The Hop Jam 2019 – https://www.thehopjam.com/

Hanson Brothers Beer – https://www.hansonbrothersbeer.com/

HANSON – https://hanson.net/home

OUTLINE

1. Taylor, we’re coming up on the 6th annual Hop Jam. I read that there’s over 100 breweries pouring this year – that’s amazing. What are you most excited for this year?  
2. Did you ever imagine it getting this big? That’s amazing!
3. For anyone that’s never been to the festival, what’s your pitch, how would you describe it to someone?
4. What are some of the breweries that you’re excited to have join the festival?
   1. American Solera
   2. Angry Scotsman
   3. Anthem Brewing Company
   4. Bitter Sisters
   5. Black Mesa
   6. BRICKTOWN BREWERY
   7. Buffalo Wine Co
   8. Cabin Boys
   9. COOP
   10. Dead Armadillo
   11. Eerie Abbey
   12. Elgin Park
   13. Elk Valley
   14. Enid Brewing
   15. Hanson Brothers
   16. Iron Monk
   17. Madhopper
   18. Marshall Brewing Co.
   19. Mountain Fork
   20. Nine Band
   21. Nothings Left
   22. OKCIDER
   23. Prairie Artisan Ales
   24. Renaissance
   25. Rough Tail
   26. Vanessa House
   27. Skydance
   28. Stonecloud
   29. Twisted Spike
   30. Vortex Alley
   31. Welltown Logo
   32. The Willows Family Ales
   33. 4 Hands
   34. Blue Moon
   35. Clown Shoes Beer
   36. Franconia
   37. Lagunitas Brewing
   38. Odell
   39. Sam Adams
   40. Ska
   41. Austin East Ciders
   42. Bold Rock
   43. Full Sail
   44. Ballast
   45. Big Sky Brewing
   46. Boulder
   47. Boulevard
   48. Deep Ellum
   49. Destihl
   50. Goodwood
   51. Harpoon
   52. Lazy Magnolia
   53. Leinenkugel
   54. Modern Times
   55. Ommegang SM
   56. Can Cap
   57. STEM Ciders
   58. Tupps
   59. OskarBlues
   60. Shiner
   61. Stone
   62. Uinta
   63. Rogue
   64. Sierra Nevada
   65. Toppling Goliath
   66. White Claw
5. How did the Hop Jam get started? Why were you so passionate about starting a festival like this?  
6. I read this is now the 2nd year for Firkin Feast with McNellie’s Group Executive Chef Ben Alexander. Now I had no idea what a firkin, I thought it was a typo at first, but a firkin is a real thing. Tell us about the Firkin Feast
   1. Beer firkin – Quarter of a barrel – From the mid 15th century until 1824 the beer firkin was defined as 9 ale or beer gallons.
7. Taylor, I read that your brother Mac is playing with a band called Joshua & The Holy Rollers, how cool is that for you all?
8. You’re gonna be sharing the stage with Phantom Planet, have you played with them before?
9. So through the spring you guys have been working on preparing for Hop Jam, but in the fall you and Hanson released a new album called “String Theory.” So basically, you got a ton of your most popular songs, some unreleased stuff that people haven’t heard before, and married that with a full symphony.  As if that wasn’t cool enough yet, so you got an Oscar- winning composer David Campbell to work with you all on the project. How’d this entire project materialize?
10. It’s awesome to see how you’ve continued to do new projects with your brothers – music, the Hop Jam, beer –  is that always something you guys have wanted to do, or did your success with Hanson allow that to happen?
11. It seemed like at a very early age you all began having success with your music. There’s a bias towards the tip of the iceberg and the success we see, but seldom get to hear about the grind that went into making your music happen. What were the parts that fans didn’t get to see in the media?
12. If you had two pieces of advice or action steps to give to other musicians, what advice would you give?
13. You guys have a studio here in town – 3 Car Garage – have you guys been working on any other new projects coming up?  
14. What is this about Hanson Day? Tell us about Hanson Day and what you guys do with it
    1. Paintings, photos, our new EP, In Real Life
15. Brag on your brother Zac For a second and tell us what’s going on with Edible Digital Pants – the people want to know.
16. You’ve played all over the world, you’ve had crazy success, and you’ve really championed Tulsa as a place that you want to be. What makes Tulsa special?
17. What do you see that Tulsa needs to continue to do to recruit talented young professionals and grow?
18. Taylor, any other hot takes for the podcast today?
19. What do you want anyone listening to do after listening to this episode?
20. Go buy String Theory
21. Check out the Hop Jam – May 19th
22. Ya’ll are gonna perform a concert here at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center on your “String Theory Tour” on May 17 with the Tulsa Symphony. You know you have a beer festival that weekend…?
23. CHEERS!

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