

The peach is light and enticing, like a can of peach juice. The aroma pops out a little winey at first. The beer pours a pale crimson body with a thick head of light pinkish foam. It’s flavored with blackberry and peach and weighs in at 6.7% ABV. This year, we will be bringing back some of our favorites as well.” Mario Tart: Autumn-BahnĪutmn-Bahn was a December 2021 release in the Mario Tart series. We will always be looking for new fruits and fruit combos to keep this beloved series alive. “I couldn’t be happier with how far the brand has come,” Kendrick continued, “To see people continually coming back for the new variant lets me know that we have never strayed too far from the original start of this series. More often than not they will order a full pour.” “The goal was to make a very approachable sour ale with fruit that anyone could enjoy,” Kendrick commented, “When customers come in and say they really aren’t fans of beer we always let them sample Mario Tart.



But he has been involved with Mario Tart since its conception. Thomas Kendrick took over as 8 Bit head brewer in late 2020. Malt weight does vary from recipe to recipe depending upon the desired ABV. The recipes center around a consistent base: 60% 2-row, 30% wheat, and 10% flaked oats. They release a couple of new flavors every quarter. It’s a revolving series that’s helped establish the brewery. Microsoft also saw strong demand, but a more return to normalcy for its gaming division driven by Xbox, where revenue is up 11% YoY.“Oh yeah! Mario time!” Mario Tart is 8 Bit’s witty play on pop culture and the rising popularity of fruited kettle sours. Many companies, including Intel, have noted things may not return to normal for chip supply until well into 2022. The good news is that the need for Windows OEM licenses and even Surface hardware appears to be relatively high, but the supply is falling well short of demand. Like Surface revenue, Microsoft pins the decline in Windows OEM revenue on supply chain constraints as well as "a strong prior year comparable in OEM non-Pro" licenses. This time last year, Microsoft saw a staggering 34% jump in Windows OEM non-Pro licenses, likely due to the growing pandemic and need for immediate new PCs to meet demand. The Windows OEM license news also reflects a more return-to-normal. Indeed, Microsoft noted in its FY21 Q4 results that "supply chain constraints" drove the decline. That's industry jargon for the ongoing chip shortage affecting nearly all industries due to high demand and a short supply of critical components. Microsoft noted back in April during its investor call that the current fourth quarter would see "execution challenges" in shipping Surface to consumers. Microsoft anticipated a decline in Surface revenue due to those challenges, making today's news in line with investor expectations.
