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#craftbeer #chipotle #blockout2024
Chipotle was once the great fast-casual restaurant on the hill — but now, it's known for skimping on both quality and quantity. What happened and how did this once ubiquitous chain slip from greatness. But Chipotle isn't alone. A handful of middle-range restaurants are facing closures and bankruptcy. Why isn't the middle class going out to eat anymore?

Shifting gears, we dip into the recent online protests against celebrities who aren't vocal around the ongoing crisis in the Gaza Strip. Is Blockout 2024 an effective way to protest or is it a "black square" virtue signal by people who don't really care about helping those in need? Even more importantly, do celebrities have a responsibility to help if they can?

Then, we dig into yet another controversy in video game news, this time surrounding Assassin's Creed Shadows. Finally set in feudal Japan, the recently announced game should be a slam dunk, as fans have long requested a game in this time and place. However, with a black protagonist samurai (the legendary Yasuke) and female ninja as the stars, the internet outrage was as swift as a katana. Do the "anti-DEI" crowd have a point or is this just another case of "everything I don't like is woke?"

0:00 Randy Savage's Not Like Us
1:59 Beer Intro
12:00 The Fall Of Chipotle
36:37 What Chilis & Red Lobster Closures Signal
46:57 Is Blockout 2024 An Effective Form Of Protest?
1:07:06 Assassin's Creed Shadows Controversy
1:20:35 Cheers Of The Week
1:29:00 Beer Review

Beer Of The Week
Walking Tree Brewery Treasure Kölsch

As mentioned, we'd love to speak truth to power and provide a handful of links to help the civilians in Gaza currently in desperate need of help. See below:

World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/
Anera: https://support.anera.org/a/donate
IRUSA: https://irusa.org/middle-east/palestine/
UPA: https://upaconnect.org/
PCRF: https://www.pcrf.net/

#craftbeer #drake #childishgambino
After a hard-fought battle of hip-hop beef, the war is seemingly over — and though Drake fired last, he's taken home the loss. Between the smash success of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" and Metro Boomin's viral instrumental "BBL Drizzy," we've got to wonder how Drake will bounce back. Besides the music itself, we also talk about the way this phenomenon has been discussed, especially with those who aren't scholars of hip-hop, those who are black culture vultures, and others.

Then, we hop over to the reassessment of Childish Gambino's highly praised "This Is America." Why does the internet suddenly hate the song and was it actually overrated — or is this another case of contrarian criticism for the sake of it.

Finally, we get into some gamer talk with massive layoffs at Microsoft's acquired gaming studios and speculation on the recently confirmed successor to the Nintendo Switch. What do we want and what do we think we'll get from those mad lads at Nintendo?

*Beer Of The Week*
Crooked Can Brewing Co. Space Cowboi Hazy Double IPA

0:00 Flying Chihuahua Beer Intro
4:46 Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar Beef In The Zeitgeist
30:05 Hip-Hop Outsiders' Takes On The Beef
48:10 The Reappraisal Of "This Is America"
1:06:14 Xbox Guts Major Studios
1:14:57 The Helldivers 2 PSN Reversal
1:20:00 Speculating On The Nintendo Switch 2
1:32:45 Cheers Of The Week
1:40:24 Beer Review

#craftbeer #seinfeld #mcu
After another check-in with Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, we dive into why the guy famous for making mundane observations is the newest crusader against "woke." Jerry Seinfeld now blames woke ideology and cancel culture for what he sees as a lack of TV comedy (ignoring the likes of Always Sunny In Philadelphia, South Park, Abbott Elementary, and many others). Finally, MCU alumnus Joe Russo thinks the super hero slump is because those youngsters don't want to go to the theater anymore. All that, plus a light beer to keep us (kinda) lucid. Cheers!

Beer Of The Week
Bog Brewing Company Leichtbier

0:00 Mustache Intro
8:24 Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake Beef Update
45:08 Marco Explains The Mustache
47:38 Seinfeld's Anti-Woke Agenda
1:15:14 Joe Russo Denies Super Hero Fatigue
1:28:32 Cheers Of The Week
1:25:18 Beer Review

Marco is here to warn you about the pitfalls of St. Augustine after dark, we provide a post-mortem of YouTube's own Watcher Entertainment making a terrible business decision (and walking it back almost immediately), plus some exciting casting news on the upcoming addition to the 28 Day Later franchise, 28 Months Later.

Cheers!

0:00 Beer Intros
5:26 Marco's St. Augustine Review
33:31 Watcher Entertainment Fumbles Big
1:16:31 28 Years Later Casting News
1:34:42 Cheers Of The Week
1:44:00 Beer Review

Beer Of The Week
Bell's Cold Hearted Cold IPA

Kick back and relax with your two favorite brew boys, packed with another wrap up of rap beef, Zack Snyder's lukewarm output in recent years, Tarantino's cancelation, and a sturdy cider from Schilling Cider House. Cheers!

0:00 Beer Intro
7:07 Hip Hop Beef Update: Rick Ross Jumps In
51:03 Zack Snyder's Never-Ending Director's Cuts
1:21:08 Quentin Tarantino Cancels The Movie Critic
1:41:12 Cheers Of The Week
1:52:51 Beer Review

Beer Of The Week
Schilling Cider House Excelsior Imperial Mango Cider

You smell that? That's some prime-cut, USDA-certified rap beef in the air. Before we hop into the cypher, we have to touch on the epic show that was WrestleMania 40.

Then, it's on to Kendrick Lamar's Drake diss, J. Cole's diss-turned-apology aimed at Kendrick, and the wait for Drake's response (which we got soon after recording --- soon to be discussed on a later episode).

We've also got a pair of trailers hot off the presses, featuring Ti West's trilogy capper, MaXXXine, and the Joker sequel.

Finally, we end with the unfortunate events that've rocked a fan-favorite brewery to our southwest. Cigar City Brewing has been gutted of its heart and soul by owners, Monster, laying off 12 workers including the legendary brew master, Wayne Wambles.

There's going out sad, and then there's this --- a not-so-friendly reminder that your favorite local craft brewery needs your patronage more than the evil empires of the craft beer world. RIP to the craft brewery that helped spark this show in the first place. You can still buy Jai Alai and visit the brewhouse but without the people who helped Cigar City become a pillar of Florida craft beer, the forecast is anything but sunshine and rainbows.

...anyway, Cheers!

0:00 Beer Intro
5:02 WrestleMania 40 Review
29:19 Kendrick Lamar vs. J. Cole & Drake Beef
1:04:49 Trailer Trash: MaXXXine
1:25:08 Trailer Trash: Joker: Folie à Deux
1:20:40 Singin' in the Rain Tangent
1:51:35 The Sad Collapse Of Cigar City Brewing
2:15:21 Cheers Of The Week
2:25:10 Beer Review

*Beer Of The Week*
Oviedo Brewing Co. & Rock Pit Brewing Reef Rash Imperial Pilsner