In this weeks Nerdsense Drinks Beer Review we run the Oskar Blues gauntlet! Our buddy Jonathan ended up scoring a 4 pack that included a can of Ten Fiddy from the last 4 years. So we work our way from 2015 to the 2012.
We also want to thank Oskar Blues for sending us a box o’ swag for the review! Jonathan told them what we were doing and they sent us a box filled with Oskar Blues things!
What?!?!! Two Nerdsense Drinks episodes in one week?! I know it’s crazy but we felt with Beer Advocate’s Extreme Beer Fest coming up this week, we would release two videos.
In this episode of Nerdsense Drinks we review Breakside’s IPA. Breakside Brewery is out of Portland, OR and we can thank Mike’s good buddy Spencer for sending this to us to try.
Style: India Pale Ale
Container: 22oz Bomber
Glassware: Firestone Walker Tulip, Spiegelau Tulip and Balloon Glass
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 4.25/5
Notes: Look: Burnt orange Nose: Sweet malt, grapefruit, pine. Taste: Good hop and malt balance. crisp and easy on the palate .
As promised, here is our review of the last batch from Night Shifts rotating IPA series, Morph! This batch was canned on 01/21/2016 and it’s delicious! Hopefully we can grab a 4 pack of the 02/02/2016 batch to review as well!
Night Shift Morph – Batch 01/21/2016
Style: IPA
Container: 16oz Can
Glassware: Firestone Walker Tulip and Spiegelau Pilsner Tulip
Notes: Look: Hazy unfiltered, yellow sunshine. Nose: Pineapple, citrus, tropical fruit explosion Taste: Clean finish. Sweet with the tropical fruits. Citrus and pine
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 4.75/5
Thanks to Larry for providing us with a new Florida brew to try! This is from Barley Mow Brewing and is their Unkindness Black Ale!
Style: Black Ale
Container: 12oz Can
Glassware: Spiegelau Snifter and Firestone Walker Tulip
Notes: Nose: Chocolate, berries and minor grapefruit, hops. Coffee is muted on the nose Taste: Burnt coffee, hop bitterness on the back of the mouth. Grapefruit is not there at all.
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 2.75/5 — Mike didn’t think it was very balanced and the burnt malt was very overwhelming and you lose a lot of the flavors
And DC comes out swinging!
This week we got an overabundance of DC beamed into our television sets, and your humble hosts are here to let you know all about it.
You’re gonna hear all about the Dawn of the Justice League television special and, logically, the brand new trailer for the upcoming Suicide Squad.
Also, there’s a brand new show that just debuted on CW called Legends of Tomorrow, and brand new episodes of Arrow and The Flash. And unlike Kevin Smith, we watched ’em all.
Finally, we outline our own “road to BvS,” so you’ll be getting plenty of DC content over the next couple months. Check out the MOSTLY concrete schedule below!
Style: IPA
Container: 22oz Bomber
Glassware: Spiegelau Pilsner Tulip and Firestone Walker Tulip
** Shameless Plug! You’ll have to wait and check out the VideoCast to hear about this one when it hits our YouTube channel in a couple of weeks!
Foley Brothers Fair Maden Imperial IPA
Style: Double IPA
Container: 22oz Bomber
Glassware: Firestone Walker Tulip and Spiegelau Pilsner Tulip
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 4/5
Notes: Nose: Sweet malt and caramel. Taste: Fruity, has some juiciness but not like other Vermont IPAs
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The boys pit two Bastards side by side! The mighty Stone Arrogant Bastard vs Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard! Who will be the winner? Watch and find out!
Style: Strong Ale
Container: 22oz Bomber
Glassware: Spiegelau Snifter and Firestone Walker Tulip
Notes: Nose: Malty caramel with apricot, boozy. Mike got “sewage” or bad water” Taste: Better beers have come since this. Taste: Malt and caramel comes through as it did on the nose. There are hops for sure.
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 3.50/5 — We were thrown off by how much our tastes have changed given this was one of the craft beers that got us really loving it.
Style: Strong Ale
Container: 22oz Bomber
Glassware: Spiegelau Snifter and Firestone Walker Tulip
Notes: Nose: Oak (obviously), maple which adds sweetness on top of bourbon. Taste: Smooth and balanced. Sweetness and mellow compared to the normal Arrogant
Overall Nerdsense Rating: Nose: 4.25/5
**BLEND** (Shaun’s favorite part!) 4/5!
You lose the oak and it kind of makes the regular Arrogant a little more smooth and tasty
We’re putting some video in your ears but there is no video, it’s just audio! We’ve put together our first two Nerdsense Drinks episodes for those who didn’t have a chance to check out the video! We’d recommend you still check out the videos as the reviews are more visual but you should still be able to laugh and listen along if that’s what you like!
El Segundo Power Plant Triple IPA
Style: Triple IPA
Container: 22oz Bomber
Glassware: Smuttynose Balloon Glasses
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 3.75/5
Style: Double IPA
Container: 16oz Bomber
Glassware: Spiegelau IPA Glasses
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 4/5
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Another Portland Oregon IPA thanks to Mike’s buddy Spencer. We really enjoy these Northwest IPAs. They’re different enough from the normal East & West coast IPA’s we normally consume.
Style: IPA
Container: 22oz Bomber
Glassware: Firestone Walker Tulip and Tulip
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 3.75/5
Notes: Light and crisp. Awesome citrus malt balance. Super smooth. Floral and grapefruit on the nose
We review Star Wars The Force Awakens!! Full on spoilers! If you haven’t seen the flick yet, turn back now, go see it then come back and listen.
Sierra Nevada Barrel Aged Narwall
Style: Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
Container: 22oz Bomber
Glassware: Firestone Walker Tulip and Tulip
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 5/5
Notes: Shameless Plug! You’ll have to wait and check out the VideoCast when it hits our YouTube Channel
Style: Imperial Stout
Container: 12oz Bottle
Glassware: Firestone Walker Tulip and Tulip
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 4.5/5
Notes: Shameless Plug! You’ll have to wait and check out the VideoCast when it hits our YouTube Channel
Style: IPA
Container: 22oz Bomber
Glassware: Firestone Walker Tulip and Tulip
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 3.75/5
Notes: Shameless Plug! You’ll have to wait and check out the VideoCast when it hits our YouTube Channel
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Style: Stock Ale
Container: 12oz Bottle
Glassware: Firestone Walker Tulip and Tulip
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 3/5
Notes: We enjoy this much more than the Boston Lager. It definitely reminds me a english ale. Solid beer if nothing else is around
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Welcome to Episode 3! The guys dive into Spencer’s Trappist Holiday Ale!
Style: Belgian Strong Dark ale
Container: 22oz Bomber
Glassware: Firestone Walker Tulip and Night Shift Flute
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 4/5
