Mike brought back some tasty treats from his trip to California. Today we have some Russian River Blind Pig!
We are joined by our good friend Nick this week. First time guest!
Be sure to check out his band, Los Bungalitos — www.losbungalitos.com
Style: IPA
Container: 16oz Can
Glassware: Teku Glasses
Notes: Full-bodied, very hoppy, citrus, pine, fruity notes with nice dry, bitter finish! (6.25%)
Rating: 4/5
In the latest episode of Nerdsense, your humble hosts give you all the important nerdy news of the week. The latest shake ups on the Deadpool sequel, some interesting casting in the Han Solo film, and the release of the first trailer for Logan, the final X-Men-universe film featuring Hugh Jackman in his signature role as Wolverine, and more. As usual, we got you covered.
Also, some more Episode 100 details!
Cheers!
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It’s been awhile but there is finally a new Morph and we’re here to drink it and let you know how awesome it is!
New camera as well! Still need to tweak angles and lighting but we’re happy with the picture
Style: IPA
Container: 16oz Can
Glassware: Night Shift Flutes
Notes: Refreshing and smooth. Citra and Mosaic hops provide fruity complexity and bitterness, while Comet adds a punch of grassy citrusy aromas. (5.7%)
Rating: 4.5/5
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!
Allagash Fat Funk Ale
Avery Fat Wild Ale
Hopworks Fat Sour Apple Ale
Firestone Walker Fat Hoppy Ale
Rhinegeist Fat Pale Ale
New Belgium Fat Tire Ale
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Wow! We’ve made it to 75 Episodes of beer reviews in under a year! We have many more to release and many more beers to drink.
If you listened to Episode 94 of Nerdsense then this is a edited down video version.
We tackle 6 beers in this video so it’s A LOT longer than our other videos. It’s about 46 minutes of Fat Tire awesomeness! New Belgium got some top notch breweries to brew some interesting variants of their flagship Fat Tire Amber Ale!
We spent a Friday night meticulously going through each variant and just geeking out over what some big name breweries did to New Belgium’s Fat Tire. We even pair them off and cuvée the fuck out of them.
Mike and I had a fucking blast making this video and really hope you have a great time watching it.
Allagash Fat Funk Ale
Avery Fat Wild Ale
Hopworks Fat Sour Apple Ale
Firestone Walker Fat Hoppy Ale
Rhinegeist Fat Pale Ale
New Belgium Fat Tire Ale
We got the Old Guardian joining us for a beer! What did Mike and I think of Stone’s dry hopped barleywine? Watch to find out…or just look at the rating…that pretty much sums it up.
Style: Barleywine
Container: 22oz Bottle
Glassware: Stemmed Tulips
Notes: From time to time, we like to tweak the recipes of some of our most long-standing beers—like Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine—to create unique variations. This year we’re taking it to the next level by dry-hopping it with Pekko hops—a new varietal from Washington’s Yakima Valley—which in turn add notes of stone fruit, orange, lemon and mint to this bready, toffee-like beast of a beer. 11%
Rating: 2.25/5 (After further discussion Mike and I decided the status of the beer may have swayed our reviews and think it’s more towards 2.25.)
Holy Smokes! This is a big beer. It was so big that we had to knock it down a quarter of a point!
Style: Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout
Container: 12oz Bottle
Glassware: Stemmed Tulips
Notes: Robust, silky smooth, full-bodied and altogether extremely American rendition of an Imperial Stout aged for 6 months in the very finest Bourbon barrels. 17.1%
Rating: 4.75/5
Another batch of Night Shifts rotating Presidential Double IPA series!
Style: DIPA
Container: 16oz Can
Glassware: Night Shift Flutes
Notes: We tried something new this time around, using experimental HBC342 and HBC517 hops. Our latest Presidential DIPA delivers a fruity, pineapple-tinged aroma followed by big notes of citrus. 8.0%
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.
https://172.16.8.20/nerdsense-drinks-reviews-23-trillium-free-rise-citra-dry-hopped-saison/
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
https://172.16.8.20/nerdsense-drinks-reviews-trillium-double-dry-hopped-melcher-street/
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This is two Morph reviews for the price of one!! The first part is just Shaun doing a normal Morph review since Mike is in California. The 2nd part is Mike, Shaun and their buddy Theo doing a review onsite at Night Shifts Oktoberfest on September 24,2016. The audio quality of the onsite review is very poor but it was fun to do so we thought we’d tag it on our normal review.
Style: IPA
Container: 16oz Can
Glassware: Night Shift 12oz Snifter
Notes: Our mid-September edition features a blend of Falconer’s Flight, Bravo, and Vic Secret hops. Light, fresh bergamot and orange zest aromas. Smooth bodied with pleasant bitterness. (5.3%)
Rating: 4.15/5 <– It’s between 4 – 4.25, right?
