Episode 16 - Sub-Lowbrow Tarot

Welcome to the lowbrow episode, where the drinks and the cards align with our substandard bartending, tarot reading, and humor.

The Drink -

Drinks don’t get much more basic than the Boilermaker. When your week has been too crappy for beer to do the job … too crappy to want to spend the time mixing up something interesting and complicated … too crappy to have more than one whiskey because you just know that wouldn’t be a good idea … then your week has been just crappy enough for a Boilermaker. One shot of whiskey. One beer.

There are two ways to make the boilermaker. One is to drop a shot glass full of whiskey into a pint glass of beer. The other is a shot of whiskey, followed separately by sipping on the beer. In our Lowbrow Episode, we opted for this second version of the Boilermaker.

The Cards -

The lowbrow movement was an underground visual art movement that developed in Los Angeles in the late 1960s, with roots in punk music and street culture. It’s art with a sense of humor that is sarcastic and somewhat impish.

The Lowbrow Tarot Deck reflects the LA Lowbrow Art movement. The deck consists of 22 Major Arcana cards. The artwork is a collaboration of 23 artists, who each produced cards in their own unique style. Each artist’s website is included if you want to view more of their creations. The artwork is interesting, but the readings felt limited without the Minor Arcana.

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May your week be filled with peace, love, joy, and a little tipsy tarot.

Kris & Jack