Today we’re looking at my favorite holiday movie: Jingle All the Way. A movie that has somehow, against all odds, become a mainstay of modern christmas movies. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Howard Langston, workaholic father who promised a Turbo Man action figure to his son, and proceeded to completely forget about it. We follow the adventures of him and fellow father Myron (played by Sinbad) as they try to make their sons dreams come true. Propped up by its relatable premise, this film is able to make it into the “good movie” column by the skin of its teeth. The films balance between sentimental and slapstick can be hard to handle, but ultimately it finds a way to deliver the warm fuzzies we all want from a Christmas Movie.

Our beer of the episode is The Mad Elf, a complex but smooth Belgian ale that you don’t realize is 11% ABV until your halfway through it. The Mad Elf pours a festive deep red with just a little bit of head, and gives a well balanced cherry based flavor with hints of all kinds of different things. A solid holiday beer in moderation, or in excess, depending on how your relatives are behaving.

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