Brainstorm Brewery

An archive of Brainstorm Brewery episodes.

Brainstorm Brewery #273 Inappropriate Touching

Corbin (@Chosler88) becomes the cast’s hostage taker and forces them to talk about the implication of WOTC’s bannings in standard. Jason (@jasonEalt ) and DJ (@Rose0fThorns) surprisingly get on board and give you relevant pickups for standard as the metagame shifts. Also make sure to check us out on Youtube  https://www.youtube.com/user/BrainstormBrewery Standard Bannings EDH Bannings…

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Brainstorm Brewery #272 Rivals of Ixalan Set Review

DJ (@Rose0fThorns), Jason (@jasonEalt ), and Corbin (@Chosler88) sit down with Pro Tour winner Jacob Van Lunen to review the newest MtG set; Rivals of Ixalan. Also make sure to check us out on Youtube  https://www.youtube.com/user/BrainstormBrewery Send us your emails! Support our Patreon! Need to contact us? Hit up [email protected]

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Brainstorm Brewery #271 A Fishy Episode

DJ (@Rose0fThorns), Jason (@jasonEalt ) find themselves in a fishy situation as Corbin (@Chosler88) jumps off the deep end with the Rivals of Ixalan previews, find himself fishing around for more Unstable boxes, and discusses the bubbling up of Pauper at CFB side events. Also make sure to check us out on Youtube  https://www.youtube.com/user/BrainstormBrewery Corbin…

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Brainstorm Brewery #270 New Challenger Approaching

DJ (@Rose0fThorns), Jason (@jasonEalt ) and patron Earl have the pleasure of educating Corbin (@Chosler88) on the joys and darkness of Reddit. The cast discusses if challenger decks will blow up smaller financial opportunities.Corbin all but admits defeat in the Fogo bet with DJ and loses a twitter bet with @VonBakk. Also Jason also “dies”…

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Brainstorm Brewery #269 Taking a Gamble

DJ (@Rose0fThorns) has graciously rehired Jason (@jasonEalt ) and the travel-worn Corbin (@Chosler88)  who immediately proceeds to slumber the cast with stories of gambling in France. The crew tells you how to have a chance to win a box of Iconic Masters and we get a new Fogo bet. Also make sure to check us…

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Brainstorm Brewery #268 The Mutiny

It has finally happened DJ (@Rose0fThorns) has seized control of the podcast and taken over with special returning guest patron David, “the solar guy”, as they attempt to hide to bodies of Corbin ( @Chosler88 ) and the rising corpse of the undead Jason (@jasonEalt ). Will the patrons revolt? Will they welcome their new…

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Brainstorm Brewery #267 A Very Special Episode

Host ameritas Marcel (@MarcelMTG) brings back the smooth, sultry tones of a very special episode as he joins Jason ( @jasonEalt ) and DJ (@Rose0fThorns) to discuss the moves to make with Un Finance so you can have a smaller box of shame. Check us out on Youtube  https://www.youtube.com/user/BrainstormBrewery Welcome back Marcel What are you…

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Brainstorm Brewery #266 The Talent’s Return

Host ameritas Ryan (@crypplecommand) joins Jason ( @jasonEalt ) and DJ (@Rose0fThorns) to make the editor work for his paycheck and take long walks (or rolls) down memory lane while answering your patreon questions.   Check us out on Youtube  https://www.youtube.com/user/BrainstormBrewery I highly recommend the video version this week. Welcome back Ryan. Corbin (@Chosler88) hits…

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Brainstorm Brewery #265 The Cardsphere Episode

The brew crew (@Chosler88 , @Rose0fThorns , and @jasonEalt ) welcome the creators of Cardsphere (https://www.cardsphere.com/) to discuss the platform and listener questions. *Sadly there were some audio issues with Jason’s microphone. Sorry* Check us out on Youtube  https://www.youtube.com/user/BrainstormBrewery Send us your emails! Support our Patreon! Need to contact us? Hit up [email protected]

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Brainstorm Brewery #264 Have We Met Before?

The brew crew welcomes back Corbin (@Chosler88). Plus we have a very special guest, Steve (@VerbotenWater4), who no one (especially not our long term guest DJ @Rose0fThorns) has ever met before. We answer emails, discuss possible modern unbans, delve deep into Jason’s ( (@jasonEalt) inability to accept compliments, and much more. *Also we know that…

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BRAINSTORM BREWERY #263 The Cupcake of Flavortown

This week Corbin (@Chosler88) is gone and Jason (@jasonEalt) is driving the bus with two terrified guests, DJ “cupcake” Johnson (@Rose0fThorns) and Paul Feudo (@prfeudo). The crew discusses listener emails, the downsides of living in Florida, the best karate kid, Madonna’s dating life, and the strategy to maximize value in Iconic Masters. Listener Emails! Iconic…

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Brainstorm Brewery 262: Full Circle

Yet another kind soul has given enough money to the cast to join for one episode; this week the cast is joined by Patreon patron Eric Kangas.   Jason forgot his flavor town shirt, and tells a story about the one time he felt bad about something.   Doug cheats and brings rare to breaking bulk.   Corbin…

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Brainstorm Brewery 261: Use The Buddy System

This week’s cast has less room than normal for nonsense as the cast goes deep on Breaking Bulk and listener email questions. Jason gets saucy because you don’t read his articles and then ask redundant questions, and talks about how to use EDHrec metrics.   Jason and Doug discuss whether you should purchase recently print EDH…

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Brainstorm Brewery 260: Please Welcome Your New Mayor

Jason is here and he has lots of product in his hair.   Douglas is here and he has obscure Judgement cards you should be interested in.   Corbin is here and he is baffled by happenings at McDonalds and doesn’t know how to pronounce “schezwan.”   This week’s episode contains both very long and very…

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Brainstorm Brewery 259: Community College Outreach

The cast is at full strength plus one as they are joined by special patreon patron Earl O’Connor.  Jason and DJ try desperately to change the subject as Corbin discusses the various pros and cons of Kira Great Glass Spinner versus the new Ixalan fish.   Jason shares his secret knowledge of where to find the more…

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Brainstorm Brewery 258: Participation Trophy Husband

This episode is the finest combination of mtg finance mixed with amazingly odd discussions.  Corbin returns to share stories of his time in Europe; we find out what he did with his time instead of absorbing centuries of ancient art and culture.  We discover if “spiny stuff” or “grindy stuff” kills more people in equipment-related…

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Brainstormbrewery #257: Final Fantasy Football: An Ixalan Set Review

With Corbin still vacationing in an Olive Garden and DJ calling in from a remote unknown hotel location, Andy and Sean of the Commander’s Brew podcast join for an Ixalan set review.   With so many EDH minds gathered in one space, cards are considered for their Commander implications with an eye towards identifying a…

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Brainstormbrewery #256: Three MCs and One DJ

With Corbin gone, Ryan and Marcel emerge to bless the cast with their knowledge of recent MTG news.   A primary point of discussion are reprints; specifically the reprints just unveiled from iconic masters, as well as the impact of increased reprints over the past several years.   Ryan discusses the different audiences served by different products. …

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Brainstormbrewery #255: Back When Decks Were Cereal-Box Names

Patreon patron David Windmiller joins the cast as our very special guest this week to talk finance, legacy deck names, and the benefits of solar power.   With an extra guest, the cast veers off coarse into discussions of Duck Tales, potential finances feats for DJ, and podcast advertising memes.  Corbin discusses his upcoming vacation and…

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Brainstormbrewery #254: B.S.B.B.S.

This week the cast responds to the large Monday news dump, covering new spoilers, planeswalker rule changes, and how WOTC is handling leaks.   DJ makes plans to purchase Jason an amazing costume.      Listener emails cover invocations, standard cards values, and the reserved list.  Pick of the week and breaking bulk cover cards that might…

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Brainstormbrewery #253: Stricken by Chicken

Jason and DJ take a break from the Discord server to join Corbin for this week’s cast.   Back to a standard show format with no guest, the reader emails get a bit aggressive and Corbin get a high-score on his speed-run review through the standard format.  A reader email alerts the cast to an…

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Brainstormbrewery #252: Corbin’s Heart Grew Three Sizes That Day

Josh Lee Kwai returns to discuss Commander 2017 and push DJ to the #2 guest spot.   The cast discusses the make-up of the new decks and which cards might grow in value.   Corbin gives a rundown of modern, and the crew covers breaking bulk and pick of the week with their guest. Douglas Johnson is…

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Brainstormbrewery #251: Statue of Limitations

This week, we learn which cast member uses lost and found and which cast member invokes “finders keepers”.    The standard recap covers a moving meta as decks adapt after the pro tour.   DJ gives highlights from working the GP, and the cast gives advice for selling a large collection at an event. Listener emails discusses…

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Brainstormbrewery #250: A New Mayor In Town

This week Corbin returns and Jason finds himself in his first political office.  Doug tries to remain awake through a pro-tour recap, and then wakes up with two red-hot breaking bulk picks.  Listener emails cover the impact of finance “thought-leaders” on the market and how to adjust your EDH buying habits in light of more…

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Brainstormbrewery #249: Non-Foil Mindmoil

The cast is down a host this week as Corbin is summoned to chew loudly near a national scrabble tournament.  DJ and Jason answer the call and recap current trends.   The long-awaited discussion on running a case in a card shop is covered.   The patreon is getting very close to frosted tips, yet somehow farther…

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