Pixels & Pints

We ended season 2 with a live recording, so what better to hit 2020 by opening with one too! Live from one of our favourite haunts, Uncle Hops in Newtown, Ben, Tom, Dan and Pete cover Star Wars Ep9, the Witcher series on Netflix, and a range of other random stuff while imbibing copious amounts of alcohol. Oh, and if you want to watch the stupidity instead of just listen to it, search for the new Pixels & Pints channel on YouTube, where you'll find a full video recording of the episode! Beers reviewed this episode: 1)  Nomad Brewing Co - Rosie's Raspberry Sour - Sour Ale - 3.8% 2)  Beerfarm - Western Cider - Cider - 4.8% 3)  Ballistic Beer - Hawaiian Haze DDH - Pale Ale - 4.6% 4)  Hop Nation Brewing Co - Bearded Seal - NEIPA - 8% Thanks as always to Justin Gonzales for the amazing metal intro-outro. And of course our fans, we love you guys!

Recorded live from the awesome charity event hosted by the Australian Brewery for the Rouse Hill brigade of the Rural Fire Service (particularly relevant with all the fires raging throughout NSW and the rest of Australia at the moment), we get stuck into all things Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, our pre-release thoughts on Mandalorian, we revisit Chris' fear of heights and what Pete calls the "dismal state of VR", the Tick (Amazon Prime), Crash Bandicoot and a range of other random stuff as always. And the awesome band in the background you may or may not be able to hear is "The Bottlers", check em out! Beers reviewed this episode: 1)  The Australian Brewery - Red Hot Haze - NEIPA - 7% 2)  Bodriggy Brewing Co - Cosmic Microwave - NEIPA - 6.2% 3)  From Ben - Sunny Afternoon - NEIPA - 6.5% 4)  The Australian Brewery - The Open Man - Smoked - 5.6% Thanks as always to Justin Gonzales for the amazing metal intro-outro. And of course our fans, we love you guys!

Returning to our roots, Pete, Chris and Dan entertain you with the soothing tones of our voices while we talk absolute crap, and try to stay on topics relating to our favourite pop culture and craft beer! Dark Crystal, Rayman, the Taken and Jack Ryan TV Series, a full face-punch of Joker movie discussion, and a bunch of other random stuff - it's jam packed with crazy as always! Beers reviewed this episode: 1)  Edge Brewing Project - Mimosa (Orange Haze Lager) - Lager - 4.9% 2)  Nomad Brewing Co - Supersonic Rossa - Red IPA - 7.8% 3)  Hawkers Beer - Aquavit Barrel Aged (2018) Peach - Wheat Wine - 4.5% Thanks as always to Justin Gonzales for the amazing metal intro-outro. And of course our fans, we love you guys!

James and Tom join Pete for this much more reserved episode, covering all things Disney+, a range of weird and wonderful pop culture topics like always, and NOT the Joker :) Beers reviewed this episode: 1)  Garage Project - Weird Flex - Sour - 3% 2)  Hop Nation Brewing Co - Cobbler - Sour - 4.5% 3)  Hop Nation Brewing Co - Blossom - Sour - 4.5% 4)  Hop Nation Brewing Co - Fool - Sour - 5% Thanks as always to Justin Gonzales for the amazing metal intro-outro. And of course our fans, we love you guys!

Uncle Dan is back to guide the rest of the children in maintaining a modicum of decorum...though it doesn't work... and we're joined by a very special guest, Ignatius Penny-Feather the 9th (who sounds suspiciously like Chris!). Beers reviewed this episode: 1)  Fixation Brewing Co - The 86 - NEIPA - 6.2% 2)  New England Brewing Co - Citrus Stranger - NEIPA - 6.2% 3)  Batch Brewing Co (Small Batch) - Tango Pacific Ale - Pale Ale - 4.7% 4)  Batch Brewing Co - Method Man-darin - Sour Ale - 4.2% Thanks as always to Justin Gonzales for the amazing metal intro-outro. And of course our fans, we love you guys!

So, with Uncle Dan sitting out this week due to a crazy schedule, the rest of us have been left to run amok without the usual scolding and being warned to get away from the edge. Hilarity ensures as we really push the boundary of what we should ever let be recorded and put onto the internet! Beers reviewed this episode: 1) Longstocking Brewery - Apple & Rhubarb Cider - Cider - 5% 2) CoConspirators Brewing Co - The Editor - Sour - 4.8% 3) Longstocking Brewery - Kolsch Lager - Kolsch - 4.6% 4) CoConspirators Brewing Co - The Park Ranger - NEIPA - 4.5% 5) Two Birds Brewing - Chew Tang Can - NEIPA - 6% 5) CoConspirators Brewing Co - The Apprentice - Milk Stout - 5.9% Thanks as always to Justin Gonzales for the amazing metal intro-outro. And of course our fans, we love you guys!

With Pete and Dan back from overseas, our old mate James joins regular hosts Chris and Tom to bring you our largest episode yet! Five boisterous idiots, nine massive beers, what could possibly go wrong? Beers reviewed this episode: 1) Longstocking Brewery - Midstrength NE IPL - NEIPA - 3.2% 2) Longstocking Brewery - Autumn Ale - 4.8% 3) Cervisiam - Toxic ALEvenger - American Pale - 6% 4) Two Birds - Tropical Sour Fruit Tang - Sour - 3.8% 5) Longstocking Brewery - Australian Weisse - Hefeweizen - 4% 6) Beerfarm - Native Series: Strawberry Gum - Stout - 6.5% 7) Akasha Brewing - Queen of the Damned - Red IPA - 6.2% 8) Woolshed Brewery - Great Southern Trendkiller - Black IPA - 7.2% 9) Arrogant Consortia - Enter Night - Pilsner - 5.7% Thanks as always to Justin Gonzales for the amazing metal intro-outro. And of course our fans, we love you guys!

So, most of this episode has been devoted to Ben's cunning plan to fix the DC movies and bring them some much needed love, and we've gotta say, he's got a cracker of a plan! Now we just need some movie execs to hear the podcast and steal the ideas...honestly, we'd be okay if you do, just make some good movies!!!! We also cover the Hellboy reboot, Alita: Battle Angel and a couple of other smaller things at the end to round us out. Beers reviewed this episode: 1) Hawkers Beer (w Liberty Brewing) - Into the Lime Light - Sour - 4.5% 2) Nine Fingers Brew - Born in the US Ale - American Pale - 5% 3) Three Weavers Brewing - The Messenger - IPA - 7.3% 4) Hop Nation Brewing Co - Red Rabbit - Sour - 6% 5) Hop Nation Brewing Co - DREAMFEED - NEIPA - 6.5% 6) Hop Nation Brewing Co - The Kalash - Russian Imp. Stout - 10.2% Thanks as always to Justin Gonzales for the amazing metal intro-outro. And of course our fans, we love you guys!

Another special episode on the beer front, this time we've been provided a fine selection of Moon Dog's finest, including one very special soon-to-be-released beer that was spectacular. Another full house of ill informed idiots w informed friends, we take a look at all that MCU Phase 4 will be offering us off the back of Comic Con 2019 and then move into a variety of random and hilarious pop-culture topics. Huge thanks to Robbie and all the boys from Moon Dog! Exclusive P&P Prediction from the mind of Tom & Ben - Mutants will be introduced into the MCU when they explore the House of M arc in the new WandaVision series. Beers reviewed this episode: 1) Moon Dog Craft Brewery - In the Crumble, The Mighty Crumble - Sour - 5.8% 2) Moon Dog Craft Brewery - Vinnie's IPA - East Coast IPA - 6.5% 3) Moon Dog Craft Brewery - Jacket's IPA - West Coast IPA - 6.5% 4) Moon Dog Craft Brewery - Cake Hole Black Forest Stout - Stout - 6.5% 5) Moon Dog Craft Brewery (& Collective Arts Brewing) - Olida Bitta Haze,

Warning, SPOILERS! for Spiderman: Far From Home! Starting on this fantastic close to the current MCU chapter, and moving onwards to the future of Marvel movies. We also briefly cover Stranger Things Season 3 (without spoilers), and Ben shows us the tip of the ice-berg for his DCEU blueprint that would generate DC movies we'd actually like to watch! We spend some time talking comics, our all time favorite video games, and range of other nerdy topics! Beers reviewed this episode: 1) Two Metre Tall - Fruit Bomb - Sour - 5.8% 2) Stomping Ground Brewing Co - Guava Smash - Gose - 4.2% 3) Murray's Brewing Co - Yellow Submarine - NEIPA - 7% 4) Sauce Brewing Co - Raspberry Dreamshake - Milkshake IPA - 7% 5) Other Side Brewing Co - DDH Super Dry IPA - Brute IPA - 7.5% 6) Hobart Brewing Co - Tascadian Dark Ale - Dark Ale - 6.1% 7) White Rabbit - Chocolate Stout - Stout - 5.6% Thanks as always to Justin Gonzales for the amazing metal intro-outro. And of course our fans, we love you guys!

So, we set out to do an episode on all the amazing and exciting video games presented or pre-released at this year's E3 conference, but to be honest with the terrible quality of games announced this year (with a couple of exceptions), we ended up talking about just about anything BUT E3 games! Again, we have the full crew (Dan, Chris & Pete), we've been graced yet again with a very special guest, this time our mate Ben! Oh, and Damo and the boys from Feral donated a bunch of their beers to us to review on the podcast, so in this very special episode we've dedicated all our reviews to a single brewery!   Beers reviewed this episode: 1) Feral Brewing - War Hog - American IPA - 7.5% 2) Feral Brewing - Hop Hog - American IPA - 5.8% 3) Feral Brewing - Smoked Porter - Porter - 4.7% 4) Feral Brewing - Biggie Juice - NEIPA - 6% 5) Feral Brewing - Imperial Biggie - Imperial NEIPA - 8% 6) Feral Brewing - Boris - Russian Imperial Stout - 9.1% Thanks as always to Justin Gonzales for the amaz

An epic episode for an epic movie! This podcast focuses exclusively on Avengers: Endgame and the 10 years and 22 movies it wrapped together for one final, amaze-balls conclusion! With the full crew (Chris, Dan & Pete) and joined by our very special guest Tom Piggot, it's our longest episode ever! Oh, and the most beers we've reviewed to boot, of course! Beers reviewed this episode: 1) TWØBAYS - Pale Ale - Gluten-Free - 4.5% 2) Deep Creek Brewing Co. - Brewtiful Haze - NEIPA - 6.5% 3) From Ben. - Raspberry & Guava Gose - Sour/Gose - 5% 4) Bad Shepherd Brewing Co. - Vic Ash - Pilsner - 4.2% 5) Badlands Brewery (Collab) - Dark Side of Orange - Brown Ale - 6% 6) Wolf of the Willows - Jalisco Sour - Sour Ale - 4.2% 7) Bucket Boys Craft Beer Co (Collab) - Passionfruit & Mango Gose - Sour/Gose - 4.8% 8) From Ben.Bucket Boys - Raspberry & Guava + Passionfruit & Mango Gose mix 9) Frenchies & Bridge Road Brewers - Rosé Brut IPA - IPA (Brut) - 7.5% 10) McLeod's - Last Light - Oatmeal Stout - 2.5%

Chris fills Dan's usual seat this episode to discuss all things Captain Marvel x 2 (i.e. Shazam!), Pete waxes lyrical about his disappointment with the Game of Thrones finale, and we cover off our thoughts on the future of X-Men and Deadpool amongst others with the Disney-Fox merger.   Beers reviewed this episode: 1) Bridge Road Brew - Magical Christmas Unicorn - Cream Ale - 7.3% 2) Deep Creek Brewing Co. - Waikiki - Sour (Berliner Weisse) - 4.5% 3) Little Bang Brewing Co. - Galactopus - Barleywine - 10.1% 4) Deep Creek Brewing Co. - Aloha - Sour (Berliner Weisse) - 4.5% Thanks as always to Justin Gonzales for the amazing metal intro-outro. And of course our fans, we love you guys!

It's a big, fat Star Wars episode! Celebrating the 20th anniversary of our least-favourite Star Wars movie, Phantom Menace, at least we got a bunch of cool panels out of it for new content coming soon. Primarily focusing on the trailers and panels for Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker, the Mandalorian TV series, and the new video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen order, we take a deep dive into our thoughts for the new IP coming from one of our favourite universes, and where we think it's all heading. Beers reviewed this episode: 1) Boatrocker Brewers & Distillers - Sunshine & Rainbows - Table Beer - 3.8% 2) Hop Nation Brewing Co - The Forager - NEIPA - 6.5% 3) Nomad Brewing (w Dogfish Head) - Cross Pallet Nation - Red Ale - 8% 4) Murray's Brewing Co - Murray's & Doughheads - Porter - 6% Thanks as always to Justin Gonzales for the amazing metal intro-outro. And of course our fans, we love you guys!

No 7 already?! We revisit Mortal Engines, talk about why Pete has lost his love for Arrow, try to figure out what the hell is going on behind the new Joker teaser, and cover off some cool video games coming up. Oh, and we smash some tasty beverages while we carry on like fools! Beers reviewed this episode: 1) Batch Brewing Co - The Dank - Double IPA - 8.0% 2) Hop Nation Brewing Co - Market - NEIPA - 6.0% 3) Big Shed Brewing Concern - Boozy Fruit - NEIPA - 6.2% 4) Moa Brewing Co - Milk Chocolate Stout - Milk Stout - 5.8% Thanks as always to Justin Gonzales for the amazing metal intro-outro. And of course our fans, we love you guys!

Moral Engines, Into the Spiderverse, Captain Marvel, poor He-Man Casting, a touch of Peppermint and so much more in this belly laugh of an episode. Pre-episode drinks proudly made by Dan - Cranberry SOURce by the Australian Brewery, nomnomnom! Beers reviewed this episode: 1) Sailors Grave Brewing - Spring Farmhouse Ale - Saison / Farmhouse Ale - 5.6% 2) 3 Ravens Brewing - Coffee & Blueberry Milkshake IPA - Milkshake IPA - 6.0% 3) Chur Brewing Co - The Grapefruit Show - NEIPA - 6.7% 4) Garage Project - Toadstone - Brown Ale - 11.6% Thanks as always to Justin Gonzales for the amazing metal intro-outro. And of course our fans, we love you guys!

With Chris off partying at Download Festival in Melbourne, Dan and Pete take to the airwaves to discuss a range of movies, the new Netflix Star Trek and Umbrella Academy, the 2019 line-up for DC showsmovies, Norsemen and Vikings, and a bunch of video games that failed to deliver (and a couple we desperately hope will!).   Beers reviewed this episode: 1) Chur Brewing Co. - Chur-veza - IPL - 6.2% 2) Dainton Family Brewing - Dmango Unchained - Session IPA - 4.7% 3) 3 Ravens & Sailors Grave Brewing - Over his Banes - New World Sahti - 5.9% 4) Chur Brewing Co - Freedom APA - APA - 5.6% 5) Bodriggy Brewing Co. - Chuckaboo - White IPA - 5.5% Thanks as always to Justin Gonzales for the amazing metal intro-outro. And of course our fans, we love you guys!

In the episode where Chris is potentially the most drunk he's ever been on the show, we cover Conan's new comic book run, the Witcher TV series, a whole range of exciting movie trailers, a cartoon about black-market poo dealers, we find Chris' uncanny valley, explore the DC Snyderverse that never was and lament the death of the Marvel-Netflix series line-up. Yes, that's a lot to cover!   Beers reviewed this episode: 1) The Grifter Brewing Co. - Pale - Pale Ale - 5% 2) Hope Brewery - Super Super Juicy - Double NEIPA - 10% 3) Mornington Peninsular Brewery - Hamfish - Brut IPA - 6.8% 4) Edge Brewing Project - Stagger Lee - Imperial Stout - 10% 5) The Grifter Brewing Co. - The Omen - Oatmeal Stout - 5.5% Thanks as always to Justin Gonzales for the amazing metal intro-outro. And of course our fans, we love you guys!

Joined once again by the ever zany Chris, we take a deep dive into the amazing Netflix series Titans (warning: spoilers!) for almost a third of the episode before moving on to some more crazy story time with Chris, the Fox-Disney merger, Xforce, Legion season 2, Black Panther among many, many more topics! We even cover Pete's new podcast rules, and some actual music (since we've mentioned we talk about all the time, but haven't actually talked about it for years!).   Beers reviewed this episode: 1) Mornington Peninsula Brewing - The Farm - Saison - 7.1% 2) Evil Twin Brewing - Imperial Biscotti Break - Imperial Stout - 11.5% 3) Toppling Goliath Brewing Co. - Pseudo Sue - Pale Ale - 6.8% 4) Founders Brewing Co. - Frootwood - Sour - 8.0% Thanks as always to Justin Gonzales for the amazing metal intro-outro. And of course our fans, we love you guys!

Joined by Chris for our second episode, we cover our thoughts on Aquaman, Upgrade (the movie), THAT Mary Poppins scene in The Last Jedi, Diablo 3 and PUBG, and we even try some amazing coffee liqueur! Beers reviewed this episode: 1) Magic Rock Brewing - High Wire Grapefruit - Pale Ale - 5.5% 2) Hop Nation Brewing Co. - The Punch (Mango Gose) - Sour Gose - 4% 3) Chur Brewing Co. - Pretty Pretty Pretty Pineappley - Pale Ale - 5.3% 4) Deeds Brewing - Juice Train - NEIPA - 6.5% 5) Hellfire Bluff Distillery - Tasmanian Coffee Liqueur - 28% Thanks as always to Justin Gonzales for the amazing metal introoutro. And of course our fans, we love you guys!