As the cold weather of winter fades away, and the bears wake up from hibernation...there's nowhere for you to run. Luckily for you, the AoD Podcast is here while you hide in your home from said bears, allergens and bees! It's time for us to look at what the Spring season has in store for us this year, and there's a whole slew of returning giants mixed with promising new shows. Our glasses are filled with beers as sweet as the nectar that the hummingbirds will be feasting on once the spring...

As the cold weather of winter fades away, and the bears wake up from hibernation...there's nowhere for you to run. Luckily for you, the AoD Podcast is here while you hide in your home from said bears, allergens and bees! It's time for us to look at what the Spring season has in store for us this year, and there's a whole slew of returning giants mixed with promising new shows. Our glasses are filled with beers as sweet as the nectar that the hummingbirds will be feasting on once the spring...

We're back from our one-week break and we've got DOUBLE the IPA trouble for you with the Trademark Brewing Max Attack! DIPA and the Golden Road Wolf Among Weeds IPA. For our anime pairings, we wrap up our OreShiri for Macross Delta with a large serving of deculture to make you question what is even happening in our collective hive-mind. But that's not all...we wrap up the month of February with our thoughts on what's been worthwhile to watch this season (spoiler alert, not much), but the...

We're back from our one-week break and we've got DOUBLE the IPA trouble for you with the Trademark Brewing Max Attack! DIPA and the Golden Road Wolf Among Weeds IPA. For our anime pairings, we wrap up our OreShiri for Macross Delta with a large serving of deculture to make you question what is even happening in our collective hive-mind. But that's not all...we wrap up the month of February with our thoughts on what's been worthwhile to watch this season (spoiler alert, not much), but the...

This episode of the AoD Podcast features two sour ales from Harland Brewing Co. on our menu, paired with the second to last bite of our OreShiri for Macross Delta! But these aren't the only sour things on the menu... In our happy hour segment, we take a look at the recent contract termination of Vtuber Uruha Rushia. Need something sweet to counteract all of the sour notes? Well this episode still has the r/anime Awards 2021 winners that were recently announced to look forward to! See how the...

This episode of the AoD Podcast features two sour ales from Harland Brewing Co. on our menu, paired with the second to last bite of our OreShiri for Macross Delta! But these aren't the only sour things on the menu... In our happy hour segment, we take a look at the recent contract termination of Vtuber Uruha Rushia. Need something sweet to counteract all of the sour notes? Well this episode still has the r/anime Awards 2021 winners that were recently announced to look forward to! See how the...

Another week, another hazy IPA? If it's the juice you're looking for, then look no further than this edition of the AoD Podcast where we ask the important questions like, "Is this a juicy IPA?" That's the meme-worthy question at hand as we put Harland Brewing Co's Azacca Citra Hazy IPA to the test. But that's not all were testing in this episode! It's time to test our anime knowledge with the return of our Guess the Anime from Bad Reviews game with the Makoto Shinkai and Mamoru Hosoda Films...

Another week, another hazy IPA? If it's the juice you're looking for, then look no further than this edition of the AoD Podcast where we ask the important questions like, "Is this a juicy IPA?" That's the meme-worthy question at hand as we put Harland Brewing Co's Azacca Citra Hazy IPA to the test. But that's not all were testing in this episode! It's time to test our anime knowledge with the return of our Guess the Anime from Bad Reviews game with the Makoto Shinkai and Mamoru Hosoda Films...

In this episode of the AoD Podcast, we've got big deculture energy going with the return of our OreShiri coverage of Macross Delta with episodes 16-19! Interested in finding out which anime were crowned Prom King and Queen in the Crunchyroll Popularity Contest? We've got that for you too. This week's beer serving features the Brewyard Beer Co. Tripel of Wisdom Belgian-style Tripel, a beer worthy of the Triforce and Triporting? Well, if you're still grieving the last of BotW2 announcements or...

On this episode of the AoD Podcast, we wrap-up our thoughts on January 2022's anime and have a sour beer from Eagle Rock Brewery, the All Together Gose! Are our thoughts on this anime season just as sour as this gose? Who knows? We do have a worthwhile topic to discuss with what looks like souring opinions on anime creators: how much criticism is too much for the creators and is the current anime season format to blame? All this and more in AoD! 00:26:00 Intro00:02:50 Eagle Rock Brewery...

In this episode of the AoD Podcast, we've got big deculture energy going with the return of our OreShiri coverage of Macross Delta with episodes 16-19! Interested in finding out which anime were crowned Prom King and Queen in the Crunchyroll Popularity Contest? We've got that for you too. This week's beer serving features the Brewyard Beer Co. Tripel of Wisdom Belgian-style Tripel, a beer worthy of the Triforce and Triporting? Well, if you're still grieving the last of BotW2 announcements or...

On this episode of the AoD Podcast, we wrap-up our thoughts on January 2022's anime and have a sour beer from Eagle Rock Brewery, the All Together Gose! Are our thoughts on this anime season just as sour as this gose? Who knows? We do have a worthwhile topic to discuss with what looks like souring opinions on anime creators: how much criticism is too much for the creators and is the current anime season format to blame? All this and more in AoD! 00:26:00 Intro00:02:50 Eagle Rock Brewery...

In this week’s episode of the AoD Podcast, we have the return of our Three Episode Rule for the Winter 2022 season, featuring Tokyo 24th Ward, She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man and Sasaki and Miyano. Is the winter season of anime up to snuff? Come and find out! Paired with these first impressions is a special smoked lager from Fort Point Beer, the Manzanita Rauchbier. But we can’t end this episode without talking about Mamoru Hosoda’s latest anime film Belle, now airing in U.S. and...

In this week's episode of the AoD Podcast, we have the return of our Three Episode Rule for the Winter 2022 season, featuring Tokyo 24th Ward, She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man and Sasaki and Miyano. Is the winter season of anime up to snuff? Come and find out! Paired with these first impressions is a special smoked lager from Fort Point Beer, the Manzanita Rauchbier. But we can't end this episode without talking about Mamoru Hosoda's latest anime film Belle, now airing in U.S. and...

Music is in the air…anime music that is! On this episode of the AoD Podcast, we have our top 10 anime opening themes and ending themes for the Winter 2022 season! What’s the best beer to pair with such sweet music to our ears? Well that would be a pair of fruity milkshake beers! We’ve got the Full Circle Brewing Illa Vanilla Milkshake IPA and the Beer Zombies Zombie Hwhip Fruited Sour Ale brewed with lactose on tap, and these beers are sure to impress. But that’s not all! We share our...

Music is in the air...anime music that is! On this episode of the AoD Podcast, we have our top 10 anime opening themes and ending themes for the Winter 2022 season! What's the best beer to pair with such sweet music to our ears? Well that would be a pair of fruity milkshake beers! We've got the Full Circle Brewing Illa Vanilla Milkshake IPA and the Beer Zombies Zombie Hwhip Fruited Sour Ale brewed with lactose on tap, and these beers are sure to impress. But that's not all! We share our...

As the snow continues to fall in the areas…where it falls, it’s time to grab a nice winter ale to help keep warm. At least, that’s our intention! This week on the AoD Podcast, we have two winter ales that are still in season, just in time for the beginning of the Winter anime season! On tap are the St. Bernardus Christmas Ale and the Hofbräu Winter Spezial Bock, two ales that are sure to keep you cozy as you snuggle up to our main topic for the week, those pesky anime premieres. What is worth...

As the snow continues to fall in the areas...where it falls, it's time to grab a nice winter ale to help keep warm. At least, that's our intention! This week on the AoD Podcast, we have two winter ales that are still in season, just in time for the beginning of the Winter anime season! On tap are the St. Bernardus Christmas Ale and the Hofbräu Winter Spezial Bock, two ales that are sure to keep you cozy as you snuggle up to our main topic for the week, those pesky anime premieres. What is...

2021 is in the past and 2022 is amongst us, which means it's time to bring out the cellared ales and discuss the best and worst of 2021! In honor of this joyous event, it's time to crack open our Firestone XXIV Anniversary Ales and look back on a year that no one really expected to be like it was. How did anime fare this past year? What about beer? We've got some awards to hand out, some of them on the more infamous end, but for now it's time to grab a glass and see how well our beers and...

It's time to ring in the new year, and in order to welcome 2022 properly, we must wrap up our final thoughts on the Fall 2021 anime season! A handful of shows lasted with us to the end, but did they live up to our expectations? You'll just have to listen and find out! This episode wouldn't be complete without a cozy beverage, and what better to fight off the winter chill than imperial stouts? This week features the Stone Brewing Xocoveza "Tres Leches" and the Ogopogo Brewing "Q" imperial...

He sees you when you're drinking and knows when you're drunk. That's right, Santa's here with some holiday IPAs to Deck your Hops with--the Hazy DIPA from Duck Foot Brewing that is. If that's not enough, he's got more from his keikaku in store for you, perhaps a chubby unicorn dressed in his garb? Well that just so happens to be the milkshake IPA of choice this episode from Common Space LA, the Chubby Klaus! Santa's list is being checked and, we've got a sneak peak on the new anime coming for...

It's time for an electric monthly wrap-up for November! Did you all enjoy your Thanksgiving? We sure did, and we brought back a shockingly good hazy triple IPA from Pure Project, the Electric Dragon. We first kick things off this episode with the end of the first half of Macross Delta in our OreShiri, spoiler alert: it's a gori-gori blast of emotions! As for this season's anime? We have a lot to catch up on with Blue Period, Takt op.Destiny and more, so grab a drink and plug us into your...

This episode of the AoD Podcast features two lagers that will have you spooked...the Ghost Visions from Mikkeller SD and the Dead Cowboy from LA Aleworks! Speaking of beer, we have an interesting topic of discussion with the rising costs of canning beer, as well as an anime related topic delving into the first time the anime industry shrunk in 11 years...but was it all spelling the death of anime? Come on in and find out! We also have some Blue Period to bring you back to life! 00:00:26...

This episode of the AoD Podcast treads that ikenai borderline of mecha battles and idol music mayhem as we rewatch Macross Delta in our OreShiri. What about beer? This Just In from Mikkeller San Diego--an imperial tart ale! But that's not all, as we dive into our thoughts about Blue Period, Jobless Reincarnation, The Faraway Paladin and more Fall anime! 00:00:26 Intro00:02:32 Beer of the Week: Mikkeller SD This Just In Imperial Tart Ale00:06:39 Weekly Pairing: OreShiri Macross Delta Eps...

This episode features some Stuff of Legend that many have sung a many Alesong about...that's right, we've got barrel-aged stouts on hand at the AoD Podcast! In fact, the Boulevard Brewing Stuff of Legend may truly be as it's name insinuates. But what about our offering from Alesong? Well jump into your Rhino Suit because that imperial milk stout is sure to knock your socks off. For our anime pairing, our OreShiri starts up again with some mecha idol action in Macross Delta. Finally, it's time...