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This time on The Mana Logs, for lucky number 77 we have Assassin's Creed Shadows. And a minor correction because we are pulling out all the stops with some authentic Tozai Sake.

Assassin's Creed Shadows - https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/assassins-creed/shadows

Tozai Typhon - https://tozaisake.com/products/typhoon

Tozai Blossom of Peace - https://tozaisake.com/products/blossom-of-peace

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This time on The Mana Logs, we venture into a turn based RPG getting all the love from the gaming community; Clair Obscure: Expedition 33. Of course we have to keep our IPA podcast title and what better way than indulging in another huge success, 4hands and 3 sheeps brewing collaboration Voltron series 8. But wait! there's more!  We also have a special guest, the one and only, the best black panther in North America, longtime friend Joel Daniels, joining us today!

Clair Obscur - https://www.expedition33.com/

Voltron Volume 8 - https://untappd.com/b/4-hands-brewing-company-voltron-volume-eight/6240806

This week, we return to a galaxy far, far away as Cal Kestis in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. Our brew of choice: ChewBOCKa, a doppelbock from Confluence Brewing—a pairing stronger than any stormtrooper shot.

STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor - https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/jedi-survivor

ChewBOCKa - https://untappd.com/b/confluence-brewing-company-chewbocka/303047

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This time on The Mana Logs, we head into the deep south with Hazel on her Alice-in-wonderland-like adventure to save her mother Lacey whose home has just been swept away with the hurricane, healing the trauma of her hometown Prospero along the way. Our drink tonight embracing the bayou is WeldWerks Extra Extra Bayou Juice, a New England IPA.

South of Midnight -

Extra Extra Bayou Juice - https://untappd.com/b/weldwerks-brewing-co-extra-extra-bayou-juice/6122327

Shout out to WeldWerks Brewing - https://www.instagram.com/p/DE70nw_sD3Z/?hl=en

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This time on The Mana Logs, we continue our journey as Henry of Skalitz for a 2nd episode. Filling you in on what we've been up to as the ol boy and if we've managed to keep us and our pizzle out of trouble. Our beverage for today is WeldWerks Bisque, a New England style IPA.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II - https://kingdomcomerpg.com/

WeldWerks Bisque - https://untappd.com/b/weldwerks-brewing-co-bisque/6117431

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This time on The Mana Logs, we are playing as Henry of Skalitz in Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. What better way to enjoy talking about this game than another amazing beverage from the Voltron series, volume 7 of the original 6 casted series. Let's dive in.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II - https://kcd2.plaion.com/

Voltron Volume 7 - https://www.4handsbrewery.com/beers#1499996566&gid=1957515301&pid=2

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This time on The Mana Logs, a day one game pass release strikes again and we tackle newly released Avowed from Obsidian Entertainment and with that we pair another brewery out of Iowa Reclaimed Rails and their Blood Orange Wheat.

Avowed - https://avowed.obsidian.net/

Reclaimed Rails Blood Orange Wheat - https://reclaimedrailsbrewing.com/flagships

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This time on The Mana Logs, we take a trip down memory lane with the turn-based RPG Octopath Traveler 2, revisiting classic JRPG magic from Square Enix. To pair with the nostalgia, we enjoy WeldWerks EXTRA EXTRA Juicy Bits, a bold Hazy Double IPA!

Octopath Traveler 2 - https://octopathtraveler2.square-enix-games.com/

EXTRA EXTRA Juicy Bits - https://untappd.com/b/weldwerks-brewing-co-extra-extra-juicy-bits/2167198

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This week, it’s Christmas in January! We dive into Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, savor Goose Island’s Bourbon County Macaroon Stout, and celebrate with Huyghe Brewery’s Delirium Noel. Late gifts, great games, and festive brews await!

Indiana Jones and The Great Circle - https://indianajones.bethesda.net/

Bourbon County Macaroon Stout - https://www.gooseisland.com/beers/2024-bourbon-county-brand-macaroon-stout

Delirium Noel - https://www.delirium.be/en/beers/delirium-christmas

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This time on The Mana Logs, we endure winter's bite alongside the citizen's of New London in Frostpunk 2. To keep holding onto that holiday spirit, we enjoy Left Hand Brewing's Candy Cane Nitro Stout.

Frostpunk 2 - https://frostpunk2.com/

Candy Cane Nitro Stout - https://lefthandbrewing.com/beers/candy-cane-nitro

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This time on The Mana Logs, we have a souls-adjacent game with Remnant 2… 67 episodes in and we're still trying to find our niche. Shitty spoiler podcast, IPA podcast, Zelda breath of the wild podcast, and now Soulslike podcast! This one does come in as a recommendation from the one and only Joel. So thank you for the recommendation and joining us in-game to show us some hidden treasures. To wash down this conversation we have the 6th installment in the Voltron 4-hands multi collaboration project, this one pairing up with WeldWerks Brewing co for a juicy, tropical hazy IPA

Welcome to The Manalogs Halloween Special! And this time we are bringing you perhaps the most terrifying game we have yet to review in The Mortuary’s Assistance. What better time to spend some pulse pounding, goosebump inducing time than with the wives, Bailey and Brandy. To help sweeten our dark adventures stitching up bodies we are bringing along 2 beers to end the Halloween Season. First we have Pumpkin Pie Marty from Prairie Artisan Ales and Peach Cobbler from Crooked Stave.

The Mortuary Assistant - https://www.dreadxp.com/the-mortuary-assistant-press-kit/

Pumpkin Pie Marty - https://pr...

This time on The Mana Logs, we're back at it for part 2 of our Halloween series we have Lords of the Fallen from Hexworks, another souls-like game. We have another lamp and even more hellish enemies to fight but this time we get to pierce the veil into a world of death and darkness. To sweeten our trip through these Halloween horrors, we bring you All Hallows Treat from Brewery Ommegang, an Imperial Chocolate Peanut Butter Stout just in time to get my peanut butter cup fix in.

Lords of the Fallen - https://lordsofthefallen.com/

This time on The Mana Logs we have the 1st episode of our 3 part traditional halloween series. Bringing you Lies of P the Dark fantasy action RPG loosely based on Carlo Collodi’s 1883 novel The adventures of Pinocchio. And starting the cooler fall weather, right! We have Zachs Mexican Donuts from Singlespeed brewing. Thankfully a good reason to open something other than an IPA!

Lies of P - https://www.liesofp.com/

Zach's Mexican Donuts - https://www.singlespeedbrewing.com/the-beer/mexican-donut/

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After a much needed hiatus we’re working to get back in the swing of things. On this episode we’re going to discuss what in the HELLO we've been up to! Of Course Besides the limited time we patrolled around in Giant Mechs on MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries and as we discuss that we’ll also be enjoying another volume from the Voltron series. This time we are going with Volume 5 where 4 Hands paired up with Tripping Animals Brewing for a juicy, hazy IPA. Because, well, we have many titles and the IPA podcast is just one of them.

4 Ha...

This time on The Mana Logs, we are taking the Bat-cycle into Gotham Knights and what better drink for the ride than an IPA for the IPA podcast with Super Son of Juice an Imperial IPA from Maplewood brewing company out of Chicago, Illinois. Also, side note, don’t drink and drive even on the bat-cycle.

Gotham Knights - https://www.gothamknightsgame.com/

Super Son of Juice - https://maplewoodbrew.com/beer/specialty/super-son-of-juice

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This time on The Mana Logs, we're not just spoiling were beserking with Assassins creed Valhalla and with us today a friend of the podcast Kolton.. What better way to celebrate a guest, riding a longship, and attacking monasteries than kicking back some Mead with Odin’s Skull from Dansk Mjød. A Nordic honey wine with sour apple juice, hops, and cinnamon.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla - https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/assassins-creed/valhalla

Odin's Skull - https://mjod.dk/en/our-products/odins-skull

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This time on the Mana Logs, we found ourselves jumping and running our way through the platformer Mario Wonder. The up to 4 player platformer features new abilities and we even brought the wives along for the ride. Pairing with this we have VOLTRON volume 4 by 4hands brewing co canned and collaboration with Surly Brewing Co. its the 4th in a 6th part series of collaborations with breweries around the country. It is a juicy, hazy IPA.

Super Mario Bros Wonder - https://supermariobroswonder.nintendo.com/

Voltron from 4 Hands and Surly - https://www.4handsbrewery.com...

Holy Tadpole in the brain-hole, on this episode were bringing you none other than the game of the year, the roleplaying phenomenon, the DnD style story of a lifetime: Baldur's Gate 3... Pausing for effect!

And were also pairing with this game a Neapolitan Milk Stout from Saugatuck Brewing Co. Now sit back and enjoy the ride as we dive into this theatrical beast of a game!

Baldur's Gate 3 - https://baldursgate3.game/

Saugatuck Brewing's Neapolitan Milk Stout - https://www.saugatuckbrewing.com/beers/

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Whether it's a cock fight or street fight we got you covered with episode 58 of the Mana Logs. This time we bring you FarCry6 and from our lovely brother from another mother Tim Benedict we bring to you Arrogant Bastard Ale from Stone Brewing!

Far Cry 6 - https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/far-cry/far-cry-6

Arrogant Bastard Ale - https://www.stonebrewing.com/beer/arrogant-bastard-ale

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Welcome back and happy new year! From beautiful landscapes, thousands of planets, terrormorphs to spaceship design. This time on the Mana logs we are making another go at Starfield, the expansive open world RPG from Bethesda, and what better way than to pair that with a brew from one of our favorite breweries with Boulevard’s Dark Krator.

Starfield - https://bethesda.net/en/game/starfield

Boulevard Brewing's Dark Crator - https://www.boulevard.com/beerinfo/dark-crator/

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Welcome to the value-gaming-podcast, from the creators of the shitty-spoiler gaming podcast. This time we bring you Wild Hearts, the action RPG that somehow merged Zelda, FF, and Monster Hunter, and lucky for us around these holidays another Game Pass game to keep us out of our wallets. Pairing with that we have another Texas adventure brew from Weathered Souls Brewing, finally a stout for stout season with their Sunday Brunch!

Wild Hearts - https://www.ea.com/games/wild-hearts/wild-hearts

Weathered Soul's Sunday Brunch - https://untappd.com/b/weathered-souls-brewing-co-sunday-s-brunch/4954743

Weathered Soul's...

This time on The Mana Logs, we took on a 2nd job as city designer and manager in Cities Skylines 2 and paired that with another Texas special with Austin Beer Garden Brewery’s Industry Pils. Also I’m certain Buhu is going to mention Warcraft Rumble and his new found phone game addiction.

Cities: Skylines II - https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/cities-skylines-ii/about

Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co. - https://theabgb.com/beers/

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This time on The Mana Logs, we wrap up our behind schedule finale to the Halloween season with the return of Brandy and Bailey for a third year. We are bringing you The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and some special sour ales, Caramel Apple Fandango and Pumpkin Pie Treat (Pumpkin Kerfuffle)!

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre game - https://www.txchainsawgame.com/

Caramel Apple Fandango - https://www.tgbrews.com/caramel-apple-fandango

Pumpkin Kerfuffle (Pumpkin Pie Treat) - https://prairieales.com/beer/pumpkin-kerfuffle/

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This time on The Mana Logs, we attempt to blow through October with a double header episode featuring Little Nightmares II and Amnesia: Rebirth. Quenching our thirst will be Live Oak Brewing's Oaktoberfest and Meanwhile Brewing's Oktoberfest.

Little Nightmares II - https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/little-nightmares/little-nightmares-ii

Amnesia: Rebirth - https://amnesiarebirth.com/

Live Oak Brewing's Oaktokberfest - https://untappd.com/b/live-oak-brewing-company-oaktoberfest/466151

Meanwhile Brewing's Oktoberfest - https://untappd.com/b/meanwhile-brewing-company-oktoberfest/4540300

Yuengling's Oktoberfest - https://www.yuengling.com/news/yuengling-launches-seasonal-oktoberfest-beer-in-kansas-missouri-and-oklahoma/

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We are thrusting through space with more big game energy in Starfield, the open world space exploration RPG. And pairing that with a brew from our trip to Colorado, it's a collaboration brew from Ecliptic Brewing and Fort George Brewing with their Cosmic Collaboration: Black Cold IPA.

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Following the blockbuster game trend we are diving off the floating islands back down to Hyrule in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and although we are transitioning from summer to officially Fall’s cooler weather, football, and kids back to school we have a very summery brew with Stone Brewing’s Tangerine Express Hazy IPA.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-switch/

Stone Brewing's Tangerine Express Hazy IPA - https://www.stonebrewing.com/beer/year-round-releases/stone-tangerine-express-hazy-ipa#intro

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Hello Wanderer! Oh how the summer has been good to us! And not just us, but the entire gaming community! Snagging another 2023 release we went after Lilith in Diablo 4, another success story for video game fans. What better way to hit episode 50 than playing one of the original greats from our childhood. Also drinking a beverage from one of our local brewers and our personal favorites. We have the Tim-Benedict-gifted Proper Pour from Boulevard Brewing.

Diablo 4 - https://diablo4.blizzard.com/

Boulevard Brewing's Proper Pour - https://www.boulevard.com/beerinfo/proper-pour/

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This time on The Mana Logs, we are diving into another beautiful RPG. Taking the train to the mystical land of Hogwarts Legacy, and featuring a special guest, the one and only Bailey. We even have another familiar face with Elysian brewery and also something a little more than unfamiliar with their Cyclops Barrel-aged Barleywine.

Hogwarts Legacy - https://www.hogwartslegacy.com/

Elysian Brewing Company's Cyclops 2021 - https://untappd.com/b/elysian-brewing-company-cyclops-2021/4612539

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Dragons!!!!! I don't think I need to say more, if you haven't heard of ES5 Skyrim then you've probably never played a videogame outside of candy crush on your phone. With that being said we’re bringing you a throwback brewery and trying out New Holland Brewing’s Dragon’s Milk, their flagship bourbon barrel aged stout (not their reserve). Let's dive into the world where Buhu became a man!

Skyrim - https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/skyrim

Dragon's Milk - https://dragonsmilk.com/

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This time on The Mana Logs, we bring you a game from a very special friend to the podcast, the one and only Brandy Ramirez! She introduced us to Harvestella: a role playing, life simulation, adventure, and fighting game all rolled into one. And what better way to pay homage to Brandy than drinking not only a gose, aka sour ale, but a dill pickle one at that! Introducing Dill Pickle Sour Beer from Destihl Brewery!

Harvestella - https://harvestella.square-enix-games.com/

Destihl Brewery's Dill Pickle Sour Beer - https://destihl.com/dill-pickle-sour

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This time on The Mana Logs, we bring you Humankind. The game that kept us saying, “Just one more turn please and then I'll be done.” Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate… A true 4X game and one that just happened to come out during the thick of covid! Before we dive in, let's not forget our drinks. We have Two Emperor pale ale from Empire brewing and Bulldog Oatmeal Stout from Three Rings Brewing.

Humankind - https://humankind.game

Two Emperors Pale Ale - https://untappd.com/b/empire-brewing-company-two-emperors/5170824

Bulldog Oatmeal Stout - https://untapp...

On this episode of The Mana Logs, we have a special guest to talk about arguably one of the most popular video games around in Call of Duty: Warzone 2. First off let’s welcome Tim Benedict, long time friend and supporter of the show. And accompanying him we’ll be quenching our thirst tonight with Walnut River brewing’s Warbeard, an irish red ale. Perfect for the St. Patty's Day season.

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 - https://www.callofduty.com/warzone

Walnut River Brewing's Warbeard - https://walnutriverbrewing.com/portfolio-item/warbeard-irish-red/

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For this episode, we take a tactical dive into the strategy realm with Total War: Warhammer III from Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive and our old friends at SEGA. To go along with it, we are taking a break from our traditional beer format to honor a well known figure in the Warhammer space with Henry Cavill’s favorite drink, the Forget Me Not Martini… well at least as close as our poor asses can get to it.

Total War: Warhammer III - https://warhammer3.totalwar.com/

The Forget Me Not Martini - (We tried) - http...

Holy Kojima on crack, this storyline! Featuring Norman Reedus and the baby fetus, here we are with episode 43 bringing you a couple of brews from Richmond Virginia and pairing those with Kojima Production's Death Stranding, featuring the famous Norman Reedus, and several other familiar faces. Also a big first going with practically a Sony exclusive until the recent PC port.

Death Stranding - https://deathstrandingpc.505games.com/

Hardywood Park Craft Brewery Pils - https://hardywood.com/beer/pils/

Hardywood Park Craft Brewery Richmond Dark Lager - https://untappd.com/b/hardywood-park-craft-brewery-richmond-dark-lager/3314111

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This time on The Mana Logs, and well here we are in 2023 with a little bit of a late start bringing you some zooming fun with Sonic Frontiers. And to pair with that, from Plainfield Indiana’s Brew Link brewery, we bring you their Ivory "White" Stout.

Sonic Frontiers - https://frontiers.sonicthehedgehog.com/

Ivory "White" Stout - https://www.brewlinkbrewing.com/fullscreen-page/comp-j9hmprhz/0ce324ca-d2cf-4239-b8b8-fd6ec18f16e5/8/%3Fi%3D8%26p%3Dvs39k%26s%3Dstyle-j9hmv5vp

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This time on The Mana Logs, we have a game that definitely landed us on Santa’s naughty list with High on Life from developer and publisher Squanch Games. And there was no one better at being high on life than Fat Elvis, which ironically is the brew we have from our old friends 4 Hands Brewing. And of course it wouldn’t be a special episode without a treat at the end. Hang in there as we circle back to a bourbon barrel aged beer but hopefully this time with a little less punch and with us being a bit...

This time on The Mana Logs, we have a game series with some deep history with Wolfenstein: Youngblood, from Bethesda Softworks publishing and Developed by a slew of teams. Also we will be paying tribute to Rob Chitwood for the brew and taking a quick jaunt back to Minnesota for Surly’s Coffee Bender!

Wolfenstein: Youngblood - https://bethesda.net/en/game/wolfenstein-youngblood

Coffee Bender - https://surlybrewing.com/beer/coffee-bender/

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This time on The Mana Logs, after a much needed hiatus, we are pitting 2 brews and 2 games in a head to head battle to see which one wins out. We have Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge vs Battletoads. And for the brew, we have Boulevard’s More S’more vs Toppling Goliath’s S’mores Pastry Stout.

TMNT Shredder's Revenge - https://www.shredders-revenge.com/

Battletoads - https://www.rare.co.uk/games/battletoads

Boulevard's More S'more - https://www.boulevard.com/beerinfo/more-smore/

Toppling Goliath's Fresh Batch Series S'mores Pastry S...

This time on The Mana Logs, we tackle the 3rd episode for the Halloween 3 part series and landed on another storyline movie dressed as a videogame, with Man of Medan from Supermassive Games, and to pair with it we have Original Sin's Black Widow hard cider. Also in good fashion we have the wives taking part in our shenanigans tonight. Welcome Bailey and Brandy.

Man of Medan - https://www.thedarkpictures.com/man-of-medan

Original Sin's Black Widow hard cider - http://www.origsin.com/ciders/black-widow

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