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[chicagobeerpass]

Chicago Beer Pass: A Deep Woods Winter

Welcome to the Chicago Beer Pass: Your ticket to all the great beer events happening in and around Chicago.

On this episode of Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski and Nik White crack open a couple cans from the recent Revolution's Deep Wood series. It's unfortunate that they haven't kept up on these each month of the release because they are always fantastic. As the two of them sip on a few cans, they talk about the latest stouts that have been hitting the store shelves and they go into a few details about some other breweries that have announced they are closing.

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[loosekeys]

LooseKeys Comic - Welcome Aboard

[toontalkweekly]

Toon Talk Weekly - Episode 275 - “A Pup Named Scooby-Doo”

On episode 275 of Toon Talk Weekly, Jake and Brad revisit the Scooby-Doo gang when they watch an episode from “A Pup Named Scooby-Doo.”

Listen to the episode above or download the MP3 (27.2 mb).

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo was produced by Hanna-Barbera and premiered in 1988. The show ran for 4 seasons and 27 total episodes.

The series follows the familiar faces of the Scooby-Doo franchise only this time their together as a group of middle-school aged kids. The show takes familiar cues from the original Scooby-Doo series but leans more heavily into the comedic takes and outrageous situations that the gang may find themselves in.

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Toon Talk Weekly - Episode 275 - Show Notes

[digitalhitchhiker]

On each episode of Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski and Nik White dive into some fresh Chicago beers, but that’s not all they end up drinking. There are always great beers getting made in and outside Chicago that are worth giving a try.

In this video, the guys crack open a can of Oachkatzlschwoaf or O-Katz from Urban Chestnut. Oktoberfest is here and there is no better time to enjoy these beers; the only thing that would make it better is if the guys had a stein for this one.

The folks over at Urban Chestnut say that this is malty yet well-balanced Maerzen-style Lager, it’s easy to drink but difficult to pronounce. Don't think anyone can disagree with that. Perhaps as you knock back a few cans of O-Katz, you might get better at saying the name Oachkatzlschwoaf. Good luck!

[shatterthevain]

Shatter The Vain 198: Welcome Back To Vainglory!

This is episode one hundred and ninety-eight of Shatter The Vain. I’m Brad Chmielewski, and this is a podcast all about the mobile MOBA Vainglory created by Super Evil Megacorp.

There seems to be an influx of players leaving and coming back to Vainglory lately. 5v5 has really divided the players. One of those players and content creators that I'm really excited to see coming back to Vainglory is TDog. TDog sort of vanished and I know a lot of people had questions. In this episode we dive into why he left and his plans now that he is re-entering the scene.

Thanks for listening! Don’t forget if there is a question or suggestion for the podcast, please send it along, I’d love to continue to make this show better for everyone listening.

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The Inaugural Half Acre Far & Away Invitational

a creative gathering at Harris Theater

Up to this point the only notable beer party over this way is the annual Harvest HopDown Fest at The Plaza on Millennium Park. It’s an October gathering where Park Grill’s PR staff coordinates distributors to come pour packaged mainline offerings from popular regional breweries. It’s a decent party and certainly better than having no bier fest at all on Michigan Avenue.

What we saw on the rooftop of Harris Theater at that same park was a completely different animal. The mighty Half Acre Beer Company invited 61 of their favorite breweries that never make it to our corner of the earth. The lineup was so stacked that you could walk right up to 2018 GABF IPA winners Alvarado Street and Green Cheek with no wait.

Wiseacre, Memphis, TN*

Saturday 10.13.18*

FFF, Munster, IN*

Perennial, STL*

My favorite beer of the fest was probably the understated brilliance of Jester King & Scratch’s Abscission (spontaneously fermented ale with spicebush, grapevine + juniper).

It was less about rankings and more about appreciating what releases your favorite beers snobs are hysterical about. Beers that up to this point many of us only get to read about. Nothing will top seeing the founders of Dark Matter Coffee and Half Acre joyously sharing pours and thanking us for attending. Half Acre’s Benthic three ways (espresso, iced coffee, stout) was hard to deny and had us thinking how lucky we are to live in the same town as those two crews.

This was like attending a beer event for the first time. There were 16 brewers we legit had never even heard of. The sentiment was felt among teams that made the trip to pour their own beers like Pennington, New Jersey’s Referend Bier Blendery. They admitted not being familiar with all the breweries in attendance.

We never party this hard in The Loop. Finally a festival that the bottle share crowd can appreciate. The good folks at Half Acre have set the bar for what a modern beer gathering should feel like.

–Nkosi

Orange County, CA

Referend Bier Blendery

Pennington, New Jersey

Other Notes: -Side Project, Monkish, Casey, Other Half had insane lines during session one.

– During our hot pursuit of Perennial’s Maman and the Other Half/ Angry Chair collab Rice Proxy Treats, we missed out Tired Hands Guava Lavender Milkshake IPA and Kane’s Vanilla Sunday Brunch

-Far & Away participant beers were around town for the weekend at The Beer Temple, Kaiser Tiger and Beermiscuous

-*denotes photo courtesy of Brad Chmielewski

-Enjoy this remarkable collection of beers

3 Floyds Brewing Company THICC BOIS / DDH LACTOSE IPA CHEER TEAM / IPA

18th Street Brewery BLEND / A BLEND OF RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT, MILK STOUT + BARLEY WINE AGED IN BUFFALO TRACE BARRELS SCRATCH AND DENT / IPA

Allagash Brewing Company ALLAGASH WHITE / BELGIAN-STYLE WHEAT BEER SAISON GRATIS / SAISON-STYLE ALE

Alvarado Street Brewery MAI TAI P.A. / TROPICAL IPA CONTAINS NO JUICE / JUICY DOUBLE IPA

American Solera SOMEBODY LOVES YOU IN COPENHAGEN / FRUIT BEER BARREL AGED DILEMMA / BARREL AGED STOUT

Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company REFUGE IPA ABUNDANSEA / IMPERIAL STOUT

easily the best lineup of the year*

Columbus Brewing*

Aslin Beer Co BALE / IMPERIAL STOUT TOTALLY CANON / SOUR ALE

Bagby Beer Company SWEET RIDE / PILSNER GOOF TROOP / AMERICAN IPA

Beavertown Brewery METAMORPH / BRETT IPA MANGO MILK / MANGO MILKSHAKE DIPA (OMNIPOLLO COLLAB)

Bellwoods Brewery FRUIT JELLY KING / DRY-HOPPED SOUR WITH PINK GUAVA

Breakside Brewing WANDERLUST / IPA #MOREFRIENDS #MOREMEMORIES / BARREL AGED RASPBERRY SOUR

Bunker Brewing Company TERRARIUM / IPA MACHINE PILZ / CZECH-STYLE PILSNER

Burial Beer Company FRESH HOP SHADOWCLOCK / PILSNER THE FALL OF THE REBEL ANGELS / SOUR RED WITH CHOKEBERRIES

Casey Brewing & Blending APRICOT FRUIT STAND / ALE AGED IN OAK BARRELS WITH APRICOTS VELVET / ALE AGED IN OAK BARRELS WITH APRICOTS

Cigar City Brewing COCONUT MARSHAL ZHUKOV’S / IMPERIAL STOUT WITH COCONUT GUAYABERA / CITRA PALE ALE

Columbus Brewing Company BODHI / DOUBLE IPA CROCODILE TONGUE / BARREL AGED SOUR ON PEACHES

Creature Comforts Brewing Company BIBO / PILSNER ARCADIANA / SAISON

De La Senne, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Belgium

Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project SURETTE RESERVA JUNIPER & GIN / PROVISION SOUR ALE SOUR ROSE´ / WILD ALE

De La Senne TARAS BOULBA / BLONDE ALE

Firestone Walker Brewing Company SLOAMBIC / WILD ALE WITH BLACKBERRIES DARK & STORMY / BLENDED ALE WITH GINGER & LIME

Fonta Flora, Morganton, NC

Fonta Flora Brewery WHIPPOORWILL WIT / BELGIAN WITBIER SCUPPADINE / APPALACHIAN WILD ALE

Forest + Main Brewing Company DOCHTER SEIZOEN / SAISON SOLAIRE / SAISON

Founders Brewing Company KBS / BOURBON BARREL AGED STOUT MOSAIC PROMISE / SINGLE HOP PALE ALE

Fremont Brewing Company THE RUSTY NAIL / BOURBON BARREL AGED IMPERIAL STOUT WITH LICORICE AND CINNAMON BARK FIELD TO FERMENT – CITRA / FRESH HOP PALE ALE

Gigantic Brewing Company KOLSCHTASTIC / KOLSCH BIG BRETT LOVE / BRETT SAISON AGED IN VERMOUTH AND FRENCH OAK BARRELS

Great Notion Brewing WIGGLE / HAZY IPA KEY LIME PIE / GOSE WITH KEY LIMES, VANILLA BEANS AND MORE

Green Cheek Beer Co WEST COAST IPA IS DEAD / WEST COAST IPA ATTACK WITH LOVE / HAZY IPA

Hacienda Beer Company L’ETE / BARREL FERMENTED SAISON DDH EVERYTHING EVENTUALLY WITH EL DORADO

Half Acre Beer Company ABOVE & BEYOND / DDH IPA INFUSED WITH MOSAIC VANILLA BENTHIC / BARREL AGED IMPERIAL STOUT WITH COFFEE, COCONUT + VANILLA

Harris Theater Rooftop, Millennium Park

Highland Park Brewery WONDER CLOUD / HAZY IPA HELP YOURSELF / BARREL FERMENTED SAISON

Holy Mountain Brewing KING’S HEAD / BOURBON BARREL AGED DOUBLE OATMEAL BROWN ALE OFFERTORY / ALE AGED IN OAK BARRELS ON MALBEC & SYRAH POMACE

Industrial Arts Brewing Company WRENCH / NEIPA SPLICE / DDH SOUR BEER

Interboro Spirits & Ales OVERTIME / IMPERIAL IPA BUSHBURG / PILSNER

J Wakefield Brewing BLUEBRAKER / SOUR IPA BOSS TYCOON / IMPERIAL STOUT

Jackie O’s Pub & Brewery APPLE BRANDY BARREL OIL OF APHRODITE / BARREL AGED IMPERIAL STOUT BOURBON BARREL BRICK KILN / BARREL-AGED BARLEY WINE

Jester King Brewery ABSCISSION / SPONTANEOUSLY FERMENTED FORAGED ALE (COLLAB WITH SCRATCH) COMMERICAL SUICIDE / MIXED CULTURE MILD ALE

Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales TURBO BAM / RYE FARMHOUSE ALE FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS / FRUIT SAISON

Kane Brewing Company GALAXY PUNCH / INDIA PALE ALE VANILLA SUNDAY BRUNCH / IMPERIAL MILK PORTER

Lawrence Beer Co*

Lawrence Beer Company LECTRIC / IPA BIG PEACH / SAISON

Maine Beer Company SON OF SAPPING MAMMOTH / IPA POST RIDE SNACK / SESSION IPA

Mikkeller SPONTANDOUBLERASPBERRY / SOUR ALE WITH RASPBERRIES TBA

Modern Times Beer YELLOW / SAISON AGED IN WINE BARRELS WITH APRICOTS FELLOWSHIP OF XUL / DESSERT STOUT

Monkish Brewing Company SPACE FOOD / COTTON CANDY SPACE COOKIE DOUBLE MILKSHAKE IPA (COLLAB WITH OMNIPOLLO + TIRED HANDS) GALACTIC RHYME FEDERATION / TRIPLE IPA

New Belgium Brewing Company VOODOO RANGER JUICY HAZE IPA / UNFILTERED IPA TRANSATLANTIQUE / KRIEK

Other Half Brewing Company DDH BROCCOLI / IMPERIAL INDIA PALE ALE RICE PROXY TREATS / IMPERIAL STOUT (COLLAB WITH ANGRY CHAIR)

Oxbow, Newcastle, Maine

Oxbow Brewing Company SASUGA / STAINLESS-AGED SAISON WITH RICE BOBASA / BARREL-AGED SMOKED FARMHOUSE ALE

Perennial Artisan Ales PILS / DRY-HOPPED GERMAN-STYLE PILSNER MAMAN / IMPERIAL STOUT

Prairie Artisan Ales PRAIRIE NOIR / BOURBON BARREL AGED IMPERIAL STOUT PINK GUAVA FUNK / SOUR ALE WITH PINK GUAVA FRUIT

The Referend Bier Blendery BERLINER MESSE: GLORIA GRAND CRU / SPONTANEOUSLY FERMENTED PALE WHEAT ALE TENDER BUTTONS / FRAMBOISE

Sante Adairius Rustic Ales WOVEN / BARREL AGED BLONDE ALE (HALF ACRE COLLAB) RECENCY EFFECT / GIN BARREL AGED SAISON

Shared Brewing FANNY PACK FASHION SHOW / IPA TOMMY FRESH BATCH #2 / TDH DIPA

Door County, Wisco

Side Project Brewing DERIVATION BLEND #10 / BA IMPERIAL STOUT LA RUCHE BLEND #2 / BELGIAN SAISON

Sierra Nevada Brewing Company TRIP IN THE WOODS CHOCOLATE CHIPOTLE STOUT / BARREL AGED IMPERIAL STOUT SINGLE HOP EL DORADO / SESSION IPA

Sun King Brewing PACHANGA / MEXICAN STYLE LAGER AFTERNOON DELIGHT / BOURBON BARREL AGED DOPPELBOCK

Superstition Meadery CHERION / MELOMEL BBA AMANTE / SPECIALTY MEAD

Threes Brewing LOGICAL CONCLUSION / IPA FAR BETWEEN / FOUDRE-FERMENTED FEST BEER

Tired Hands Brewing Company HELLES OTHER PEOPLE GUAVA LAVENDER MILKSHAKE IPA

Transient Artisan Ales WHEN YOU’RE HERE YOU’RE HERE / COCKTAIL INSPIRED OAK AGED SOUR THE JUICE IS LOOSE / DOUBLE IPA

Troon Brewing HI, CHICAGO / HOPPY ALE BYE, CHICAGO / KETTLE SOUR BREWED WITH LACTOSE, RE-FERMENTED WITH MANGO + PASSION FRUIT, CONDITIONED ON MADAGASCAR VANILLA BEANS

Trve Brewing Company CURSED / MIXED CULTURE PALE ALE SOLID HEX / WATERMELON SAISON

Upslope Brewing Company SPRUCE TIP IPA / AMERICAN INDIA PALE ALE TROPICAL FRUIT SOUR / FRUITED BARREL AGED SOUR BEER

The Veil Brewing Company YOUNG & PURE / IPA WE DED MON / TRIPLE IPA

Weldwerks Brewing Company DDH JUICY BITS / HAZY IPA MEXICAN ACHROMATIC / MEXICAN STOUT

Wiseacre Brewing Company TINY BOMB / PILSNER ASTRONAUT STATUS / BOURBON BARREL AGED IMPERIAL STOUT WITH CINNATTMON AND VANILLA BEANS

  Source: https://www.chicagobeergeeks.com/2018/10/the-inaugural-half-acre-far-away-invitational/

[uncleweed]

Making some final tweaks to another explainer video. http://t.co/5h6Zc3q

— Brad Chmielewski (@beerad) June 30, 2011

[niccongo0-blog]

Goose Island Bourbon County Stout 2018

Proprietor’s Blend. Chicago Only

GI President Todd Ahsmann is calling this the greatest year of all time for BCS. A record 8 releases are set to drop on Black Friday.

Bourbon County is something that Goose works on all 12 months. In January the internal competition begins amongst brewers and lab technicians. Everyone gets to propose his/her version of BCS in a one-liter jar.

4 rounds and a couple months later, Brewmaster Jared Jankoski decides which finalists get the bottle treatment.

Themes from the Goose Clybourn Preview Event: -RDF (Real Degree of Fermentation) was up this year so ABV is 15.4% ABV up from 14.  

-Everything was aged in a blend of 75% Heaven Hill, 25% Buffalo Trace barrels for an average of 10 months. It’s a shift from using all Heaven Hill last year.

– Dorothy is the code name for a collection of six whirlpool stainless steel infusion tanks. These were installed for balanced extraction rates after cold adjuncts are added. This tank re-circulation method replaces adding adjuncts to fermenters and barrels.

-All the flavors in this year’s lineup have made it to trials in the past

8, a Goose Black Friday Record

R &D Manager Mike Siegel sequenced the order of the 2018 tasting. This is was first time Goose staff tried them all. Prop left the bright tank just 2hrs before the event. Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout is absent this year. It’s a bittersweet reality for the original BCS variant. That beer had been in the core lineup every year since its 2010 debut with an Intelligentsia’s Black Cat Espresso Blend.

1st all new BCS recipe since Barleywine

Bourbon County Wheatwine A very simple, stripped down beer that highlights the character of the barrel aging process. It’s an entirely new recipe, the first new offering in the Bourbon County family since the introduction of Barleywine.

Innovation Brewer, Tim Faith took on the project start to finish from a single barrel trial over 2 years ago. It’s not an unheard of style, but it’s uncommon, for sure.

Back in 2015 Goose Island Clybourn brewers led by Jon Naghski took a silver medal at FOBAB for their Cherry Run Wheatwine. The Fulton interpretation has bright sherry tones and a much less layered complexity when compared to Barleywine.

Wheatwine is a continued exploration of what the Bourbon County can be.

A sweet, expressive barrel showcase with a simple 2 row, malted barley and malted wheat backdrop. The color comes from the extended 2.5hr boil. Fresh viscosity and mouthfeel expose the bourbon barrel for what it is. This extension of the tribe is not related at all to the original Greg Hall stout recipe.

1800 N. Clybourn

Bourbon County Original OG is priority number one for the Goose brewing team and the most important beer of the lineup every year. Not just because of legacy but it’s the base that feeds into most other variants. OG comes out very balanced; historically you expect a little more heat. The fudge and molasses notes are forward this year.

Bourbon County Stout Reserve Fresh 4 yr casks are out. In steps 2017 Whisky of the Year, Elijah Craig’s 12yr casks. Expect distro in Chicago and Kentucky with small quantities headed to NY and GI’s worldwide pubs. An older cask transforms this beer. The level of trust to receive these older casks makes this one special. Expect more toffee, oak, vanilla and dried fruit character than OG. These beers are effortlessly alluring.

Chicago, Kentucky + Goose Worldwide Pubs

Brewmaster Jared Jankoski*

Midnight Orange Oscar Sanchez and Paul Levin both landed on the same concept during trials. This national variant is modeled after delicious milk chocolate candies that reveal individual chocolate segments filled with real orange oil when unwrapped.

Actual broken up chocolate bars and cacao nibs are a labor intensive and costly project to bring into the brewhouse, but Goose has a history of this behavior. This is more about the orange zest than the juice. Minimizing the bitterness that comes from the pith was a goal.

Midnight Orange is accentuated with a round milk chocolate candy profile. Oscar was inspired by dark chocolate orange mocha down in Mexico. Spanish Navelina orange peels had a depth of character that the staff really dug. 2 eastern African cacao nib variants were sourced. The subtle citrus bump makes the stout lighter on the palate.

Whiskey cocktails (Old Fashioned), orange infused beers (Fulton & Wood En Passant) have set the precedent. It’s an odd harmony that was bound to happen. Conversations with Heaven Hill Master Distiller, Denny Potter about appreciating citrus flavors resident already in his single barrel reserve bourbons pushed momentum forward.

Refining orange as a character takes this variant into a slightly different direction than we are used to. The volatile sweet orange peels were maintained with a high quality freeze. Brewers had 2 days after shipment to incorporate.

Spanish Navelina Orange Peels + Eastern African Cacao Nibs*

Bourbon County Coffee Barleywine This happy accident was born at FOBAB 2013 when the big homie, Ryan Tucker connected Barleywine to a coffee randall instead of Coffee BCS.

Layered caramel malt flavors with hints of raisin and maple. It’s a thick, massive graceful barleywine. There are 7 Central American coffee growing regions. Over 1400 meters is the altitude where premium coffees are grown. The team flew to southwest Guatemala to visit Finca La Soledad, a coffee farm that’s been part of the Perez family for 6 generations. One of GI’s 37 brewers was a roaster for 18 years at Intelligentsia.

After cupping 16 coffees, high altitude, classic bourbon was a top 3 for everyone in attendance.

In the past ground up cold brew concentrate was added to the beer. This year beans were added to the infusion tank where it swirled and recirculated through whole roasted beans with no grinding and no delusion.

The controlled environment of the Dorothy allows for a balanced flavor extraction from additional ingredients. Barleywine is a mindful partner for coffee because there’s less roasted malt than stout. This was the most scrutinized of the variants with tastings every hour and overly assessed raw materials.

This isn’t the end of Coffee Stout, it’s just a pivot.*

Bourbon County Proprietor’s Blend (Chicago Only) 12 lbs per barrel of ground dark chocolate bars and two types cacao nibs were added to Prop ‘18. An earthy dark and a milky chocolate, the same ones used in Midnight Orange.

There are no rules in this blend. Introducing new recipes is a huge part of the annual BCS process. The challenge of these beers was to highlight 1 or 2 ingredients in each release. Goose has used cacao nibs for years but never chocolate. The robust depths of raw cacao nibs compliment the milky chocolate.

Mike Siegel insisted on using the actual brittle roasted bean instead of liquid chocolate. Prop was sampled every 30 minutes for a month until it yielded desired flavors. It circulates in tanks during the day and rests overnights. It’s the first time in 15 years that the brewery worked non-stop third shifts on a beer.

2010, 2014, 2018

Bourbon County Vanilla The trucking company didn’t want to insure the vanilla pallets this year because they were too expensive. In the past staff looked at vanilla variety instead of the compounds in the character. This is the latest heavily nuanced expression of vanilla in the lineup following 2010 and 2014 (Vanilla Rye)

After 2 days, classic vanilla and toasted marshmallow begin to rise in the profile. The longer it sits, fruity floral, then deep leathery notes emerge. A hammer mill (food grade wood chipper) gently shredded whole Madagascar vanilla beans just enough to expose the inside beauty of the seeds without pulverizing it.

Prop wasn’t packaged yet, it arrived straight from the bright tank for this sneak peek*

Bramble Rye’s 1st appearance in the lineup since 2011*

Bramble Rye When Brewmaster Jared Jankoski shares his BCS spider graph of nuance, this one sits at the bolder end of the spectrum. Bramble was a brewers and fan favorite back in 2011. It’s easy to fuck up a fruited stout with overly pronounced fruit characteristics…not the case here.

The worlds of rye whiskey and fruit have never layered better. Jammy tannins from raspberry and blackberry seeds and skins are wrapped nicely with a distinct velvety mouthfeel. Rye whisky highlights earth tones. Raspberry puree, whole blackberry and blackberry juice create an opulent, rich intense fruit wave that transcends all.

After a sip Jared’s impression was simply, “It taste like it belongs in the chalice of a 10th Century king.”

 –Nkosi

Est. 1988

Other Notes: -There are 37 brewers at Fulton now. Triple the number they had just 7 years ago.

– Tim Faith initially brewed Wheatwine on a 2 barrel pilot system and aged it for a year ago so the crew could have a proof of concept long before its release.

-All 8 variants will flow at Prop Day on November 11th

-* denotes photo courtesy of Brad Chmielewski

-A Bramble Rye Sorbet and a Proprietor’s 2018 Float (chocolate gelato, chocolate whipped cream, chocolate sauce) were served at the event.

-Raw ingredients (African cacao nibs, Spanish orange peel, Guatemalan coffee, raspberry + blackberry) all made appearances to accent this year’s varietals

Source: https://www.chicagobeergeeks.com/2018/10/goose-island-bourbon-county-stout-2018/

[chicagobeerpass]

Chicago Beer Pass: Oktoberfest Time Again

Welcome to the Chicago Beer Pass: Your ticket to all the great beer events happening in and around Chicago.

On this episode of Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski and Nik White start their Oktoberfest off with a bang by having some cans from Spiteful Brewing. Brad picked these up on a recent stop where he got sucked into the Oktoberfest season with Half Acre's Lager Town and Spiteful’s Oktoberfest. There are events for Oktoberfest happening for the next couple weekends, so grab your Lederhosen and meet up with Brad and Nik for a liter or two.

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[nonfungiblebeerspodcast]

Non-Fungible Beers Podcast: Solana Summer Or Crypto Winter?

Welcome to the Non-Fungible Beers Podcast! This podcast is part of the BeerBuddies roadmap to focus on providing entertainment and news about beer, Solana, and NFTs. Please bear with us as we work out the kinks in these first few episodes, and know that we'll be adding more graphics/visual content to the shows moving forward.

In this episode, Brad Chmielewski & Rodrigo Seminario chat about a few recent bad flips Brad tried to make. The guys also get into the news about Stepn getting banned or removed from China and how that is having a major effect on the price of shoes within the app. Finally, the guys get into the latest rug that happened on Solana and how the creator is trying to spin it as a good lesson for everyone.

We hope you enjoy this episode! Leave us a comment and tell us what more you'd like to hear about from us moving forward with this bi-monthly podcast. 🍻 Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 51.0.4MB).

[loosekeys]

We recently had the opportunity to work with a local Chicago company; SonarMD. The health care space is always exciting and we are happy to explain some of these complicated concepts to the public.

For us, it was nice to do something a little more motion graphics heavy and take a step back from character animation. We're really happy with how it turned out and we hope you enjoy it as well. Client: SonarMD Company: LooseKeys Creative Director: Brad Chmielewski Illustration: Brad Chmielewski Animation: Brad Chmielewski & Torey Kervick Animation Assistant: Maeve Price Sound Design: Maeve Price Software: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects & Adobe Premiere Pro

[toontalkweekly]

Toon Talk Weekly - Episode 274 - “Hilda”

On episode 274 of Toon Talk Weekly, Jake and Brad check out the brand new Netflix series everyone’s talking about, “Hilda.”

Listen to the episode above or download the MP3 (30.1 mb).

Hilda is a British-animated television series based on the graphic novels of the same name. The series is created by Luke Pearson and debuted on Netflix in September 2018. 

The show follows the titular character and her deerfox companion, Twig, as they go on adventures and conquer even the most dangerous of monsters. Each episode is filled with wonder, mystery, and a sense of adventure that’s charming throughout.

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Toon Talk Weekly - Episode 274 - Show Notes

[digitalhitchhiker]

Welcome to the third episode of the LooseKeys podcast! On this episode Brad, Jake & Ethan are all in the LooseKeys office together! With Ethan leaving LooseKeys and joining the freelance world it seemed like a good idea to chat about working from home. Over the last year and half, Jake has been working remote for LooseKeys in Michigan and has felt the ups and downs of working from home. Learning to deal with the isolation is important especially in a business where so much of your time is spent working alone in front of a computer.

[shatterthevain]

Shatter The Vain 200: Goodbye

This is the two hundredth episode of Shatter The Vain! It is a pretty big milestone to reach for a podcast or really any project and I couldn't be happier with the episodes and content that I've created for the last few years.

And yet, it's time to step away from Vainglory and let the game carry on without me. It was a hard choice to make, but it's time. Helping me celebrate and share some Vainglory memories is Gankstars CEO PwntByUkrainian. I've seen a lot of people come and go in the Vainglory community and  I always thought I'd ride this out to the end. But I feel like a new group of Vainglory 5v5 fans need to carry the game into its next phase.

Thanks for listening and supporting the show over these years.

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[ryanmaurodesign]

Money Money Money - "Gettin' Money With a Mouse and a Wacom Pen (Fuck Comic Sans Fuck Papyrus, Too)" from Brad Chmielewski on Vimeo.

Money Money Money - "Gettin Money With a Mouse and a Wacom Pen (Fuck Comic Sans Fuck Papyrus, Too)"

Buy the song on iTunes - http://bit.ly/91or5y

Production Company: Daily Planet Productions ltd. (dailyplanetltd.com) Music: Money Money Money (myspace.com/karatekickthegame) Lyrics: Money Money Money & Jon Adler Producers: Jon Adler, Brad Chmielewski (twitter.com/beerad) & Vanida Vae (twitter.com/V_Vae) Director: Jon Adler Director of Photography: Aaron Hui Camera: Aaron Hui Animators: Brad Chmielewski, Vanida Vae, Jon Adler, Jess Donofrio, Scott Pellman Rotoscopers: Maeve Price, Anne Rooney, Drew Kordik, Shawn Sahara Editor: Maeve Price (twitter.com/mahaevey)

[thelanepodcast]

The Lane Character Select: Kog’Maw

Welcome to The Lane’s Character Select where every single week we discuss a new champion or hero in your favorite moba game.

On this week’s Character Select we discuss one of the most popular picks in the ADC slot in League of Legends with Kog’Maw. Kog’Maw occupies a very unique space for marksman and while can be risky to play is definitely a ton of fun.

Join us as we chat about builds, strategies, and experiences on Kog’Maw.