Five Beers Tried. Four Excellent! One Not So Much. | Episode 69

December 13, 2021

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In Episode #69 Chris, Charlie, and Steve saddle up to five craft beers:

“SPON Muscat 2017” (Fruited Lambic) [Untapped] from Jester King (Austin, TX)
“Double Dry-Hopped Underworld Dreams 2021” (Hazy IPA) [Untapped] from Modern Times (San Diego, CA)
“Bitrate Fluctuation” (Double Hazy IPA) [Untapped] from WeldWerks (Greeley, CO) in collaboration with Equilibrium (Middletown, NY)
“Ascension” (Pastry Stout) [Untapped] from Harland (San Diego, CA) in collaboration with Conscious Ales
“Swamp Stacks” (Imperial Pastry Stout) [Untapped] from Parish (Broussard, LA) in collaboration with Great Notion (Portland, OR)

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Great places in San Diego County to pick up a wide variety of craft beers (listed alphabetically):

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What Factors Impact Overall Happiness In The Workplace

December 7, 2021

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A month or so ago my son Conrad who is attending SDSU asked me to post a link to a survey that his marketing research class needed inputs on.

You can find the original post on Linked In.

The team created a PDF of the results that I'd like to share via this link (pdf download).

Here is their Executive Summary:

In this report, we sought to understand what type of working environment would lead to greater overall happiness in individuals. In order to dive deeper into this topic, we did extensive research on different working styles within the US as well as other countries. We also researched how COVID-19 may have affected the way individuals view working and how working from home may affect the way individuals choose to work going forward.

After gathering our research, we constructed a 16-question survey to better understand individuals' demographics, attitudes towards working, and their current levels of satisfaction and happiness at their current jobs. Our research questions targeted asking about different work style preferences such as working completely in person, working completely online, or having a hybrid work style. We also asked individuals about their current work type status such as part-time, full time or unemployed, as well as their education level. We also incorporated questions asking about individuals' current levels of happiness and whether or not they are satisfied working at their current job or satisfied with the current amount of money they make.

We ran multiple extensive SPSS analysis to include: descriptive (for the mean, standard deviation, and frequency), associative (bivariate correlation), differences (one-way anova), and predictive (simple regression).

From the data results, we conclude that there is a weak positive correlation between age and happiness. The older a person is, the somewhat happier they are likely to be at their job. We also found a weak positive relationship between the older you are and the less likely you are to leave your current job. The rest of our research questions involving: pay in monetary form, education level, and work schedule, all have inconclusive effects on happiness. This means there is no clear pay level, level of education, or work schedule that has a greater effect on one's happiness.

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Four Craft Beers from Toppling Goliath: Pale Ale, Hazy Double IPA, Coffee Stout, & Pastry Stout

December 6, 2021

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In Episode 68 Chris, Charlie, and Steve deep dive into four craft beers from Toppling Goliath Brewing Company (Decorah, IA):

“King Sue” (Hazy Double IPA) [Untapped]
“Pseudo Sue” (Pale Ale) [Untapped]
“Mornin' Delight (2020)” (Double Coffee Stout) [Untapped]
“Fresh Batch Series: S'mores” (Imperial Pastry Stout) [Untapped]

ThePodCraft-Episode-68-Collage-Four-Craft-Beers Here are the additional links mentioned during the show:

Great places in San Diego County to pick up a wide variety of craft beers (listed alphabetically):

Check out these recommended products we have been using recently:

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Craft Beers From Pure Project: Hazy IPA, Wild Ale, Fruited Sour, Imperial Stout

November 29, 2021

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In Episode 67 Chris, Charlie, Josh, and Steve deep dive into four craft beers from Pure Project (San Diego, CA):

“Petrified” (Imperial Hazy IPA) [Untapped]
“Searching for the Sound” (Fruited Sour) [Untapped]
“Moon Rider” (American Wild Ale) released as a Cellar Cyndicate for 9/2021 [Untapped]
“Double Corylus” (Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Double Stout) [Untapped]

The-PodCraft-67-Four-Craft-Beers-Photo Here are the additional links mentioned during the show:

Great places in San Diego County to pick-up a wide variety of craft beers (listed alphabetically):

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GTD Tip: Moving Content Someday/Maybe Items Into A Different List Manager

November 26, 2021

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My current personal external Getting Things Done (GTD) brain/tool is Nirvana. I recently decided to move some of my "content" related items in my Someday/Maybe list to external list options in tools that are native for that type of content.

For books I moved them to an Amazon Book Want To Read List. This is using Amazon's Wishlist option.

For movies and TV shows, I am using the Watchlist feature in IMDB.

One of the benefits of this approach was it got each of these content types into a more "non-text" list in Nirvana with more visuals, and it helped to speed up my review of my Someday/Maybe items during my GTD Weekly Review.

I also have a Wishlist on Amazon for physical things I might want to purchase. When something new comes a long that looks interesting, but I don't know for sure that it will be useful, I put them in this list. And then I review it every month or so to see if any items are really something I need. Not just something I wanted at the spur of the moment.

If you have any suggestions on other types of list tools for content, then please let me know.

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Lager, Hazy IPA, Sour IPA, Pastry Stout From Humble Sea | Episode 66

November 22, 2021

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In Episode 66 Chris, Charlie, and Steve deep dive into four craft beers from Humble Sea Brewing Company (Santa Cruz, CA):

“The Authentic DDH” (Helles Lager) [Untapped]
“The Offish” (Double Hazy IPA) [Untapped]
“2021 Kooks Blend 5” (Barrel-Aged Sour IPA) [Untapped]
“Maple Coco Gnar Gnar” (Imperial Pastry Stout) in collaboration with Pure Project Brewing (San Diego, CA) [Untapped]

TPC--66-Show-Quad Here are the additional links mentioned during the show:

Great places in San Diego County to pick-up a wide variety of craft beers (listed alphabetically):

Check out these recommended products we have been using recently:

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Fruited Sour, Double West Coast IPA, Triple IPA, Baltic Porter | Episode 65

November 15, 2021

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In Episode 65 Chris, Charlie, and Steve deep dive into the following four craft beers:

“Sphinx” (Fruited Sour) [Untapped] from Mortalis Brewing Company (Avon, NY)
“Eagle Squadron” (Double West Coast IPA) [Untapped] from North Park Beer Company (San Diego, CA) in collaboration with Horus Aged Ales (Oceanside, CA)
“Colossus” (Triple IPA) [Untapped] from Lua Brewing (Des Moines, IA)
“Baltic Joy” (Baltic Porter with carmel, chocolate, almonds, & coconut) [Untapped] from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company (Chico, CA).

ThePodcraft-065-COLLAGE Here are the additional links mentioned during the show:

Great places in San Diego County to pick-up a wide variety of craft beers (listed alphabetically):

Check out these recommended products we have been using recently:

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Polish-Style Smoked Lager, Two Hazy IPAs, & Double IPA | Episode 64

November 8, 2021

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In Episode 64 Chris, Charlie, and Steve deep dive into four craft beers this week:

“Grodziskie” (Polish-style Smoked Lager)” [Untapped] from Modern Times (San Diego, CA)
“Sound System” (Hazy IPA) [Untapped] from Fall Brewing (San Diego, CA)
“World of Wonders Hazy IPA” [Untapped] from Societe (San Diego, CA)
“Double Spirit Foul” (DOH DIPA) [Untapped] from Fair State (Minneapolis, MN) in collaboration with Modern Times.

ThePodCraft-064-Collage Here are the additional links mentioned during the show:

Buy Beer Here Great places in San Diego County to pick-up a wide variety of craft beers (listed alphabetically):

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Four Different Styles Of Barrel Aged Craft Beers With Four Different Fruits | Episode 63

November 1, 2021

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In Episode 63 Chris, Charlie, and Steve deep dive into four barrel-aged craft beers this week:

"Pilsner Pie" (Pilsner with Lime) [Untapped] from Deschutes Brewery (Bend, OR)
"Ghosts in the Forest (Guava)" (Wild Ale) [Untapped] from The Lost Abbey (San Marcos, CA)
"2021 Kooks Blend 4" (Imperial Stout-Porter Blend with Coconut) [Untapped] from Humble Sea Brewing Company (Santa Cruz, CA)
"Grandaddy Grizzly" (Imperial Pastry Stout with Blueberries) [Untapped] from Horus Aged Ales (Oceanside, CA)