So this was a fun review to make and by fun I mean we had to do it like 1.75 times. Stay tuned after the outro music to see a part of the 1st take…
Style: IPA
Container: 16oz Can
Glassware: Night Shift Flutes
Notes: This edition brings together Bravo, Vic Secret, Simcoe, and Citra hops together to create a juicy, balanced IPA that bursts with citrus and tropical fruit flavors.
Rating: 4.25/5
In honor of the big CW DCTVU crossover this week, we decided to have a little crossover of our own! It’s crossover mania!
We crossed over the Nerdsense Podcast with the Nerdsense Drinks Reviews Videocast! It’s a videocast inside a podcast! Nerdsense – Episode 99 & Nerdsense Drinks Reviews Episode 87
Predictably, the conversation goes in a million directions with a discussion about podcasts, our long and storied friendship, and even a navy anecdote that goes nowhere.
The episode even starts with a brand new, full length, beer review of Rogue Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout. Check out the video below! Cheers!
Episode 100 airing Friday December 2nd. Watch our Twitter and Facebook accounts for stream details!
Style: Oatmeal Stout Container: 12oz Bottle Glassware: Spiegelau Stout Glass Notes: Ebony in color with a rich creamy head, earthy flavor and a mellow, chocolate finish. (5.8%) Rating: 4.25/5
*Note* We had a camera issue so the last minute or 2 is just audio. Blame Logitech or Apple. It’s one of their faults.
In honor of the true Black Friday, we rummage through the cellar to find our 2014 Vintage Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout! Come along for the journey and watch as we bask in all it’s greatness or not so greatness. We recorded this on Thanksgiving night after some drinking so this may be interesting…
Style: Barrel Aged Imperial Stout Container: 12oz Bottle Glassware: Teku? Notes: nice bourbon wet oak flavor, some dark, bitter chocolate and bitter coffee as well. It’s really rich and smooth with low carbonation, and it rolls off the tongue (14.4%) Rating: 4.75/5
Finally! We have a Trillium can grace our table. The lines have been drawn! Mike and I have to give separate scores for this one!
Style: Imperial Brown Ale Container: 16oz Can Glassware: Teku Glasses Notes: The nose omits pleasant aromas of pine sap, toasted bread and orange marmalade. Deciduous embodies the seasonal transition from summer to winter with an herbaceous lemon and spicy pine aroma balanced on the palate with a hearty, multigrain malt character and clean, refreshing bitterness. Deciduous is medium in body and dry on the finish. (7.5%) Rating: Shaun – 3.75/5Mike – 3/5
Here is the latest episode of Nerdsense. We cover the upcoming CWDCTVU crossover and our opinions on the seasons thus far.
We also cover all the important subjects of the week, including Star Wars Rogue One, the Suicide Squad Extended Cut, and even the reconciliation of Bennifer.
Jonathan returned as our special guest and the drinks were flowing, so the conversation takes some twists and turns for sure. It’s nerdy news the way only Nerdsense can deliver it.
It’s Märzen vs Märzen! Nah, we really just wanted to do a dual review. No winners or losers here!
Spaten Oktoberfest
Style: Märzen Container: 12oz Bottle Glassware: Snifters Notes: The beer of Munich’s famous Oktoberfest: aromatic, savoury, gold-colored.. (5.9%) Rating: 3.25/5
Night Shift Oldenburg
Style: Märzen Container: 16oz Can Glassware: Snifters Notes: Märzen/Oktoberfest style lager with a copper body and nutty, toasty caramel notes. (5%) Rating: 3.75/5
Shaun’s solo for this review and he’s drinking a Coffee Oatmeal Stout!
Style: Oatmeal Coffee Stout Container: 16oz Can Glassware: Teku Glass Notes: Black House is an oatmeal coffee stout bursting with coffee aroma and flavor. Modern Times is one of the only breweries in the world to roast our own coffee, which allows us to be exceptionally picky about which coffees we use and how we roast them. The result is an abundantly flavorful beer that’s incredibly complex and aromatic, with loads of roast character and a chocolate-covered espresso bean finish. Black House is also available on Nitro. So creamy. (5.8%) Rating: 4.25/5
Doctor Strange was released last week and we are here to give you the low down on the latest film in the MCU canon. Is it any good? You’ll have to listen to the episode to find out. Cheers!
Another beer mail from our good friend, Larry! This is a variant of one my favorite beers. It’s a “New England-ish” version of Haw River’s delicious Oatmeal Pale Ale. Sounds right up our alley, right? Watch and find out…or just look at the rating as that will give you an idea…
Style: Oatmeal Pale Ale Container: 500ml Bottle Glassware: Night Shift Flutes Notes: Regular Newlins Pale – Our Pale Ale uses flaked oats to smooth out the bitterness and is fermented with a Belgian yeast to provide layers of fruity esters that play wonderfully with the punchy Crystal & Galaxy hops that we dry-hop with for a more “American” hop aroma & finish (5.2%) Rating: 2.75/5