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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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. A truly patriotic and hoppin' good time for all! And of course, a lot of historic nonsense!