On today’s beer centric episode of Nerdsense, we review New Belgium’s Fat Tire & Friends CollaBEERation Pack, featuring radical interpretations of New Belgium’s Fat Tire Ale by distinguished brewers Allagash, Avery, Hopworks, Firestone Walker, and Rhinegeist.
It was an amazing time and, hopefully, an enlightening listen for you, our listeners. Cheers!
Look for the edited down video in the next day or two!
On the latest episode of Nerdsense, we get down to business talking about the newest Netflix-Marvel venture, Luke Cage. It’s loaded with SPOILERS, so beware.
We also discuss all the latest nerdy news, like the recent Power Rangers trailer, the Iron Fist trailer, and the recent behind the scenes footage from Zack Snyder’s upcoming Justice League.
We also drop some Nerdsense news about our future endeavors! Cheers!
Yeah Yeah…We know, we haven’t put out a REAL episode since #88. Life got in the way for both Mike and I which caused us to not be able to record an actual podcast. We were able to get some beer reviews recorded so those will be coming regularly as usual.
While on the topic of beer reviews…this is another Drinks Volume. This could be considered the Chicago episode. This collects two reviews from Chicago based breweries Pipeworks Brewing Company and Arcade Brewery!
Style: Double India Pale Ale
Container: 16oz Tall Boy
Glassware: Firestone Walker Tulip and Spiegelau Tulip
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 4.5/5 Notes: Look: Filtered golden hue with nice white lacing
Nose: Orange citrus, spicy pine. Cotton Candy sweetness Taste:sweet malt at the front with the hops at the back that keeps it balanced
Style: Grapefruit IPA Container: 22oz Bomber
Glassware: Tulips Notes: (From Website) Arcade Brewery has crafted this very sessionable IPA featuring citrus hop aroma and the addition of grapefruit; creating an awesome balance between hop bitterness and the citrus bite. A fine balancing act of biscuit malts allows a long hop finish wont fatigue taste buds; allowing the second pint to build off the first. An immensely sessionable ale, [the] Grapefruit IPA will win over all drinkers and give IPA lovers a new take on the incredibly popular style. Rating: 3.75/5
Another installment of Nerdsense Drinks this week because…well sometimes being adult is hard. In this weeks installment we collect 2 Trillium Reviews. We have our review from Episode 23, Trillium Citra Dry Hopped Free Rise and Episode 34, Double Dry Hopped Melcher Street! Don’t forget to check out the original videos if you dig the audio!
Style: Farmhouse Saison
Container: 22oz Bomber
Glassware: Flute and Tulip
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 4.25/5
Notes: (From the website) This special edition of Free Rise, one of our signature farmhouse ales, highlights locally sourced Danko Rye from Valley Malt and Citra in the dry hop. A floral, citrus hop profile is balanced with subtle, nutty malt character and a delicate black pepper spice. Light in body, with a clean, bone-dry finish, Citra Dry Hopped Free Rise is a welcomed addition to our family of farmhouse ales.
Style: IPA Container: 22oz Bomber Glassware: Snifter and Tulip Notes: This amped up American IPA features a heavy dose of Mosaic hops. The spicy, resinous, herbal aroma bursts with nuances of tart citrus, tangerine, clementine, and subtle green onion. Bold flavors of under-ripe melon, cantaloupe rind, and pineapple are highlighted with gentle bitterness and delicate, biscuity malt character. (From website) Rating: 4.75/5
We have another installment of everyone’s favorite YouTube Beer Review Show, Nerdsense Drinks! This weeks episode collects two of the Vermont greats! We have The Alchemist Heady Topper from Episode 28 to start the episode with Lawson’s Sip of Sunshine from Episode 42 to end it!
Don’t forget to check out the videos if you like listening to the episode!
Style: Double IPA Container: 2 x 16oz Can Glassware: Small tasters for look only then drank from the can Notes: (From website) Take a big sip of Heady and see what hop flavors you can pick out. Orange? Tropical Fruit? Pink Grapefruit? Pine? Spice? There is just enough malt to give this beer some backbone, but not enough to take the hops away from the center stage. Rating: 5/5
Style: IPA
Container: 16oz Can
Glassware: Tulips
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 4.25/5 Notes:This lupulin-laden India Pale Ale is packed with juicy tropical fruit character, bright floral aromas and delectable layers of hop flavor. Pour mindfully, inhale deeply and enjoy a tropical vacation in a glass.
This episode of Nerdsense is basically a free form conversation between Shaun and Mike in a car during a drive to Boston to see Alice In Chains.
They talk about the band, the Supergirl TV show, drinking, and pretty much anything else that crosses their minds. It’s the second Nerdsense car-cast, and a fun alternative to the usual podcast.
On the latest episode of Nerdsense, your hosts discuss the latest stories that you want to hear about: the official casting of Deathstroke in the DCEU.
We uncover even more evidence that Greg Berlanti does not sleep as we discuss his new television project, ‘Black Lightning,’ and his feature film project centered around Booster Gold.
Last but not least…the trailer for the new ‘Underworld’ sequel no one actually wanted.
All that and much much more on this latest episode of Nerdsense.
The guys recorded this on a Thursday so this means things stay pretty on track! No drunken rambles this week. We hit some nerd news followed by our review of Kevin Smith’s 2nd installment of his True North Trilogy, Yoga Hosers.
We also discuss some of the more recent celebrity deaths.
Seriously though, on the latest episode of Nerdsense, your hosts get drunk. In the meantime, though, they cover some of the relevant nerdy news items of the week, go on a few ridiculous tangents, and have a retrospective of Batman ’66, as the movie recently turned 50.
Honestly, give it a listen, we don’t go downhill till near the end. It’s funny. Trust us.
It’s another week and another episode of Nerdsense. Your humble hosts have gone through all the nerdy news and found the most important stories of the week, making your life a heck of a lot easier, don’t ya think?
Everything’s here, from the latest from the CWDCTVU, to the upcoming Justice League film, to even the latest rumor surrounding Spider-Man: Homecoming.
This is your only stop for the news you actually care about. Don’t worry though. As usual, we went off on a a tangent or two. We’re not scantly professionals. Cheers!
