#minty's homebrew

[alex-just-vibing]

Aha! It's me, Minty! With a game that I already have a pre-written summary for!

Solar Flare! A remake of my project ‘Mints & Magic’ which had an unfortunate end at the hands of lack of motivation, overwhelming complexity, and simply just… too much needing to be done. This version has a lot of stuff I just didn’t like removed, cool stuff added in its place, and lessons learned accounted for! My inspirations are…

D&D, this game inspired this whole thing originally, it seemed cool, but it just seemed like a lot, and I had a lot of ideas, and trying to homebrew and balance all that with already loose knowledge of how to actually play D&D seemed… complicated, so I instead got to making an entire new game of my own! Much less complicated haha! <-- Lying

Bug Fables, is part of a lot of the charm this game has, fun things that just, make me feel good, once I get into the less general making sure this game has a structure stuff, and into like movesets and things, Bug Fables will be a bit more clear as an inspiration I imagine.

UTDR, Undertale and Deltarune! They inspire just about everything I make, sparked my love of RPGs, so they’re obviously going to influence, at least a bit, this game.

Also Mints & Magic... we don't talk about that. Not anymore. Humans aren't an available species, they do exist but also, they're boring. I have a reference to both an OC and OFF. Catboy is a species, it is gender exclusive. Also basically every regular RPG stat and other stuff has a re-name in this game. Oh and uh, it's run like DnD btw, because coding? Difficult. Enjoy this, and remember uh, all that stuff was prewritten, this section wasn't though.

woaagh !!!!!!

[amintyworld]

Dungeons and Dragons Masterpost!

(Each story is based in a campaign I DM)

*TRIGGER WARNINGS ARE AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH STORY!*

One-Shots:

Baby Mine - (PC Origin Story) Scepter has lived a life of anger and resentment toward his mother’s abandonment. No matter what, he was never good enough - his brother was better, so he stayed up above while Scepter lived down on Earth. He always thought his celestial family never wanted him; little did he know how wrong he was. - Angst

Noid’s Entrance - (Prequel to ‘Monster’ - coming soon!) Noid used to think her life was simple living in the forest. She had her cave home, and peaceful days playing with the animals and living off what the forest provided. She had no idea of any life other than the one she had, no memory of it. Little did she know the real truth of it all. - Angst

[amintyworld]

Just a reference for those on my blog unfamiliar with DND, since I talk about my own campaign and party I DM quite often-

Anywho, be on the lookout for my party reference sheet soming out in a few days!

A while ago, some people asked me to explain D&D and other RPGs… so of course I had to make it into an infographic!

This is by no means a comprehensive guide. The game can be as simple or complex as you want, but there ARE some pre-established basics you should know about - and those are best discovered on your own terms!

Some resources to help you get started: 

Watch/listen:

★ Rusty Quill Gaming Podcast - a ttrpg game in the Pathfinder system. Beginner friendly! Learn how to play along with the players!

★ Critical Role - a D&D game played by voice actors - Incredibly famous! Highly praised! Both videos and podcasts available.

★ The Adventure Zone - a TTRPG podcast by the MdElroy brothers

Read/learn the rules:

📚 D&D 5e Player’s Handbook - pdf

📚 Basic Introduction to Character Races - website

📚 Overview of Character Classes - website

How-to and Tutorials:

🎲 Rolling a character - YouTube video

🎲 How combat works - YouTube video

🎲 Being a good player - YouTube video

And last but not least…

How To Play D&D Online! - YouTube Video

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Of course, there are tons of other resources - endless writeups, dozens of YouTube videos and blogposts, and entire subreddits dedicated to this information. The important thing is to take things one at a time. Or not - just dive right in! Most seasoned D&D players are thrilled when others want to join them on their adventures and will be happy to help a new player find their tabletop legs. 

[flowerpotsandpennykettles]

Hi this is my dnd character his name is mintholomew jenderer and he is but a simple farmer uwu

[modmad]

Toonkind DnD masterpost!

Toonkind are a Roger-Rabbit-esque homebrew race for DnD invented by @yunisverse! You can read more about them here on the DnDBeyond page.

Playlists for listening to Toonkind games from the Einquell server:

-Toonkind Playlist (main list, all games including unedited audio)

-Toonkind Games (full games only, no fps games)

-Toonkind at 12fps (games for character development between two players! often about one hour long)

More specific arcs/game categories:

-Wonderful One Shots (recommended if you’re new to Toonkind, these games require no previous listening and last for only one session!)

-The Taffy Train Saga (a story arc that has become particularly significant, recommended listening if only to avoid spoilers later on!)

-The Neverending Train (run by Ky, inspired by Infinity Train! supes good lots of mini adventures with a mix of new/familiar characters)

-Luck Trio Games (any games featuring 2+ of the three characters with much too much luck and too few braincells: Delta, Sel and Jack)

-Bottomless Heights (do you like Gravity Falls? then you’re going to love where this is going)

-Eight Refrains (follows the story of two cute lil alien UFO babies but also looming threat! has Kirby/Earthbound vibes)

-Star Trio Playlist (do you want a super cute ot3? hell yeah you do)

-There’s Something Funny Going On (games that led up to the reveal of a particularly villainous villain... overlaps with Taffy Train)

Silver Screen (the Drafthouse’s first and ‘main’ adventure, long running and ongoing! Due to early days and some rough terrain the first few games are a bit hard to listen to, we generally recommend that people start on episode 7!)

Ruindall Rambles (a new arc DM’d by Fable and featuring some of the funniest characters yet, seriously the first ep had me literally in tears)

The Eclipse Cathedral (“A lighthearted start to a tense race to the rescue, as the Party Members deal with memories, lost or otherwise”)

Jello Crimes (A family can be a mouse, a gnome, and a wizard who's more than double their height)

The Oddyssey (Ky’s latest and greatest longform campaign involving mysteries, mechanisms and doors that just need to be punched)

Lighthearted Games List! Want to just chill out and have a good time? Have a go at these low-angst high-shenanigans games! there’s also a soft/fluffy feels playlist if you want snuggly games :>

Spreadsheet of all games including transcripts and character credits.

YEAH THAT’S RIGHT WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS BABEYYY

The Einquell Wiki!

Below the cut are playlists for individuals, in case you want to follow a particular character’s journey so far! Only a few rn but I’ll add more as people make them.

EDIT: these links have broken when youtube is having some issues, so if that is still the case/happens again in the future you can find all these playlists by going to my youtube page of playlists that I’ve made!

The Engineer  

Minty

Larry Samuel

Charlie Black

Tobias O’Chrowelle

Tally Mark

Primrose Poodle

Alibi Miohn-Rouls/Deltasong Danger

List of characters played by Mock

Loccan

Emmet

Xorbleegok

March

Mersel

Sammy

Gille

Luciver

Ollie

Sandy

‘Tinies’ (very small characters who live in Dodo Studios, like borrowers!)

Brecht Brigade (a group of witches led by Rhode)

Bon

Hugh Script

Admiral Abbigull

Bilgerat

Craigory

Sir Bertie

Bukbuk Chook

M1-A

[dearsheroozle]

For the d&d asks: 3-8, 31, 40

oh hey there! sorry about the delay. i been at work and then i was cuddling my baby kitten boy so this was...put on the backburner. again, so sorry. i really wanted to do this earlier.

anyways!

dnd asks

this got long, so under the cut!

3. What two feats would you have? Next ASI I will definitely be having my character take Sentinel. Because opportunity attacks and DON’T LEAVE MY SIGHT, BITCH. But I really like Prodigy as well. Feats that work great mechanically and flavor-wise. That’s best of both worlds, babey!

4. What has been your favorite d&d character you've played? (NPCs count for DMs) I’ve played only one character so far in a campaign, which is Llyr, my half-elf Ancients Paladin (who just took one level in Archfey Warlock). I love her. She deserves good things. And she has a cool sword!!! Though, I really, really loved playing my lore bard/divine soul sorcerer Eirian for a one-shot. But I’d been wanting to play a bard for a long time.

5. Which of your d&d characters has been the most like you? Oh, probably still Llyr. I put a lot of myself into her, because that’s the easiest thing to do when creating a character... just draw from personal experiences! It’s not exactly emulating, but there are definite parallels. Physically quite different, but there are similar life experiences. The extreme of what I aspire to be, sometimes.

6. Which of your d&d characters has been the least like you? Hmm... Don’t think it counts if I didn’t technically make them, but Adrie (arcane archer) and Evie (swashbuckler rogue) are probably the least like me? Adrie has absolutely no shame or sense of secondhand embarrassment, and Evie is just... I think THE lowest wisdom character I’ve ever played? That was...hilarious... She walked right into fire.

7. How do you go about making a character or NPC? Uhhh. A lot of whining at my DM, tbqh. “Help me! Tell me what to do, PLEASE.” I usually have like very sporadic ideas that are entirely not cohesive, and tying them together is a whole Thing. So I ask people and talk through it and eventually ideas spring forth that aren’t quite terrible and I roll with it. The character develops as I play. Sometimes I like being given a couple Key Character Traits and building off of those. I’m still working on improving my approach, honestly. It’s... a process.

8. What is the most memorable natural 20 you've ever experienced? I think it still has to be the nat20 I rolled for Llyr to eavesdrop on another party member who was talking to her (ex???) girlfriend. It sounds bad. But, listen, the party was sitting in CAGES. We were KIDNAPPED. She had to know if we could trust this person. Anyways. Then she telepathically relayed everything she heard to another party member through the ring of telepathy and unfortunately misconstrued many, many things. Heh. I don’t remember many others tbh. Or if I do, I’m not sure if I’m remembering them accurately. Welp.

31. Tell me about your current party! Oh, boy. Well, SK5 (Saturday Knight Five. Yes. That’s what we’re officially called. Because we play on Saturdays and there’s Five of us) is made up of my ancients paladin/archfey warlock Llyr Pelydryn (half-elf), beastmaster ranger/rogue/grave cleric Mazithra (called Maz, shifter, played by @pensandperoxides), shadow monk/death cleric Ja’el Willow (half-elf, played by @dubcliq), wild magic sorcerer Erimenthea (sometimes called Minty, halfling, played by @hippoimonokerata), and lore bard Eldon Bushgather (halfling, played by @rincewindschest). Honorable fucking mention to Rubbish, Maz’s raccoon companion. The MVP, honestly. And a special, special shout-out to our DM (helmed by @amiphobic). For, uh, putting up with us. We’re disasters. But we’re trying. Well, most of the time. Currently on a quest to stop some fuckening cults from destroying the world. Yeesh. And none of us are straight, so jot that down.

40. What d&d deity would you be a cleric of? God, what a question. Llyr is a paladin of Caer Ibormeith, a homebrew goddess based on some Welsh lore. (Thanks Jem!) She’s the goddess of dreams in our campaign, and her clerics would probably be light or grave domain. She’s not official or super strong or anything, but it would maybe be interesting to play from the perspective of a cleric under her guidance one day. Kind of like what Liam O’Brien did with Vax and Lieve’tel for the Raven Queen, yeah?

anyways, thanks a bunch for the questions! it was a lot more challenging to answer than i expected!

[somewhere-over-the-drainbow]

Today's Flipper Friday: The Sonic the Hedgehog homebrew by recently-minted American Pinball designer Ryan McQuaid! (everyone is so minty!)

The anniversary of the first Sonic game was yesterday, so today we celebrate a homebrew that celebrates Sonic! This game is steeped in love for the franchise and its classic iterations, including the Sonic Spinball game after which it is named.

The little details on this well-crafted machine range from decorative to functional. There's loop ramp; a spinner that looks like Sonic's feet at full speed; a level-end post at the right ramp; a boingy Eggman! (Ok, Robotnik.) Player 4 is classic Amy Rose (I called dibs on P4 SO quickly when I played this at Expo). Green Hill Zone as just one of many playable modes! The chaos/Master Emerald topper!

If you like Sonic, this game integrates the theme so well that you can't help but be excited. It's just so very Sonic!

#pinball #sonicthehedgehog #homebrew

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[afrostycupofdice]

Some homebrewed magic items

In the campaign I'm writing, I have the PCs being paid in magic items instead of money (for reasons). They'll roll a d20 and get an item randomly. I've only cooked up one batch so far, and others are welcome to use some of them 1) Pen of Scribing : a basic feather quill that lets the user write in any language, but if they didn't know it previously, they still can't read it 2) Buster Sword : it's a homemade version of the Buster Sword form Final Fantasy VII. It's entirely decorative and impractical for combat, but it does provide that tough guy aesthetic (+2 on Intimidation) 3) Inverse Earplugs : small, red, plush beads that, when placed inside the user's ear, amplifies the hearing ability (what can be heard is left to the judgement of the DM) 4) Telepathy Potion : a salmon colored, murky liquid in a small vial. If you and another person drink it, you can hear each other's thoughts (limit 4 people; last 1 hour; range is 50 feet) 5) Fantasy 5 Gum : a pack of spearmint fantasy 5 gum. This gum has such an intense mint flavor that it leaves your breath painfully minty fresh (user can unleash a frosty breath (range 15ft) for 2d6 cold damage; 8 pieces in a pack) 6) Cat Paws : a pair of fuzzy white cat paw gloves that give the wearer +3 on Animal Handling 7) Thunder Gem : a small yellow gem that, when thrown on the ground, summons forth the fury of a thunderstorm (summons lightning and thunder in a 10 ft radius around where the gem shatters; can be heard for 100 ft; Con save --> failed = 3d6 lightning damage; saved = 1/2 that) 8) Stick-on Mustache : a stick-on handlebar mustache that is meant for a child (+2 on bluff checks when disguising self as someone male) 9) The Breakfast Club : this club is shaped like a large wooden spoon and smells of spices. If you sleep near this item and it is unobserved for at least an hour during the night, upon waking up you will find a delicious full gourmet breakfast of the highest quality. There is enough food and drink to serve the whole party. You can also hit people with it (1d8 bludgeoning damage) 10) Feather Cape : a deep purple cape with a gold trim that is coated with glitter and has had Feather Fall imbued in it (the wearer can use Feather Fall when they need it) 11) A Rainy Day : a blue lace parasol decorated with small sapphires that, when opened, summons a rain cloud above the bearer (in a 10 ft square around bearer, it rains; if user succeeds on a DC 15 (whatever their spell casting ability branches off of) check, it summons lightning as well, causing 1d8 lightning damage) 12) Lit Flip Kicks : a pair of sick looking kicks that give the wearer +2 on acrobatics checks 13) Candle Staff : a medium sized white oak staff with a lit wax candle on the tip. Can cast Fireball once before the fire goes out. The fire can be re-lit but only by a non magical fire (4d6 fire damage; no daily limit) 14) Bell of Hypnosis : a small golden bell with a black handle that, when rung, releases a frequency that's imbued with Charm magic and will not realize they were charmed when the effect wears off (victim must succeed on a DC 14 Con save; lasts 1 hour) 15) Back-up Arm Bracers : a set of arm bracers that only kicks in when your main armor fails (when an attack beats the wearer's AC by 5 or more, damage is reduced by 1d4 points) 16) Ace of Spades : a simple ace of spades card that, no matter where you put it, always ends up back in your sleeve (good for magic tricks; can impress people) 17) 8-ball of Prophecy : an 8-ball from a basic pool set that is imbued with fortune telling. Shake it and the answer to your question will be revealed. User can ask it a yes or no question once per day (DM must answer truthfully and must answer with replies that would come out of a magic 8 ball) 18) Magician's Hat : a basic black top hat that allows the wearer to cast Prestidigitation (it's powers are increased if the spell was already known (lasts longer and affects bigger items; unlimited use) 19) Tome of Hints : a gold bound leather book filled with blank pages. In exchange for a good joke, it'll reveal a hint as to what the adventures should do to progress the story (quality of joke is up to DM) 20) Toaster of Toast : a nice metal toaster with two slots for toast. Once per morning, the user can use it to make toast, but the quality is up to fate (roll d20 no modifier; < 10 = burnt toast & not a good start to the day; 10-16 = pretty good but could be better; 17+ = the best toast you've ever had & +2 to max HP for the day; toast feeds one person)

[bisphenol-a]

smokingfaerie replied to your post “Last summer I made a bunch of ginger beer with wild yeast. I liked it...”:

I was brewing kombucha in the fall, and whenever I used mint in the second fermentation phase (no matter what other ingredients I had in) it would smell like farts whenever I cracked them open. Idk why mint of all things

anarchohedonism:

I have a hard time getting people to try my homebrews because (a) I don't really like carbonation so for mini-batches I don't bother and (b) things get silty.

Also @smokingfaerie​'s comment: I had the same thing when I made pennyroyal mead, it tasted amazing and minty during the first fermentation, but after the second the flavor compounds morphed into the nastiest thing ever.

Thanks both for your commiseration! Also, y’all should know each other, you’d have a lot to talk about.

[riichardwilson]

The CEO of Silver Oak Wine Breaks Down a Winning Ecommerce Strategy All Entrepreneurs Can Use

July 23, 2020 5 min read

David Duncan’s portfolio includes Silver Oak, Twomey and Ovid wineries — brands that any winemaker (and drinker) would kill for. As his company ramps up for the launch of his new winery, Timeless, Duncan shared his thoughts on wine trends during the pandemic, building wine brands digitally and millennial insights for the industry.

On targeting the right audience

“The future of lUXury wine are millennials and soon GenZ, and they have brought about a new era of ephemeral, limited-edition retail that will become the norm in lUXury and craft. The Supreme, streetwear model. What it says, is that the customer looks for brands they can trust to deliver on their needs and values and that they are open to curation from the brand beyond one specific product. Both lUXury and craft are viewed as an experience by these next generations, and so the uniqueness of each limited product enhances the memorability of the experience.”

Related: If the Black Crowes Adapted to Ecommerce During the Pandemic, So Can You

On inspiration             

“Our audience knows that across all our wine brands, we only find the best sites, we focus on capturing sense-of-place, and really balance American innovation with French pillars, so they come with us for a journey. Taking our new brand Timeless as an example: I wrote a song called ‘Timeless’ about my late Dad – our founder – and once it was written, I knew that it had to become a wine made at his beloved vineyard, Soda Canyon. With our experience making single-vineyard Pinot Noirs firmly in hand, our winemaker Nate Weis rose to the occasion with this BordeaUX-style blend. What makes Soda Canyon so unique is that it’s the meeting of four microclimates, and you can taste that in how the bright acidity meets minty dark fruits. The wine stays true to what our audience wants in new wine experiences while teaching them about this site and my father’s essence.”

On building a successful ecommerce site

“As a starting point when you’re thinking about DTC, the product should stay with you throughout the experience. You may find that your experience concept doesn’t lend itself to the product doing this, which is a good sign you’re forgetting what the experience is supposed to be about. This is the shopping moment, it’s not a prelude to it.”

“Next: Don’t think ‘edgy,’ think ‘clear’ — the diagonal axis or futuristic tech usually doesn’t work out long-term. Make sure you’re balancing focus with fluidity — each page of the site should be framed to stand alone, but then to seamlessly transition into other pages. When someone is shopping, they want to be able to equally take a product off the shelf AND look down the aisle.”

Related: This eCommerce Platform Might Be the Easiest Way to Sell Your Products Online

“On this framing point: generously and confidently use negative space for each page. There is always going to be an inherent Tetris/column structure to digital design, but you can to a large extent remove its limiting effect with enough negative space around the images.”

“Finally: Just do it. There will always be marketing agency spends to lure you into delaying the investment in a full ecommerce site — we pushed our own site back a year and then spent the past year building it. And then a pandemic came, and we realized how fortunate we were that we hadn’t delayed any longer.”

On converting new buyers

“One thing we’ve learned so far: millennials and GenZ-ers want to discover a secret. What is your secret?  For Silver Oak: is the secret that American Oak is something they already know through bourbon, tabasco? Is your secret that Twomey is a quietly-kept love letter to Pinot from the Silver Oak people? That Ovid is the best American wine brand and they haven’t heard of it or Pritchard Hill, the best mix of soil and elevation in the world? That David wrote a song called ‘Timeless’ about his dad and guess who’s doing covers of it…”

Related: How Ecommerce Companies Can Grow During a Recession

On pandemic buying trends

“Before the pandemic, 96% of wine was consumed within three hours of purchase, but now people are stocking up, so wine purchases become a multi-leg journey and the consumer looks at what they’re ordering as more of an album than a bunch of singles. Gifting is up hundreds of percent, with a huge amount of gifting to family. Again again, I always say that wine tastes are very much passed down, so we also see people sending the same shipment to themselves and their parents. This period has certainly made clear which shared activities are optimal for virtual experiences, and drinking wine is definitely one of them. We’ll report back if we find any others.”

On the path forward  

“First, I hope for health, safety and calm for everyone. We are all in 2020 together and I believe there will be an increased focus on learning skills, languages, hobbies. I think we’ll see a new crop of sommeliers, gardeners, chefs, artists, homebrewers, and innovations emerge from 2020. On the wine front, with people starting to build at-home collections, we’ll see a lot more pairing foods to wine rather than the other way around. There’s certainly a growing emphasis on both wellness and time outdoors wherever possible. Again, with family and close friends.”

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[amintyworld]

The One Thing You Can’t Replace ft. My DnD Party

Noid: Another story I heard about myself, this one happened during the war. We had this guy in our party named Drive, he was 21 when I was 39 so he was 18 years younger than me. Drive’s uncle, King of Westra, was a douchebag. One day he and his generals decided to leave town with us on an embassy staying behind, which you should never do if you’re a douchebag. 

Noid: So, Jango decided to throw a party at the King’s Castle….Hooray…! Everyone around town heard about it, and we all got up individually and said ‘Okay, let’s go over there and destroy the place’.

Noid, laughing a bit: So I walk into this party, and everyone I’ve ever met was there, and everyone was drinking like it was the end of the world. Everyone was drinking like it was the Dark Ages and we’d drop dead from sunlight. It was completely unsupervised, we were like dogs without horses we were running wild. 

Noid: I walk down into the ballroom and they had this huge glass chandelier hanging above it, Peanut took a running jump and landed on it, crashing it to the ground and breaking it in half. Jango figured out which room was the King’s and went upstairs and set his bed on fire. 

Noid, smiling: So the party was going great.

Noid: So I’m standing in the basement, holding a red solo cup - you’ve seen movies - so I’m standing there and I’m beginning to blackout a little bit and I just hear Lathia murmur ‘Something something Cloaked’.

Noid, smiling: And in a brilliant moment of word association, I yell ‘Frick the Cloaked! Frick the Cloaked!’ ...and everyone else joined in. A hundred drunk overpowered children yelling ‘Frick DA Cloaked’, with the confidence of guys who’ve like, already been the jail and aren’t afraid of it anymore, like that ‘I’ve served my nickel you come and take me’ confidence but overpowered children.

Noid: Anyway, the reason Lathia said ‘Something something Cloaked’, was because the Cloaked were there. The Cloaked eyepatched leader named Boss walked down the stairs to the ballroom and looked out over a sea of drunk people yelling ‘Frick the Cloaked’ in her FACE, and she was almost impressed. She was like-

Boss: Wow…

Noid: Then she leaned over her shoulder to the Undertaker and said-

Boss: Get the scouting party.

Noid: Now my friend Scepter who is now a husband, this man has a wife, he smashed a bottle of ale on the ground and yelled-

Scepter: SCATTER!

Noid: And everyone ran in different directions, we all ran in different directions. It’s like that scene from Ratatouille when the humans come into the kitchen and all the rats go different ways, we all ran in different directions. I ran into the dungeon and climbed up through the loose bars and now I’m running through the field and looked up at this big wall and thought ‘I’ve never climbed a wall that high before’ 

Noid: And then I woke up in my room. 

Noid: The next day I went back to peace talks because that’s what we did back then. And who do I see but Drive. 

Drive: Were you at Jango’s party last night?

Noid: And I said no, you know, like a liar.

Drive: Things got really out of hand, someone broke the chandelier, someone burnt my Uncle’s bed. But the worst thing, the worst thing is I lost these old wedding photos of him and my aunt, and my uncle’s freaking out about it. 

Noid: Then I had that thought that only blackout drunks and Jango can have… Did I do that? And I thought no, I couldn’t have done that, but I was never sure until 3 years later…

Noid: I’m sitting down with Naris, a kid who was also with us during the war, and we were just talking and catching up until she gets up and looks to me and says-

Naris: Come here, I wanna show you something.

Noid: She takes me to her bedroom and then she takes me to a side room off of her bedroom - never a good thing to have. *Beginning to laugh a bit* She shows me this tiny room filled wall to wall with stolen old photos taken from people’s possessions over the years. And I just look at it and I just say ‘Why…?’ And Naris said-

Naris, smiling: Because it’s the one thing you can’t replace,

[scpie]

The CEO of Silver Oak Wine Breaks Down a Winning Ecommerce Strategy All Entrepreneurs Can Use

July 23, 2020 5 min read

David Duncan’s portfolio includes Silver Oak, Twomey and Ovid wineries — brands that any winemaker (and drinker) would kill for. As his company ramps up for the launch of his new winery, Timeless, Duncan shared his thoughts on wine trends during the pandemic, building wine brands digitally and millennial insights for the industry.

On targeting the right audience

“The future of lUXury wine are millennials and soon GenZ, and they have brought about a new era of ephemeral, limited-edition retail that will become the norm in lUXury and craft. The Supreme, streetwear model. What it says, is that the customer looks for brands they can trust to deliver on their needs and values and that they are open to curation from the brand beyond one specific product. Both lUXury and craft are viewed as an experience by these next generations, and so the uniqueness of each limited product enhances the memorability of the experience.”

Related: If the Black Crowes Adapted to Ecommerce During the Pandemic, So Can You

On inspiration             

“Our audience knows that across all our wine brands, we only find the best sites, we focus on capturing sense-of-place, and really balance American innovation with French pillars, so they come with us for a journey. Taking our new brand Timeless as an example: I wrote a song called ‘Timeless’ about my late Dad – our founder – and once it was written, I knew that it had to become a wine made at his beloved vineyard, Soda Canyon. With our experience making single-vineyard Pinot Noirs firmly in hand, our winemaker Nate Weis rose to the occasion with this BordeaUX-style blend. What makes Soda Canyon so unique is that it’s the meeting of four microclimates, and you can taste that in how the bright acidity meets minty dark fruits. The wine stays true to what our audience wants in new wine experiences while teaching them about this site and my father’s essence.”

On building a successful ecommerce site

“As a starting point when you’re thinking about DTC, the product should stay with you throughout the experience. You may find that your experience concept doesn’t lend itself to the product doing this, which is a good sign you’re forgetting what the experience is supposed to be about. This is the shopping moment, it’s not a prelude to it.”

“Next: Don’t think ‘edgy,’ think ‘clear’ — the diagonal axis or futuristic tech usually doesn’t work out long-term. Make sure you’re balancing focus with fluidity — each page of the site should be framed to stand alone, but then to seamlessly transition into other pages. When someone is shopping, they want to be able to equally take a product off the shelf AND look down the aisle.”

Related: This eCommerce Platform Might Be the Easiest Way to Sell Your Products Online

“On this framing point: generously and confidently use negative space for each page. There is always going to be an inherent Tetris/column structure to digital design, but you can to a large extent remove its limiting effect with enough negative space around the images.”

“Finally: Just do it. There will always be marketing agency spends to lure you into delaying the investment in a full ecommerce site — we pushed our own site back a year and then spent the past year building it. And then a pandemic came, and we realized how fortunate we were that we hadn’t delayed any longer.”

On converting new buyers

“One thing we’ve learned so far: millennials and GenZ-ers want to discover a secret. What is your secret?  For Silver Oak: is the secret that American Oak is something they already know through bourbon, tabasco? Is your secret that Twomey is a quietly-kept love letter to Pinot from the Silver Oak people? That Ovid is the best American wine brand and they haven’t heard of it or Pritchard Hill, the best mix of soil and elevation in the world? That David wrote a song called ‘Timeless’ about his dad and guess who’s doing covers of it…”

Related: How Ecommerce Companies Can Grow During a Recession

On pandemic buying trends

“Before the pandemic, 96% of wine was consumed within three hours of purchase, but now people are stocking up, so wine purchases become a multi-leg journey and the consumer looks at what they’re ordering as more of an album than a bunch of singles. Gifting is up hundreds of percent, with a huge amount of gifting to family. Again again, I always say that wine tastes are very much passed down, so we also see people sending the same shipment to themselves and their parents. This period has certainly made clear which shared activities are optimal for virtual experiences, and drinking wine is definitely one of them. We’ll report back if we find any others.”

On the path forward  

“First, I hope for health, safety and calm for everyone. We are all in 2020 together and I believe there will be an increased focus on learning skills, languages, hobbies. I think we’ll see a new crop of sommeliers, gardeners, chefs, artists, homebrewers, and innovations emerge from 2020. On the wine front, with people starting to build at-home collections, we’ll see a lot more pairing foods to wine rather than the other way around. There’s certainly a growing emphasis on both wellness and time outdoors wherever possible. Again, with family and close friends.”

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Address: 1725 W. Hubbard St. Chicago, IL 60622

And back to Chicago we go!!!

After hitting up the two big boys on the block (Goose & Lagunitas– click to see previous posts) Mari and I wanted to venture off and get to know some of the local breweries that a lot of tourists wouldn’t really know about and that’s how we found On Tour Brewing! While we were at Goose Island a couple hours prior, a local told us that On Tour was one of the breweries to hit up while we were in town; funny enough, he actually ended up being there while we were as well!

From Website: Mark (founder/owner) is convinced that the perfect pint is best paired with live music and a great friends. A third-generation Chicago native, Mark and his wife Amanda moved to Denver, Colorado in 2009 where he had a day job in operations management, perfecting the art of customer service and moonlighted as a homebrewer. He became obsessed with perfecting unique and delicious beer recipes in his nerdy, custom built mini-brewery.

During his eight years in Denver, Mark’s passion for home brewing grew and after advancing to the final rounds of the 2013 and 2015 National Homebrew Competition, Mark and Amanda agreed it was time to see the dream of On Tour Brewing become a reality. Together, they packed up their belongings and drove from Denver to Chicago to build his vision of a place where people can take a break and press pause over a cold, flavorful pint.

When Mark isn’t obsessing over every detail of developing the On Tour experience he loves to spend time with Amanda and their son Ryder, travel to new places, see live music, play golf and disc golf, ski, hike, camp. Naturally, he incorporates sampling new beers into every activity along the way.

Mark also says “We focus on our guest experience. Our goal is to create an environment where people can come in and relax and press pause on their busy day, In order to do that we have to have beer styles for every type of beer enthusiast. I am most proud of the diversity of our menu and the welcoming experience we provide to our guests.”

    Here are the explanations from the brewery:

Lightning Will (5% ABV; 30 IBU): A classic German-style Pilsner brewed with 95% Pilsner Malt and a variety of German Hops. (pilsner- german)

Half Step (5.7% ABV; 45 IBU): American Pale Ale brewed with Simcoe hops to highlight characteristics of citrus and pine with a mild malt backbone. (Pale ale american)

Heads All Empty (7.0% ABV; 45 IBU): Classic IPA characteristics of floral, piney and citrus American hops with the slightest amount of crystal malts to back it up. (IPA american)

Ruthless Villain (6.6% ABV; 70 IBU): The spicy, peppery character from the rye malt combines beautifully with the big citrus and pine flavors from the hops to provide a beer with great depth. (IPA red)

Gates Of Hell (6.7% ABV; 65 IBU): Huge roasted malt base with an inexcusable amount of Pine and Citrus aroma and flavor. Call it a Hoppy Porter. Call it a Hoppy Stout. Call it what you want. We love this beer and we call it a Black IPA. (IPA- Black/ cascadian dark ale)

Gates Of Hell Nitro (6.7% ABV; 65 IBU): Huge roasted malt base with an inexcusable amount of Pine and Citrus aroma and flavor. Call it a Hoppy Porter. Call it a Hoppy Stout. Call it what you want. We love this beer and we call it a Black IPA. (IPA- Black/ cascadian dark ale/ nitro)

Hubbard Street (6.3% ABV/ 35 IBU): Our Northern English Brown ale has moderate malt sweetness with a light caramel character. We filled bourbon barrels with this brown ale and we hope to share the aged version with you at our anniversary party this January! (brown ale- english)

Winterland (6.8% ABV/ 35 IBU): Just in time to get everyone in the holiday spirit. This brown ale was brewed with cherries, cranberries, cinnamon, clove and nutmeg to invoke a memory of the season. (brown ale- other)

Silly Grin (5.1% ABV/ 15 IBU): Gin Botanicals were added to the kettle sour for more depth. Very refreshing and tart. (sour ale)

Dill Pickle Gose (3.6% ABV/ 10 IBU): Gose with cucumber, dill, coriander and salt. This tart and refreshing summer drink will help us forget about the cold and snow. (sour-gose)

Here’s what I thought:

Lightning Will: Exactly as it’s described. It is about a 2-6 on the SRM scale; nice light pilsner color, a light gold. scents of a pilsner and tastes just like as it’s described. Crisp and refreshing.

Half Step: Another of their beers that tastes exactly as it’s described. It ranged between a 6-14 on the SRM scale. It was a golden amber colour; scents were that of citrus & pine, the hops had a nice scent. And it tasted just of that as well. It was crisp and refreshing.

Heads All Empty: This was about the same on SRM scale, about 6-14. Also had a golden amber colour; scents were hoppy, but not overbearing. It was a nice crisp, refreshing light IPA.

Ruthless Villain: I loved this beer, It had so much going on; On the SRM scale it was about 14-20; It had a citrusy, piney, spiced pepper scent. It tasted just like that as well. You tasted the malts, the hops, which were beautifully balanced and gave you a crisp, peppery, citrus slight spiced taste on your palate. Amazing.

Gates Of Hell: Another great on their list of beers; This was a black IPA that was about 35-40 on the SRM scale. It had a hoppy scents, but something more as well. The tastes were crisp, hoppy and had a stout finish. Delicious.

Gates Of Hell Nitro: This beer was just about the same as the pour above, but nitro style! It was a lot smoother and creamier and rich. Really gave a nice finish.

Hubbard Street: a legit english bitter. Malty. Sweet. Delicious. Caramel finish. This was a great English brown. It was malty, sweet, delicious and had a caramel finish. You can taste the bourbon barrels that this was casked in. Ranged about 25-30 on the SRM scale.

Winterland: like christmas. Name says it all. This one tasted just like Christmas! The name really says it all. It ranged from a 25-30 on the SRM scale as well, but had the tastes of fresh baked ginerbread cookies. Cinnamon, nutmeg, cherries, you tasted it all.

Silly Grin: This had a straw color, it was about a 2-4 on the SRM scale. This was definitely a sour; it gave off scents as such and it tasted like a minty pickle juice. Makes you pucker your lips a bit from the sourness & tartness.

Dill Pickle Gose: This was about a 2-4 on the SRM scale as well. It smelled like the tangy pickle from Van Holtens that Mari and I get from Publix! Believe it or not would make a great beach beer. Taste like straight pickle juice, but it’s not at the same time; a bit sour and a bit tart. Definitely will enjoy, don’t let the name deter you.

So all in all with the ambiance of the brewery and the beers we were served I would give On Tour Brewing Company 4.5 out of 5 piggys!

     Website: On Tour Brewing Company

Facebook: On Tour Brewing Company

Instagram: @ontourbrewing

Twitter: @ontourbeer

On Tour Brewing Address: 1725 W. Hubbard St. Chicago, IL 60622 And back to Chicago we go!!! After hitting up the two big boys on the block (

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Anyway, I’m opening up BTHB prompts - just send in one of the prompts above with the characters or ships you’d like. I’m currently opening this up for Sanders Sides (No RemRom please) as well as for my Gem Quest DnD Party, which you can read about HERE. 

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My first attempt at DnD Memes, featuring the Gem Quest Party! These past few weeks have been rough to say the least - Drive got poisoned ish, Jango being his stubborn self got the joyus pleasure of being locked up for potion ingredients, Naris was free only to return to the Undertaker, and Scepter with Drive were in trippy potion dreams.

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!