Welcome back to Beer Me That Movie, the podcast that took a five-month hiatus and came back with zero answers and the exact same premise.If you’ve been wondering where we’ve been—fair question. Did we get eaten by a Cone Goblin? Did diabetes finally win? Did we quietly cancel the show like a mediocre Netflix original?In this special "recalibrating" episode, Jon and Harrison sit down in the shed to have an honest conversation about the 5-month gap. Life got heavy, survival mode kicked in, and the podcast had to hit pause so Jon could handle some real-life family stuff and focus on mental health. We talk about the burnout, the dread of the daily grind, and why taking a break was the only way to save the show from becoming a forced, creativity-lacking dumpster fire.But more importantly, we talk about why we came back. We missed the laughs, we missed the community, and we missed making up ridiculous movies with all of you.So, what changes going forward? Less perfection, more fun. We are officially retiring the 4K color-grading and the stressful, rigid plot-point checklists. Going forward, the mission is simple: Jon and Harrison drink a beer, tell a fun story, and try to make you laugh on your drive home. Everything else is just cream cheese.Next week, we are returning to form with our first-ever FEATURE FROM THE VAULT! Head over to beermethatmovie.com right now to cast your vote. Will it be Juice Above the Clouds, Mom Jeans, or Vampirate? You decide!Grab a beer, pull up a stool, and welcome back to the shed.🍻 Beer of the Episode: Sierra Nevada Celebration (Fresh Hop IPA - 6.8% ABV)0:00 - Intro: We Didn't Die 0:48 - The "Recap" & Cracking Open a Celebration 6:09 - So... What Happened? (The Honest Truth) 11:02 - What Surprised Us & What We Missed 23:48 - Changes to the Podcast: Less Perfection, More Fun 39:02 - Why Come Back Now? 50:53 - What's Next: Opening The Vault!👇 Help us keep the lights on in the shed! Leave us a voice message: speakpipe.com/beermethatmovie Vote in The Vault: beermethatmovie.com Follow us on Instagram: @beermethatmovie Find us on Untappd: Beer Me That MovieAs always... Peace, Punch, Gimme Your Lunch!#BeerMeThatMovie #PodcastReturn #CraftBeer #MoviePitches #SierraNevada #ComedyPodcast #MentalHealth #Untappd #Screenwriting