Lore On Tap

Zachary went to Disneyland and somehow came back with the timing of a man who visited the park during a literal hazmat incident. So this one-er is less a trip recap and more sworn testimony: what he drank, what he survived, and how close the Happiest Place on Earth came to becoming the Most Procedurally Concerning. Inspired by the March 10 backstage incident near Star Tours, because apparently eve...

South Park has been yelling at everyone since 1997. Somehow, it’s still yelling. This week, we ask the very calm and reasonable question: did South Park age well… or did the rest of us just get weird? We break down the early shock years, the era where everything became a meta-commentary, and the modern Randy-dominated timeline where confidence is more important than accuracy. Is “equal opportunity...

We just crawled out of the Super Bowl and into The Fourth Quarter Inn to decompress the only way we know how: with drinks and nerdy mythmaking. Whether you watched every second or only showed up for halftime, we’ve got a five-minute speed run recap of the night’s biggest vibes; plus the official pairing: High Noon and a Paloma .

In this episode of Lore On Tap , Hunter and Zach dive headfirst into the chaos of Twisted Metal , the TV series that turned vehicular combat, killer clowns, and apocalypse trauma into one of the most surprisingly thoughtful adaptations in recent memory. We break down the lore beneath the explosions, why Sweet Tooth works as both comedy and horror, and how Calypso’s tournament is really just a wish...

Tonight on Lore On Tap , Hunter and Zach take the Lord of the Rings movies and do the one thing Tolkien never asked for: turn the Fellowship into a full-blown sports-style drinking tournament. We run a five-stop “Grand Tour” across Middle-earth’s most iconic vibes, Shire endurance, Bree chaos, Rohan horn energy, Moria stout stamina, and Rivendell elegance, then seed a bracket to crown the true cha...

It’s New Year’s Eve; the moment when clocks reset, promises get made, and some choices quietly lock in forever. This week on Lore On Tap , Hunter and Zach dive into Cyberpunk 2077 and Red Dead Redemption 2 to talk about video games that warn you politely before everything changes… and what happens when you ignore them. One game lies to you about time. The other already knows you ran out. Along the...

It’s Christmas at Lore On Tap, which means cozy vibes, questionable opinions, and a frankly dangerous number of holiday movies. Hunter and Zachary crack open some whipped vodka creations and a very on-brand Cutwater White Peppermint Russian as they dive into the messy, nostalgic world of Christmas... and Christmas-adjacent... films. From the “you HAVE to watch this” classics ( Elf, Muppet Christma...

Stranger Things meets D&D meets total meta chaos. A Hawkins basement campaign goes off the rails—and we’re drinking along with it. 2 goofy sponsor spots and 5 wacky upside-down commercials will have you wishing you drank more.

This week we are getting Ghibli with it! We are visiting Howl’s Moving Bar as many of the characters from the Ghibli films drink and enjoy the space recently updated by a bored Howl. We also have some incredible spoof commercials for you, including Hunter and me serenading you with holiday Ghibli songs, a Spirited Away heist, and Calcifer’s coffee to help you recover after a night at the bar. We a...

When Duff Beer sponsors a Fortnite crossover, Springfield becomes the battleground for corporate chaos. Duffman drops in to hype the Duff Royale , Krusty cashes out with his “Victory Meal,” and Ned Flanders tries to keep things wholesome with his new faith-based dating app, Only Saints . As Homer grinds for XP and extra calories, Springfield’s marketing meltdown blurs the line between product plac...

This week on Lore on Tap, we finally tackle the question every pirate (and movie fan) has asked: why is the rum always gone? We chart the history and lore behind rum in Pirates of the Caribbean, dig into what it really symbolizes, and debate how it became the drink of choice for scallywags across the Seven Seas. Along the way, we feature a few of our signature in-universe commercials and sponsor s...

Last night, Nevermore Academy threw a party so wild that Thing left holding hands with pugsly. Now the candles have burned low, the punch bowl is suspiciously empty, and it’s time to honor the beautiful chaos we left behind. Join the Lore Distillery crew as we hand out this year’s Nevermore Aftermath Awards, recognizing such prestigious feats as Most Likely to Hide a Body After the Party , Most Li...

Good news, everyone! This week we’re cracking open a bottle of MomCorp Industrial Solvent #5 and arguing over the drunkest robot in the galaxy. Join us as we debate whether Bender is an alcoholic or just a highly efficient ethanol engine, roast Futurama’s most questionable booze science, and dream up cocktails that could double as rocket fuel. Warning: this episode may contain flaming belches, que...

Indiana Jones may have survived snakes, Nazis, and supernatural face-melters, but can he survive a drinking contest with Marion Ravenwood? This week, your cohosts break down one of cinema’s greatest unanswered questions: who’s really the heavyweight champion of the Indiana Jones barroom? We dive into on-screen evidence, off-screen theories, and just how many shots of Relic Rum it would take before...

Butterbeer... is it just sweet froth in a mug, or is it secretly a low-key magical intoxicant? In this week’s episode, we dissect every possible answer: from canon mentions to fan theories that butterbeer packs a boozy punch. We stir up recipes, magical hangover cures, and ask if wizards are just really bad at naming drinks. And because this is Lore Distillery , you’ll also get our signature spoof...

Have you ever been barhopping and thought to yourself, "W hat if I could do this in the Star Wars Universe?" Well, today your cohosts strap in for the end-all, be-all galactic bar crawl. From Yoda tearing his shirt off, to wishing Padmé would finally notice us, to debating whether the Cantina band does encores, this adventure asks the real questions: Where will we go? What will we drink?...