Nerdsense Drinks Reviews – #278 Russian River Damnation

Another beer brought back from Mike’s Russian River trip! Style: Golden Ale Container: 375ml Glassware: Teku’s Notes: Inspired pretty much by Duvel and other strong golden ales of Belgium. It is medium-bodied, has a fruity/banana bouquet, and a dry, spicy finish.(7.5%)

Nerdsense Drinks Reviews – #266 New Glory Batter Up

BATTER UP! Style: Imperial Stout Container: 16oz Can Glassware: Spiegelau Barrel Aged Beer Glasses Notes: German chocolate cake! Cacao nibs and powder, lactose, toasted coconut, and vanilla beans (9%) Rating: 3.75/5

Nerdsense Drinks Reviews – #257 The Bruery Black Tuesday (2016 Variant)

Welcome back to Nerdsense Drinks! This is the 3rd review in the Nerdsense\No Hype Trilogy of Beer! Stay tuned tomorrow for the special bonus 4th episode from another well known brew tuber! Style: Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout Container: 750ml Glassware: Teku’s Notes: vanilla, caramel, dark chocolate and singed oak, to name a few – into […]

Nerdsense Drinks Reviews – #254 Fieldwork Coffee Town

Reid and Shaun are awful human beings. Style: Milk Brown Ale with Coffee Container: 32oz growler Glassware: Snifters Notes:All parts of Coffee Town Milk Brown work together to elevate the heart and soul of Brown Ale to the next level with a heavy-handed influence of iced latte.(5%)  

Nerdsense Drinks Reviews – #250 Fieldwork Galaxy Sauce

Cheers to Chauncey at AllThingsBeer510 for sending this beer over! Style: DIPA Container: 16oz Can Glassware: 16oz Snifters Notes: Big, sticky, juicy, and hazy; this Double IPA drinks like a cloud of pineapple that rains its juicy perfection down onto your fortunate taste buds with a satisfying reprieve. The mild malt character lends a hint […]

Nerdsense Drinks Reviews – #246 Sierra Nevada Bourbon Barrel-Aged Narwhal With Red & Black Currants

We love us some Narwhal but this sort of left us feeling NAHwhal. Style: Imperial Stout Container: 750ml Glassware:Snifter Notes:We aged this rich, chocolate imperial stout in bourbon barrels with a mix of both red and black currants for a pop of sweet and tart flavor. The deep, roasty notes of the stout blend well […]

Nerdsense Drinks Reviews – #219 Monkish Glamour Glitters Gold

Welcome to the Hype Train! We’ve finally scored a can of Monkish! Let’s see if it lives up to all the hype and the pain in the dickness it takes to trade for some. In this case the trade was easy so it has that going for it. Style: DIPA Container: 16oz can Glassware: Snifters […]

Nerdsense Drinks & No Hype Beer Reviews – #196 Firestone Walker Bravo

It’s Nerdsense and No Hype’s first joint review! (No, not that kind of joint) Think of it like one those TV crossovers! Remember when Urkel crossed over with Full House? I can’t promise it’ll be as awesome as that but it’s close! Do the guys at Firestone Walker have us saying “Bravo” or “Drainpour”?! Check […]

Nerdsense Drinks Reviews – #193 Alvarado Street & Moonraker Spaced Out

Alvarado Street and Moonraker made some far out beer….man… This is Spaced Out, courtesy of Chauncey of AllThingsBeer510!     Style: DIPA Container: 16oz Can Glassware: Snifter Notes: Using a blended yeast strain to drive tropical aromatics and flavor compounds, we’ve then used both cryo and traditional pellets in the dry hop for an uber […]

Nerdsense Drinks Reviews – #186 Alameda Island — Island Haze

AlamedaIslandBCFinally got some Alameda Island at the table! This one sparked some discussion…   Style: IPA Container: 22oz bomber Glassware: Flutes Notes: The hazy, Vermont/New England IPA. Over 4lbs a barrel of Amarillo and El Derado hops (64lbs) of dry hop alone). Drinks like orange and grapefruit juice. Welcome Island Haze to our island. (6.1%)