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Hoppy Dudes

Lee Hall and Jerry Brunst

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 review beer and wine and other party potables. Let"s get Hoppin"!

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All Episodes

32:43

Hub City Musical

Hoppy Dudes ·

2025/04/04

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!

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49:55

(Not So) Fast Times At Whitehall High

Hoppy Dudes ·

2025/03/21

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 including: Irish Cream Porter by Zero Gravity Brewing in Burlington, VT,

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46:36

Hub City Brewery

Hoppy Dudes ·

2025/03/07

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!

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45:26

173 Miles to Hokendaqua

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2025/02/21

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!

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39:36

Hoppy Dudes TV Party 2

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2025/02/07

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.

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36:21

Middle School Mania - Part Two

Hoppy Dudes ·

2025/01/24

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!

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32:20

Middle School at Whitehall

Hoppy Dudes ·

2025/01/10

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!

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41:03

Hoppy Dudes - 1-900-Drinkin' Buddy

Hoppy Dudes ·

2024/12/27

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!

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43:39

Mishaps, Mayhem and Punk Rock

Hoppy Dudes ·

2024/12/13

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 discussion turns to particular old school punk rock concerts from the

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35:00

Hoppy Dudes - Episode 6 - TV Party! Cartoons and...

Hoppy Dudes ·

2024/11/29

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.

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34:44

Hoppy Dudes - Episode 5 - One, Two, Three - They Took...

Hoppy Dudes ·

2024/11/15

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!

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54:57

Episode 4: Halloween House of Horrors

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2024/10/31

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 full hour of horrible fun! Hop on!

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23:59

Hoppy Dudes - Episode 3 - The Neighborhood-Part 2...

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2024/10/11

First, Jerry puts Lee through a blind beer taste test (BBTT), then, the discussion turns to a continuation of the battle of the West Catty and Fullerton neighborhoods. There's Tomato Joe, hapless bikers, the Fullerton Drug Cartel and a dead duck. They don't call it "old weird Pennsylvania" for nothing.

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29:36

Hoppy Dudes - Episode 2 - The Neighborhood-Part 1...

Hoppy Dudes ·

2024/09/27

In part one of this two part episode, Lee and Jerry review a big, heavy beer from Dogfish Head Brewery and discuss their origin stories from their respective wacked-out, old, weird Pennsylvania neighborhoods.

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33:13

Hoppy Dudes - Episode 1 - In the Beginning

Hoppy Dudes ·

2024/09/13

Hosts Lee Hall and Jerry Brunst met in kindergarten in 1969, in a place called Whitehall, Pennsylvania. In a town called West Catasaqua, in a school called Pleasant Hill Elementary. It was a strange time! They remained friends for more than fifty-five years and now reside in Ashburn, Virginia. This episode tells the tale of how they met in kindergarten back in the day and all the wackiness that goes along with old, weird Pennsylvania. Ach, du leiber! Ein bier, bitte! Oh yeah, they review a hoppy

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