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!
It’s a slow news week in regards to nerdy things but that doesn’t stop Mike and Shaun from trekking through and discussing some upcoming beer fests and brewery tours. They scrape together a bit of nerd talk but for the most part this is a fairly beer centric conversation.
Style: Double IPA
Container: 22oz Bomber
Glassware: Firestone Walker Tulip and Tulip
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 3.75/5 Notes: Look – Golden, filtered. Nose – tropical, piny and malty. Not as exciting for something you’d expect from a Stone and Sierra collab. Taste – smooth, clean, juniper berry, bitter
Style: IPA
Container: 12oz Can
Glassware: Firestone Walker Tulip and Tulip
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 4/5 Notes:Look – Golden, sort of unfiltered, good head retention Nose – Lemon and other citrus. Taste – sweet but still some good hop character with little bitterness
Style: IPA Container: 12oz Can
Glassware: Firestone Walker Tulip and Spiegelau Pilsner Tulip
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 3.5/5 Notes: We love the Morph series at Nerdsense. Some have been great, some have been good, 1 or 2 didn’t really hit home for us but this batch hits the spot. Juicy and malty but still great. There is a strange after taste that lingers which gave it a lower rating
In the latest episode of Nerdsense, your hosts give a shout out to some of the highlights of the past year, talking about some of their favorite movies, video games and albums.
They also discuss the latest Deadpool trailer and finally get around to talking about the latest Mission Impossible film, Rogue Nation.
It’s a pretty informal conversation, and the boys definitely get their buzz on, but it’s lively and fun, with an over abundance of f-bombs courtesy of Mike. It’s the year end episode and they do not disappoint.
Style: IPA
Container: 22oz Bomber
Glassware: Spiegelau Pilsner Tulip ** Shameless Plug! You’ll have to wait and check out the VideoCast to hear about this one when it hits our YouTube channel!
Style: Double IPA Container: 16oz Can
Glassware: Firestone Walker Tulip and Spiegelau Pilsner Tulip
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 4/5 Notes: Great great DIPA from Night Shift. This has what we want. Juice, hops, super floral citrusy punch
Style: IPA
Container: 16oz Can
Glassware: Spiegelau Pilsner Tulip
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 4.5/5 Notes: Unfortunately this can has been sitting in the fridge for awhile. While Sip of Sunshine is one of my favorite beers, this was muted and less than fresh. Granted it’s still tastier than alot of other IPAs!
This week the boys do a head to head against the mighty Narwall! We pit Sierra Nevada’s Imperial stout vs it’s barrel aged cousin in a head to head show down!
Style: Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
Container: 22oz Bomber
Glassware: Firestone Walker Tulip and Tulip
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 5/5 Notes: Nose – Bourbon (Duh!) Vanilla, sweeter aroma, caramel and chocolate makes the sweetness. Flavor – Chocolaty and much sweeter with less coffee than the regular Narwall. Lots and lots of bourbon
Style: Imperial Stout
Container: 12oz Bottle
Glassware: Firestone Walker Tulip and Tulip
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 4.5/5 Notes: Smells mellow coffee, very boozy on the nose, cocoa. Taste is dark chocolate, coffee, boozy without a burn in the back
Narwall + Barrel Aged Narwall Blend
Notes: Milkshake or Sweet Stout. This takes the harshness out and it’s extremely smooth. The smell isn’t much but the flavor is great!
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
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
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
Merry Christmas Everyone!! Are you ready for another in your face Nerdsense Holiday Special! Do you like watching 2/3 gift giving experiences?! If you do then you came to the right place!
Sit back relax and watch as our hosts give and receive and we know they love ot receive!
Stick around after to hear what the boys think of the Flash and Arrow midseason finales!
Below are the gifts we got. Not pictured are the gifts Jason got us as well as the Spiegelau glassware Mike got me because it’s already used
Jasons gifts from Mike and Shaun
Batmobile for Mike from Shaun
Demons of the Hellmouth from Shaun to Mikex
Avengers from Mike to Shaun
Also be sure to checkout the video of us exchanging since we did a really bad job at explaining on air.
Style: Belgian Strong Dark ale
Container: 22oz Bomber
Glassware: Firestone Walker Tulip and Night Shift Flute
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 4/5 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 Night Shift Flute
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 3.75/5 Notes: Super smooth IPA. Not what we’re used to but not to much malt and just enough citrus to make it really drinkable. Wish I could get more of this
Style: Winter Warms
Container: 12oz Bottle
Glassware: Firestone Walker Tulip and Night Shift Flute
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 2.75/5 Notes: Sort of a let down this year compared to past years
Wow! We did another video! I will say, editing audio is far easier than editing video.
Mike got his hands on the latest from Sam Adams. First off, this beer has definitely caused some conversations on the interwebz when it was first announced. When Sam Adams first announced this beer, it was pretty clear they were going after the Vermont IPAs you find in cans and are supposed to “Drink Fresh”
It’s pretty much what they did and for a company as large as Sam Adams they pretty much did just that. This is by far one of their best brews in years. It’s hoppy, it’s juicy, the nose is outstanding.
Give the video a watch to see what else we had to say.
