We’re finally releasing our BCBS review! Life got in the way so it’s a little delayed but with the magic of editing, you get to see Shaun’s, Mike’s AND Josh’s take on this years Goose Island BCBS. Ya, it’s InBev, we’re probably hypocrits but meh.
Style: Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
Container: 16.9oz
Glassware: Spiegelau Pilsner Glass + Teku’s
Notes: Rich, luscious, decadent and freakishly smooth bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout.(14.9%)
Rating: Mike & Josh – 4.25 — Shaun – A+
Another head to head! Reid joins Shaun again to try some Imperial Stout goodness…with coffee…oh and one is aged in bourbon barrels. Get your hoola hoops ready because we are about to get fit!
Style: Triple Dry Hopped IPA
Container: 32oz Crowler
Glassware: Foam Glasses
Notes: Imperial Stout with Coffee, Vanilla and Maple Syrup…one of the cans is barrel aged..(14%)
Rating (Regular) – 3.5
Rating (BBA) – Shaun – 4.75 & Reid – 5
Shaun 4.75
The can art…
Style: IPA
Container: 16oz Can
Glassware: Nerdsense Snifters
Notes: Double dry hopped, Citra, Mosaic and El Dorado, hazy New England-style IPA..(7.2%)
Rating: 4/5
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Crowler time!
Style: Triple Dry Hopped IPA
Container: 32oz Crowler
Glassware: Foam Glasses
Notes: This is a triple dry hopped version of Larceny, our award winning 100% Citra IPA. We snuck some Citra lupulin powder into this batch; its straight ?.(6.5%)
Rating: 4/5
It’s the Nerdsense Holiday Special! That means lots of drinking and exchanging of nerdy gifts! We give our year in review! All of Nerdsense’s favorite things!
We’re joined by our good buddies Josh and Reid. Even Kyle from No Hype Beer Reviews makes an appearance to have a beer with us.
So crack open a beer or pour some bourbon into a glass of egg nog and join us for 2+ hours of beer drinking, gift giving and all around Christmas cheer! Oh and yea, there are tangents and rabbit holes…it wouldn’t be an episode of Nerdsense without those!
Trader Joes 2016 Holiday Ale (Brewed by Unibroue)
Night Shift Morph #56
Treehouse Doppelganger
Treehouse Bright with Nelson
Trillium Dialed In with Moscato Juice
Trillium Fireplace Bananas
Many more I can’t remember….
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Oh shit! When was the last time we reviewed a Night Shift beer that wasn’t part of a head to head?! Morph 50? Maybe! Who cares though because we have 2016 fucking Darkling!
Style: Bourbon Barrel Aged Russian Imperial Stout
Container: 750ml Bottle
Glassware: Darkling Glasses
Notes: Rich, luscious, decadent and freakishly smooth bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout.(12%)
Rating: 4.75/5
Who Farted? Heh.
Style: DIPA
Container: 16oz Can
Glassware: Foam Glasses
Notes: This oatmeal double ipa was made to be self-indulgent, instantly gratifying, and as subtle as David Lee Roth in bunless chaps.(8.3%)
Rating: 4.5/5
This was sent to us by our good buddies Eric and Eric at Moski Homebrew!
Style: IPA
Container: 16oz Can
Glassware: Foam Glass
Notes: Star Burst is hopped with Citra, Simcoe, and Mosaic at a rate of 3.25# per barrel.(6.7%)
We’ve got some Foam and The Answer! All in one growler! Two brewing heavyweights!
Style: DIPA
Container: 750ml Growler
Glassware: Foam Glasses
Notes: Two States clocks in at smooth 8.0% and has strong notes of pineapple, mango, orange creamsicle, passionfruit, soft pine, and stone fruit. This beer is double dry-hopped excessively with Galaxy and Mosaic.(8%)
Rating: 4.5/5
They finally bottled it! Does it live up to that 2oz pour I had a few years ago! Reid joins me this week because Mike wasn’t around but let’s be honest, he would hate this beer.
Style: Maple Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
Container: 750ml
Glassware: Darkling
Notes: Canadian Breakfast Stout is an Imperial Stout brewed with a blend of coffees and imported chocolates, then aged in spent bourbon barrels that have most recently been aging pure Michigan maple syrup(11.7%)
Rating: 4.25/5 (Reid: 4.3)
