Geek:30 Happy Hour | Celebrating Geek Culture and Craft Beer

Hold on to your childhood... We're about to take it for a ride...

Alex and JoJo mourn and celebrate the death and life (respectively) of Gene Wilder:

http://nerdist.com/willy-wonka-and-blazing-saddles-returning-to-theaters-to-honor-gene-wilder/

In regards to imagination, we revisit a childhood favorite where the floor is lava, which is now a video game Hot Lava:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/382560/

And Adult Swim turns 15 (on the heels of us turning 1!):

https://www.reddit.com/r/television/comments/50uwdr/15_years_ago_today_cartoon_network_gave_three/

We also feature an awesome IPA, Azzaca-To-Ya, from Tin Canon Brewing Company in Gainesville, Virginia. Check them out! You will not be disappointed!

http://www.tincannonbrewing.com

Plus, we pose this episode's G30 Question of The Week:

Which cancelled TV show would you bring back?

Join the conversation! Email us your thoughts and questions, or respond to this week's question and get a chance to be featured on the show!

-Cheers!

Alex broke JoJo.

I repeat, Alex broke JoJo.

Even before they started recording. But they did start recording! Eventually...

With the help of Javy, we try Lost Rhino's Face Plant IPA:

www.lostrhino.com/face-plant-bull-ipa.html

Then we discuss Russian Avengers:

http://www.gamesradar.com/guardians-trailer-russian-superheroes/

Jumanji won’t be a reboot:

http://nerdist.com/the-rocks-jumanji-film-is-not-a-reboot/

And our favorite situations from trolling people in video games

Plus, a new G30 Question of The Week!

What is the worst beer you've had?

Send us your answer for a chance to get a shout out on the show!

-Cheers!

SURPRISE!!! Bill McKenna of Not Another Podcast? Brings not one, but THREE beers! Join Alex and JoJo as they taste the best of the $2.99 6-Pack lagers from Trader Joes!

Great Lakes Brewing Eliot Ness Amber Lager:

https://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/eliot-ness

Name Tag Lager:

http://www.traderjoes.com/fearless-flyer/article/165

Simpler Times Lager:

http://www.traderjoes.com/fearless-flyer/article/664

After a few sips and well... JoJo is using a shot glass... Need I say more!?

Anyhoo... They trio get fairly in depth as they tackle the news.

Disney Patents Light Saber:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/08/19/disney-flies-patent-for-real-world-lightsaber-battle-tech

Scary Augmented Reality:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koMxMtjMc3s

NASA hands over the reigns

http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/21/12574300/nasa-international-space-station-commercial-entity-next-decade

We read a ton of great responses from episode 36's G30 Question of the week and, of course, we pose a new one:

G30 Question of The Week:

Do aliens exist? Why do you think so?

(I want to believe... That you will respond an get a shout out on the show!)

Thank you so much for joining the conversation!

-Cheers!

2016: The year heroes can't get along...

But bad guys can...

Alex and JoJo talk Suicide Squad:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/08/14/suicide-squad-petes-dragon-sausage-party-box-office/88587668/

Smell-O-Vision (Is it actually real?):

http://nosulusrift.ubisoft.com/?lang=en-GB#!/introduction

And we pay our tribute to Kenny Baker, most famous for his role as R2-D2:

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-37072736

We bring The Great Divide's Yeti Imperial Stout, a beer from Colorado:

http://greatdivide.com/yeti-imperial-stout/

And read answer from last week's question while posing a new, possibly earth shattering question...

Episode 36's G30 Question of The Week:

Star Wars or Star Trek?

...And Why?

Answer to get a shout out on the show!

-Cheers!

Dysentery, Cholera, Typhoid Fever, Measles, Diphtheria... These are all things Alex and JoJo ran into in the cult classic, Oregon Trail.

We bring on Alex Mac, ANOTHER Alex, onto the show to discuss the recent release of a card game based on Oregon Trail.

http://www.popsugar.com/tech/Oregon-Trail-Card-Game-42117544

Alex was awesome enough to bring a growler of Live-Work-Play IPA from Lake Anne Brew House, a local Nano-Brewery in Reston.

http://lakeannebrewhouse.com/whats-on-tap/

We then discuss the ethics behind having a pair of robot hands prepare your food for you in your own kitchen for a mere £10,000! What a steal!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNy6fEuPWbc

And what if George R.R. Martin has a bigger world than Game of Thrones? One that is closer to completion and has over 22 books worth of materials? Would you watch it?

http://io9.gizmodo.com/an-even-bigger-george-r-r-martin-universe-could-be-com-1784938687

Finally, we present our Geek:30 Question of The Week:

Who is your favorite villain?

Join in on the conversation to get a shout out on the show!

-Cheers!

You may or may not hear some rain... You may or may not hear some echo... But you'll definitely hear Alex and JoJo talk beer with Brandon, the head brewer at Quattro Goomba's Brewery in Aldie, Virginia!

Brandon very graciously walks us through a flight of amazing beers from their brewery! We sample:

Mangia La Frutta | Farmhouse Saison

(Not Yet Named) | Red Saison (Soon to be released)

Good Talk | Citra Mosaic IPA

Cake Eater | Honey Wheat

http://www.goombabrewery.com/whatsontap/

Then we proceed with this episode's news as we talk silver ink that can draw circuits:

http://mentalfloss.com/article/82995/draw-electrical-circuits-pens-special-ink

And Stranger Things is the new phenomenon from Netflix:

https://www.netflix.com/title/80057281

Our new Geek:30 Question of The Week is:

What is your ideal virtual reality experience?

Answer and we'll give you a shout out on the show!

As always, Thank You for joining the conversation!

-Cheers!

*Cue The Imperial March*

Alex and JoJo sit down and talk military strategies with Emily, the commanding officer of The Old Line Garrison of The 501st Legion.

Such strategies include:

Why would Disney nix The Tower of Terror in California!?

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/07/guardians-of-the-galaxy-mission-breakout-coming-to-disney-california-adventure-park-summer-2017/

SDCC releases a ton of new trailers!

http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2016/07/24/watch-best-trailers-comic-con/#gref

And Emily recommends (Read: Demands) loyalty to the 501st Legion.

501st.com

(But seriously. You should probably join. Vader would be most impressed.)

To take the edge off such serious topics, we partake in not one, but two beers!

Sierra Nevada's Otra Vez:

http://www.sierranevada.com/beer/year-round/otra-vez

And Flying Dog's Dead Rise:

http://flyingdogbrewery.com/?beers=dead-rise

Join the conversation by answering The G30 Question of The Week!

If you could add a soundtrack to your life, what would it be?

Your loyalty pleases the Emperor.

*Cut Music*

*Fade to Black*

*End Scene*

-Cheers!

It's simply not enough to enjoy a beer at a time anymore. Sometimes you should enjoy two simultaneously! On this episode, Alex and JoJo mix a ratio of 2/3 Wells Banana Bread with 1/3 Du Claw's Sweet Baby Jesus!

It. Was. Delicious.

Period.

Wells Banana Bread Beer:

http://www.charleswells.co.uk/our-company/our-products/wells-banana-bread-beer/

Du Claw - Sweet Baby Jesus - Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter:

http://duclaw.com/beer/sweet-baby-jesus/

And of course we talked news! (Between yummy sips!)

Pokemon Tips and Tricks:

https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/15/ten-pokemon-tricks-for-leveling-up/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29

Grand Admiral Thrawn returns to Star Wars canon:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/07/17/star-wars-celebration-2016-rebels-will-treat-thrawn-as-a-vader-level-threat

Nintendo Mini Console:

https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Misc-/Nintendo-Classic-Mini/Nintendo-Classic-Mini-Nintendo-Entertainment-System-1124287.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=nintendoclassicmini&utm_content=announcement

We received some great feedback from last week’s G30 Question!

And here's this week’s G30 Question of The Week:

What is the game that made you a Gamer?

Something tells us you ALREADY have an answer for this question! So why not send it in via email, tweet, post, or voicemail? We'd love to give you a shout out! Who knows, maybe someone on the other side of the world will enjoy your response!

Thank you so much for joining the conversation!

-Cheers!

Alex is in Rome! Without JoJo! One of them is sad! And it's PROBABLY not Alex...

Before the trip, the duo managed to record a quick (Read: Longer than usual) episode about:

Riri, the new Iron... Girl? Seriously... What's the nomenclature on this?

http://www.cnet.com/news/the-next-iron-man-is-a-black-teenage-girl-genius/

It's OK to be Takei!

http://nerdist.com/star-trek-beyond-will-make-sulu-its-first-lgbt-main-crewmember/

GOTTA CATCH THEM ALL!!! In your Bathroom...?

http://nerdist.com/13-of-the-funniest-pokemon-go-finds-fans-have-shared-with-us/

Last week's G30 Question, Marvel or DC?, was PAINFULLY one sided! Glad we know most of you chose correctly! ;)

This week's G30 Question:

Which Fictional World would you want to live in?

I think I've changed my answer a solid eight times on this one before delivering my final verdict. Feel free to answer... and update that answer... so we can read your comments on our next show!

JoJo hates Wheat Beers... But Sweetwater Tavern's Wit's End Ale hit the spot!

"2006 GABF Silver Medal Belgian-style “White Ale”... spiced with orange peel & coriander. Unfiltered, refreshing, & light straw-colored" is literally all we found on the beer...

Til next time,

-Cheers!

30 EPISODES!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!?

Thank you so much for your support of the show! We know most celebrate on episodes like 25 or 50, but 30 happens to be half the reason why we started this podcast to begin with. So again, our sincere gratitude for everyone who has joined the conversation!

Alex and JoJo team up with Jamie (If it sounds good, it's his fault!) to talk about:

Mace Windu Lives!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mace-windu-still-alive_us_5775dfbfe4b09b4c43bfd67b

Pixar says no more sequels:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/07/02/pixar-says-no-sequels-currently-planned-after-toy-story-4-cars-3-and-incredibles-2

Korean Dinner Porn (SFW) (Yes, we thought that too):

http://kotaku.com/dinner-porn-is-a-south-korean-internet-trend-1484058173

We also enjoy a very good brew donated by the fine folks at:

BadWolf Brewing Company

http://www.badwolfbrewingcompany.com

Aces High: "A unique pale ale hopped and dry hopped with Sorachi Ace hops - 5.7%"

We read answers from last week's G30 Question:

How do you define yourself as a geek?

And offer a new G30 Question for this week:

Marvel or DC?

Join in on the conversation as Alex, JoJo, and Jaime celebrate 30 episodes of The Geek:30 Happy Hour!

-Cheers!