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The Skol Hop

Welcome to "The Skol Hop," a podcast where we (Austin and Evan) dive deep into all things Minnesota Vikings while enjoying some delicious Iowa-brewed beers. Grab a cold one, sit back, and join us! Thanks for listening!

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100:26

Vikings lose to the Bears, We take some Shots,...

The Skol Hop ·

2025/11/18

We followed up on a commitment we made at the beginning of the season that if the Vikings lose to Bears, we would take a shot of something awful. So we did just that. We also took a few other “shots” because we had to spin the Wheel of Purple Punishments. It was a rough episode in that sense. But, we had friend-of-the-show Forrest on to dissect the Bears victory over the Vikings in Week 11. We also tried a really good beer from Big Grove: their 1939 Amber. We hope you’ll grab your favorite beverage

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90:53

Vikings beat the Lions, Solid Beer, and the...

The Skol Hop ·

2025/11/04

It was a great day as the Vikings beat the Lions in Detroit! Even better, we didn’t have to spin the Wheel of Purple Punishments because our pre-season selves predicted this to be a win for the Vikings. And of course we had a really good beer from Big Grove, their Sova, to celebrate! We hope you’ll grab your favorite beverage and join us! Skol!Big Grove Brewery: https://biggrove.com/Join us each week on our

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94:31

Vikings lose big to the Chargers, eBay got our Money,...

The Skol Hop ·

2025/10/28

With some 7 Hills Brewing’s Bernie’s Red Ale in hand, we get into the Vikings ugly loss to the Chargers on Thursday Night Football. Also, because we both picked the Vikings to win that game in our preseason picks, we both had to spin the Wheel of Purple Punishments. Let’s just say, we lost some money. Austin also had the privilege of chatting with Dustin Baker for the first time in a while. We finish off the episode looking ahead to the week 9 matchup against the Lions in Detroit and the looming

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86:24

The Vikings have a QB problem…again | TSH Ep. 110

The Skol Hop ·

2025/10/21

It seems like the Minnesota Vikings just can’t get out from under this QB curse that looms heavily over the franchise every year. Today we discuss the conundrum facing Kevin O’Connell and the Vikings coaching staff as they figure out how to move forward at QB. Carson Wentz has struggled, JJ McCarthy might not be ready, and Max Brosmer is an unknown quantity at this point. Of course we talked about the other aspects of our favorite team, including roses and thorns from the Eagles game, some injury

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108:08

Vikings Bye Week, Quarterback Controversy, Sardines?...

The Skol Hop ·

2025/10/16

With the Vikings on their bye week you wouldn’t expect nearly 2 hours worth of an episode, but here we are! We give our thoughts on the Vikings season so far at the Week 6 Bye marker. Some of it was good, some of it was bad. This team seems like it’s got a lot more for us as the season progresses. We also gave our thoughts on a really good beer from Tellurian Brewing called Chuck-toberfest, and it was a solid beer. Evan had to spin the wheel because we decided to make picks in the week 6

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85:10

Recap of the Vikings win over the Browns, NFL...

The Skol Hop ·

2025/10/07

Well, the Vikings beat the Browns in week 5 in the second week of their trip abroad, but it sure didn’t feel like the greatest win. A win is a win, and we celebrated that by taking a week off from the Wheel of Purple Punishments. We also enjoyed a really good beer from Twin Span Brewing, their Erbe '48, a Marzen/Oktoberfest style beer, and it was super good! After recapping the win over the Browns we discussed the stadiums that these NFL games are played in internationally, especially considering

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74:49

Vikings tried the Comeback, Austin’s beer was weird...

The Skol Hop ·

2025/09/30

In their first week of a two week road trip to the UK, the Vikings couldn’t get it done against the Steelers. We spent some time dissecting the loss and Austin had to spin the Wheel of Purple Punishments for thinking the Vikings would win this one. His punishment ended up being DOUBLED, so the punishment may reappear in a future episode. We also tried a good beer from Gezellig Brewing out of Newton, Iowa called Backyard Beer. It was delicious, although Austin’s second one was a little different. We

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74:12

Vikings Dominate in Week 3, Carson Wentz long-term...

The Skol Hop ·

2025/09/23

Isaiah Rodgers had the game of his life in Week 3 against the Bengals, propelling the Vikings to a massive 48-10 win over a 2-0 team. Of course we gushed over that, but we also disagreed on the future of the quarterback position for our favorite team. Could Carson Wentz be the long-term starter for the Vikings? One of us thinks so. We talked about some of the current injuries plaguing the Vikings and looked ahead to the Week 4 matchup in Dublin against the Steelers. We also tried Peach Fuzz Peach

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55:29

Vikings Lose Terribly, Double Purple Punishments,...

The Skol Hop ·

2025/09/16

We ended up spinning the Wheel of Purple Punishments TWICE due to the fact that we live streamed the Vikings week 1 matchup against the Bears. We both picked the Vikings to lose to the Bears and to win against the Falcons in week 2. Neither of those outcomes was correct, so we spun the wheel two times. Let’s just say, we started off with a bang. We talked (quietly) about the Vikings miserable loss to the Falcons on SNF in Week 2. We also dissected all of the injuries the Vikings are currently

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80:16

Final Vikings Roster Thoughts, Micah Parsons and the...

The Skol Hop ·

2025/09/02

With a week to go before the Vikings open the 2025 regular season on the road on MNF at Chicago, we give our final thoughts on the Vikings roster, the state of the NFC North, and our final predictions for Week 1. We certainly have a lot of things we’re curious and excited to see, but there’s a whole lot of optimism around this Vikings team. We’re ready for football! We also had Hold My Pretzel from SingleSpeed in Waterloo, Iowa. Great beer and some great conversation!We hope you’ll grab your

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65:45

Vikings Pre-Season Thoughts, Roster Predictions, A...

The Skol Hop ·

2025/08/19

With the NFL regular season just around the corner, we share our thoughts on the first two Vikings preseason games. We talk about the wide receiver group, the QB room, and the surprising RB3 candidates. We also make some predictions on who will make the final 53-man roster next week and who will not. Most notably, perhaps, is the beer we tried: Barn Town’s Tickle Pickle Gluten Free Beer. We’ve tried dozens of different beers on this podcast, but this one may be a one and done beer for us here on The

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87:31

Andrew VanGinkel, Kirk Cousins, Larry the Cable Guy...

The Skol Hop ·

2025/07/10

Friend of the show Forrest joins us this week as we discuss the second round of NFL Top 100 players to be revealed. Andrew VanGinkel had a career-best season in 2024 and landed himself at number 88. Forrest’s Bears are somewhat absent on the list currently, but we talk about some Vikings and Bears that could still make the list. We also chatted about Kirk’s recent comments on the Netflix QB series about how he seems to regret leaving Minnesota. Then we continued our topic from last week, only this

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57:28

Ca$hin’ Czech$, Possible Vikings Trades, and teams...

The Skol Hop ·

2025/05/27

We featured a beer from a new brewery on today’s episode. We tried Dimensional Brewing Company’s Ca$hin’ Czech$, a dark lager that was surprisingly good. Then we got into topics including the Vikings possibly trading for a tight end or a corner back as the offseason kicks into high gear. We also talked about the new Protector of the Year award that will be given out by the NFL and teams that currently have similar odds to the Vikings to make the Super Bowl. We hope you’ll grab your favorite

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58:58

Vikings Opponents for the 2025 Season, A Trip to...

The Skol Hop ·

2025/05/06

As we await the release of the 2025 NFL Regular Season Schedule, we take a look at the Vikings opponents for the upcoming season and theorize about all of the possibilities. We take turns analyzing the most interesting matchup and the game that worries us the most as Vikings fans. We discuss all of this while enjoying another Iowa Craft beer, this time from a brewery down the street from us. We tried Adventurous Brewing’s Dark Lager. With a malty, toasty vibe and hints of chocolate and caramel, we

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83:33

NFL Rule Changes and a great chat with Dustin Baker...

The Skol Hop ·

2025/04/08

After a quick recap of the NFL rule changes that came out of the NFL owners meetings in the past week, we got the chance to hang out with friend of the show Dustin Baker and he brought another Vikings Twitter legend and fellow content creator Sally Spice with him. We talked about compensatory picks, the upcoming NFL Draft, the Vikings QB2 situation, and “The Most Vikings Thing Ever.” All this while sipping on Big Grove’s West Eddy, which was delicious of course!We hope you’ll grab your favorite

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79:54

Vikings Free Agency Winds Down and That Would Be The...

The Skol Hop ·

2025/03/25

We look back on a pretty wild free agency for our favorite purple team. With a comprehensive list of all of the moves involving the Vikings, we share our favorite and least favorite moves so far. Then we play a little game of “That Would Be The Most Vikings Thing Ever” where we describe some scenarios that hopefully won’t happen in the upcoming season, but if they did they would be the most Vikings thing ever. We each shared 5 scenarios and the other ranked them 1-5, best to worst possible

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36:30

Hanging out with Leighton Glodek!

The Skol Hop ·

2025/03/07

We had the opportunity to chat with Leighton Glodek from Strictly Vikings!

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71:33

Our beer needs a name and the Vikings need Free...

The Skol Hop ·

2025/03/05

Recreational Red Ale was the beer of the night from Great Revivalist out of Clinton, Iowa. Very delicious, would recommend. We gave an update on the beer we’re currently brewing with friend-of-the-show Forrest, and it sounds like the beer could be tried on an episode very soon! Then we got into all of the different storylines surrounding the Vikings offseason including, but not limited to, the franchise tag, free agency, and the upcoming draft. Needless to say, we don’t have a shortage of things to

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75:30

A Melange of Beers, Brew Day Recap, All-Time Vikes...

The Skol Hop ·

2025/02/25

Friend of the show Forrest joins us for the 3rd straight episode as we recap last week’s Brew Day. We’re definitely getting excited to try this new beer we’ve brewed, so keep an eye out for an episode in the future where we try it. Evan brought a few different beers, a Melange you might say, from Lion Bridge Brewing out of Cedar Rapids. We tried their Compensation English Mild Ale and their Spice Must Flow Black Ale, and both were fantastic! Most of our time was spent drafting All-Time Vikings

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71:25

The Skol Hop Brew Day 2025! | TSH Ep. 80

The Skol Hop ·

2025/02/17

Coming to you on location in Austin’s garage, we embark upon yet another Beer Brewing Day. This year we set out to brew a Nut Brown Ale (name TBD, drop suggestions in the comments). In between brewing activities, we took some time to sit down, drink some beer, and talk about the brewing process and football. We enjoyed Moon Rabbit, a Japanese Rice Lager from Big Grove brewing, Forrest enlightened us on the brewing process, and we talk Vikings/Bears/Michigan football. Safe to say, it was a good

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