Pixels & Pints

We were so sidetracked by The Last of Us, The Mandalorian and over a dozen new movie and video game trailers, we ended up completely skipping our amazing Spotlight idea this episode (we'll revisit next time) and ended up just talking smack for almost 4hrs! We did manage to cram some news and reviews in, but mostly we just did it for the laughs!

Beers reviewed this episode:

1. Dangerous Ales - Blackberry Bandits - Sour - 6.8%
2. Sailors Grave Brewing - Honey Bush - Nitro Braggot - 5.6%
3. Eden Brewery - Birch Wit - Witbier - 5.5%
4. Five Barrel Brewing - Navigator - Red IPA - 6.5%
5. Hop Nation Brewing - Experiment 102 - NZ IPA - 6.5%
6. Lost Palms Brewing - Quick Thinking - Hazy IPA - 6.7%
7. Hawkers Beer - Sheer Terroir: Yakima Valley, WA - IPA - 6.5%
8. Yulli's Brews - Special Batch: Bloody Mary - Berliner Weisse - 4.5%
9. Batch Brewing - The Huge Kahuna - Imperial Brown Ale - 8.7%
10. Hawkers Beer - Sheer Terroir: Willamette Valley, OR - IPA - 6.5%
11. Hop Nation Brewing - Dark Paradise Returns - Pastry Stout - 7.0%
12. Sailors Grave Brewing - Red Belly Black Snake - Graff Cider - 8.0%

Pete & Tom escape the maturing presence of Dan this episode, jumping into some fake news, discussing the beginning of AI being granted the same rights as mutants, and whether The Day Before will ever be released. We share our first impressions of Picard Season 3, The Mandalorian Season 3 and Bad Batch Season 2 before ending with in-depth discussions on HBO Max's The Last of Us Season 1, PSVR2 and Hogwart's Legacy.

Beers reviewed this episode:

1. One Drop Brewing - 444 Bohemian Lager - Czech Pilsner - 4.6%
2. Black Hops Brewing - Hornet - IPA - 6.0%
3. Ekim Brewing Co. - Viking IPA - IPA - 6.2%
4. Frexi Brewing - Golden IPA - IPA - 5.6%
5. 8 Wired - Kingsnake - IPA - 6.3%
6. Brick Lane Brewing Co. - Revolver Dark Hoppy - Dark Ale - 5.8%
7. Ekim Brewing Co. - Bloodshot - Red IPA - 6.5%
8. Sydney Brewery - Speak Easy - Black IPA - 6.0%

From the Titans series wrapping up and Microsoft laying off 10,000 staff to early PSVR2 reviews and closure on the D&D licensing mess - we've got all your news covered ! We review Willow, Jurassic World Dominion, and Treason, give our initial thoughts on Hogwart's Legacy and HBO's The Last of Us too, and spend quite a bit of time on the newly announced 10-year DCU plan as our major topic.

Beers reviewed this episode:

1. Lost Palms Brewing - Paper Trails - Italian Pilsner - 4.6%
2. Garage Project - Turbo Fuzz - Triple NEIPA - 10.0%
3. White Bay Beer - Well, Why Not? - Hazy Pale - 5.3%
4. Loophole Brewing - Pino Gris Rinsed - Farmhouse Sour - 5.2%
5. One Drop Brewing - T-3022 w/ Clean Fusion - IPA - 6.5%
6. New England Brewing - Gorge Drop - DIPA - 8.2%
7. Garage Project - Phantasm Hazy - NEIPA - 6.7%

Kicking off 2023, we take a look at all the DC and Marvel movies slated for release this year, Pete whinges about some major changes to D&D licensing likely to affect video and tabletop games alike, and we review War of the Worlds, The Recruit, Blackout and so much more. Mostly, though, we absolutely rip into the steaming pile of excrement that is The Witcher: Blood Origin!

Beers reviewed this episode:

1. Sailors Grave Brewing w\ Good Land Brewing - Good to the Grave - Dark Rye Farmhouse Ale - 6.0%
2. Hop Nation Brewing - Forbidden Blackberry & Raspberry Sour - Sour - 6.2%
3. Hop Nation Brewing w\ Garage Project - What's in the Box? - NEIPA - 7.4% 
4. Yulli's Brews - Robin Hazy Pale Ale - Hazy Pale - 5.5%
5. Working Title Brew Co - Phantasm - DIPA - 8.0%
6. Bright Brewery - Mystic DDH DIPA - DIPA - 9.0%
7. Boatrocker Brewers - Oakey Dokey - Stout - 7.5%
8. Boatrocker Brewers - Flux Capacitor - DIPA - 9.2%

In our most massive episode yet, we bring you FIVE HOURS of craziness! All the latest pop-culture news, including what seems to be a trend in fans pushing back on studios (i.e in suing studios for false advertising in movie trailers to suing Microsoft for anti-competitive behaviour in it's Activision-Blizzard aquisition), we also review Black Adam and Jack Ryan season 3, before moving into the latest game trailers to come out of the Game of the Year Awards 2022, and finishing with our personal favourites and let-downs of movies, TV and gaming for 2022. It's a mega-episode jam packed full of content, and not a few Aussie and NZ craft beers!

Beers reviewed this episode:

1. One Drop Brewing Co - Fairy Floss Sour: Raspberry + Strawberry - Fruited Sour - 10.4%
2. 8 Wired - Ernest - Fruited Sour - 5.2%
3. Range Brewing - Hefeweizen - Hefeweizen - 5.6%
4. Fox Friday Craft Brewery - Whip It Good - Pilsner - 5.5%
5. Working Title - Day Shift - Hazy Pale Ale - 5.0%
6. Mountain Culture - King G - IPA - 7.0%
7. Bracket Brewing - Yum Yum - NEIPA - 7.6%
8. Garage Project: Surrender to the Void - Pumpkin Spiced Latte - Imperial Milk Stout - 11.5%
9. Brick Lane Brewing Co. - Trilogy of Fear 2022: Hush Little Baby - Imperial Stout - 11.1%
10. Moon Dog Craft Brewery - The Baron of Barrels (2021) - Strong Ale - 11.3%

From the latest games being released at the end of 2022 and into 2023, through to James Cameron giving himself a very big pat on the back for Avatar Part 57, we really do have quite a spicy episode as we rapidly approach the holiday season. Not less than 6 mini-reviews, 5 trailer reviews, and so many interruptions within interruptions we have to unpeel the layers of over-talking like an onion, this episode has a bit of everything!

Beers reviewed this episode:

1. One Drop Brewing Co - Broader than Broadway - West Coast IPA - 6.5%
2. Ballistic Beer - Experimental NZ Pilsner - Pilsner - 6.0%
3. Range Brewing - Dunkel - Dunkelweizen - 5.6%
4. Fox Friday Craft Brewery - KEVIN - Triple NEIPA - 10.5%
5. Seeker Brewing - Mystic NEIPA - NEIPA - 6.2%
6. Deeds Brewing - Knock on Wood - Barrel Aged Pilsner - 5.5%
7. Slow Lane Brewing - Bear Hug - Flanders Brown - 6.5%
8. King River Brewing - Aurora Europa - Czech Pilsner - 5.9%
9. Garage Project - Just 'Cause You Feel It - Imperial IPA - 7.8%
10. Ocean Reach Brewing - Peach & Pineapple Parfait Sour - Smoothie Sour - 5.1%
11. Garage Project - Hazy Daze #12 - Hazy Pale - 5.8%
12. Pirate Life Brewing - Barrel Aged Cherry Noir - Fruit Beer - 10.0%

God of War: Ragnarok, 90s action flicks worth revisiting, a tonne of news including DC finally listening to us and coming up with an actual roadmap for their movies, this episode has it all! Including a video game where you play as our Lord and Savior Himself!

Beers reviewed this episode:

1. Deeds Brewing - Counter Clockwise - Dark Lager - 4.8%

From the very recent Batch & Wayward announcement to a huge haul of games releasing this month, some detailed reviews of Rings of Power and She-Hulk, lighter reviews of Andor, Avenue 5, The Peripheral and Cyberpunk Edgerunners, and a tonne of trailer discussion about the raft of remasters\remakes coming out soon.

Beers reviewed this episode:

1. Willie the Boatman - Shower Beer - Pale Ale - 4.5%

Yep, there's no sanctity in your childhood memories around us! With Dan focusing on his amazing brand launch, the venerable Big Ezy Eduardo steps up to the plate this episode to co-anchor with Tom and Pete. As always, we cover off all the most recent news in the comic book-centric TV series and movies space, along with all our (and hopefully your) fav. video games. We get caught up on what Ed's been doing since our 5th Birthday Ep before launching into a bunch of D23 trailers and a discussion on what old skool IP we'd blow the dust off and launch into the wild in 2022 if we could.

Beers reviewed this episode:

1. Running With Thieves - XPA - Pale Ale - 4.6%

From news of PSVR2 and the DualSense Edge controller to CyberFail 2077 getting it's first expansion, Shazam being delayed, our initial thoughts on Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon, She-Hulk and Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power this episode has a little bit for everyone. 

Beers reviewed this episode:

1. Slow Lane Brewing - Refectory - Belgian Blonde - 4.8%