Nerdsense Drinks Reviews – #80 Night Shift Barrel Society #3 Elbrus

80 beer reviews! I figured this would be a nice one to drop as #80. This is Night Shift’s 3rd release from this years Barrel Society. A Barrel Aged Russian Imperial Stout named Elbrus. Hope you guys enjoy watching this as much as we did drinking it.

Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Container: 750ml Bottle
Glassware: Night Shift 2016 Barrel Society Snifters
Notes:Pours black in color; aromas of walnut, dark fruit, and dark chocolate; big flavors of molasses, raisin, and brownie batter; dry, oaky finish with notes of vanilla and fudge (9.2%)
Rating: 4.75/5

Nerdsense – Episode 96 – Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders Review!

And we are back with more than just news! In this episode, your humble hosts tackle the newest trailer for Wonder Woman, giving you their honest assessment.

The big ticket item, though, is our review of Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders. Adam West, Burt Ward, and Julie Newmar return to voice their signature roles as Batman, Robin, and Catwoman, respectively, in the latest animated DC release, and we are here to tell you all about it. Cheers!

Also, teasing the fuck out of Episode 100! Please listen…please

Beer

Night Shift One Hop This Time: Citra

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Nerdsense Drinks Reviews – #79 Spencer Festive Lager

We’ve got a new Spencer Brewing beer to review this week.

We also have proper glassware thanks to Brother Michael from Spencer Brewing!

They were kind enough to send us a set of their Trappist glasses as well as a set of their pint glasses.

Style: Lager
Container: 12oz Bottle
Glassware: Spencer Pint Glasses
Notes:A Trappist Lager inspired by German tradition! Smooth, russet colored, hearty and malt-forward, hints of smoke and spice. Balanced by noble hops and a bitter finish. (7.5%)
Rating: 4/5

Nerdsense Drinks Reviews – #78 Russian River Blind Pig

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

Nerdsense – Episode 95

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!

Beers

Lagunitas Born Yesterday

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Nerdsense Drinks Reviews – #77 Night Shift Morph Batch 10/20/2016

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

Nerdsense Drinks Reviews – #76 Rar Brewing Nanticoke Nectar IPA

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)

Nerdsense – Episode 94 – Fat Tire & Friends

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!

Beers

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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Nerdsense Drinks Reviews – #75 New Belgium Fat Tire & Friends Collabeeration Pack

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

Nerdsense Drinks Reviews – #74 Stone Old Guardian Dry Hopped with Pekko

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.)