November 30, 2015 / 0 Comments

Episode 49 – Fear and Loathing at Shaun’s Place

Marvel Things! We dive into the new Civil War trailer which shows our first quick look at Black Panther in action! Mike and I give our current thoughts on Jessica Jones. No Spoilers, don’t worry. That will be next weeks episode, so catch up now!

We’re joined this week by Jason where we touch on some often neglected videogame news! He also brought us a pretty special beer.

He brought us a sample bottle of Sam Adams Rebel Grapefruit IPA! Currently it’s only on draft with bottles and cans coming in 2016. From the sample, I’ll definitely be picking up a 6 pack of cans when they hit shelves! It’s definitely one of the more interesting new offerings from Sam in awhile.

And, as usual we go down the rabbit hole that is beer…

Beers

Rock Art Limited Access

Style: Double IPA
Container: 2 x 16oz Can
Glassware: Tulip and Snifter
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 3.5/5
Notes: Not as good as Rock Arts other offerings, the nose smells a lot better than the taste but it still beats out other non Vermont DIPA’s

Lawsons and Otter Creek Double or Nothing

Style: Barleywine
Container: 12oz Bottle
Glassware: Tulip and Snifter
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 3.5/5
Notes: Not as good as Rock Arts other offerings, the nose smells a lot better than the taste but it still beats out other non Vermont DIPA’s

Samuel Adams Rebel Grapefruit IPA

Style: Barleywine
Container: 12oz Bottle
Glassware: Tulip and Snifter
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 3.0/5
Notes: This isn’t Grapefruit Sculpin by any means. It’s surprisingly tasty though. For a Sam, you don’t get the normal “Sam Yeast” taste. The grapefruit probably over powers that. The hoppiness isn’t very big as that is also over powered by the grapefruit. Maybe it’s more of a shandy but I like the grapefruit flavor.

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November 16, 2015 / 0 Comments

Episode 48 – The Tale of the Beer Glass Proper

We have Josh join us this week as we discuss proper craft beer glassware.

This episode is a overview of all the different types of glassware for different beer styles.

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We’re going to continue this discussion in a future episode and actually sample beers in their proper glassware. This episode is just to familiarize people with glassware if they don’t already know much about the topic.

Beers

Trader Joes 2015 Vintage Ale

Style: Belgian Dark Ale
Container: 22oz corked Bomber
Glassware: Firestone Walker Tulip, Smuttynose Snifter, Night Shift Flute
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 4/5
Notes: Really great spiced beer. Perfect for the holidays. Would definitely age well in the cellar.

Kelsen Battle Axe IPA

Style: American IPA
Container: 22oz corked Bomber
Glassware: Firestone Walker Tulip, Smuttynose Snifter, Night Shift Flute
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 4/5
Notes: Really good malt to hop balance. Very citrusy and juicy with still some malt on the back. Great and very drinkable IPA

Revolution Eugene Porter

Style: Porter
Container: 12oz can
Glassware: Firestone Walker Tulip, Smuttynose Snifter, Night Shift Flute
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 4/5
Notes: Super drinkable porter. Big chocolate caramel and malty flavors. So glad this is in a can. Makes it easy and portable

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October 27, 2015 / 0 Comments

Episode 45 – Vermont Awakens

Shaun and Mike are joined by their brother-in-beer, Matt. They are sampling beer, talking about their respective introductions into drinking beer, the origins of their friendships, brewing and having a great time talking about one of their favorite subjects: Star Wars.

It’s a little nerdy, a little silly, and a little… umm… actually, it’s a lot of fun.