sunday Magic @ Lobo, Dungeon Crawler Carl - book 3
419. "Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie" // Fonta Flora (North Carolina)
2026/08/28
This week on Fresh Hop Cinema:
Beer From: Fonta Flora (North Carolina)
Beer 1: Darwin's Forehead // Salted Brown Porter // 6.2% J:2.2 M:3
Beer 2: Bananabockus / Weizenbock// 8% J:8.2 M:9
Film : “Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie" (2026) Dir. By Matthew Johnson
Ratings: Jonny - 9.1 Max - N/A...Four Loko
Inside Hot & Bothered:
- Max: Elysium (2013)
- Jonny: Sequoia Park Zoo, Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024)
418. "The Invite" // Schönramer (Germany)
2026/08/22
This week on Fresh Hop Cinema:
Beer From: Schönramer (Germany)
Beer 1: Hell // Helles // 5% J:8.5 M:10
Beer 2: Festbier // Marzen // 6.2% J:9.2 M:6
Film : “The Invite (2026) Dir. By Olivia Wilde
Ratings: Jonny - 7.1 Max - 8
Inside Hot & Bothered:
- Max: The Blade Itself (Joe Abercrombie)
- Jonny: Nevada county fair, it happened again in shasta city, dungeon crawler carl
417. "Spiderman: Brand New Day // Fifty Fifty Brewing (Truckee, CA)
2026/08/15
This week on Fresh Hop Cinema:
Beer From: Fifty Fifty Brewing (Truckee, CA)
Beer 1: IPA // IPA // 7% J:2.1 M:3
Beer 2: Totality // Totality // 9.9% J:9.5 M:8
Film : “Spiderman: Brand New Day" (2026) Dir. By Destin Daniel Crettin
Ratings: Jonny - 6.59 Max - 9
Inside Hot & Bothered:
- Max: The Housemaid , SOTO at the Barn
- Jonny: Masters of the Universe, Tahoe theatre closed
416. "The Sheep Detectives // Humble Forager (Madison, WI)
2026/07/31
This week on Fresh Hop Cinema:
Beer From: Humble Forager (Madison, WI)
Beer 1: Coastal Sunshine // Fruited Sour // 6% J:10 M:10
Beer 2: Murky Maelstrom // Hazy DIPA // 8% J:6.3 M:7
Film : “The Sheep Detectives" (2026) Dir. By Kyle Balda
Ratings: Jonny - 8.5, Max - 4
Inside Hot & Bothered:
- Max:
- Jonny: Physical Media, Princess bride, Prince of Thieves, Point Break, World War Z
415. " The Odyssey" // Equilibrium Brewery (Middletown, NY)
2026/07/24
This week on Fresh Hop Cinema:
Beer From: Equilibrium Brewery (Middletown, NY)
Beer 1: Ocean Vibes // DIPA // 8% J:4.2 M:8
Beer 2: Juice = Juice // DIPA // 8.5% J:7.3 M:10
Film : “The Odyssey" (2026) Dir. By Christopher Nolan
Ratings: Jonny - 10, Max - 9
Inside Hot & Bothered:
- Max: Chico Soulstice Festival
- Jonny: Mac, Life, Larry, And the Pursuit of Unhappiness
414. "Obsession" // Brujos (Portland, OR)
2026/07/02
This week on Fresh Hop Cinema:
Beer From: Brujos (Portland, OR)
Beer 1: El Dia De Los Seises // TDH WCIPA // 6.66% J:10 M:10
Beer 2: Populus W/Citra // DDH Hazy IPA // 7.5% J:8.5 M:9
Film : “Obsession" (2026) Dir. By Curry Barker
Ratings: Jonny - 9.2, Max - 7
Inside Hot & Bothered:
- Max:Disclosure Day // The Dunwich Horror // Realm Of the Elderlings book 10
- Jonny: Sheep Detectives // War Machine // Hyperion
413. "Backrooms" // Sierra Nevada Brewing Co
2026/06/12
This week on Fresh Hop Cinema:
Beer From:Sierra Nevada
Beer 1 Friends of the Family Barrel Aged Ruthless Rye// BA Rye IPA // 9.8% J:5.4 M:5
Beer 2: Trip in the Woods: Barrel-Aged Atomic Torpedo // BA DIPA // 10.2% J:3.3 M:3
Film : “Backrooms" (2026) Dir. By Kane Parsons
Ratings: Jonny - 7.9, Max - 6
Inside Hot & Bothered:
- Max: Beed S2 // SOTO Private event // HIM
- Jonny: The Boys Season 5
412. "The Drama" / Living Haus & Ghost Town, Shred & Horus
2026/05/22
This week on Fresh Hop Cinema:
Beer From: a lot of places
Beer 1: Crux the Cat // American IPA // 7% J:9.3 M:9
Beer 2: Talon Grind // Pastry Stout // 12.8% J:10 M:8
Film : “The Drama" (2026) Kristoffer Borgli
Ratings: Jonny - 9.2, Max - 9
Inside Hot & Bothered:
- Max: Western Day, Ren Faire, Tahoe & St Helena
- Jonny: Drop and dash, the boys season 5
411. "Hokum" / Del Cielo Brewing Co (Martinez, CA)
2026/05/15
This week on Fresh Hop Cinema:
Beer From: Del Cielo Brewing Co (Martinez, CA)
Beer 1: Someday Chores // WCIPA // 6.8% J:7.2 M:6
Beer 2: Just My Luck // Irish Dry Stout // 4.5% J:9.2 M:9
Film : “Hokum" (2026) Damian McCarthy
Ratings: Jonny - 4.5, Max - 7
Inside Hot & Bothered:
- Max:
- Jonny: Sleep study, mcd’s brekkie, bloodsworn, pbr pickle
410. "The Bride" / Weldwerks (Greeley, CO)
2026/05/01
This week on Fresh Hop Cinema:
Beer From: Weldwerks (Greeley, CO)
Beer 1: HAze Drop: Sultana Krush // Hazy IPA // 6.2% J:9.5 M:9
Beer 2: Twisting Bines // WCIPA // 6.6% J:7.7 M:3
Film : “The Bride" (2026) Maggie Gyllenhaal
Ratings: Jonny - 2.2, Max - 4LOKO
Inside Hot & Bothered:
- Max: Deck, Deck, Deck
- Jonny: Rocks, mantis, magic, talladega
409. "Send Help" / Moonraker (Auburn, CA)
2026/04/24
This week on Fresh Hop Cinema:
Beer From: Moonraker Brewing (Auburn, CA)
Beer 1: Captain Mo // X-Pale Ale // 6% J:7.5 M:6
Beer 2: Double Scoop // NEIPA // 6.8% J: N/A -5 for branding M: 6
Film : “Send Help" (2026) Sam Raimi
Ratings: Jonny - 3.2 , Max - 3
Inside Hot & Bothered:
- Max: The Pitt Finale, Books ect
- Jonny: Arrival rewatch, Primate (2026), The Pitt Finale
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Paul Nips 2025/01/08
Wise Words Wasted on Westies!
Jk. The way these guys describe these brews make you feel like they’re next to you sharing the pint! Well done lads!
Just less WC IPA’s, more Hazy’s!...
Mackenzie le Terrace 2024/11/06
The Wild Robot
Here for robots and the future of AI moms everywhere - Mackenzie
AdrianHandlebar 2022/10/13
Eff the Jets!
I love this podcast so much!
HunterSaysWords 2022/09/29
Handlebar Cinema, baby!
I really feel like the beer stuff is exciting and sexy. #supportlocalpodcasts
maddydaddyatbnb 2022/06/11
My favorite podcast. Literally ever.
10/10 these dudes are funny and SO generous with sharing their beers
Nipples6969 2022/04/07
AMAZING
Max has a huge Penis and you can totally tell by listening to his podcasts!!!
Morgalorgz94 2022/03/10
Great Film and Beer podcast!
The hosts are laid back but informative. Perfect driving podcast! The downside is now I’m thirsty! 😂
jslapz 2022/02/25
Fresh Hop Cinema!!!
Big Max And J Summers!!! Individually Great People and as a Group Remarkable!! Listen up!! #Beer#Cinema#Merica!!
Not4hire-punk 2022/02/22
Beer and Movies…win-win!
One of my favorite podcasts that covers two things I love. Give a listen. You definitely won’t be disappointed. These fine gentlemen of Chico know the...
DJ Shane m 2022/01/31
Max is the man.
If you love movies and beer, as most of us do, this is the podcast for you!
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