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Omnom Chocolate (Ep. 33)

Omnom Chocolate in Reykjavik, Iceland is known not only for its delicious and creative bean to bar chocolate, but for the colorful packaging and marketing that presents the spirit of Omnom to consumers. Listen in as founder Kjartan Gíslason talks about the spirit behind Omnom and his collaborations with Icelandic craft breweries.

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The Imaginative Founders of Rabid Brewing (Ep. 29)

Fantasy and mythology drive much of what husband and wife team Tobias Cichon and Raiye Rosado do at Rabid Brewing. As the brewery celebrates their 4th anniversary, I sat down with the pair to talk about the passion behind their brewery, the mythological backstories behind their beers, and the sense of adventure the keeps them pursuing their dream.

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3 Beans, a Beer, & a Chocolate Bar (Ep. 18)

In this episode, we talk with Xoco by Corina, a bean to bar maker who is partnering with Lervig Beer, a prominent Norwegian craft brewery, to create 3 Bean Stout Chocolate, a 70% dark chocolate bar that is perhaps more evocative of the Amazon than the Arctic, but nonetheless demonstrates the tapestry of influences that make beer and chocolate so exciting.

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