Libations for Everyone

HEY! It's Brett Splinter!! The owner operator of Nova Bar in Hudson Wisconsin, and burger smashing madman of Private Sector Provisions, is back on LFE. He, along with Ben & Charles, had no shortage of quips and commentary on the litany of topics conveniently listed out for you below:

🧟‍♀️What you'd miss most, as a survivor, long after the dawn of a zombie apocalypse

🛋️One thing makes you super comfortable when you walk into a bar

🐿️An animal you'd love to talk s#it with, if they could speak to you

🛸Something that does not exist, but you wish did

🍖Favorite feasting and snacking dates or occasions

...and loads of other stuff. Splinter is bringing the libations back to Libations for Everyone!! Or so he claims. Tune innnnnn.

This ep of LFE is proudly presented by BLNCD Naturals & Foundry Nation. Use code Libations20 for 20% OFF your order of premium hemp products at foundrynation.com!

Beverages of Choice

The hosts and their guest drank:

• Nova Bar Tequila Old Fashioned

• Nova Bar Disco Naps

• Toppling Goliath Assassin

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Max Theorie is a busy man. Co-founder of Ology Brewing and Distilling in Florida, Magic Pine Outfitters and forthcoming Monkey Tungsten fishing lures, he's the definition of the kind of dude that could use a Four Loko, Miller Genuine Draft, lambic, bourbon and champagne break (🥴🥴🥴) with the men of LFE.

This spin cycle of a conversation hit upon all of the following conversational topics du jour:

🛩️What guides your formulation of travel plans-- family dynamics, culinary, arts, or something else

🏆How you personally define success in life

💼Chosen vocation if universal standard pay was implemented, and you could do whatever the hell you want

👬Favorite travel companion

🍷Super hot food and beverage pairings right now🥘

...and a bunch more. Load up your table with beverage options, and let's play ball. #libationsforeveryone

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Beverages of Choice

The hosts and their guest drank:

• Old Forrester 1910 Fine Old Whisky

• Miller Genuine Draft

• Cantillon Fou Foune 2017

• An old can of OG Four Loko

• Champagne Fleury Brut Blanc de Noirs NV

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Peter Campbell's Red Wagon Pizza has come a great distance in the last decade plus. Starting out making pizza with friends, followed by serving at farmers markets, then building a beloved Minneapolis restaurant, and now shipping nationwide on Gold Belly-- Pizza Pete has seen it all. And now his time has come to join LFE and tell Charles & Quam all about that PIZZA LYFE, in addition to discussing:

🏡Where they would have grown up if they could have grown up anywhere else.

🔥Hot or cold pizza?❄️

📈Things they wished they knew about running a small business at the start.

🍕The GOD SLICE that awakened a true love of pizza.

🪄Where you would instantly teleport to, in order to have a post podcast meal.

And morrrrrre. If you don't already have some cold pizza on hand, you best order one now, cuz the mood is about to strike. #libationsforeveryone

This ep of LFE is proudly presented by BLNCD Naturals & Foundry Nation. Use code Libations20 for 20% OFF your order of premium hemp products at foundrynation.com!

Beverages of Choice

The hosts and their guest drank:

• Red Wagon Pizza's SECRET TIGER cocktail

• Red Wagon Pizza's NEGRONI cocktail

• Angelo Negro Nebbiolo

• Peychaud's Aperitivo

• Jeppson's Malört (duh)

• Fernet Branca

• St. Agrestis Amaro

• BLNCD Strawberry Basil THC Water

  (Yes, we are still alive, thank you for your concern 🫶)

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From pipe dream to living the dream, Jesse "Earl" Held & Jeff "Giles" Erkkila of the Earl Giles Distillery have come a long way from hand juicing ginger for kegs of ginger beer, to their new, sprawling, plant-filled production facility, restaurant and bar in NE Minneapolis.

Their prolific tag team sat opposite LFE's own dangerous duo, pondering the following topics over an assortment of Earl Giles' finest cocktails:

☕️What they think of hot cocktails, and whether they would like to see more or less of them.

🎧Music, pods or silence? In scenarios like driving, cleaning and working.

🤑Things that made you think people were rich or classy when you were younger.

📽️Movies or TV shows that actually manage to get food and libations right.

🚤Then & Now: annual vacations when you were a kid, and present day.

And moooooooore. Are you ready for this? #libationsforeveryone

Beverages of Choice

The hosts and their guests drank the following Earl Giles cocktails:

• Pineapple Milk Punch

• Rabbit Kick

• L-I-V-I-N

• Quincy Cosmo

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From brewing at Boathouse Brothers and working with various other breweries, to marketing and filling a multitude of roles for BSG and now CMG, and organizing events supporting women in the brewing industry, Abi Conner is the quintessential latest beer-centric guest to talk shop with Quam & Charles on LFE.

Listen to these three discuss the following topics (AND MOAR), infused with a healthy quantity of whiskey:

🍟SECRET SNACKS

🥤Can a beverage BE a secret snack?

🤳🏽Phone habits-- like are you a forever muter, or do you keep that volume blasting?

🍣Something you've tasted that you thought you'd hate, but discovered you loved.

🏕️How bougie of an outdoor or cabin experience they prefer

We're ready for you if you're ready. Let's libate! #libationsforeveryone

This ep of LFE is proudly presented by Foundry Nation. Use code Libations20 for 20% OFF your order of premium hemp products at foundrynation.com!

Beverages of Choice

The hosts and their guest drank:

• Four Roses Single Barrel

• Powers Three Swallow Whiskey

• Suntory Toki Japanese Whisky

• Quam's Magical Dirty Beets Cocktail

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Singer, songwriter, essayist, poet, fiction writer, speaker, and all around super dope human being Dessa makes her LFE debut as this week's "third host". What hasn't she done!

Charles, Ben and Dessa had a spellbinding and hilarious conversation, surrounding six fresh topics, like:

• Things they hated as kids that they love as adults.

• Lessons learned from heartbreak and loss.

• Predicting forthcoming and exiting trends in 2023.

• Which living person they'd prepare a meal for if they could dine with anyone on earth (and what they'd make, of course).

...and more. Pour yourself some bubs (or coffee-- don't break Dry January for this!) and prepare for liftoff. #libationsforeveryone

This ep of LFE is proudly presented by Foundry Nation. Use code Libations20 for 20% OFF your order of premium hemp products at foundrynation.com!

Beverages of Choice

The hosts and their guest drank:

• J. Laurent Brut Limited

• Champagne Lacourte Godbillon Premier Cru Rosé

• Jeppson's Malört

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It's a Festivus Miracle!! LFE is dropping a pre-holiday slice of entertainment for you to do your mise en place to, or solo dome a bottle of chard after din din when the quiet arrives. JP Awad, of two-way cigar (and weed, and musical instrument) humidification wizards Boveda (and bro of our own Charles Awad) returns to the program, this time performing solo. The gents touch upon their fav cigars or cigar trends of '22, winter warmth rituals, memorable experiences on recent trips, new grooming & clothing finds, and a fart ton more.

Procure a special occasion cigar, or some bud, from your properly Boveda equipped container, and let's rip. We've got a lot of problems with you people!! And now you're gonna hear about it. #libationsforeveryone

This ep of LFE is proudly presented by Foundry Nation. Use code Libations20 for 20% OFF your order of premium hemp products at foundrynation.com!

Spirits of Choice

The hosts and their guest drank:

• Suntory World Whiskey AO

• J. Rieger Rye Bottled in Bond

• Johnnie Walker A Song of Fire

• Laphroaig 10 Year Sherry Oak

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The name of the game in this episode of LFE is mari-ju-ana. Don't know if you can say that on the internet... MARIJUANA. Still here? Whew.

Charles & Ben proudly introduce LFE's NEW and FIRST EVER sponsors to the pod, Foundry Nation and BLNCD Naturals, and are ringing in the occasion by discussing nothing but their personal histories, current relationships, foibles, appetites and learning experiences with THC.

The only preview this episode requires is as follows:

You can drink, you can smoke, you can tee up a refreshing BLNCD Berry Acai CHILL sparkling water, or you can abstain. LFG!! #libationsforeveryone

Spirit of Choice

The hosts and their guest drank:

• Balvenie Double Wood

• Barr Hill Honey Gin

• Gamle Ode Dill Aquavit

• Fernet Branca

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It is once again the time of year for you to ignore your family, and GATHER (cue genie sprinkles) with LFE instead. Quam & Charles are joined by the always delightful Nick Kosevich & Tommy Begnaud of the magical Mr. Paul's Supper Club, and so much more.

The only preview this episode requires is as follows:

A) Nick & Tommy brought a damn dolly with FOUR coolers to the recording in an attempt to kill everyone involved and B) Tommy may have gotten lost in Club Carraway trying to find the hidden entryway leading back downstairs, and caused everyone to keel over laughing while describing it after being rescued by Nick.

This was chaotic, but in the most charming way possible, which is an apt description of these two gents. Let's ignore our families (or do prep or drive or whatever) together! #libationsforeveryone

Spirit of Choice

The hosts and their guest drank:

• A seven course cocktail & food pairing (SERIOUSLY) with bonus shots intermixed

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Are you a minimalist, a maximalist, or a... ummm middlemalist? Brilliantly talented furniture designer (with pieces available across the US at World Market, for starters), upholsterer, and editor-at-large for MSP Home & Design, Nicole Crowder, dropped by Club Carraway to discuss these notions, and sip vermouth and sherry, with Ben & Charles. They also discussed what their "old person with a DVD player" difficulties are, design trends they would love to see return (or go away), food and libations best enjoyed at a specific locale, sustainability and ethics regarding acquiring new furniture (and appliances, and electronics), foods that can either be really great OR really terrible, and much more.

Hope you have a comfortable chair, because sitting in one is very on-brand for this edition. #libationsforeveryone

Spirit of Choice

The hosts and their guest drank:

• Lustau Vermut Rosé

• El Candado Pedro Ximénez Sherry

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