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
Shaun brought some brews back from a trip to the nations capital a few weeks ago. This is from RAR Brewing in Cambridge, MD!
Style: IPA
Container: 12oz can
Glassware: Flutes
Notes:Big, juicy grapefruit on the nose. Taste follows with pungent citrus, orange rind, and a lingering creamy bitterness. 7.4% ABV(From website)
Rating: 3.25/5 (Shaun would probably give this a 3.50)
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
Yeah Yeah…We know, we haven’t put out a REAL episode since #88. Life got in the way for both Mike and I which caused us to not be able to record an actual podcast. We were able to get some beer reviews recorded so those will be coming regularly as usual.
While on the topic of beer reviews…this is another Drinks Volume. This could be considered the Chicago episode. This collects two reviews from Chicago based breweries Pipeworks Brewing Company and Arcade Brewery!
This collects Episode 15 – Pipeworks Ninja vs Unicorn Double IPA and Episode 27 – Arcade Grapefruit IPA
Style: Double India Pale Ale
Container: 16oz Tall Boy
Glassware: Firestone Walker Tulip and Spiegelau Tulip
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 4.5/5
Notes: Look: Filtered golden hue with nice white lacing
Nose: Orange citrus, spicy pine. Cotton Candy sweetness Taste:sweet malt at the front with the hops at the back that keeps it balanced
Style: Grapefruit IPA
Container: 22oz Bomber
Glassware: Tulips
Notes: (From Website) Arcade Brewery has crafted this very sessionable IPA featuring citrus hop aroma and the addition of grapefruit; creating an awesome balance between hop bitterness and the citrus bite. A fine balancing act of biscuit malts allows a long hop finish wont fatigue taste buds; allowing the second pint to build off the first. An immensely sessionable ale, [the] Grapefruit IPA will win over all drinkers and give IPA lovers a new take on the incredibly popular style.
Rating: 3.75/5
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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?
We’re having Lunch for dinner!!!!!
Style: IPA
Container: 16.9oz Bottle
Glassware: Night Shift Flutes
Notes: Intense hop flavors and tropical, citrus fruit and pine aromas dominate the flavor profile, balanced by subtle malt sweetness. Because only big, memorable flavor would serve for Lunch.. (7.0%)
Rating: 3.75/5
It’s Vermont craft beer week so what better way to kick it off than with a review of one of Vermont’s finest! This seems to be Vermont’s best kept secret. A super underrated Double IPA by 14th Star Brewing!. If you’re on a Heady or Lawsons run and you see this, buy them all! You will not be disappointed!
Style: DIPA
Container: 16oz Can
Glassware: Night Shift Flutes
Notes: Our Tribute Double IPA is a celebration of hops, pure and simple. A simple and smooth malt base serves as the stage for the hops to perform. Tribute has a beautiful golden color, an aroma brimming with citrusy hops, and a deliciously smooth hop flavor and dry finish. (8.4%)
Rating: 4.5/5
Another batch of Night Shifts rotating one hop series, One Hop This Time graces the table again. This time the hop is Simcoe! Ahhh Cat Pee how I love thee!
Style: IPA
Container: 16oz Can
Glassware: Night Shift Flutes
Notes: Bask in the aromas of summer fruit with our new single hopSimcoe IPA! Bursting with notes of white peach and juicy red grapefruit, this smooth-sipper balances fruity flavors with a piney, resinous finish. (6%)
Rating: 4/5
New Morph. 1 Day old!
Style: IPA
Container: 16oz Can
Glassware: Night Shift Flutes
Notes: This recipe showcases Motueka, Topaz and Simcoe hops. This blend provides a delicate balance of floral and citrus aromas, followed by a rush of easy-drinking white grapefruit and meyer lemon (5.3%)
Rating: 4/5
