Be a fly on the wall with 50 West Brewing and Jungle Jim's beer team as we discuss the new flavor in our second release in the "Road to the Jungle" beer series.

Huge thanks to Jolly Plumbing for arguably one of the weirdest things I bet they've ever been a part of. I promised you I'd do a podcast from a tub of chili, and I wanted to release it today in support of the Bengals winning the Super Bowl! Who Dey!

Huge thanks to Jolly Plumbing and Gold Star Chili for helping us here at the Jungle make this happen. The bath tub stunt starts at 08:23! 

This week, we celebrate Lunar New Year together on the show. In an unorthodox presentation style, I'm inviting you to sit down with us for a meal as Lucia returns to teach us all about making hot pot. Jimmy joins us for his first appearance on the podcast to add his wit and excellent questions to our conversation. Please pick up your favorite broth, proteins, veggies, and noodles from the Jungle, then sit down to simmer along with us on the show. Watch the episode on YouTube here: The Jungle Jim's Podcast - Episode 20 - Hot Pot video

This week, we meet some wine experts and a customer taking in one of Jungle Jim's Wine Walkabout events in the Fairfield store. Later, we're joined by one of our long-time employees and recipient of the Golden Penguin award, Chris V, to talk about his time in frozen and dairy, as well as some of Jungle Jim's intricacies and how both the brands we carry and we have had to pivot in the midst of a pandemic. Lastly, I give you a little teaser from 50 West about the next beer in the Road to the Jungle series we're making with them. Helpful timecodes: 05:41 - Wine Walkabout Interviews 13:40 - Chris V and the Frozen Debacle 52:38 - 50 West Teaser

We open the show this week with a new segment of "What Brings You In," where we meet Ed from Indiana. Later, I take a recommendation on a fresh coconut beverage on "The Taste Test," then bring in two of our international employees, Lucia and Moni, to teach us all about Lunar New Year and its related celebrations.

Another fun week of the show. Jim joins me to chat about international coffee buying and how we started the Jungle Jim's Discoveries section. The Discoveries section is like the greatest hits of whatever theme we're focusing on each month, where you can try all kinds of new things. Then, in a new segment of "What Brings You In?" I discover a customer's secret talent and share it with the audience.