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 Father...
Jan 25, 2022•44 min•Ep. 320
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 ...
Jan 18, 2022•49 min•Ep. 319
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...
Jan 11, 2022•46 min•Ep. 318
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 Mour...
Dec 21, 2021•32 min•Ep. 317
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 Brac...
Dec 17, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 316
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 & Micro...
Dec 17, 2021•58 min•Ep. 315
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 ...
Dec 14, 2021•49 min•Ep. 314
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 &...
Dec 10, 2021•40 min•Ep. 313
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. ...
Dec 09, 2021•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 312
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, sm...
Dec 07, 2021•41 min•Ep. 311
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 Colla...
Nov 30, 2021•51 min•Ep. 310
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 ...
Nov 26, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 309
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 cri...
Nov 23, 2021•38 min•Ep. 308
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 ...
Nov 16, 2021•45 min•Ep. 307
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...
Nov 12, 2021•42 min•Ep. 306
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...
Nov 09, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 305
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 b...
Nov 02, 2021•44 min•Ep. 304
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 & B...
Oct 29, 2021•35 min•Ep. 303
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 ...
Oct 26, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 302
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 gl...
Oct 22, 2021•47 min•Ep. 301
Oliver Aleron of Archspire & I have a conversation about how he coped with 2020, the soundtrack of his youth, his 1st shows, writing way more lyrics than most, "Bleed the Future", his love of boxing, his online persona, voice acting & his hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Oli enjoyed 12 raw eggs while I enjoyed Ras L'Bock's “Gose Piñata” the 6.1% Gose that was aged in Tequila barrels. It poured out with a light yellow veil, slapped mean tequila vibes on the nose & smashed a killer...
Oct 19, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 300
Professor H Shayne Hawke & I have a conversation about how he coped with 2020, his 1st beers, becoming a wrestler, the IWS Training Center, Montreal's love for wrestling, coming back from an career ending injury, a Professor H Brew & his hangover cure. Throughout this chat, Professor H enjoyed a Stella Artois 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...
Oct 12, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 299
Yngve "Bolt" Christiansen of Blood Red Throne & I have a conversation about how he coped during the pandemic, being gluten intolerant, his 1st beers, the soundtrack to his youth, his 1st shows, becoming a vocalist, taking a break from the band, "Imperial Congregation", what happened to Blastfest, how he has been filling the void & his hangover cure. Throughout this conversation BOLT was drinking Hansa Borg Bryggerier as 's "Mango IPA" while I enjoyed Third Moon Brewing 's "Born into This...
Oct 05, 2021•58 min•Ep. 298
George Panayi of the Meet Me For Coffee Podcast & have a conversation about podcasting. The struggles, the joys, our best interviews & so much more. I even tried to convince him to create his own coffee so that we can create a Collab beer with it. Throughout our chat George was drinking Joseph Bloor Brewery 's Joe Blo' the 4.7% Bohemian Pilsner 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...
Oct 01, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 297
Sam Bean of Werewolves & I have a conversation about how he coped during the pandemic, being allergic to beer, the soundtrack of his youth, his 1st shows, Werewolves, his extreme lyrics, his vocal surgery, a Werewolves brew & his hangover cure. Throughout this chat Sam was drinking Pirate Life Brewing 's 5.4% Pale Ale while I enjoyed Kahnawake Brewing Company x Cryptopsy 's "Cold Haze Warm Blood" the 8.5% ABV Double NEIPA with Blood Orange which was created as a part of Brewtal North Ame...
Sep 28, 2021•53 min•Ep. 296
Garrett Jamieson of Heavy Metal Hitchhiker & I have a conversation about his 1st beers, how he coped with 2020, the soundtrack of his youth, his 1st shows, being a comedian, how he made that happen, Heavy Metal Hitchhiker, RÄGR brew & his hangover cure. Throughout this conversation, Garret enjoyed a ERDINGER Weissbräu's "Weissbier" while I enjoyed Brasserie Maltco x GMPQ Media ‘s “Lager LIVE”. This brew was created to honour the Québec metal scene. This monster Collab pours out with a li...
Sep 21, 2021•47 min•Ep. 295
On Saturday September 11th, I was invited to Bière Garden 's "MONTREAL, BY THE WATER"! To make this event special, I invited Danny Marino of The Agonist to be my co-host for a bunch of interviews. During this exclusive Craft Beer fest we had the chance to talk to Dave Roberge one of the creators of Bière Garden, Vincent Ménard of Messorem Bracitorium, Max Bergeron of BG Brasserie Urbaine, Keegan Kelertas of Microbrasserie 4 Origines & Drew Stevens of Kahnawake Brewing. To make this event eve...
Sep 17, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 294
Andy Dowling of LORD & the Andy Social Podcast & I have a conversation about his 1st brews, the soundtrack to his youth, his 1st shows, podcasting, LORD's "UNDERCOVERS VOL.1", how he has been filling the void & his hangover cure. Throughout this conversation, Andy was drinking a Nort 's "Refreshing Ale" the Non-Alcoholic Ale while I enjoyed Third Moon Brewing x BRAND OF SACRIFICE 's "LIFEBLOOD" which was brewed as a part of Brewtal North America. This killer 8% DIPA with Lactose pour...
Sep 14, 2021•54 min•Ep. 293
Duncan Bentley of Vulvodynia & I have a conversation about how he coped with the pandemic, his 1st beers, the soundtrack of his youth, his 1st shows, the South African Metal Scene, discovering his voice, "Praenuntius Infiniti", working with Chris Donaldson, Bob the Butcher, how he has been filling the void, his hangover cure & so much more. Throughout this chat Duncan was drinking a Carling Black Label while I enjoyed Microbrasserie À la Fût 's "Chai Riff". This was a very fun beer exper...
Sep 10, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 292
Adam Dutkiewicz of Killswitch Engage & Times of Grace & I have a conversation about how he coped with 2020, his 1st beers, playing Montréal, "Songs of Loss and Separation'", their Vaccinated + Intoxicated Livestream, "Blue Medusa" the new Times of Grace x Departed Soles x Islla Street Brewing beer, how he has been filling the void & his hangover cure. Throughout this conversation, Adam enjoyed a nice black espresso while I enjoyed Microbrasserie Le Fermentor x The Agonist 's "Brew As...
Sep 07, 2021•42 min•Ep. 291
