We got ourselves a bottle of the 13.8% version of the 2015 Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout.
Style: Stout
Container: 16.9oz Bottle
Glassware: 5oz snifter tasters
Notes:A liquid as dark and dense as a black hole with thick foam the color of a bourbon barrel. The nose is an intense mix of charred oak, chocolate, vanilla, caramel and smoke.
Rating: 4.75/5
The CW just confirmed that Keiynan Lonsdale, who played Wally West in last season’s The Flash, will be joining the speed force!
Everyone sort of figured that he’d be getting speedster powers after the season 2 finale but now we have confirmation.
Below is our first look at Wally West as Kid Flash!
On the latest episode of Nerdsense, we have a brand new special guest: Reid Homer. We talk about anything and everything, including beer, BvS (again) and Kevin Smith. We even touch on some TV news which includes the CW DC Universe as well as Lifetime movies! (We’re not kidding) There’s not a lot of structure, but, rest assured, there are plenty of laughs.
Hope you enjoy! — You may want to stick it out till after the outro music ends…
Also, a little bit of Nerdsense news…
Starting with Episode 80 we will no longer be doing fun titles every week. We may have them here and there for special episodes or specific topics but for now, we’ll stick to episode numbers.
You’d be surprised how much of a pain it is to think of a fun title for each weeks episode.
Trillium Galaxy Dry Hopped Fort Point
Stone Double Bastard in the Rye
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New Morph.
Style: IPA
Container: 16oz Can
Glassware: Night Shift Flutes
Notes:Idaho 7, Nelson Sauvin, and Simcoe hops. Dominating citrus flavors; lime leaf and honeysuckle; smooth finish (5.1%)
Rating: 4.5/5
Another brew that Shaun brought back from his last trip to San Francisco!
Style: Session IPA
Container: 22oz Bomber
Glassware: 2016 Night Shift Barrel Society Tulips
Notes:This Session IPA is a gift to the senses. Made with 6 different hops, this bold brew is refreshing enough to enjoy again and again
Rating: 4/5
In this episode, your humble hosts dissect the extended cut of Batman V Superman. Was it better? Was it worse? We give you the scoop.
There’s also a discussion about the actors who have played our favorite heroes in the past and some Justice League news. Cheers!
New Holland Brewing Dragons Milk Bourbon Barrel Stout
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Another week, another new batch of morph!
Style: IPA
Container: 16oz Can
Glassware: 2016 Night Shift Barrel Society snifters
Notes:Comet, Citra, and Galaxy hops. Boasting fresh peach aromas, flavors of lychee and sweet tangerine, and a soft, hoppy finish. (6.2%)
Rating: 4.25/5
We’ve got another edition of Nerdsense Drinks! This collects Episodes 35 and Episode 36 in which the dynamic duo review 2 beers brewed by Night Shifts to celebrate their 4 year anniversary. Let your ears be tickled by the sounds us slurping on Night Shift’s 4 Year Stout and Double IPA!
If you dig the episode then head over to our YouTube channel and actually watch us slurp these 2 behemoth beers!
Style: Oatmeal Stout
Container: 25.4oz Bomber
Glassware: 2016 Night Shift Barrel Society Tulips
Notes: Oatmeal stout fermented with maple syrup and aged in apple brandy barrels
Rating: 5/5
Style: Double IPA
Container: 16oz Can
Glassware: 2016 Night Shift Barrel Society snifters
Notes:Our hoppiest beer ever, this DIPA is bursting with Galaxy, Motueka, Idaho 7, and El Dorado hops. Huge flavors of melon, mango, and passionfruit
Rating: 3.75/5
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Well here’s another big one folks! We’ve got Russian River Pliny the Elder!
Style: Double IPA
Container: 500mL Bottle
Glassware: Balloon glasses
Overall Nerdsense Rating: 3.75/5
Notes: Pliny the Elder is brewed with Amarillo, Centennial, CTZ, and Simcoe hops. It is well-balanced with malt, hops, and alcohol, slightly bitter with a fresh hop aroma of floral, citrus, and pine.
We have a special treat for everyone this week! Mike and I go behind the camera and MC what very well be the greatest blind taste on the entire internet!!! Just kidding, but we do have a blind taste test that we found pretty fun to record and think it’ll be fun to watch.
Mike and I didn’t think it was fair to do this blind taste test ourselves as we could easily pick out the two since we’ve had Heady so much and the taste is extremely different. Instead of comparing the two which is like comparing apples to oranges these days, we thought we’d bring in a panel of outside judges.
We have (from left to right in the video) my lovely girlfriend, Kerry, Melanie from Melly Mel’s Cookin and our semi-frequent guest and Mike’s brother, Josh.
All 3 of them did a blind taste test about a year ago. Kerry and Melanie chose Pliny and Josh Picked Heady. Let’s see what they pick this time.
Hope you guys enjoy!
-Shaun
