Vox&hops

Justin Coleman of Krigsgrav & I have a conversation about how he coped with 2020/2021, his 1st beers, the soundtrack of his youth, his 1st shows, "The Sundering", his brother Zach's success, how he has been filling the void, a Krigsgrav Brew & his hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Justin enjoyed Live Oak Brewing Company 's "Pilz" the 4.7% the Bohemian-style golden lager while I enjoyed Microbrasserie Le Fermentor x Microbrasserie Mutoïde x GMPQ Media x Vox&Hops' "Ale of the Fathers" the 6.5% Bourbon Barrel Aged Old Ale. This version of "Ale of the Fathers" poured out with a slight reddish nut brown veil, slapped sweet bourbon filled apple pies on the nose & ripped a sweet bourbon laced caramel finish. This is a Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops episode! Heavy Montreal is Montreal's premier metal promoter. They host one of North America's best Metal Festivals & present countless amazing events during the rest of the year. I am truly honored & extremely excited to have them involved in the podcast. Make sure

Sergi "Bobby" Verdeguer of Persefone & I have a conversation about how he coped with 2020/2021, being sober, the soundtrack of his youth, his first shows, "Metanoia", a dream tour, how he has been filling the void & the Andorran scene. Throughout this chat, Bobby enjoyed BrewDog's "Punk AF" the non-alcoholic IPA, while I enjoyed 5e Baron 's "Pont D'Or" the 5.5% New England Pale Ale. It poured out with a killer deep yellow hazy veil, smashed sweet tropical fruit on the nose & slapped a light juicy finish. This is a Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops episode! Heavy Montreal is Montreal's premier metal promoter. They host one of North America's best Metal Festivals & present countless amazing events during the rest of the year. I am truly honored & extremely excited to have them involved in the podcast. Make sure to check out Vox&Hops' Brewtal Awakenings Playlist which has been curated by the Metal Architect Jerry Monk himself on either Spotify or Apple Music. This playlist is packed with all the freshest, sickest

Johnny Ciardullo (Carcosa, AngelMaker & Bastian) & I have a conversation about how he conquered 2020, his 1st beers, the soundtrack of his youth, his 1st shows, mastering social media, being an independent artist, working with Bradley Zorgdrager, a Johnny Ciardullo brew & his hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Johnny enjoyed a cup of Hazelnut Coffee while I enjoyed Overhop Canada x Beyond Creation's "Entre Stout Et Mirage" the 6% ABV Stout with Brazilian coffee from Barbosa Family, roasted at Bean et Bonheur & Ambunana Chips the Brazilian wood used to age cachaça which was brewed as a part of Brewtal North America. "Entre Stout Et Mirage" poured out with a jet black veil with a fluffy Cappuccino colored head, slapped cinnamon as well coffee on the nose & smashed coffee & caramel on the finish. This is a Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops episode! Heavy Montreal is Montreal's premier metal promoter. They host one of North America's best Metal Festivals & present countless amazing events during the rest of the

The first edition of Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops Brewtal Montreal featuring Cryptopsy, The Agonist, The Great Sabatini, Necrotic Mutation & Burning the Oppressor was held on December 17th, at Corona Theatre in Montreal, All night long, people enjoyed beers from BG Brasserie Urbaine, Messorem Bracitorium, OverHop Canada, Brasserie Sir John, 5e Baron & Brasseur de Montreal. Throughout the night, I sat down with JF Michaud of Heavy Montreal, Michelle Ayoub of Evenko, Frédérick Mouraux of Burning the Oppressor, Sébastien Croteau of Necrotic Mutation, Sean Arsenian of The Great Sabatini & Vicky Psarakis of The Agonist to talk about their experience at Brewtal Montreal. This is a Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops episode! Heavy Montreal is Montreal's premier metal promoter. They host one of North America's best Metal Festivals & present countless amazing events during the rest of the year. I am truly honored & extremely excited to have them involved in the podcast. Make sure to check out Vox&Hops' Brewtal Awa

2021 was another monumental year for the Québec Microbrew scene that I had to do another year end wrap up collaborative episode once again with Craig Thorn of the BAOS Podcast & Noah Forrest of Beerism. I am stoked to have teamed up with Heavy Montreal to bring you Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops Brewtal Montreal featuring Cryptopsy, The Agonist, The Great Sabatini, Necrotic Mutation & Burning the Oppressor. All night long you can enjoy beers from BG Brasserie Urbaine, Messorem Bracitorium, Brassserie du Bas Canada, Brasserie Sir John, 5e Baron & Brasseur de Montreal. Tickets are now on sale so get yours via the link below!! Make sure to check out Vox&Hops' Brewtal Awakenings Playlist which has been curated by the Metal Architect Jerry Monk himself on either Spotify or Apple Music. This playlist is packed with all the freshest, sickest & most extreme albums each week!!! Photo Credit: Noah Forrest Episode Links: Website: https://www.voxandhops.com/ Join The Vox&Hops Mailing List: http://eepurl.com/hpu9F1 BAOS

2021 was such a disaster of a year but we were blessed with some monumental extreme music releases. So I decided to yet again do a year end wrap up episode with Oliver Pinard the bassist of Cattle Decapitation, Cryptopsy, Akurion & Vengeful. Throughout this chat, Oliver enjoyed OverHop Canada's "Cripster" the 5.3% Sour Juicy IPA & their "Hazy" the 6.5% NEIPA. I enjoyed Kahnawake Brewing x Cryptopsy's "Crisptopsy" the 4.8% New World Pilsner that was Dry Hopped with Mosaic Hops & Microbrasserie Le Fermentor  x Microbrasserie Mutoïde  x Vox&Hops x GMPQ Media  ‘ s “Ale of the Fathers” the 6.5% Old Ale that was aged in Cabarnet Sauvignon Barrels. I am stoked to have teamed up with Heavy Montreal to bring you Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops Brewtal Montreal featuring Cryptopsy, The Agonist, The Great Sabatini, Necrotic Mutation & Burning the Oppressor. All night long you can enjoy beers from BG Brasserie Urbaine, Messorem Bracitorium, Brassserie du Bas Canada, Brasserie Sir John, 5e Baron & Brasseur de Montreal. T

Justine Jones of Employed to Serve and Church Road Records & I have a conversation about how she coped with 2020, her 1st Brews, the soundtrack to her youth, her 1st shows, getting into extreme vocals, "Conquering", starting Church Roads Records, how she has been filling the void, an Employed to Serve Brew & her hangover cure. Throughout this conversation, Justine enjoyed Cornish Crown Brewery 's "Citra Boom" the 4% Citra Pale Ale while I enjoyed Overhop Canada x Vox&Hops' brand new Collab "DOUBLE VOX&OVERHOPS" the 8.5% DDH Double NEIPA. "DOUBLE VOX&OVERHOPS" was hopped with Citra, Galaxy & Vic Secret Hops, it poured out with a killer hazy veil, slapped juicy fruit on the nose & smashes a somewhat dry sneaky smooth tropical finish. This is a Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops episode! Heavy Montreal is Montreal's premier metal promoter. They host one of North America's best Metal Festivals & present countless amazing events during the rest of the year. I am truly honored & extremely excited to have them involve

George Panayi of the Meet Me For Coffee Podcast & Jamie Morris of Folly Brewing & I have a conversation about the brand new Vox&Hops Collab "How About Some Coffee" the 6% Coffee Stout. Throughout this episode, we enjoyed Vox&Hops x Meet Me For Coffee & Folly Brewing's "How About Some Coffee" the 6% Coffee Stout. This beer was brewed with the official Meet Me For Coffee Sumatra Coffee Blend. It poured out with a jet black veil, radiated roasted milky chocolate on the nose & smashed a bitter acidic coffee finish. This episode was recorded live at Folly Brewpub in Toronto, Ontario. I am stoked to have teamed up with Heavy Montreal to bring you Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops Brewtal Montreal featuring Cryptopsy, The Agonist, The Great Sabatini, Necrotic Mutation & Burning the Oppressor. All night long you can enjoy beers from BG Brasserie Urbaine, Messorem Bracitorium, Brassserie du Bas Canada, Brasserie Sir John, 5e Baron & Brasseur de Montreal. Tickets are now on sale so get yours via the link below!! Make su

I invited the Vox&Hops Album Review Crew to December's Thirsty Thursday to unveil their Top 10 Albums of 2021. I am stoked to have teamed up with Heavy Montreal to bring you Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops Brewtal Montreal featuring Cryptopsy, The Agonist, The Great Sabatini, Necrotic Mutation & Burning the Oppressor. All night long you can enjoy beers from BG Brasserie Urbaine, Messorem Bracitorium, Brassserie du Bas Canada, Brasserie Sir John, 5e Baron & Brasseur de Montreal. Tickets are now on sale so get yours via the link below!! Make sure to check out Vox&Hops' Brewtal Awakenings Playlist which has been curated by the Metal Architect Jerry Monk himself on either Spotify or Apple Music. This playlist is packed with all the freshest, sickest & most extreme albums each week!!! Episode Links: Website: https://www.voxandhops.com/ Join The Vox&Hops Mailing List: http://eepurl.com/hpu9F1 Heavy Montreal: https://www.heavymontreal.com/ Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops Brewtal Montreal: https://www.ticketmaster.

Marion Bascoul of Aephanemer & I have a conversation about how she coped with 2020, her 1st brews, her 1st shows, becoming a musician at the age of 30, "A Dream of Wilderness", the French music scene, an Aephanemer brew & her hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Marion was drinking Sabotage CraftBeer 's "Molotov" the 5,5% Porter while I enjoyed BreWskey - Pub & Taproom 's "Brew Juice - Apricot, Mango & Guava". This amazing 5.2% Fruited Sour poured out with a thick yellow veil, smashed juicy mango on the nose & slapped a slightly tart ultra juicy refreshing finish. This is a Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops episode! Heavy Montreal is Montreal's premier metal promoter. They host one of North America's best Metal Festivals & present countless amazing events during the rest of the year. I am truly honored & extremely excited to have them involved in the podcast. I am stoked to have teamed up with them to bring you Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops Brewtal Montreal featuring Cryptopsy, The Agonist, The Great Sabati

AJ Peters of Summoner & I have a conversation about how he coped with 2020, his 1st brews, the soundtrack of his youth, his 1st shows, being a part of Brewtal North America, how he has been filling the void, sharing bandmates with bigger bands & his hangover cure. Throughout this conversation, AJ enjoyed Widowmaker Brewing 's "Between Here &There" the 5% Kolsch while I enjoyed Bone Up Brewing Company x Fuming Mouth 's "The Great Equalizer" the 5.5% Smoked Brown Ale. This killer Collab which was brewed as a part of Brewtal North America poured out with a deep brown veil, smashed smoky malts on the nose & slapped a smoke induced caramel finish. This is a Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops episode! Heavy Montreal is Montreal's premier metal promoter. They host one of North America's best Metal Festivals & present countless amazing events during the rest of the year. I am truly honored & extremely excited to have them involved in the podcast. I am stoked to have teamed up with them to bring you Heavy Montreal prese

Joe Pacheco, Frank Pavan & Cassius Morris of the Innersleeve Podcast & I have a conversation about how they coped with 2020, their 1st beers, the soundtracks of their youths, SoundMojo, if they are Metalheads, a Innersleeve Podcast brew & their hangover cures. Throughout this chat, Joe& Frank both enjoyed La Souche's "Cherry Bomb" the 6.5% Black Cherry Saison while I enjoyed 5e Baron's "Mixtape" the 6.5% NEIPA. I am stoked to have teamed up with Heavy Montreal to bring you Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops Brewtal Montreal featuring Cryptopsy, The Agonist, The Great Sabatini, Necrotic Mutation & Burning the Oppressor. All night long you can enjoy beers from BG Brasserie Urbaine, Messorem Bracitorium, Brassserie du Bas Canada, Brasserie Sir John, 5e Baron & Brasseur de Montreal. Tickets are now on sale so get yours via the link below!! Make sure to check out Vox&Hops' Brewtal Awakenings Playlist which has been curated by the Metal Architect Jerry Monk himself on either Spotify or Apple Music. This playlist is p

Daniel Barter of DVNE & I have a conversation about how he coped with 2020, his 1st brews, the soundtrack of his youth, his 1st shows, Etemen Ænka, how he has been filling the void, a DVNE Brew & his hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Daniel enjoyed Kirkstall Brewery x Magic Rock Brewing 's "Verdita" the 4% fruited sour while I enjoyed La bière Belle Gueule 's "Kellerbier Lager". This 5.2% brew poured out with a nice light yellow veil, slapped sweet malts on the nose & ripped a crisp honey like finish. This is a Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops episode! Heavy Montreal is Montreal's premier metal promoter. They host one of North America's best Metal Festivals & present countless amazing events during the rest of the year. I am truly honored & extremely excited to have them involved in the podcast. I am stoked to have teamed up with them to bring you Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops Brewtal Montreal featuring Cryptopsy, The Agonist, The Great Sabatini, Necrotic Mutation & Burning the Oppressor. All night long

Jamison Kester of Labored Breath & I have a conversation about how he coped with 2020, his 1st brews, the soundtrack of his youth, his 1st shows, working in the beer industry, being a part of Brewtal North America, "Dyspnea", a new beer Collab & his hangover cure. Throughout our chat, Jamison drank Penn Brewery 's "Kaiser Pils" & Dancing Gnome Beer 's "Hazy Pale Ale" while I enjoyed The Agonist x Microbrasserie Le Fermentor 's "Brew as my Guide" which was brewed as a part of Brewtal North America. This 7% DDH IPA poured out with a slightly hazy veil, smashed juicy pineapple on the nose & slapped a resinous crushable finish. This is a Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops episode! Heavy Montreal is Montreal's premier metal promoter. They host one of North America's best Metal Festivals & present countless amazing events during the rest of the year. I am truly honored & extremely excited to have them involved in the podcast. I am stoked to have teamed up with them to bring you Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops Brewta

Drew Ross of New Level Brewing & Dominic Alvernaz of Pitch Black North & I have a conversation about how Cryptopsy's new Collab "Nun So Vile" the the 6% Lavender Tea Sour that was brewed with Pitch Black North x Cryptopsy's "Nun So Vile" Lavender Black Tea with hops came to life. I am stoked to have teamed up Heavy Montreal to bring you Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops Brewtal Montreal featuring Cryptopsy, The Agonist, The Great Sabatini, Necrotic Mutation & Burning the Oppressor. All night long you can enjoy beers from BG Brasserie Urbaine, Messorem Bracitorium, Brassserie du Bas Canada, Brasserie Sir John, 5e Baron & Brasseur de Montreal. Tickets are now on sale so get yours via the link below!! Make sure to check out Vox&Hops' Brewtal Awakenings Playlist which has been curated by the Metal Architect Jerry Monk himself on either Spotify or Apple Music. This playlist is packed with all the freshest, sickest & most extreme albums each week!!! This episode was recorded at a Vox&Hops Thirsty Thursday Virtual Ha

Vicky Psarakis of The Agonist & Sicksense & I have a conversation about how she coped with 2020, her 1st shows, being a part of Brewtal North America, streaming on Twitch, "Day Before the World Wept", working with Chris Donaldson, Sicksense, Sound Escape Agency, her own brew & her hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Vicky enjoyed 3 Floyds Brewing Co.'s "Yella Rrari" the 13.2% Pale Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels with vanilla beans, blonde roast coffee & cocoa nibs while I enjoyed BreWskey's "Hop Run" the 7.2% IPA that was hopped with El Dorado, Triumph, Belma & Cashmere Hops. This is a Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops episode! Heavy Montreal is Montreal's premier metal promoter. They host one of North America's best Metal Festivals & present countless amazing events during the rest of the year. I am truly honored & extremely excited to have them involved in the podcast. I am stoked to have teamed up with them to bring you Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops Brewtal Montreal featuring Cryptopsy, The Agoni

Bryan Giles of Red Fang & I have a conversation about how he coped with 2020, his 1st brews, the soundtrack to his youth, his 1st shows, Red Fang's killer videos, Wayfinder's "Malt Liquor", pulling the plug on their fall tour, how he has been filling the void & his hangover cure. Throughout our conversation, Bryan enjoyed a Lagunitas Brewing Co "Hoppy Refresher" while I enjoyed the Saint-Houblon x Unhuman 's "Chaotic Equilibrium", a 5.6% NEIPA with blueberries and ginger. This beer was brewed as a part of Vox&Hops' Brewtal North America. It poured out with a light orange hazy veil, slapped juicy fruit on the nose and ripped a juicy ginger finish. This is a Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops episode! Heavy Montreal is Montreal's premier metal promoter. They host one of North America's best Metal Festivals & present countless amazing events during the rest of the year. I am truly honored & extremely excited to have them involved in the podcast. I am stoked to have teamed up with them to bring you Heavy Montreal p

To underline the 3 Year Anniversary of Vox&Hops, I wanted to take a moment to look back on a few key moments that have happened throughout the past years. From the very first episode up till today a lot has changed & I thought it would be interesting to examine these important episodes more closely. I am stoked to have teamed up Heavy Montreal to bring you Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops Brewtal Montreal featuring Cryptopsy, The Agonist, The Great Sabatini, Necrotic Mutation & Burning the Oppressor. All night long you can enjoy beers from BG Brasserie Urbaine, Messorem Bracitorium, Brassserie du Bas Canada, Brasserie Sir John, 5e Baron & Brasseur de Montreal. Tickets are now on sale so get yours via the link below!! Make sure to check out Vox&Hops' Brewtal Awakenings Playlist which has been curated by the Metal Architect Jerry Monk himself on either Spotify or Apple Music. This playlist is packed with all the freshest, sickest & most extreme albums each week!!! Photo Credit: Mihaela Petrescu Episode Links: W

David Benites of (Extreme Vocal Institute & Renesans) & I have a conversation about how he got through 2020, his 1st beers, the soundtrack of his youth, discovering his voice, becoming a vocal coach, the modern extreme vocal coaching scene, Renesans, an Extreme Vocal Institute Brew & his hangover cure. Throughout this conversation, David was drinking Peabody Heights Brewery, LLC 's "Unforgivable Curses" the 9% Triple while I enjoyed Microbrasserie Jackalhop. 's "Session NEIPA". This 3.7% Session NEIPA was hopped with Cryo Ekuanot, Hull Mellon & Cashmere Hops. It poured out with a glorious hazy veil, slapped juicy pineapples on the nose & ripped an enjoyably green light citrus finish. Massive cheers to Kevin from La Canette Villeray for joining David & I for a mini extreme vocal lesson. You rule! This is a Heavy Montreal presents Vox&Hops episode! Heavy Montreal is Montreal's premier metal promoter. They host one of North America's best Metal Festivals & present countless amazing events during the rest of the

Blake Harrison / Jason Hamacher of Zealot RIP & Jeff Hancock of DC Brau & I have a conversation about how our Collab "Ambush Predator" came to life. We cover every aspect of the beer creation from the very beginning, why a Mexican Inspired Lager, the brew day, the can art, the release party and so much more. Throughout this chat, Blake was enjoying DC Brau's "Ambush Predator", Jeff was drinking DC Brau's "Octoberfest", I was drinking La Knowlton Co.'s "Mexican Lager" while Jason had a glass of Chlorophyll & Topo Chico Mineral Water. Make sure to check out Vox&Hops' Brewtal Awakenings Playlist which has been curated by the Metal Architect Jerry Monk himself on either Spotify or Apple Music. This playlist is packed with all the freshest, sickest & most extreme albums each week!!! Can Art: Michael Sikes Episode Links: Website: https://www.voxandhops.com/ Join The Vox&Hops Mailing List: http://eepurl.com/hpu9F1 Zealot RIP: https://zealotrip31g.bandcamp.com/album/self-titled-ep DC Brau: https://dcbrau.com/ Michael